Oh, my.

This is basically what my Summer has looked like. For the last two months, and a bit.

Yes, there has been the odd sunny day, but for the most part, it's been grey, cloudy, and raining.

The most utterly dismal Summer I have ever encountered. Probably the coldest, too. Don't get me wrong, we've had some stinking hot days because of the humidity after rain, but for instance, right now it's 20 degrees and I'm an oversized t-shirt and pyjama pants. Summer here is usually anywhere between 30-40 degrees on a good day. Sometimes even higher.

For someone who really enjoys Summer, and who has been looking forward to the scorching hot days, beaches, ice-cream, even the sunburn and mozzie bites, it's down right depressing.

So I figure, I need something to keep me occupied. This will sound really sad, but it's true. I have pretty much spent the last two months sitting around the house doing absolutely nothing  blogging.

I'm an excellent procrastonator also, and I've found even easier to not do anything I'm supposed to be doing and just be lazy instead. And fat and depressed and confused and dead.I've come up with five things I think I should learn/attempt this year.

1.

Make some cushions.

I have a few pillows that get thrown onto my bed when it's made, but none of them really go together.
I am also rather bored with my  bedroom and I think this year I should tidy it all out and fix it up a little. Cushions always add a little something to bedrooms, and I think I shall find some bright/patterned pretty fabric and make some cushions for my bed. Cushions are super easy to make, so this project will be fun AND easy.  Oh, and that super cute sheep pillow ^ is from here.

2.
Make more cupcakes!

I have this book and it is just so lovely. 500 different cupcake recipes. Sweet, savoury, diet, you name it.
I used to make cupcakes all the time and now I barely make anything, so I'm thinking I really, really need to start trying out some of the different recipes. Without making myself double in size, ha, ha. No, but seriously who doesn't love homemade cupcakes? A pretty, and tasty way to waste my time.

3.
Learn to Knit again.

Letting my inner granny come out here, or should I call it 'trendy craft girl'. lol.
When I was younger my mum tought me how to knit and I would spend morning after morning in bed with her knitting rows and rows to make little blankets for my toys. I've completely forgotton how to knit so I think I should teach myself again. Maybe one day I'll be able to knit a whole double layered woolen beanie in two hours like my grandma. Or even a cute cardigan.

4.
Paint some paintings, for my room.


I'm using this painting as an example because I am certainly not going to go out of my way and attempt to paint a portrait or a reaslitic landscape or anything out of my talents reach. I did art, yes, I can paint better than some people, yes, but I am not highly skilled and abstract or expressionist works are much more my cup of tea. One day when I'm feeling highly motivated (I need to work on that) I will create some sort of paintings to go in my room. Most likely a triptych that fits in together. I need to work out colour schemes and things like that too.

5.
Learn to cook some delicious dinners.


Okay, so cooking is obviously a basic skill that is benificial to every human.
And I most certainly do have basic cooking skills but I want to learn some fancy, really yummy recipes, just so I can say I can cook them. And actually cook them. And eat them. haha.
Mother is going to start me a cookbook soon which we will fill with my favourite recipes and I will collect some off my Grandma as she literally (and I mean literally) has Hundreds of cookbooks. She is the best cook I know. And it's nice when people enjoy your cooking, it really is.

Natalie Joos.

Natalie Joos is a fashion consultant and casting agent. You can read more about her career here.

And if it really tickles your fancy you can check out her blog here. Or watch and interview with her HERE.

Not only is she a highly esteemed and successful woman, she has an amazing, effortless sense of fashion and puts a large majority of her outfits together using vintage pieces.

She seems to be one of those people who can just put together an outfit, and no matter what she's wearing will pull it off in a way someone like me, could never manage.

Playing with patterns and contrasting colours

Vintage, bright and folk like

Looking tres chic in nude and teal

Mixing textures and patterns, super sweet

Working eye popping pink

Colour blocking with bold knits and Prada sandals

Todays Purchases

Went to Port Macquarie today with the Boy Sam. Had a lovely day I must admit. Bought a super comfy 5 dollar shirt, (plain white, in photos.) and a groovy armband from Sportsgirl. Also found an uber cute pair of shorts.

I've wanted some high waisted shorts like these for quite some time but I've been too scared to try any on/purchase them because I thought they'd give me the appearance of a pumpkin-seal or something along those lines. But, they don't! Boy Sam bought them for me, because I really wanted them but I'm trying to save, and he has a fulltime job now and loves me ;) I did give him over half the money for them, but then he used that money to buy my lunch. Anyway, here's some photos for you.

Excuse the towels.

The flash makes them appear lighter, they're black.

 Arm band from Sportsgirl

These shorts really do put me in a good mood. I think I'll wear them out for breakfast on Sunday!

LOVE!

 I am in love with the skirt I got for Christmas. I got to wear it out last night and I love it even more.
It's from House of Wildes collection by Alice Mccall.
Her & House Of Wilde  produced a simply amazing collection of effortless, flowing, and utterly chic clothing with several pieces adorned in this lovely sequin embellishment.
You can see more here.
I am in love with the pieces. May I say especially the crafty sequin pieces, which I happen to own one of, say hello to my Navy blue, embellished  'Uncle Tex Skirt.'

Me in my 'uncle tex skirt'.

inspiring spaces.

Lately there has been quite an explosion of interest towards interior design/architecture/etc on tumblr.
To be honest I have to say I'm really enjoying this one far more than the hipster fad that is still creeping infectiously around tumblr and burning holes in my eyeballs...BUT anyway.
From since I can remember I have loved looking at pretty rooms/interesting decor setouts and interesting peoples personal living/workspaces. I have to admit I get rather excited when I see one I really like and the wires in my brain that fizzled so passionately for my dream to be an interior designer when I was younger start sparking up and I start to daydream once again.
So I thought I should most definately share with you some photographs that have caught my eye lately, so you all can be inspired like myself.

Daphne Groeneveld.

I had to make a little post on her because I honestly find her just so beautiful.
I know a lot of models are chosen for their unique faces, bones structure or somewhat 'alien' aesthetics but there's something about Daphne, I find her looks so intriguing.
She's Dutch, and only seventeen years old and she's already achieved so much high up in the modelling world. I envy her, of course.

Greenery.

I'm getting hungry.

I'm back.

Sadly I have created far too many online blogs for my poor mind to cope with, but now I have remembered the exact email and password combination for this one and I am most certainly going to be posting more frequently- Well, a lot more than I have been, anyway.
So I will take this time to apologise profusely, mostly to my blog, for the neglect it has been recieving, and I shall end this and make a lovely post to freshen things up.
And hello, 2012 on blogger.