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about a squirrel

Squirrels and toadstools and deer- oh my! 
I bought this charming dress a while back after falling absolutely head-over-heels for the woodland print and peter pan collar. It was only a plus that it was from Leona Edminston's line for kids, Little Leona, and was a whole lot cheaper than what you would pay for adult's Leona Edminston. I would completely wear everything in the line, with my love for ridiculous prints and all things childlike!

It is supposed to be Autumn here, but the weather is brighter and sunnier than it was for most of Summer. I paid a quick trip to the beach a few days ago, and it just consolidated the fact that I am not a beach person, no matter how hard I try. After five minutes in the water I got swept of my feet by a massive wave, dragged into shore and finally picked up off the sand by a kindly old gentlemen wearing Speedos. I think I'll stick to admiring the crashing waves from afar.

PS: My gorgeous friend Tiarna just started a blog. She's a ballerina with an amazing sense of style and I know you will all love her as much as I do! You can check out her Tumblr here as well.
Wearing: Little Leona dress, Asos hat, Miss Shop boots. 

rainy days

So sorry for the absence lovelies! The weather has been simply atrocious lately hence the fact that I can't take my camera outside. I was forced to take these inside photos, in my favourite rainy-day oufit against my photo wall. I have been experimenting with retro photo editing on Pixlr. The top is from Princess Polly (of course) and the black cashmere sweater from my mother's closet. I have been reading Emma by Jane Austen, and my goodness I am intellectually drained right now. But, in happier news, you can all look forward to an interview with the lovely Natalie from Lucy and the Runaways! Happy rainy days!

purple and flowers

Pink Rogue top, The Gap shorts, gifted wedges, DIY floral wreath.

I am debuting my gifted wedges actually on my feet! They are possibly the most exciting footwear I have ever worn. Aside from this, school has started back up again and things are relatively dull and nice. I have been so in love with my floral wreath, any excuse to put it on I run to my room and transform into a woodland creature. The pop of colour in this outfit is supposed to be coming from the shorts, though my colour-blocking skills have not been tested for a while. I'm just getting into the spring mood, and I hope you all are too. Now go transform into a woodland creature!

my wreath of flowers

Rachael Rachael ruffled Peter Pan collar top, Finder's Keeper's high-waisted denim shorts, DIY floral wreath. 

Just some photos of the floral wreath I made and new Peter Pan collared top I bought in the city. I hope you all enjoyed my first DIY/craft post, give me feedback about how it went if you made one! If you can't be bothered to make one, or don't have the time (I am blissfully doing nothing at the moment) Sportsgirl is selling a range of different ones (the link I included is only one of the choices). But sometimes I think it's fun knowing that you made something yourself, and pranced around wearing it for the rest of the day.

a trip to the city

(Michael Kors bag, Forever New shorts, Chic-a-booti lace vest, Target canvas military boots)

So so sorry for the extremely delayed blog post! I have been having a weekend away with my family, in the most gorgeous little bed and breakfast, and shopping in the city. I bought an adorable Peter-Pan collared top, (not surprising in the least) and have discovered my fixation for head wreaths. I'm planning to construct one of my own soon, photos will probably be up in a post. Also, the most gorgeous bridal store ever popped up while I was spending money. I want a wedding!

I hope all my fellow Australians are enjoying a well-deserved holiday and soaking up the sun (finally). My new best friend is fake tanner (a gradual, healthy fake tan). That sounds incredibly vain and a little Jersey Shore, though I am aware of my fair skin. And well... I would most likely be grounded if I ever got a real tan. We're a little melanoma-conscious in my family. Happy Spring-time!

purple

I got the inspiration for these photos partly because I was lazy and partly because I wanted to experiment with beauty. My normal beauty routine consists of mascara, mineral powder and concealer, occasionally eyeliner. I rarely go out of my comfort zone as I am not sure how to and these purple-ish lips are about as far as I've gone. I read about how to do them first in Teen Vogue (and modified that a little). I got my Hissyfit berry lipgloss and some dark purple eyeshadow and mixed them up and applied it to my lips with a brush. Not the best technique, but apparently gets a "pigmented" colour. I was much too lazy to do full body shots so wore my new favourite Pink Rogue peter pan collar top which I also featured here. Hope you enjoy my first step at wearing bold makeup. 

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p.s. New post on Baja! Check it out: http://baja-greenawalts-cozybooknook.blogspot.com/

neverland

Princess Polly shirt (underneath), Miss Shop jumper, Mother's skirt.

I have been obsessing over peter pan collars for a pretty long time now. I guess it's just the sheer whimsicality and innocence that is depicted in my mind when I think of them. When I bought the top, my mother said she had one "just like it, though it had sleeves of course". Bloggers, I think I have met the shop that is made for me. Everything in it I would buy. I had pictured, before I even entered the shop, myself in some of the clothes. It was destiny that brought me and Princess Polly together. Of course, I couldn't afford everything in the store so I settled on the gorgeous Wind Chime top (the shirt underneath in these pictures) and the Hotel shorts. I'm sure you will see them in an upcoming post, if I survive that long. My lovely mother jetted off to America and left me behind, and I miss her dearly. But kudos to her for having this skirt in her wardrobe.

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