little discoveries.

This weekend i ventured down to the beautiful Evans Head for the hen's weekend of a very special friend of mine. Part of the weekend's activities included hitting up some awesome op shops, where i scored some vintage pillowcases, an apron for baking, and a lovely green floral wrap around skirt. This morning i also managed to visit the antique centre after a late breakfast with my mum and dad and discovered an amazing old green tin box to store some goodies in. Also picked up a couple of free postcards - what a winning weekend! Hope your weekend has been lovely too!

a return to craft.

So up until last week I was in a bit of a craft funk, but i decided to whip out the sewing machine again and a racoon and rabbit were born. both of them are made from vintage pillowcases found at various secondhand stores. i packaged up the racoon as a baby shower gift for a beautiful friend of mine that i had the pleasure of seeing on the weekend. the remainder of the weekend was shared with some of my very favourite people in the world. i am blessed! hope your weekend was equally as pleasant.

from another era.

1, 2 & 3. A red vintage tin from a favourite shop in noosa

4. An old jar (also from that favourite shop in noosa) filled with penguin pencils

5. A London underground map linen tea towel from the antique centre

6. vintage pillowcases & placemat

7. A cute top from a local thrift shop

I love it when you come across beautiful old things at the bottom of a pile, crammed in the middle of a rack, or hidden behind multiple items on the floor. Antiques each have their own story, and I think that's what makes them so special.

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1. my new favourite necklace purchased from here

2. 3. 4. & 5. a christmas bundle for a lovely little girl

6. new pillowcases from here

7. favourite classics

8. vintage threads

9. a handmade crochet necklace inspired by Pip's new book

10. secret santa present for the loveliest christmas party there ever was.

my posts have been sparse lately, but my family has been very busy moving house (which took a VERY long time...), i've been finishing uni and then got sick, and life has just been crazy in general...again. now that it is holidays, however, i endeavour to make a serious effort in blogging, including giving Under The Olive Tree a bit of a facelift! i have been working on its new look which will be revealed at a later date. tomorrow i head to summer camp for a week. more soon when i return!

xx

the weekend that was.

saturday included the dedication of a little girl very close to my heart and some quality family time. sunday morning was spent visiting a french bakery, the organic markets and then the finders keepers markets with mum, where i made a couple of neat purchases. in the afternoon i attended the most beautiful wedding of two wonderful friends of mine. what a fabulous weekend! 

ps: i can't wait to get crafting with the vintage pillowcases from the Frankie stall...

in a nutshell.

 

greetings! i get tired of blogging about how busy life is and doing these sporadic, big posts to try and catch you up on everything that's been happening, but here I am once again...

Because, heck, life is busy! This morning is the only opportunity I have to sit down and relax, and blog! A warning: architecture is a very hard and time consuming course to study...

So what have I been doing?

- using my holga camera (the film roll is nearly finished!)

- drinking vanilla tea from my aunty's green cabbage leaf tea cups

- admiring heritage buildings with character

- purchasing vintage dresses for a lovely little baby

- doing a three-day easter photo series of one very powerful image

- making porridge, muesli and juices from fresh, organic produce

- work and university (the bottom photo is my wearable architecture in progress...perhaps I should show you the finished product sometime?)

I am very thankful for the lovely comments that have been left here in my absence. I do appreciate them! And I will get back to those with questions shortly :)

Happy weekend to you all! xx

these are a few of my favourite things...

our pantry jars, London lounge room clock, goodies from mum's sewing room, interior design books, vintage band-aid tins, my brother's collection of vintage tin toys, my sister's toy singer sewing machine, and her bedspread.