{dreaming of} my dream house...

i need little encouragement to think about my dream house... my dad is a draftsman and i've been brought up around house plans! oh the dreams i have... one day hubs and i will live in our beautiful house, designed by us (don't we all have that desire?? will it happen?? i hope so!)

this is one house that caught my eye recently. located on stradbroke island, it's made by a team in Brisbane called happy haus. it's a series of small buildings (modules), connected by spaces and walkways. there's a living module, a sleeping module, and you just add what you need!



i love the idea of a not-so-big house. i read the book a while back and it just makes sense. space that is practical and beautiful. but only as big as you need. less cleaning, yes! but more together time with your family. you're near eachother, not at separate ends of a too-big house...



this little house is just that. unassuming. a small eco-footprint is important to me, and this ticks the boxes. a space that makes the beautiful landscape around it's focus. i want a house that will let me live openly with the outside. oh! i could go on an on...

you can see more amazing pics here ...

and i just love that it arrives on the back of a truck and gets winched into place!

all images :: happy haus website

this was part of the Blog This Challenge 23. Go on, you know you want to join in!

a small shopping spree...

shopping and me... well we have a lovely relationship. so ask me to spend $200 on etsy and what would i buy?? let me show you...

a little festive cheer :: october is not too early for decorations, right?!
[$15.95]

a letterpress necklace :: recycled from old type-writers, i love the romance of having something as simple as some initials mean something significant to me. j & r. forever...
[$65.00]

i live by this :: keep calm and carry on poster in yellow
[$18.00]

and while we're at it i'd buy this for my mum :: she needs some de-clutter encouragement! (don't we all...)
[$10.00]

a big bunch of amy butler fabric :: one day i am going to make a damn good looking quilt.

i am. just watch me
[$40.00]

and finally... this 1950s spring frock :: cute, much?!
[$52.00]

Wanna join in the fun?? check out blog this

[ok so i went over by one lousy little dollar... but who's counting?!]

dreaming of...

hello my friends...
are you ready for a holiday?? ...oh, i am...

today i went on a mini holiday through some blogs and found this delightful little place through a cup of jo

image :: papa stour

and my heart went all a-flutter. shall i book now, do you think??

ever since i read winter solstice by rosamunde pilcher, all i want to do is go to scotland. and dress in tweed. and sit in a library. a real library in a real stone house.... *sigh*

this week i...

here's a few little things to tell you about my week.


this week...

...was a much better week than last week.

you know when everything goes wrong? that was last week. so this week was like a breath of fresh air!

...finally got rid of some dust in my house.

after most of birdsville's dust seemed to deposit itself in brisbane (namely, OUR HOUSE!), serious action was needed! so there was a lean-mean-dust-cleaning-frenzy happening at out place. josh and i got into it in a pretty spectacular way. isn't it amazing how clean floors and a dust-free table can make you feel??

...got some vintage office Lark mugs in the mail!

thanks to Real Living who published a few pics of my piano room :)

mugs :: Lark

...i am starting to get excited about christmas!!

and i think i need to buy some wall decals to celebrate!
a partridge in a pear tree?? so kitsch!

wall decals :: The Wall Sticker Comany

...i won a giveaway at funky fabrix!!

get excited, peoples! this is my first blog-giveaway-win.
let the summer-sewing-frenzy begin!!

pattern :: funky fabrix

what has your week been like??

this week i...

*sigh* hello my little blog. i know! no blog love lately :( i have been ignoring you a bit in the last few weeks. but life has been a little CRAZY busy, you know??

this week...

... my husband josh came home from his Overseas trip
(Thailand/Philippines) ... and he bought me back some goodies!!

ck perfume and seven jeans

... we went to melbourne* for the weekend!

*to do a bit of footy watching (good season, Lions! we cheered for you!)
*to eat a little bit of food
(MoVida Next Door - Flinders St. Order the Squid, you won't be disappointed!)
*to do some drooling at the Queen Vic Markets deli hall *sigh*
*to do a bit of shopping

... i'm reading Julie & Julia: My year of cooking dangerously.
so far: hilarious. check out her blog... or buy it on amazon.

... i'm getting inspired to sew
i have all the "ingredients" thanks to a little trip to funky fabrix and can't wait to get started!!

... i'm loving seeing the brisbane design*sponge guide
with my name in it! thanks Kylie from Flying Ducks!

... i'm going to a wedding on sunday!
and i have a pretty new green dress to wear (thanks melbourne!). weddings always make me think of my marriage, and how lucky i am. i will most probably cry :)

photo of us by confetti photography

what are you doing this week??

the mystery gift

i am getting a present! for no reason in particular my husband has bought me a gift. it hasn't arrived yet and i don't know what it is. i am excited!! excited, but perplexed...

usually, i can guess. i know how he thinks! one clue is all i usually need. but not this time. this time i have a list of clues i have managed to get out of him, and still no idea!!

what do you think?? comment if you think you know what it is... please!!!

here are the clues i have wrangled out of him...

it's coming from the USA
**
it's got about an eight week delivery time
**
it's not very expensive
**
he's worried i will buy this gift for him for his birthday (a few weeks time)
**
he hope it arrives before it goes on sale in australia
**
i would use this thing weekly
**
it can be used either inside or out
**
it has no wind-turbine connotaions (look, i just had to ask!)

argh! the suspense is too much for me! i wanna know now!
my only ideas are about some sort of cooking implement... but i don't know! my friends and i are secretly hoping it will be a red KitchenAid! but sadly, i think we will be dissappointed :)

thoughts? ideas?

red shoe day

i hereby declare tomorrow red shoe day.

red shoe :: Jimmy Choo

why?
...why not!

to put a little smile on my face when i look down and instead of plain old black there's a bit of colour to celebrate friday! (and no, definitely won't be wearing the jimmy choo's to work!)

wanna have red shoe day too??