A little distraction ..

I am writing this on a cold rainy afternoon in the middle of two very big papers that happen to be due on the weekend and as you can tell I am procrastinating! This month has been non-stop study wise and all I can do is dream of Monday when I am free and can do activities outside of the library! So whilst I continue on with the study, here are a few pics from my Easter ...when I had a life !! Hope your all having a great week! XX

A bit of a girl crush ...

Happy Easter all! Hope you are having a good Easter weekend? I've got to say that so far mine is up there and there are many more Easter celebrations to come this week! I kicked off the weekend with an Imogen Heap concert in the city that a friend amazingly bought for me as a very, very early B Day present! She was amazing!! I have got to say that she is my favourite live performer. She sounds amazing, is hilarious, eccentrically British, full of impromptu songs and always impressively constructs the entire song from scratch on stage. Safe to say I developed a bit of a girl crush.

She performed heaps of songs from her beautiful new album Ellipse and some of the good oldies such as 'Goodnight and Go' and 'Hide and Seek'. Her new tracks are quirky and fun, I have 'First Train home' and 'Aha!' on repeat constantly! Hop on to her website by clicking here and have a listen. Whilst your there you can also make a donation to Architecture for Humanity
which Imogen supports. It's an incredible organisation that looks to serve the most needy with great design and architecture by building within the community to help it get back on its feet. Such a good idea!

Anyway, enjoy the rest of your Easter weekend, I'll be posting the rest of my celebrations soon!

Oh and I sold my first snood this week! I made a grey/cream version of mine for a friend! More to come!



(picture from www.squarespace.com)

My week in food ...

So this week has been all about food for me. On Saturday I visited my local farmers markets which has some of the freshest and cheapest organic veggies which I then used to make my very first roast dinner! I then had beef and red wine pie made by my beautiful friend Chloe from DesignNest which was incredible. Sunday I also found my new favourite hot beverage called 'London Fog'. It is the perfect morning pick me up and you can find out how to make it here. And last but not least I LOVE these Kermit Kakes, they're so cute it's almost too hard to eat them!

But anyway, the whole point I'm rambling on about food is because I've been thinking a lot about where my food comes from. At the markets there was so much fresh food that was pestiside free and used less fossil fuels to produce it. One really easy way to reduce your carbon footprint and boost your local economy is to get your groceries from these local markets. So with Easter coming up I will be making my Easter dinner from fresh, organic foods that were made just round the corner!

So Happy Easter everyone and feel free to share your Easter goodies with me too!

Speaking of ... this week I cannot stop craving macaroons. Yes they are the new cupcake and Adriano Zumbo makes the most delicious macaroons, just a short ride away in Balmain! Its Safe to say I'll be heading there soon to stock up on these delicious treats!



(picture from amouramour.com.au)

Finished !

I finished it! This is my first hand made piece for winter! It was so easy to make and it's so warm and snug! Now to start some more ... <3

Should be selling them on Etsy as soon as possible!

Knit-wit - D.I.Y

This may make you think that I am 22 going on 80 but I have a confession ... I seriously love to knit!
Last year I made a snood, a scarf and even attempted a beenie (not that I was successful) and fully intend to do the same as winter approaches in Sydney. I think I love it because it's weirdly theraputic, it's also hassle free - you can sit in front of the TV, have coffee with a friend, even skype whilst quietly knitting away! You also can make very cute winter pieces that cost only $10! And when your a student that comes in handy!

As it is the first proper day of Autumn today I am picking up my needles and starting a new scarf, based on one from Witchery (below) that i totally covet, but cannot afford. This is the first of many D.I.Y attempts inspired by an avoidance of sweat-shop made clothes and a desire to save some pennies!