Go Make Me

how to elongate the body with a simple accessory?

I love the look of long necklaces. I believe they make the body look longer and leaner by drawing the observer's eye to the necklace, not necessarily your body shape. If you really want to stand out from the crowd, freshly made stone necklaces are now in my Etsy Shop. Make a statement.... go big or go home, I say!

fancy a latte with a little something on the side?

As I've mentioned previously, Spring has sprung in Australia and it's time to soak up the Vitamin D. The gentle warming rays just seem to seep into the bones and rejuvenate the soul. Friends came over this morning and what could be better than a spectacular day, sipping lattes on the balcony and a lemon curd muffin to sink your teeth into? Made from buttermilk, flour, eggs and vanilla extract. Baked, then drizzled with melted lemon butter, dusted with sugar. One bite to reveal the lemony curd surprise inside. Mmmm.....just don't think about the calories (If you'd like the recipe just drop me an email)

I've had these Nigella Lawson cups, saucers and platters for many years now. So elegant and fun with the saucer resembling the shape of an egg and a little resting area for the all important tid bits on the side

are your books in an unorganized mess?

Cheer up your bookshelves with these fabulous indexes. I don't know about you, but I have a continual battle with my books. They seem to have a mind of their own with a penchant for committing suicide... flinging themselves in a death spiral to the floor into an unorganized disaster. I came across these the other day and thought it was an ingenious and humorous solution. They help to hold up your books and index into sections. Can't ask for anything more, except perhaps, more shelves and books!

the mighty hunter

Have you ever been so excited by a sale that you just can't sleep? Anticipation goes into overdrive with the thrill of the great and mighty hunt? Lining up for hours uncontrollably gibber-gabbering to the girl next in line, hoping against hope that she needs to go to the bathroom. Reluctantly she does, you immediately take a giant step to assume her vacant position. You realise this means war! Then the doors are flung open, you can just smell the prey. Sarah Palin would have been proud....

Well I just had such an experience with the fabulous Dinosaur Design warehouse sale (if you live in Sydney, it finishes tomorrow). An iconic Australian brand that began in 1986 by three young designers, Louise Olsen, Stephen Ormandy and Lian Rossler. They experimented with clear polyester resin, originally starting with jewellery, casting individual beads that could be threaded and assembled in numerous ways. You simply can't pick up a fashion magazine in Australia without some of their product featured. Later they expanded into Homewares across a multitude of functional objects – serving spoons, dishes, containers and so on - in the most of vivid colours and textures

I was mainly interested in the homewares. Can you blame me?  I kept fooling myself, as I loaded goodies into my arms, that I was buying early Christmas presents. If you say it 10 times you do actually begin to believe it! I got home and couldn't decide what I would give away. So, at this point, it's all mine, MINE!

The vibrant colours are so yummy. The top picture is of one of the purchased citrus resin bowls and another to the left is proving to be a great prop for my jewellery. The bottom picture....well that's a bit more of the haul. Not all of it, but some of it! All in all, it was a great day as the mighty hunter returned to the cave

Tip If you do own any resin products, I was advised to use Teatree or Eucalyptus Oil and any type of moisturiser to add sheen back into the resin