Subiaco primary farmers market

We find ourselves at the Saturday farmers markets at Subiaco primary when we have nothing planned & need to take the climbing up the walls child out the house. Being a massive bread fan I make a beeline for the bread stalls. Nothing beats the taste of freshly baked bread. Sour dough is my favourite type at the moment, I could eat a loaf in one sitting (but then I remember I should share with the other two:)).

 

 

I try to get Kobe more into fruit & vegetables by giving him a basket to help me load the produce we want to buy in & carry it around. He was obsessed with these baby carrots & kept trying to feed me them. They taste so good fry panned in butter that I decided to grow some in our raised garden beds at home, I cant wait til they are ready for him to pull out the veggie patch (in a few months...). He is really into helping me in the kitchen at the moment by chopping up any mushrooms & bannanas with his plastic knife. Whatever keeps him busy from asking for sugary treats is a win win for me...

 

 

 

 

 

These markets have a sort of hippy relaxed vibe with the emphasis on no plastics keeping plastic to a minimum. So bring your own cloth shopping bags. I remember one time forgetting to pack a water bottle & being stumped you couldn't get water anywhere. There is coffee & freshly squeezed juice on offer thou.

 

If you so happen to need a bribe for the lil one, the following stalls & activities are recommended.

 

 

 

 

A visit to the cookie stall to get one of these gingerbread cookies. This one even has a hundred & thousands sprinkle bikini!

 

 

 

An old favourite, "fishing".

 

 

The front of the school has a bunch of these adorable hand painted tiles with safety messages about buckling up with seatbelts & anti bullying messages amongst others.

I recommend you check out the Earthwise church op shop down the road; to find a thrifted bargain, admire the artwork sculptures out the front or you can drop off fluro globes to be recycled.

Happy Friday friends!
Grace

Sidenote; These photos were taken over a few visits & please keep inmind to check what stalls are on each week by visiting the markets website.

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"A portrait of my child, once a week every week in 2014".

 

Kobe, I found this photo taken in between trying to get a self timed family photo. Of you chattering animatedly to your dad. This is the photo that I will look upon every time when I have a bad impatient moment & get the sh1ts on with either of you to calm me down & be grateful of having you both as my family.

 

 

Happy Friday friends!

 

Grace



 

 

 

Perth fashion festival Restyle day 25: Graphic

 

 I decided it was Kobes turn to join in on the Restyle challenge. Your never too little to get in on recycling & this boy certainly isn't a stranger to wearing preloved threads. We were quite lucky to have most of Kobes first year of clothes given to us as hand me downs (or gifts). I find boys clothes really hard to find secondhand in a decent condition as lets face it they get super grubby & trash everything.

 

 

So Im glad I rescued these awesome 80's shades complete with graphic jumper from possible landfill. Nothing screams 80's than crazy prints & abstract patterns. I should of put shoulder pads in the jumper (but that's too mean to do to poor Kobe) to complete this lol.

 

 

What Kobe wore; jumper, sunnies & cropped pants/ thrifted. shoes/ Best and less.

 

 

Oh if your WA based & looking for a place that sells mint quality preloved childrens wear you must check out Outgrown. Its fantastic!!!

 

 

Sidenote: Restyle is part of the Perth fashion festival & is a celebration of all things op shopped (FYI, I did buy some of these preloved items from secondhand markets). For every day of August, a select few bloggers are showcasing their "looks" for whatever the day's theme is. I decided to play along for a few themes.

 

 

Happy Monday friends!

Grace

What I wore: Joining in on Perth fashion festival Restyle day 19 Embellishments

 

Restyle is a celebration of all things op shopped which is right up my alley! For every day of August, a select few bloggers are showcasing their "looks" for whatever the day's theme is & I thought I would play along & join in on embellishments. I nearly fainted when I spotted this lemon coloured scallop dress with flower embellishments in the local op shop, it reminded me so much of this Miu Miu fall range. It is a tad short so I have to be mighty careful walking up any stairs or any gushes of wind that Im considering chopping it up to make a top (but keeping that lovely scallop seam) or just keep it as is & pairing it with stockings & mary janes? Decisions decisions...

 

 

 

As 85% of my wardrobe is thrifted Im working up the courage to enter next years competition. The outfit posts would be super fun but Im scared sh1tless of the blogger runway event. I would need a body double for that one if I was chosen! Im so timid in large crowds.

 

 

I wore this earlier in the year to one of my partners friends wedding. Its quite demure & I look like a real girly girl in it (until I open my mouth & accidentally drop the F word, oops!).I even tried to pump my hair up all Bridget Bardot like but it went flat again almost straightaway, bugger!

 

 

 

 

What I wore: scallop dress & vintage Sachi bag/thrifted. Tony Bianco shoes/had in closet for ages. Flower earrings/vintage. 

 

Sidenote; I know every gal loves checking out the brides dress but I tend to get equally excited about wedding cake, this quirky wedding cake layered out of different types of cheese had me at hello...

#Find out more about Restyle here.

Happy Tuesday friends!
Grace

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"A portrait of my child, once a week every week in 2014".

 

 

Kobe, taking out the fake grass out of the frontyard & exposing the dirt underneath has been a saviour of sorts. Watching you entertain yourself (for once) building an imaginary rubbish tip (ofcourse) makes me smile. I don't even mind your dirt ridden finger nails.

 

 

Happy Monday friends!

Grace

 

What I wore: the comfiest pants ever made

 

I am so thankful that its officially Spring in another few weeks. Already there are more sunny days then rain & it has lifted my spirits tremendously. Hooray!!! That & the fact I finally kicked the annoying cough I have had for 3 darn weeks. Double hooray!!! I use to cherish winter (pre-child), where there where many days of lazing about snugly wrapped up in a blanket reading a book or magazine while gorging on junkfood. Enter Kobe & now days are filled lovingly with chaos, no lazing about, no books unless its a childrens one & sneaking the occasional cookie in the pantry into my gob without him noticing. & don't get me started on days marooned at home when sickness strikes, there may be claw marks from climbing the walls or just Kobes permanent pencil scribbles...

 

 

 

I bought these slouchy pants in a carpark sale a few years back & they are seriously the most comfiest pants I have ever worn. I really want to find similar thrifted ones to trim up into culottes.

 

 

Any guesses what one of my favourite colours are? ;)

 

I am slowly going thru my wardrobe to cull it to a few signature pieces & getting rid of the extra clothes I have sneakily stored in Kobes wardrobe because y'know one day I might wear it again... (a hoarders justification I think). I must say these shoes are definitely a keeper, an investment piece, I feel a touch classy whenever I wear them which is good for the bad hair day (hello hat) I had when I wore this outfit.

 

 

What I wore: blouse, belt & pants/thrifted. shoes/secondhand from Two by one resale boutique a couple years ago, bag/ had in closet for ages. hat/gift from my lovely twin sister.

 

 

Happy Tuesday friends!

Grace

 

Sidenote: excuse the red eyes in the photos above. The lil one has been treating me to a few early morning starts of 4am & 5ams :(

 

 

Last chance competition

 

 

Morning all. Today is the last day to enter this FACEBOOK competiton. Winner is drawn tonight at 8pm Perth time.

Enter here.

 

Happy Tuesday friends!

Grace