With the Australian dollar on a high, I have been doing a lot of shopping online, especially from stores in the US. One of my absolute favourites is of course, Etsy. I love how it is a treasure trove of unique items you [...]
My parcel has finally arrived from Japan! I went pretty crazy at 100 yen stores in Japan, and had to send a box back via seafreight to Australia. In the box, I also stuffed in the fabric I had bought when I went fabric shopping [...]
I am back from Japan! Dave and I had such an amazing three weeks, travelling around Tokyo, Yokohama, Hakone, Kamakura, Osaka, Shikoku and then back to Tokyo for the first two weeks. We spent the last week up north in [...]
As I happily tweeted last week, I spent Saturday morning at a church fete rummaging through lovely old nick nacks. Once a month, St John’s Church at Dee Why holds an op shop which sells clothes, shoes, accessories, [...]
I’ve had a few emails on the topic of how to buy books from Amazon Japan, so here is a quick how-to: Displaying Amazon Japan in English First thing to do is to look on the upper right corner of the screen and click [...]
Fernando brogues @ Wittner shoes & Reserved vintage brogues @ Etsy Small and Mousy vintage brogues @ Etsy & Learn to Read vintage brogues @ Etsy I have been on the hunt for a pair of brogues. Pointy ones, black [...]
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday with family and friends. This year is going to be a year of frugality, Dave and I have decided. Hence most of my clothing purchases will be vintage! My wardrobe [...]
I am so happy spring is here in Sydney. It has become so much warmer in the last month, there’s lots more people down the road from me at the beach, having picnics, eating fish and chips and going for a swim(!). [...]
I have lots of clothes. I don’t know how I ended up with so much, but every time I have had to move houses, it’s an absolute nightmare. As easy as it is just to say, “stop buying or stop making so much [...]
Secondhand shopping for vintage clothes, shoes and accessories is definitely one of my favourite things to do. I used to have a lot more time to do this as a student, but it’s a different story now. As with most [...]
It’s impossible for me to walk past an op shop or garage sale without having a browse. I’m so glad I popped into my local church fete the other day, where I found two very pretty brown mugs. With an Australian [...]
I love sewing clothes and dabbling in all things handmade. I have a weakness for bows, vintage stuff, Japanese craft books and ramen noodles. I was born in Tokyo but live in Sydney, Australia. Thanks for stopping by, I hope something here brightens up your day.
洋裁とハンドメイドが大好きです。東京生まれですが、今はシドニーに住んでいます。私のブログ見てくださってありがとうございます。
