Come with me - Instagram #6

Hi everyone,

This week's 'Come With Me' post is highly coffee infused. I really do have an unhealthy obsession with a good coffee. I find that in the cooler winter months I just want to constantly be drinking hot drinks....coffee....tea....milo....hot chocolate! Whatever I can get my hands on. Do you share the same experience in the cooler months of the year, or am I just odd? Hmmm maybe don't answer that one (O.o)

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1. Latte for one. A mid afternoon caffeine fix whilst out shopping in the city one day

2. Got my tickets to see Pitbull in August! I'm going with a few girlfriends - it is going to be a hilariously fun night I imagine. Pre-concert-pre-drinking will be happening

3. Tea for two

4. My hangover cure, Mr Caffeine

5. Pancake flavoured shots! Yes, they were just as delicious as you are imagining  : P

6. Ummm coffee again. Switching it up with a Cappuccino. Please don't judge me......

7. Discovered my favourite new place to satisfy my always present Dumpling Desire

8. Dumplings R Us on Rundle Street in the city. Fresh decor, excellent customer service, mouth-watering food, all I need.

9. Forever waiting for a bus

10. Baking gourmet cherry tomatoes with zucchini for a late lunch

11. Revlon nail polish in Blaze - a fantastic electric red/orange pop of colour. I went through a my nails have to be orange for the whole month phase :)

12. Burning one of my favourite candles by Dusk in 'Osaka'

13. The tedious task that I always put off - cleaning my makeup brushes.

14. Who's that? I made a little Casper the ghost in my latte. I'm very mature like that.

15. My budgie Angas

16. Retro kettle

17. OPI Shatter bargains at Priceline

18. Hot freshly brewed coffee and scone toast for breakfast

19. Jasmine Green Tea with homemade Apple & Oat Muffins

20. Bok Choy & Organic Udon Noodle Stifry

21. Hazelnut Macaroon treat whilst out thrift shopping with friends

22. A little corner of my bedroom. I love this candle I got from Target - smells like a baking cake

23. Homemade Lemon Butter my mum made for me

24. A little creaming soda and cupcake break whilst at a Vintage Fair with friends

What adventures have you been on lately? I would love to hear from you :)

Let's be friends, you can find me on Instagram: @profound_feline

x.k

Vintage Thrifting Finds #3

Hi everyone,

So after talking dreaming about it for many months, my good friend Matt from Milkseeds and I went on our thrifting adventure together! As you know, I am a great fan of thrift shops and basically anything vintage :) So, I'm overjoyed that I have a fellow thrifting buddy in Matt.

Before we set out on our adventure we got lunch at a beautiful cafe on Prospect Road called Muratti Cakes & Gateaux's  This cafe has the largest array of cakes and biscuits I have seen and I love that everything is freshly made in their expansive kitchen daily. The atmosphere is cosy yet bright, and the staff are very friendly and attentive. Here's a picture from their website to help illustrate the array of goodies on offer!

Muratti Cakes & Gateaux's

But before this turns into a critic of food I will post a few pictures of the mouth-watering food we ordered and then get back to the thrifting adventure.

I ordered a Turkey and Vegetable Sandwich on Rye Bread & also a Coffee & Hazelnut Macaroon. Yummy!

Matt ordered a Veggie Pasty and Watermelon Macaroon. I wanted to try all the flavours, but unfortunately time was ticking by. We were also joined by my dear friend Nikki - who was tempted by an Orange Macaroon :)

Milkseeds

 After our time at the cafe Matt and I set off on our op-shopping adventure. Unfortunately, we only had two hours until closing time and we were afraid we had left our adventure too late. In the end, we both collected a few great finds and it has definitely excited our thrifting taste-buds for MORE!

Today we made it to a Vinnies Store, Salvos, and Red Cross shop. Here are a few pictures of the goodies that I picked up from our 3-venue thrifting adventure. Please go and check out Matt's thrifting post too, the link's above :)

 This was my only purchase from the Red Cross shop and I am overjoyed with it. I have been on the lookout for a vintage picnic basket like this for a while now. At ($8) this was a bargain. It was nearly overlooked by Matt and myself as it was sitting on the floor and not at eye level. I will definitely be checking out the shop again. It was our first visit and we were awed at how huge the store was and the amount of quality stock that is carried.

As soon as I opened up the picnic basket I fell in love with the blue and white check material lining and brown leather buckles to fasten up plates/glasses etc. So vintage - so in love with this one!

I picked these up at a tiny Vinnies store run by the sweetest of older ladies :) The dish on the left was ($2) and has a delicate stem base. I'm most likely going to store/display lipsticks in this on my beauty desk. On the right I have 3 small bowls with a sweet pansy design detail in the base. The set of 3 only cost ($2)! I thought they would be good for desserts, nibbles or even small candles.

I love collecting eclectic mugs for my collection and I fell in love with this blue mug. As it is quite over-sized I immediately thought of a mountainous hot chocolate (with marshmallows) in winter. One of those mugs you can clasp in your hands and sip away at. It was ($0.99). On the right is a medium sized handmade dish with lid. I adore the intricate embossed blue patterns :) it was ($2.99).

A close up of the beautiful details of the pattern.

I have to admit I have become slightly obsessed with collecting cassettes. It started with vintage vinyl records but when I saw these cassette titles I just had to have them. I think of it as buying a moment in history :) I could not resist Dirty Dancing, Whitney Houston, and Star Wars. At (0.99) so collectable!

I actually purchased this leather cuff bracelet at my local Vintage Fair last week but thought I would include it. I love how the details of the pearls contrasts with the leather stud cuff. I found this one for ($5).

I found this claw clasp bracelet in the small Vinnies store for ($2). The gorgeous green caught my eye!

One of my favourite finds for the day was this pastel pink, yellow and blue scarf for ($2) I'm loving these colours at the moment, even if we are heading towards winter I'm looking forward in wearing this one!

Overall, Matt & I had a fun and successful thrifting adventure. I have a feeling we will be doing this again ;)

Do you fancy thrifted vintage pieces? Have you been thrift shopping lately & found some treasures?

x.k.

Vintage Finds #2

Hey everyone!

I'm very excited about today's blog post as I have some new vintage finds to share with you :) As 'treasure-hunting' is an ever increasing obsession shared by my mother and myself - we set off on a little adventure today. The treasure hunting adventure aka thrift shopping led us to a Salvos store in my local community. After treasure hunting for some years now we have found some amazing finds and to be honest with you most of my x2 bedrooms (at my parents home and my rental in the city) are mostly furnished with vintage finds that I have found in my travels. I love items that have a shabby-chic feel to them. I adore the worn, chipped and distressed look of cracked paints on shabby-chic furniture. Ornate frames, quirky porcelain, patterned throws, random cushions, doilies, old weathered and well read books are my idea of heaven. Anything 'old-world' that has a history and can tell a story tickles my fancy.

So here are a few of the vintage finds from recent adventures thrifting with my mum.

Firstly, a little something for my friend Matt at Milkseeds

MY VINTAGE SUITCASES!!!!!!! :) Which I am in LOVE with! After seeing some amazing vintage cases and suitcases my friend Matt had recently aquired I kept my-eye-out for some in thrift shops and what do you know? I found these two darlings.......I'm hoping to use them to store extra blankets and throws :)

Vintage Suitcases - the lock on the bags is stamped with 'CHENEY - ENGLAND'.

 

 Feel free to check out my photographer friend Matt's blog (link up above) to check out his gorgeous collection of vintage suitcases under the blogpost 'Vintage Freebies' :)

Continuing with my other treasure hunting finds........

LEFT: a hand painted water colour of an Italian courtyard. RIGHT: Print of what reminds me of a 'Southern Belle' in a gorgeous aqua frame.

 

 

The most beautifully illustrated book I have seen. An Edwardian ladies interpretation of the flora & fauna surrounding her country estate. The book accounts a year in her life accompanied by intricate drawings, poetry & sayings. LOVE THIS!

A box of 4 vinyl records in a beautifully illustrated box including classics from screen and stage :)

Vintage books circa 60's from my favourite authors Verne, Dickins, & Dumas. Can't go wrong at 99c each.

Children's Books - love the illustrations inside :) takes me back to feeling like a kid again.

A wind-up ornate ticking clock- Made in West Germany & a Villeroy Boch sugar bowl with spoon. P.S sneek peak of my House of Harlow jewellery on the LEFT that arrived yesterday. Will post a blog soon ;)

the design on this sugar bowl is so delicate.

Please let me know what you think? Is there an avid 'treasure-hunter' inside of you???

X.k.