Take It Easy

There's no point getting your knickers in a knot over Christmas shopping.
Especially on a 33-degree weekend.
For many, there's the temptation to flee to the nearest shopping mall, seek sanctuary from the heat and tick some crap off the Christmas list.
Shopping mall?  You must be bleedin' kidding!
I'm not giving those thieves my precious pennies.
These days, there are far more interesting and entertaining choices.
A market or two, op shops and local craft markets are more my style this Christmas.
The key is to pace yourself, stop for a well-earned cool drink, count the pennies you're saving and keep your sanity.
The Stylist and I visited the West End Vintage and Designer Markets on Saturday afternoon and picked up a few bits and pieces for some special people.
And for each other.
It must have been quite an entertaining sight for stallholders to watch these two customers doing some covert shopping for one another.
Of course, I can't put any pics up here until after Santa's visit, but I can show you a couple of things.
I bought myself this skull necklace with a silky tassel from Hattie ...
and this cute badge probably made from a 1970s tea towel.
The Stylist found some bargains for special people with these delicate and tiny cactus plants.
Swimsuit - Black Milk 1970s shorts - vintage market Shoes - Solestruck sale 1970s bag - gifted by Erica Louise of Recycled Fashion Bangles, rings, metal pendant and earrings - thrifted and craft market Shades - Etsy shop, Mysteres Masquerades


We joined the sensible people cooling off under the shade of an ancient and beautiful Moreton Bay fig tree.
Bliss.
This lovely lady brought all her glorious 1970s stock with her from LA, where she lives six months of the year.

I fell deeply and passionately in love with this 1950s cotton swimsuit which was far too small for me ... wah!!!


Yesterday we braved the heat again and went to a flea market where I spotted this print on hardboard.
Although I was tempted to buy it, the print was very faded and this is the best pic I could get of it.
Any ideas on who I think it looks like?
I'm linking to Visible Monday this week. Desiree xo