Treasure hunting...

While I'm on holidays I thought I would make the most of my opportunity to search the second hand shops in the little towns nearby. My lovely friend Joelene and I went on the hunt to Merbein today and found a number of very intriguing little country antique and op shops, which bought some delightful finds. All those years of watching Antiques Roadshow are finally paying off. Some of my lovely purchases include:

These gorgeous little fabric prints

An amazing vintage tin, with cute little handles. Perfect for stashing thread in.

My favourite find.. Very girly vintage gloves! I was going to use them in a piece of artwork but after wearing them around the house I can't bare to part with them. Anyone for a tea party?

I've spent the afternoon hand dyeing my lovely new napkins and doilies for some new mixed media pieces I am working on. I don't think I was ever allowed to use dye when I was younger and wanted to make crazy fairy wings, so I was in my element this afternoon dyeing up a storm. The great thing is with the 38 degree (celcius) heat today, everything was dry in five minutes.

A few of my newly dyed pieces with some sweet lace I found nestled deep at the bottom of a haberdashery basket today.

With all my girly purchases I decided my afternoon would not be complete without a batch of vanilla cupcakes and some delightful Moulin Rogue tea from the lovely Kristy at Floating Lotus. The perfect end to my treasure hunting adventures.

Vanilla cupcakes with rose icing..

I'll be back tomorrow with some behind the scenes photos from my day of creation in the little studio.

Much love and vintage dreams..
xxx