Inside a black apple

Inside a black apple has been a favourite blog for years. Not only is Emily its creator the most talented artist and writer, but she takes lovely photos of her pursuits in all things vintage

What a lovely locket

and here is a real slice from a human heart, a vintage slide from London! 

You can see more of her beautiful travels here

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Upon yonder window

Discovery of Dragons by Graeme Base

A Snufkin for my sister from our friends

I made some word play magnets! Fridge time will now always be been elephant testicle philosophy!

Watched the butterflies dance beneath the shade clot out front, hypnotic

Adventure Time!

Magical jewellery for magical times

Close ups of the scarf I still can't believe was scored for 4 bux

Wardrobe colours

mess

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Some favourites

Bedside table. Geode bookends from an op shop, butterflies from tip (gobsmacked)

Rose botanical print op shop, scarf $2 from Cotton On years ago.

I love hair flowers, nice little touch

Star print singlet from Target, Budgerigar print tote from Cotton On, Winnie the Pooh heat pack from a friend, next awful Canberra winter, I'll be prepared

Singlet top, skirt and boots all by Dotti, all second hand too. Floral handbag from my Aunty, shoes a score on eBay, little mutated brogues

Star print dresses, happened accidentally, happy accident

Future journals, got a whole stash given to me last year, spoiled

Christmas presents

Map love

Gigantic reading pile

My little 3 year old cousin drew all these cute figures, she says they're potatoes, aren't they sweet?

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Festivus

So for Christmas (Festivus) I was very spoiled and received the lovely salt lamp above from my aunty

and above and below from my wonderful sister

Very spoiled. Sneak peek

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November tunes

Can you believe someone got rid of this? I picked her up at an Op Shop because i was hypnotised by her giant ears, it is just an added bonus she looks like a Pokemon

I think she might be a bottle opener! Or a door stop...? She's so pretty

yet another example of never knowing what you'll come across in the op shop worlds

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Adventures of an op shop addict

Deco style clasp bag and a Friends of Couture scarf, both from the best Op Shop in Melbourne, from what i understand Friends of Couture has now merged with Princess Highway and they're all available through Dangerfield

Rabbits, goats, ducks, bridges, the whole thing has a Grimm's fairytale feel to it. in love.

       

You pretty clasp you!

Ridiculously over the top beautifully coloured tray

Geode bookends! For the never ending house museum and eventual Wunderkammer!

Felt very fortunate and spoilt with this haul, need to give it a rest for a while, the wicked has been kicked out of me for a bit

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Floral hiatus compensation

Out the front of the house, vaguely resembling male genitalia flowers

Shade cloth jasmine

Real preserved orchid necklace from these guys from Floriade

Op shop find! vintage illustrated child height measurement chart,I love The Salvos

Warmer weather slowly creeping around. Is it warming up or cooling down where you are?

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Old cigar box, $1

Haunted park illustrated card

Look at the colour of these pretties:

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Here comes the summer

Barnabus, who is Bobo's stunt double head

Sweet little silky tapestry topped jewellery box, vivid purple inside! Op shops are the best

Brooklyn keeps looking like this because it is raining out and he wants to cover himself in mud and jump in puddles, but then sleep in bed without having to have a bath, tsk tsk 

listening to 

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