Lady Melbourne

Tweet I bought these Beutron buttons on sale at Spotlight for $1 a card…. I made these cuffs by gluing the pearls and rhinestones on…. My new dress-form that was given to me by an elderly aunt….. And me with my crafty finds and brand new belt haul from the weekend. It’s a jumble of [...]

Tweet My phone broke this morning. I spilt water on it- rather- I spilt water on myself while I was doing my hand washing and it was in my pocket. I loved my phone, the face is mirrored and it was lovely and shiny, lived up to it’s name to a tee. I’m not that [...]

TweetHere is a little article I wrote on clothing sizes in Australia for another publication. Before the idea came across my desk I wasn’t entirely aware of the fact that there is no standard for clothing sizes in the Australian textile market. When I did a quick vox pop of my friends I was amazed [...]

TweetI’ve spent most of the weekend sewing after buying up at The Job Warehouse on Friday. I got some great fabric’s for $5 a meter and was just itching to get some new dresses made. This is one of them, the other one is to come! Spotlight are having 50% off all patterns as well, [...]

Tweet Happy Friday y’all!I did a photo shoot today for the next issue of Fashion Journal, I can’t reveal anymore until the mag comes out but it has the rather unassuming theme of ‘Spring.’ That’s all for now! LMx

TweetInterview….. Silje’s blog…. Boy oh boy do I wish I could speak Norwegian! If you don’t know Silje then look her up, we have been blogging buddies for a few years now and her website is fa.bu.lous.

TweetWhen Whooga wrote to me and asked if I would like to critique a pair of their ugg boots, my initial reaction was to laugh out loud.I wondered firstly if they read the blog, and secondly if they thought I was seriously the right candidate for the job.Michael who I spoke to however was charming [...]

TweetFor the next issue of Fashion Journal I am working on a page for Spring trends. At the moment I’m working with a theme similar to what Luella showed for their S/S 2009 show. FJ has a circulation of 35 000 nationally every issue with a demographic aimed at 16-25 year olds. If you think [...]

Tweet I donated blood for the first time today and the nurses told me I had to sit around and have a cup of tea and a biscuit afterwards. If I felt a little funny when I arrived home, I should rest and have plenty more water and tea….’and biscuits?’ I asked. No, technically I [...]

Tweet Here are a few of my favourite things around the place, I’ll be spending more and more time indoors now that the cold weather is upon us! 1. Hand knitted jumpers 2. Dr.Jones(best friend, archaeologist, general pin-up) made this for me for my birthday. I LOVE it. 3. Flowers. 4. My prints. This one [...]

TweetOn Tuesday evening, I was invited by Penguin Australia to the launch of the next 50 titles in their Popular Penguin series.I love reading so was thrilled with the invitation, plus, we all know I like a good cocktail so any excuse to combine the two is perfection in my eyes.I digress, the Australian author [...]