Vintage & Costume Sale at BAT

Brisbane Arts Theatre is holding a sale of its costumes this Saturday and you should come! Prices start at $1!
222 Petrie Terrace, 8am to 2pm.
For more of a preview check out this video by Girl Clumsy.

Cool toy - Automoblox

I saw a few of these at a toy store today and thought they are so cool - definitely on the gift list for when my nephew is old enough! Conceived by industrial designer Patrick Calello, they are wooden toy cars that you build yourself. Learning and play! I would have loved these as a kid. All the details here.

Antique store worth the 1.5hrs drive from Sydney

If you find yourself in Sydney with a day to spare you should do a day trip down to the Southern Highlands and stop off in Berrima. Not only is the country side beautiful, you will also have to stop off for a visit at this magnificent antique store. Loads of kitchenware, clothing, fabrics, and bits and bobs for around the home and great for styling!

Here's a better shot of the antique last in photo 5

All-purpose wrapping paper

How awesome is this universal wrapping paper by Fabio Milito.Found via Shelbyville

Silver & Crystal Pendant

My nan's husband does silversmithing as a hobby, and I recently received this lovely pendant as a random gift.

DVD masquerading as vinyl

We got a promo today from Hush Puppies advertising their new 1958 Collection; they included a video about the collection on a DVD printed to look like vinyl - how neat!

"Those hipsters sure know how to make coffee"

Quote attributed to Ton. We did some grocery shopping at the Coorparoo Markets today and there's a cool little coffee stand inside where we got a tasty cuppa; but I love their menu/bogan menu best:

Nice logo, too.

How nifty is this sofa!

Designed by Daisuke Motogi, this sofa ensures a safe place to store your bits and bobs whilst you slump down for a night of TV. Found via @designsponge

Author encounters at #micallefavid & other shenanigans

So, Shaun Micallef was in town last night to delight us with the release of his, no doubt wonderfully hilarious, novella Preincarnate. A group of us rocked up to the HiFi in West End (since the Avid Reader book shop was way too small to hold this crowd), ready to be entertained, and we were not disappointed. He spent the introduction attempting to hide behind the curtains, only to appear at the front of stage to read passages from John Howard's recently released autobiography Lazarus Rising.
In the end, we did get to hear Shaun read a few pages of his own book, followed by a lively Q&A.
Of course we all lined up to get our books signed, and a fitting group photo – thanks, Shaun, for being a good sport!

Sidenote: I also ran into Benjamin Law on the way to the toilet of all things, whose fabulous book The Family Law I devoured last weekend. I've always loved Benjamin's articles in Frankie, so I was very keen to get my hands on his book, in addition to my friend Andrew's recommendation. Go read the book, it's funny and poignant. I would also like to add, I really love it when I meet people whose work I like, and then they turn out to be as lovely as I'd hoped in real life!

 

Traveling in style

I had a couple of friends stay over last night after we went out. Instead of carting her clothes around in a backpack or gym bag, my girlfriend packed all her stuff into this neat hat box. How stylish!

Furoshiki

Found this video at Red Button Project, how nifty!

the disposable memory project

A really neat project, would be cool to come across one of these! For full details go to the disposable memory project

More beautiful fashion in Brisbane

The Valentino Retrospective is coming to Brisbane in a couple of weeks. Must-see!

Details here.

Got ink?

I think this is really neat. A bit messy, but a great idea. For the whole sequence, go to Paul Is Here.