Sunday the rain held off until the drive home. Made bold by the prospect of new Nadinoo dressness I shed winter’s coat and boots to frolick on the beach. But no one celebrated winter’s end quite like Gracie dog.
BOWS AND BIRDIES
When I got a little bonus at work I knew where it wanted to go (it told me so, I promise).
I had been resisting for months, checking Nadinoo‘s website with longing waiting for the day that the sweet little cape and pinafore would disappear…but instead they went on sale.
As they were being hand stitched just for me, I colour coded my wardrobe so that when they arrived they’d have a nice place to live. Then little paper packages and a lovely note. Each garment peeping through the paper was more darling than the last, beautiful fabrics, adorable detailing. Wearing the cape to work I was smiling like a goose, and twirled like a child when no one was looking. Hehe dress-ups!
SHOES IN A LUNCHBOX
The magical thing about pre-loved treasures is that they have already had a little life of their own before they come to live with you. I found these darlings at Coral Vintage on etsy. I made the gamble that the oxfords would fit because they were firstly adorable and just what I was looking for and secondly because they had once lived with a former 1950’s Miss America which is a highly entertaining thought. Luckily for me they fit perfectly, but they’re just too lovely to wear! Waiting for a special occasion. The lunch tin with the brass pin is the perfect place for my watercolour things to live. The hat…it’s the red feather that killed me dead.