fine and sunny..

What a great name for a shop and look at those herbs in olive tins - what a fresh window display! This new shop in Mildura is run by sisters Annie and Shell who say 'Mildura is actually a VERY fine & sunny place & we have lots of clear blue sky days..... sounds great hey!'

After meeting the girls I'm convinced the name also reflects their personalities as they are both lovely, sunny, happy souls. Congratulations on the shop Annie and Shell xx

fine & sunny
Shop 7

141 Eighth Street

Mildura VICTORIA

Trading hours: Mon to Fri 9.30-5, Sat 9-3

printers trays and creative displays...

Look at this clever display by Sue Bailey who loves printer’s trays – her grandfather bought one for her when she was little and she had her collection of treasured whimsy ornaments in there for years.

Sue recently opened her lovely shop in Richmond Victoria called 'Lily and the Weasel'. A lovely old shop front and stained glass features are just a couple of the appealing characteristics which Sue has mentioned. I'm so excited that hot toffee is now available here and can't wait to visit when next in Melbourne.

If you are in Melbourne why not take a peek inside:

Lily and the Weasel
173 Swan Street
Richmond
VICTORIA

Opening Hours

Tuesday - Friday 11am -6pm

Saturday: 10am - 5pm

Sunday: 11am - 4pm

*beautiful photo courtesy of Sue Bailey

mimmis opens today...

This empty space is now home to mimmis run by Miriam from bubba chenille and is filled with furniture and lovely goodies many of which are handmade. Want to see what the shop looks like now it's occupied? Well you can as it officially opens today at 9am so why not come for a drive to Forest Hill! mimmis is across the road from Caffe Sorella and Cafe 4342 .

My exciting news is that I have been busily moving my studio into mimmis over the past 2 days. I now have a light filled studio out of home - I better get moving and get to work!

mimmis
33 B Victoria Street
Forest Hill QLD

opening hours:
Tues - Sat: 9am - 4pm
Sunday: 9am - 1pm

home sweet home.

On Monday we returned from two weeks in Japan visiting Ryo's family and our friends. These photos were taken on our last day at Oedo Antique Market - what a treasure trove that was!

Things have already been busy since our return with some exciting changes concerning hot toffee....will reveal more shortly x

sweet packaging...

How sweet is this packaging? I absolutely adore this kind of attention to detail and it's one of the very reasons I often choose to buy handmade when selecting gifts for special people. I can't show you what is inside but can give you a hint..it's something made by this talented lady..

pretty pastels..

these little drops of prettiness have made me smile today.

What has made you smile today?

rainbows and clouds...

Rainbow: a lovely surprise to see that Jessica Van Den from Epheriell mentioned hot toffee and a few other brisStyle members in a guest post over here. Thanks Jessica x

Jessica not only has her own handmade jewellery business making sweet earrings like the clouds above, she has also written a couple of e-books focusing on craft businesses and is in the process of creating *bespoke* - a handmade/craft/vintage/design zine. On top of all this Jessica runs bazaar - an online market place for handmade loveliness!

Head over to the blog for a recent interview with the author of design blog Calico & Co and lots of other inspiration.

Photo by Jessica Van Den

little jane st.

Yesterday I visited Alarna Zinn's new store LITTLE JANE ST. in Fortitude Valley. It is gorgeous as is everything in it. If you haven't already visited, please do. It's open 7 days a week! Visit the website and blog for more details.

Windsor Deli: Zucchini Slice

Spring is definitely on the way here in Melbourne and it is trying so hard to bust out of the Winter dreg!

So with that in mind I have been getting some really cheap Zucchinis at the moment and it was time for Zucchini Gluten Free Slice!

(If you want to make this slice you can do it with plain flour instead of the gluten free variety!)

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the Windsor Deli posts are kindly shared with us by Katrina Higham of Windsor Deli in Victoria.

Visit the blog to get the details of this recipe.

visit the deli:
33 Hornby St, Windsor Victoria
{open 7 days 7.30am - 5.30 pm}

*photo by Katrina

jetta's nest...

These hand cut brooches were made by Samantha over at jetta's nest. I love the contrast between the rawness of the wood and the delicate doily patterns which are hand drawn. These are part of the Junkie Couture exhibition currently on show at Reverse Garbage. To see more of Samantha's work head to her shops on etsy and blue caravan. The pencil brooch is on my wish list!