Nana Knits

My Mum and Dad are an absolute blessing in every sense of the word. Their love is abundant and their generosity is bountiful. Last week my Mum presented these two little hand knitted kittens to Millie. It was love at first sight, particularly with the pink one. It is gifts like these that will be treasured forever, their neck ties will fray, their arms and eyes will be re-stitched and stitched again, and their stuffing will soften , but they will always be loved.

Do you love 'Nana Knits' as much as I do?

Happy days to you!

Melinda x

P.S. Since I took this photo there has been a new addition to the kitten family. Millie's absolute favourite.....a 'burple' one. I think we've got a crazy cat baby on our hands!

Lovin' the little things.....

1. A 'new to me' old basket.  I loved it the moment I saw it.
2. Morning shenanigans in the cot.
3. Playing with vintage buttons.
4. & 5. Painting with water on the pavers. This is one of her favourite things to do at the moment.
6. Thrifted doily treasures.

I hope your weekend has been full of lovely moments. I'm heading off to Finders Keepers this morning to do some Christmas shopping. I can't wait! What have you got planned?

{Linking up with Em from The Beetle Shack}.

Happy days to you!

Melinda x

Collection: Little Golden Books

The other day Millie and I were playing on the floor in her room when she looked up to the very top of the bookshelf beside us. She pointed towards the little books with the gold spines, as she so often does, and it got me thinking about what a treasured collection of books these are.  Some of them were mine when I was little, some are new and others were thrifted. I particularly love the ones with the older style illustrations and I can't wait to share them with Millie when she's a little older.

Do you have any treasured collections? I'd love to know.

Happy days to you!

Melinda x

P.S. I've shared some of my other collections here and here.

Lovin' the little things.....

 
Things have been a little hectic around here lately (hence my absence over the last couple of weeks). I returned to work after 11 months maternity leave (only part-time, thankfully), Millie started daycare one day a week, there's been multiple trips to the doctors with colds, chest infections and conjunctivitis and there was a very special first birthday party to organise. I must say it takes some juggling to keep everything afloat now that I'm back at work but I finally feel like I'm achieving some kind of balance. Fingers crossed it continues. Above are a few photos from the last little while.....

1. Our snuggly winter baby x
2. We're growing beans!
3. The cutest crochet cooking set I've ever seen. A treasured birthday gift for Millie from her favourite Auntie Gina. I do believe it was bought on Etsy.
4. Fig Cupcake (gluten and dairy free) with berries from Monicas Cafe - Maleny.
5. My two favourites! Seeing them together fills my heart with so much joy.

{Linking up with Em from The Beetle Shack}.

I hope your weekend has been a lovely one.

Happy days to you!

Melinda x

Special things.....

 

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I stumbled upon these words on pinterest and immediately loved them! Why save things for a special occasion when they could add 'a'little bit of special' to your everyday. Enjoy your tea in that vintage tea cup or pull out that heirloom cloth from the linen cupboard and throw it over the table for afternoon tea.

I love enjoying and admiring my 'special' things. Do you?

 

Happy Friday!

 

Melinda x

Collection: Vintage Buttons

A couple of weeks ago I shared some photos of my treasured vintage coat hanger collection after seeing a collector's article in frankie magazine. It got me thinking about the other things that I have accidently or unintentionally started to collect.

Vintage buttons are one of those things. I never set out to start a vintage button collection, it just happened! There's just something about the colours, the shapes, the designs and the detail that get me everytime. How could you not love these coloured little discs of happiness?

What do you collect, I'd love to know?

Happy days to you!

Melinda x

Thrifted: Typewriter

It's been quite some time since I've shared any thrifted finds with you here on the blog. It use to be a regular occurrence in the days of Sophie's thrifting meme but sometime between there and here the idea must have slipped my mind. However, when Mum stumbled upon the lovely treasure above I just couldn't keep it to myself. Perhaps it is the start of another collection?

Have you found any thrifted treasures lately?

Happy days to you!

Melinda x

P.S. The lovely botany postcards in the typewriter are from chibi run.

Collection: Vintage Coat Hangers

Some of my favourites from my collection!

 

I was flicking through issue 51 of frankie magazine over the weekend and came across a feature about Cintia Gonzalez-Pell, a collector of vintage coat hangers (page 78). It got me thinking about my accidental collection of vintage coat hangers and how much I love their colour and the craftmanship that has been put into such an everyday item.

I love the way in which Cintia describes her collection (it rings true for me also).....

"I don't search for coat hangers. They find me! Often they have clothes hanging on them, so I tend to scan the clothing racks at op shops quickly whenever I walk in, just in case. For me it's about the serendipity of discovering them while not really looking, rather than searching for them online or at vintage stores".

I must thank my Mum for finding a majority of my collection which includes 24 at this stage. They were picked up for anywhere from 20c to a couple of dollars. Money well spent I think!

Have you ever started collecting something accidently?  I'd love to know!

Happy days to you!

Melinda x

Tiny Clothes

My parents have been having a bit of a spring clean over the past few weekends and have unearthed some lovely little treasures.  There were the important documents dating back to the 1970s that we had a little giggle about, old books (including my very own collection of Enid Blyton novels) and all of our childhood toys. A little plastic cash register that my younger brother and I would play 'shop' with, little furry Sylvanian Family rabbits, a wooden pull along puppy, Happy Meal plastic treasures, a box of duplo and knitted teddy bears that have seen better days. Seeing them all again brought back so many happy memories.

Amongst all of this they also stumbled upon the dolls clothes in the above pictures. I still remember every piece like it was just yesterday that I was undressing and dressing my dolls in a selection of different outfits.  The things I love most about them is that they were all handmade by my Mum and my Great Nana Pink. The fabric pieces were made by my Mum and the knitted pieces by my Nana. Making tiny dolls clothes, complete with lining, ribbons, lace and bows while your little ones nap.....now that is love! I have added these to Millie's dollhouse box so that she might enjoy them one day too!

Happy days to you!

Melinda x