At The Corner Store

Wish I'd known about this super cute sky blue version sooner.
My favourite colour!!! - Swoon...

Firstly, I do love so so many things about Daydream Lily 

(seriously, what's not to love?) but right now it's mostly because I am SO excited to have finally found out about the Four Corner Store - Thank you Liss!

Is it just me or am I always the last to know about such things?

Oh this wonderful world on-line, it never ceases to amaze me…

So anyway, I may have gone a little nuts on there aaaand I may have blown a bit too much of the Chrissy budget on MeMeMe goodies… well not that much really but then there wasn't that much left over in the kitty to spend...

Still, Merry Christmas to me!

Can't wait to play with my Kodak & Fuji Grab Bags, I even scored myself some Lucky film… yea I'm a silly sucker for gimmicks.

Now if only I could stop going through whole rolls in under a day!

p.s. if any of you are wondering what to get me for Christmas there's your clue *nudge nudge, wink wink*

Vintage Dreams

Heading out to the Coburg Night Market tonight if the weather stays as fine as it has been the last couple of nights.

It's on every Friday night between the 18th of Nov through to the 23 Dec from 5.30 till 10pm,

so if you happen to be anywhere near the Moreland area head down.

You'll find all sorts of wonderful waiting for you in the stalls…

Like Miss Michelle Luna and her Mecino stall of vintage inspired loveliness.

But if you're not in the area (or even in this country) don't fret,

you could always visit her on-line store which is chock full of dreaminess and whimsy.

Head on over and check out the sale.

(I picked up that pretty hot air balloon, for instance, at a steal of only $17! - Can you believe it?)

Cookie Monster

So recently I've been getting all domestic and while in the festive mood I really wanted to try my hand at a spot of baking.

I can't say it's my forte but it certainly was a lot of fun making all this mess :)

I didn't have all the wiz bang tools so had to improvise a little when making my cloud, kite & button shapes.

Still, I think they turned out alright considering...

And the end result… drum roll please…

So what do you think?

Side note: A few months ago we had new neighbours move in next door.

A lovely young couple and their two adorable children.

As the weeks rolled by and I never had the chance to properly introduce myself, I feared what these people must think of their mysterious (rude) neighbour who worked long hours into the night, people coming and going from her house yet never taking the time to pop over and say hello.

It just seemed like every time they were home I was busy working and on the weekends I was free they always went away...

Before too long it just seemed too hard and in these fragile early stages of the relationship it already felt quite strained as we shyly waved our obligatory hellos and goodbyes every now and then.

Wracked with how to welcome them to the neighbourhood after so long I settled on baking them this little treat as a peace offering.

After all, who can refuse the allure of a good old fashioned sugar cookie?

No longer caring if the time was right I took my cookie jar over last night and presented it for better or for worse.

I think it must have worked as today, for the first time since they moved in, Lady of the House managed to stop and have a little chat with me in her front yard while the kids played hide and seek around us.

I miss the friendly days of old where everyone in the street knew each other and everyone got along, mostly. 

I don't expect to become besties but I do think this has opened up a little path of friendliness in an age where communities are more disconnected than harmonious.

Regardless of what happens, I love to give and as yummy as these would have been to keep to myself, it felt so much more fulfilling to see the beaming faces of master 5 and miss 3 as they told me which of the cookies were their favourites.

Faves were the kites & clouds by the way. But only after they were finished playing with their planes.

Success  :)  

Recipe Index:

❥Kittencal's Buttery Cut-Out Sugar Cookies W/ Icing That Hardens - This dough was my favourite to work with. Just don't over bake the cookies like I did and go wasting a whole batch.

❥The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies - By comparison this dough produced the fluffiest and sweetest result (perfect for my little clouds) but was a nightmare to work with. Super gooey, so have extra flour handy for dusting and manageability.

❥Shortbread Buttons - Looks like a great recipe but I used it more for inspiration rather than follow it to the letter.

❥Cookie Clouds - Couldn't actually download the PDF (and the blog owner never responded to my e-mail so couldn't get my hands on it) but the blog is still great for inspiration.