Surprise Package

Hit the road in style this weekend

Saturated Canary Geek Girl

Yesterday I received my Etsy order that I feel like I only just ordered.

It is a lovely print of a little Geek school girl. I found Krista's beautiful

Art work a little while ago and was so happy to see her creating lots

of new personalities over this time. What a talented Artist.

See more of Krista's stunning work at http://www.saturatedcanaryart.etsy.com/

or visit her blog at http://www.saturatedcanary.com/

I know there are big things ahead for her.

I'm excited to think that we will be getting a long weekend in Australia

this coming weekend. Time to spend outdoors and having some fun

with family and friends. Hit the road and see some country.

Hope you all have a great time no matter what you have planned!

Enjoy,

Sue x0x0

New Finds

Australian Vintage Postcards
Love the Smile your in the Riverland Orange

Vintage Elve Ornaments

Collection of Adelaide postcards

One of the things about Sundays that I enjoy doing is joining

my Mum and heading off to the North Adelaide Vintage and

Fashion Fair. They are held every other Sunday in this

super sweet oldie world Hall. The closer you get to Adelaide

City the older the buildings start to look and you can just

feel the heritage atmosphere.

We can enjoy and happily get lost in our own little world of the past and take our time

browsing. Looking at all the goodies takes some time so we have to split up and then

regroup later with all our fun finds. We both now have our own favourite stalls so we

do another lap to see what wehave missed before heading back home.

I have my eye out for things from the 60's and 70's as well as sewing bibs and bobs.

I look out for things I like to collect. Old postcards are always interesting and they

always have 1000's of them to look through.

The little Elves that I picked up were way too cute to leave behind. They have this

Christmas look to them and remind me that YES Christmas is really only just around

the corner! Scary thought!

Hope you all enjoy your weekend and a bit of spring

sunshine that comes your way.

Sue xoxox

At Last a Sunny Spring Day!

Spring can't come fast enough for me. In South Australia we have had so much rain

and wind lately, I long for Sunshine and a new brighter Season. We are just lucky

that the flooding is elsewhere.

With Spring time comes the Wedding Season also. Last weekend hubby and I had a

family wedding to attend at Tanunda in the beautiful Barossa Valley area. We both

love this area for quick getaways to the country, wineries and fantastic views.

So nice to get out of the city again, just to slow down the pace of things and unwind

for a while. Pottering around the shops is fun and hunting for new finds.

We had lunch and coffee at Wohlers in the middle of this great store surrounded with

gifts, homewares and hand crafted wood furniture. It is in the main street at Tanunda

or if you want a sneak peek check out the web site http://www.wohlers.com.au/.

The best time to go for a visit is when the Christmas displays are up and it turns into

a very European looking wonderland. The good thing is I can always pick up something

perfect for gift giving. While we are not really after any new furniture just yet I have my

eye on some stools for the breakfast bar.

Well worth a trip back soon when the weather cheers up.

It was a lovely Wedding and we all enjoyed some special family time catching up with

everyone. All the best wishes for the future Rick, Emily and baby Elleciea xoxox

Bye, enjoy that sunshine!

Sue

Many thanks, Etsy Mates

Many thanks to my Etsy Mates who did my graphics for my etsy store and my blog. I wanted everything to look really special, be unique and reflect my style. That's a big ask when its ever changing!

Dale in Dallas from www.seadreamstudio.etsy.com did my beautiful blog banner and I just love it to pieces!She is so talented, have a look at all her creations on her etsy shop. It's a real treat.

Marilyn in Colorado from www.accentuate.etsy.com did all my retro looking graphics for my etsy store.
She has worked with me to bring all my needs and ideas into reality. My business cards are getting printed at the moment and I can't wait to see them. Thanks Marilyn for all you help and ideas and for being such a special person.

The picture above I have had for years it came in a frame and I've kept it because in my imagination it looks like me (with perfect, curly locks!) in a time gone by looking out at beautiful Stansbury Bay.Waiting for my dear Hubby to appear. Two of my most favourite things in the world. Lucky for me I didn't have to wait too long. In November this year we have another special celebration our 30th Wedding Anniversary. Most importantly over 30 years of friendship and love. Plus 3 lovely children to share.
Time flies when you are having fun!



Wishing you all a Sunny Monday.

Tropical Getaways

Hello,
Welcome to my new blog. A great way to keep in touch with everyone, share some photos and let you all know whats happening with my new venture Astrachic Studio my etsy store.
http://www.astrachic.etsy.com/ Just started up 2 weeks ago and am happy keeping busy setting it all up and seeing what customers are responding to. Selling Vintage, Retro, Handmade and Memories unique to Astrachic.
I will be adding lots of new finds soon.

Today I am thinking of tropical getaways after the very wet, windy, cold and wintry conditions we experienced yesterday. The big birthday plans of a day shopping, dining and celebrating went somewhat off track with these extreems of weather and lack of electricity at Hahndorf, South Australia. I know it is winter and August but I was hoping for a pre spring day weather wise!

Never mind once we got back home, changed into dry clothes and shoes, had a coffee and warmed up all was looking much rosier. Giving us all time to regroup and make a change of location for our family lunch.Now we can attempt to do it all again when the seasons change.

This lovely sunset photo was taken on holidays at beautiful Seven Spirit Bay on our Sunset Safari tour. What a great place to get away from it all and relax in the tropical sun. Hope you enjoy the view as much as we did!
Hope you all have had a good week-end and got to spend some happy times with family and friends.