Giveaway Winner

The winner for the custom portrait giveaway as chosen by random.org is # 9 JenMeister.  Congratulations!

Check out what I found on calivintage tumblr!

Micaela and Aubrey

A custom portrait of Miss "The Drifter and the Gypsy" and her beloved dog Aubrey.

Ro-Ro's Big Day Out

Two hats.  Two scarves.  Three beaded necklaces.  Three gold bangles.  Five leather bags.  An aviator coat and a parasol.  Pretty good haul.

Through Lemon Coloured Glasses

Meet Dee.  She is slightly cheerful, optimistic and favourable.  She is not over the top and  thinks her glasses help her keep things in perspective.  Dee is the second eldest of four siblings and we all think she's a bit of an OK.

Custom Portrait Giveaway!

Hello lovely readers!  I've decided to do a wee little giveaway of one 5" x 7" custom watercolour pop portrait as a thanks for all the love.  To enter,  simply leave a comment on this post. For an extra entry, leave another comment if you follow my blog. Open to readers worldwide.  I will draw a winner  on Thursday, September 30th via random.org  Woot woot!

Thanks to everyone who entered.  The giveaway is now closed.

Robert with a Shovel

I found this old drawing I did a couple of years ago of my little brother.  I miss him alot.  He was a cute little kid with a wild imagination and love for dinosaurs and botany.  Now he's going to study to be a librarian.  I hope it works out for him.

My weekend

Road Trip with Ro-Ro and Ronald

Rosie aka Ro-Ro and Ronald have been talking about going on a road trip together for AGES! Today they're finally on their way. They're not real big planners so they don't have an itinerary but they do have a check list of things to do - eat lavender icecream where possible, raid every thrift store they pass, take photos of old couples on park benches, climb atleast three trees etc etc. It should be a fun trip.

A big softie

Last Thursday my husband ended up surprising me for our (dating) anniversary with the perfect Autumn cup and saucer set and dinner reservations at a lovely albeit slightly pretentious Thai restaurant. Apparently he went shopping last weekend and stumbled across the tea set at a little vintage store in Silverlake and thought of me...aw!

Five Whole Years or Sixty Months!

I can't believe it's already been five years since my husband and I first started dating. The time we've spent together has been absolutely amazing and I can't wait for the rest...even though he thinks we should only celebrate our wedding anniversary because we're married now!

*photo from 2006

Jeannie the Lollyologist

Jeannie is a little anxious today. She is interviewing for the position of lollyologist (hard candy maker). It's been her dream job since she was a little girl. Her interest in hard candy began when her nanna would give her tiny pillow shaped lollies from a small glass jar. At first Jeannie thought the colourful lollies were tiny jewels and it took her till they started melting in her hand to realise that they really were candies and could be eaten. The moment she popped one into her mouth she was hooked and there was no turning back for our shiny little sugar fiend.

Another giveaway

Visit Much Love for a chance to win four Pop Pop Portraits prints.

Aubrey

My first ever pet portrait (!)  for Miss Micaela.  I hope she likes it.

In It to Win It

The lovely Michaela of  The Drifter and the Gypsy is currently hosting a Pop Pop Portraits giveaway, so hop on over and leave a comment.  xo