Turkey Curry Buffet

I love leftovers ... food, books, furniture, clothes ... you name it.

So last night I made a pasta dish of leftovers from Christmas leftovers.

Due to their unpopularity, the leftovers are in the freezer and in future will be reheated and eaten as leftovers (by me), no doubt with some burning-ring-of-fire hot chilli sauce to distract me from the fact my leftovers are so despised by others.

So I'm heaping your post-Christmas plates with a dollop of my favourite leftovers of 2011.

If you don't like leftovers, shame on you!

Eat up slowly and I hope you don't get indigestion from my turkey curry buffet!

Thank you so much all of you lovely readers for visiting or following my blog this year.

I don't know where I'd be without your company - you never cease to make me scream with laughter or tear-up like an emotional train wreck.

Here's to more of that wonderful malarky for another year - 2012!

Love Desiree xo

Cheap Frills Are So Frockin' Friday!

I've grown rather fond of Frock on a Friday.

It's like having a pet gimp in the basement I can pay a visit once a week.

Or not.

Will I, or won't I?

I'm never really sure what I'm in the mood to wear when I wake up.

But it so happens there seems to be a never-ending supply of frocks seeping out of every nook and cranny in the house due to my tendencies toward hoarding and domestic sluttery.

Having said that, I wore this frock on Sunday to visit a tiny wee pop-up vintage market.

I showed great restraint and only bought one frock, but I was struck by the glorious beauty of this 1970s nylon jersey men's shirt which made me instantly think of Helga's G-Man.
He would look amazing in this!

I snatched this splendiferous 1960s swimsuit off the rack and carried her about with me for ages before deciding she was too expensive.
Later in the week I kicked myself after seeing Hot-Legs Helga looking utterly glorious in a vintage blue swimsuit - arrrrgggggghhhhhhhh!!

How can such hotness be contained in one gorgeous specimen of a woman ... I ask you!

This little cutie is Matisse, who had a stall with her mum Glynnis.

Glynnis said she'd be going home with more frocks than she arrived with, as she'd had a wonderful splurge in the other stalls.
She's showing us an amazing 1960s evening maxi frock covered in rosettes and beads she managed to snaffle ... before me.

I wore this 1950s cotton frock I've had for about five years and decided it was time north Brisbane copped onto the double-bagging concept.

1950s frock - eBay

DIY floral headband - made by moi

1960s red vinyl bag - thrifted

1950s ostrich-skin bag - Camberwell Market, Melbourne

Red fence-net tights - eBay

Melissa Amazonia shoes - Melissa online sale

The following day I took The Stylist and her BFF out shopping and for lunch, wearing the 1960s blue and silver lurex frock I picked up at the market.

The day involved stuffing ourselves stupid on cake and enjoying general girly silliness with much giggling.

1960s frock - vintage market

DIY floral headband - by me

1970s bag and leather bangle - gifted by the lovely Erica Louise

Brolly, sunnies, earrings and bangles - all thrifted

Shoes - Melissa sample sale courtesy of the unstoppable Suzanne of Idee Fixe

Have yourselves a wonderful Friday my lovelies and don't stress about Christmas too much - it's only ONE day out of 365!
Baci, Desiree xox