A lazy Sunday afternoon treasure hunting

'Hi Folks! I just got back from my 'after dinner" walk (don't you just love warm summer evenings!) with hubby and Liam, when I realized it's 9.45pm and I haven't done a post yet. Hope you all had a lovely day.

I really love Sundays!!!

Slept in LATE! Breakfast in bed. 

Enjoyed a relaxing lunch with family.

After we couldn't eat anymore, we jumped in the car and headed for the Mill Markets in Ballarat, in search for some vintage treasures.

I decided to take some pictures rather than buy as I'm trying to be good.

Here are just a few things that caught my eye.

 vintage luggage

Books, books and more books

 pretty kitchen tins and dinner sets

 globes

 never used vintage bed sheets

AND this amazing Johnson tea cups set( in original packaging wow!), that John (my hubby) bought for me.. I''m the luckiest girl :)

Rain

I had a really lovely day today, even though it absolutely poured with rain and I'm still getting over the flu. John and I jumped in the car and went for a drive to Daylesford. I was going crazy being locked up in the house.
We weren't sure we were going to make it to Daylesford as alot of the roads were covered in water, due to the heavy rain fall we had last night, but we made it.

A very quiet day in Daylesford due to the heavy rain. When we arrived I thought that maybe i got my dates wrong as it looked like the Makers Market wasn't on. There are usually people and stalls everywhere outside the town hall, but this time the market was only in the main hall. Still really lovely. There were a few stalls I hadn't seen before.

Of course we had a look in the Mill Markets. I came away empty handed , again!.....boo hoo :(

I saw this really nice vintage child's toy pram. Unfortunately it had a not so nice price tag attached ......darn it :(

A lovely bright stall at the Mill Markets that I haven't seen before.

Very cheerful!

I bought this super cute soft toy from The Craft Revival, at the Makers Market.

As you can see it was a real hit with Mr Ronie.

Had a quick browse at Lark. I've been really looking forward to seeing their new Daisy Lane range. A little disappointed that the Dasiy Lane sweets aren't available in the store yet.

Finally got my hands on one of these cute posters. Can't wait to hang it in Miranda's and Ronan's room.

I even got to see a pretty rainbow on the drive home :)

Happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there!!!!

Mill Markets

Another wet and windy day here in Ballarat.

Decided to get some quick pics of my daughter wearing one of the Diddle & Ro dresses. Got her all dressed up, washed face, brush teeth and hair..... then we took one step outside and turned straight around and headed inside ....brrrrr.....man it is cold!!!! Will get some pics as soon as this weather clears up. The Diddle & Ro shop is currently empty and I can't wait to get some things in it......darn rain!

After the disappointing non-photo shoot, we decided to take a drive out to the Mill Markets. Lots of lovely things, but I came home empty handed :( I've decided to only by things on my shopping list. Errr lists, they really take the fun out of shopping. What I'm looking for is a lovely old big cupboard I can put in the kids room to hide all their bits and pieces.

Speaking of lovely things. There is a new stall/shop at the markets called Dear Prudence. Most of the pics below are from are from there. Lots of lovely things from the 60's/70's. I'll be shopping in this store a lot, that's for sure.

Vintage finds this week

Here are some of my vintage finds this week. Considering I didn't get alot of time to do any op shopping this week, I'm very pleased with the things I was able to find.

The books were a great find. I just love the illustrations pictured in the book below.

This sweet little ceramic puppy I found at the Mill Markets in Daylesford.

I found the cute dress (love the green pockets and piping) and pattern in an op shop in Ballarat. The fabric was an eBay purchase. The adorable shadow display box was from Blonde Vintage.

Can't wait to see what I can find next week.