Here it is~ another weekend another list full of sunshine and potential.

I’ve been having a very productive week, knuckling down and getting to some of those jobs that always seem to reside on the bottom of the To Do list, never making their way up.  But with the combination of school holidays and Spring time sunshine, I’m feeling like a clean slate and some fun and games.

Paperwork fun – Doing a bit of old fashioned scrap booking, (not the fancy kind), and getting all the girls birthday cards, art work and certificates into books.

Painting- I scored some bargain shelves at a discount store today that are exactly what I’ve been searching eBay for! So a lick of paint and a handy Dad will see them attached to the walls and filled with pretty things in no time.

Reading – I’ve bought some fabulous new books over the last few months,but have been so busy I haven’t taken any time out to read them!  Some are sadly still in their plastic wrapping since their early July purchase! I’m particularly excited to break the wrapping on Madeline St John’s work The Woman in Black.

Experimenting – I’ve found some cool new makeup tutorials that I’m dying to try out and see if they are a look that works for me.  They appear to be much more work than my usual day to day look, but I’m willing to give it a go in the name of beauty and science.  All those successful looks will be translated next week for your viewing pleasure.

Gardening – My poor garden is looking seriously neglected, so much so that I thought it time to call in the professional.  But with quotes for gardeners coming in at up to $55 per hour (!) I think I’ll be pulling on the gumboots and tackling it myself. Wish me luck and a spider free task.

…And TALKING LIKE A PIRATE for International Talk Like a Pirate Day today! Why? Why Not!… Now I’m off to bedazzle myself an eye patch.

Links à la Mode : September 17th

• 39th and Broadway – Designing Divisions
• Anywhere but here – Inspired by: Elton John
• awakened aesthetic – I Got Tatted!
• Denim Debutante – Denim Store Review: ECBC (and Giveaway!)
• Denimaniac – Interview | Philip Goss for Ijin Material
• dramatis personae – South African Street Style
• Fashion Pulse Daily – Blogging Live from Vivienne Tam S/S 2010
• FashionHippo – Best Fall 2009 Top Trends: Draped, Ruffled, One Shoulder and More
• girl friday – DIY Leather Necklace I’ve been thinking about…
• HiFashion – Successful Online Shopping
• Individual Chic – 7 simple steps when shopping for swimwear
• Oranges and Apples – Diversity in fashion and style for all ages
• Rags to Reverie – Give Me A Hint!
• Retro Chick – Make Do and Mend
• Style Symmetry – Symmetry Seven ~ Doe Deere
• sweetarchivia – The Lighter Side of Olive Skin Tones
• THE COVETED – Backstage and on the runways at Matthew Ames SS10
• The Demoiselles – Body Type? What Body Type?
• The Greyest Ghost – The Day I Met Gwen Stefani…Twice
• The Sideshow Scrapbook – have to have……….Knuckle duster clutch
• Think Thru Fashion – One Scarf, Tied 5 Different Ways