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Happy Friday!

Here's something to click about...

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Possible honeymoon. When we win the lottery.

I want to sew here forever.

Really, really, really wish I had an exposed brick wall to try some moss graffiti. I don't think a weatherboard wall will cut it.

Beautiful Havana.

I feel some pie making coming on, and it's going to look just like this.

My latest wedding crush. Enough said really.

Anyone else obsessed with The Block? Love the sisters, but Josh and Jenna will win. For sure.

And I told you I loved cardigans...

Have a great weekend, I'm off to Melbourne tonight to do our bridal gift registry, look at some pretty invitation paper, then tomorrow I'm meeting with our florist and finishing Chateau le Chookie hopefully. Hope the sun shines for you this weekend, however you spend it...

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This week I was sick, sniffly and feeling poorly, still busy at work, contemplated upgrading my photography website (well overdue) and we welcomed a friends baby into the world. A beautiful healthy baby girl. Always an exciting time, can't wait to meet her. I also shivered through blizard like conditions here in my part of the world. Because we're elevated above the rest of the Latrobe Valley weather patterns seem to really set in rather than roll through. Boo. 

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I really do think baby Eleanor is the most deliciously pretty bubba I ever did see.

Beautiful artichokes.

I attempted to make pink marshmallow's once. They most certainly did not turn out like this.

Loving everything this clever lady creates.

Pretty, pretty cake pops on madeit.

I really want to do this. You know, with my imaginary future not-conceived-yet children.

Have I mentioned how much I adore cowboy-boot-clad bridesmaids?

And wearing cute caridgans? Love.

Have a happy weekend, I have loads of sewing, baking and gardening planned. How about you? xxx

do you pinterest?

Admittedly I am late on the bandwagon. Actually I've been on the bandwagon for a few weeks but that's how long I've taken to write this post. Bad blogger. A few weeks ago still was late to the party that is Pinterest.

At first I didn't really get it, like lots of people I suppose, or I thought oh great just another thing to add to the list of websites I 'need' to check in on daily. I figured it was just like tumblr or stumble upon. But no, no this is different. I may even go as far to say that Pinterest has changed my life - ok that's a tad dramatic. But it's big, big news.

I've been pinning my little heart out lately (you might have heard all about it on my facebook page). I've created boards, got all organised and am pin, pin, PINNING!

Do you pin? I'd love to find some fellow Pinterest addicts...and yes, it is truly addictive. Proceed at your very own risk.

Image boards created by me, from my pins which you can find here.

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This weekend I am headed to the Portobello Bride boutique wedding market at St Kilda town hall, and as if that's not enough excitement for this little blogger I am then headed to Finders Keepers market, followed by pizza, beer and DVD's at my sisters house and then bright and early at the Camberwell markets Sunday morning. My sisters and I lived in Camberwell when we were at boarding school in Melbourne and have spent many misty and chilly Sunday mornings scouring the market. I haven't done it in years and am hoping to pick up some nice vintage things for some wedding decor. Wish me luck! Oh and I have a million and one other things to do in the big smoke as per usual, the errand list is a big one.

Have a lovely weekend, here is something to click about...

I have access to so many great old industrial pallets, I need to do something like this.

Of all the places in the world I want to magically teleport myself here.

And here too please.

This week I am dreaming of having so much spare time for things like jam making. My jam would be chunky and delicious and have gingham lids and tags like these.

Who knew a chandelier could look so striking on a simple Hills hoist? Love me a good elegant, Aussie country wedding.

Gadgets for the DIY-er - uh hello laser fabric scissors, you can come live with me.

If you're stuck for music to include in your wedding day this is a great selection (pssst some of these we have already chosen for our ceremony/cocktail hour/reception)

On top of our wardrobe (which we still use in our master bedroom) I would love to put this vintage red doll's trunk. Imagine the junk I could stuff in there! And a pop of red is right up my alley at the moment.

all the pretty cushions

I have a problem and the first step to admitting a problem is acknowledging it, or so I'm told.

Mr M thinks I have an unhealthy appetite for cushions. I don't know what he means. So many cushions. In all shapes, sizes, textures, adornments and plushiness. Yeah that's a word.

I have taken to smuggling cushions into our home, delicately placing them on the spare bed or the couch in the study where I think Mr M won't notice and then ever so quietly bringing them slowly into our lounge room and master bedroom. So many cushions Mr M says he can't fit on the couch anymore. Pish posh I say, there's at least a quarter of an inch left over there! Scooch over, you're blocking my view of the cushions. 

Ah cushions, I love you so.

Big striped cushions - Big W

Blue and white cushion (can't really see it) - Ikea

White cushion - Spotlight

Red ticking cushion - gorgeous little shop in the old Yea Railway Station run by the lovely Anne, Blackthorn Textiles.

Flour sack cushion - Cat Nap Cottage

Mother of pearl cushion - Home Centric

Red wool check cushion - Kmart (for $1!)

Blue rosette ticking cushion - The Nest

Hessian Bonne Nuit cushion - The Nest

Image by Emma Durkin for Cinderella at Brindabella.

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This week I have started something which I have wanted to do for a very long time, but never really jumped into the deep end and committed to. I mentioned last week about the Blogging Your Way e-course which Holly and Leslie are teaching for the next month. It began on Monday and has my head swimming with ideas and inspiration of where I want to take my creative endeavours and my blog. I'm feeling very lucky to be able to tap into the minds of two of my favourite bloggers who I respect and admire enormously.

The weekend ahead should bring some more productivity around the ramshackle farmhouse. We are hoping to finally pull down the old garden fence and tidy up the jungle out the front of the house. It seems we haven't really got started on anything new around here, just still cleaning up, treading water with no propulsion. Sigh. But I can always immerse myself in blogland (not very productive Emma...) and find the most delightful little gems out there. Enjoy.

I really want to do this, I heart doilies! I'm such a nanna...

Really cool numbers. I love enamelled signs and I love baskets, so perfect really.

This belly band is so pretty and would make the perfect prop to add to my photography bag of tricks.

A very simple way to create the perfect backdrop, I love the colours and textures in this.

Can not believe the sweetness of Jen's husband for Valentines day - and the cake! Oh the cake...ruffles galore.

Every parent needs to get to Ikea now and stock up on spice racks! You'll get it when you see it.

Some very cute little critters that are clever too.

Have a lovely weekend, however you are spending it xxx



new mae

In a world totally over-saturated with wall decal's everywhere you turn, I am in total admiration of Mae's ability to re-invent the wheel. The lovely girls I have posted about before have just released a new collection of their fab fabric wall decals, and I love them all. Observe...

I have always adored the woodland creatures from Mae's collection, but didn't really have a use for them in my home without a nursery for a baby girl (although I have been considering the teapot and cups for my sewing room, so much tea is consumed in there!) But now with some more generic designs I can envisage my home office, bedroom or kitchen adorned with Mae stickers. I love the circus ones, the picture frames, the scrabble letters and the sweet swallows remind me of the little birdies that hold up the hem of Cinderella's dress in the original Disney classic.

I love how the Mae girls have styled the images for this new collection also, with vintage 'vaseline-lens' photos and simple but effective interiors which really make the products shine. The rainy clouds above the bed is a great alternative to having a bed head.

Head over to The Studio of Mae's blog to see some more of their new collection or be updated via their facebook page.

All images from Love Mae website.

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Lots of things to check out this week around the net. I am hoping that this weekend will be super productive (more fencing!) We are hoping to get to our local organic berry farm to grab the last of their raspberries and blackberries for jam making. We need about 30 kilos. Yup. Lots of jam. May be a wedding related project, more on that later.

Enjoy :)

I need a super cool cocktail party to wear this amazing dress to.

Doilies and kraft paper and pretty colourful mini-bunting - oh my, the cutest party.

Oh. My. Goodness. This cake has got to be the most amazing cake I've ever seen...yet so simple. Love!

A very understated bridal bouquet. Love king proteas.

Button love!

The most beautiful way to reveal a babies gender. So cute.

And please deliver one pretty as a picture glasshouse to my garden this weekend. That's all.

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 Summer is still trying to peek through...I know they said it was going to be a mild summer, but seriously?! I know I will be complaining with a string of high 30 degree days but I do really love summer and hang out for it all year. It seems it is taking an awfully long time to arrive.

This week at the farmhouse we have been knocking in some fence posts after work for our new fence to go around the yard. We are extending it out alot on one side, putting it on the other side of the driveway at the front to (eventually) incorporate a cattle grid, and pushing it out a mere metre on another side. Yes a metre, due to the fact that a) the existing fence really isn't up to Mr M's exacting fencing standards and he hates to look at it *shudder* and b) in order for our dog pens to fit next to the shed we need just another metre.

Have a splendid weekend - here is what I found this week in my clicking adventures...

Major wardrobe envy. The shelves for the shoes and bags...the chandelier...the space!

Really cute ceramics.

The most beautiful family photos.

The coolest summer outfit in the coolest retro engagement shoot.

Depending on your mood interchangeable necklace - cool huh? I love it because it has a girl with a camera :)

Great little project to use up felt scraps (I have a lot of those!) and promote pretend play.

I'd love to make one of these for my nieces and hide under there all day!

Is there anything cooler than a chalkboard artist at your wedding?! I want.

And finally a very cool transformation from dark and scary attic to bright and breezy usable space.

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This week Dorothy Mackellar's poem 'My Country' seemed all too real. A land of flooding rains indeed. Amongst it all though you may feel overwhelmed by all the news coverage. Sometimes it's just all too much and you might need some escapism. Click around with these links to see what you can find...

Always hard to find a really nice christening presents. These cushions are super cute.

Really sweet wedding favours. Nom nom nom!

I love all things EmersonMade - and now they do tshirts.

A totally funky nursery. Love the blackboard wall (wondering about the dust though above the cot??) and the grey walls with pops of bright colours. Grey is such a cool colour for gender neutral nurseries - never would've thunked it!

The sweetest thing I've ever seen. Simple, everyday love. Sigh.

This is kind of what my sewing room looks like at the moment. (The before shots!) Am 'making-do' until I have the energy to tackle it. Plus Mr M keeps reminding me of the 20 million other things to do around the farmhouse before the sewing room gets a look in. Clearly we have different priorities.

I freaking love this. A suitcase + a dolls house + storage + itty bitty clothes for dolly. Oh my.

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Hello. How was your week? I am starting to feel the warm breeze of summer here in my corner of the world. This week we started irrigating our potatoes, which always makes me start to think of summer with the smell of dam water, having to stop on the road for the irrigator to pass over and wet squiggy mud through your toes at night checking the winches. More on that next week hopefully, am planning on a few more farm related posts if that's ok with you all.

Here's what I found this week around the traps...

The most gorgeous scarf I simply must have.

This seems so far removed from my surroundings at the moment, talk about escapism! Beautiful.

Hopefully the cold feet don't last until her own wedding day!

Lofty ambitions.

Big, bold statement. I would have never thought to paint it that colour. Bravo!

Re-usable fabric wrap for your gifts, really nice idea with a really nice sentiment of 'give luck' to match.

Ruffle me up there's a shrug on sale!

Sophie has created the ultimate learning space for her little girls, one who starts school of the air soon. I love everything about this room, it's function and it's aesthetic all rolled into some educational fun!

The most picture-perfect engagement session from a fellow Gippslander, Louise. I am besotted with these images, love love love.

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Happy Friday people! Hope you haven't had too much of a frantic week running about Christmas shopping, baking or decorating. I'm a bit disappointed that it's only a week until Christmas to be honest, I thought I had so much more time to get my craft on and bake some Christmas goodies, have some Christmas cheers drinks and put some more thought into my gifts. Alas I am running out of time. Sigh. Here are some inspiration hits for you lovelies though...

A very beachy Hanukkah.

Belinda's new kitchen had me totally rethinking Ikea flat-pack kitchens and open shelving.

This year I'm putting our tree in the corner of our dining room, and this is how I pictured it in my head. Hmmm...maybe next year after some new curtains and a lick of paint.

Ha ha ha. Funny funny.

The most eco-friendly, sweet and thoughtful nursery.

In the seventies my mum had a very rad kitchen with red pots and pans and utensils. She says she was so hip and groovy amongst her friends for dinner parties. Sometimes I still find remnants of the rad kitchen, like playing play dough with my nieces and using a (somewhat chipped and faded) red rolling pin that has been sitting in the play dough container for twenty years. I think these came from the rad kitchen of yesteryear.

A very pretty dress.

New Years resolution #1: attempt to learn to knit (again!) to make this blanket for pregnant friend. Love.

A very simple but effective felt wreath if you are struggling for last minute decorating ideas.

Next time I don't know what to get my Dad for Christmas/birthday/Father's day please remind me of this.

love terrain

Call me a bit slow on the uptake, but I have only just discovered Terrain, a part of the Urban Outfitters empire, and it seems it is right up my alley with lots of farmhousey type things for the garden and kitchen. On my Terrain wishlist is a wide-brimmed straw hat for wearing in the garden (so I can stop wearing my giant black cowgirl Akubra I usually wear horse-riding and farming about), a cute gumboot door knocker and the linen farmyard placemats complete with a hessian pouch for cutlery. Oh, how I want those especially for my dining room make-over imaginings.

Anything you are craving for from Santa this year? Or any online gems you have uncovered and can't believe you ever lived without knowing about them before?

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Recently I've been a little overwhelmed with all the goodness out there in blogland, so many clicks and so many things to see, try and do. Then this week a friend who is new to blogging asked me how I had accumulated so many blogs I follow, how did I find them? How do you find ones that you like? And in all honesty I really didn't know how to answer. I guess I've just been clicking around for long enough and got a bit carried away in the process!

So I've decided to make a regular feature here on Cinderella at Brindabella called 'in case you missed it'. On Friday's I'm going to do a bit of a round-up of things I've found this week on the web which I have found interesting, cute, pretty, awesome or handy - and hopefully you will too. Now I'm not promising that this will happen every Friday, I'm not silly enough to lock myself in to that! But hopefully somebody else might find these things mildy helpful or interesting as well and I will be passing the blog-lovin' on. So here goes...

Veil for sale!



The most whimsical of fairytale engagement shoots.

Beyond adorable outfits for little people.

Country charm gingham shoe clips.

The sweetest of Christmas garlands.

Retro Mummy has pimped her blog!

The Scandanavians have such chic, crisp style with a little bit of Cath Kidston love thrown in.

If I didn't have a potato paddock in my way, this is how I would be getting to work.

How many times do I have to tell you to brush your teeth? 100's and 1000's of course! Genius.

A country drive to Yea for affordable Christmas art, featuring the talents of some ol' friends of ours from Ythanbrae days.

Put this on and you would feel instantly pretty and ballerina-esque.

What Mrs Claus is most definitely wearing right now.

"Wear the light". To hang in a dreary window.

{ A few of my favourite things... }

Maybe it was posting about my spotty socks the other day. Or perhaps it is realising how many little knick-knacks I have after moving everything in preparation for the painters. Whatever it was, I realised I have a lot of 'favourites'. So - I will be posting 'a few of my favourite things' every now and again. Just some little {and not so little} things that are my treasures for one reason or another.

This little pocket mirror my Nana brought back from her travels to Russia when I was a little girl. My grandparents did a LOT of traveling after retiring. My Nan would always bring me and my sister a doll from the country they'd been to. In my teenage years the dolls stopped and I would get little treasures such as this. I did ballet as a little girl, and out of my two sisters and myself, I was the only one that LOVED being a ballerina. Nan used to take my sister Louise and I on the train to Melbourne in the school holidays to the ballet at the Arts Centre. I thought the Arts Centre was the Eiffle Tower! {It's similar okay?}

This little pocket mirror is a bit tarnished, the mirror rattles a bit and the clasp doesn't quite close but I love it. It reminds me of my Nan and the fact that she knew I would love it because I loved ballet. And she loved taking me to the ballet. 

{And to all those American reading this - I will continue to spell 'favourite' with a u!}