What Emma Did - 28th August 2011

This week I have been:

♥ Having a fab day out with the hubby in Kiama

♥ Hearing the sad news about the death of my little kitty Tom

♥ Going down to our garden to put the laundry on and finding we've acquired a chicken!

♥ Heading over to see the UN girlies

♥ Planting up more pretty flowers now spring has sprung

♥ Watching 'The Only Way is Essex' my new trash TV obsession

Rose Seidler House

While we were at the Fifties Fair the hubby and I had a snoop around Rose Seidler House. As it was so busy in the house itself we did consider coming back another day just to view the house but I have to say I'm glad we didn't come back and pay entrance fee as I found the house a little disappointing.

I have to say coming from the UK where there are thousands or years of history, calling a house that is 50 years old 'historic' seems a little absurd. Especially if you con consider the fact that we lived in a house that was 400 years old! So you can see that it may be hard for us to properly judge the house on its merits.

That being said the house is a great example of 1950s architecture and it sit beautifully in its surroundings. It is the kind of house I would love to live in.

Rose Seidler House was built by Harry Seidler in 1948 - 50 for his parents Rose and Max who lived there until 1967. However he banned their Viennese furniture from the house in favour of modern, minimal pieces from designers such as Eames, Saarinen and Hardoy. Harry fitted out the house with all modern appliances such as the fabulous Mixmaster.

The House won the Sulman Medal in 1952 and remains one of the purest examples of mid-century modern domestic architecture in Australia.

For more information on Rose Seidler House check out the Historic Houses website here. Rose Seidler house is open for viewing Sundays 10am - 5pm. Tickets are $8.

A day trip to Kiama

The hubby and I took advantage of yesterdays almost spring-like weather to take the new car for a run out to pretty little town of Kiama. After strolling through town and checking out the op shops (sadly no vintage to be had except for some cotton gloves but I could get them cheaper elsewhere!) we went to check out the blowhole (which was blowing a little!) After stopping back in town for some fish and chips we headed home.

RIP Tom Cat

RIP to my beautiful old Tom cat aka Mr O'Malley who died at the ripe old age of 19. I left him with my sister when we moved from the UK. My sister and her boyfriend have doted on him ever since.

We rescued Mr O'Malley when he was 14 years old (although he was still as sprightly as a kitten) he had been a stray for a while and hated other cats and thus hated being in an animal shelter but after taking him home he warmed up to us and spent all the time I was at home sitting with me and sleeping on our bed!

A Few Things Right Now

A while back I posted this about the new kitchen accessories that I bought. I promised I would post a piccy when I received them all and then promptly forgot so here it is now.

Speaking of fabulous kitchen good check out this fantastic 1950s kitchen table and chairs going for a song on eBay at $10

And on a completely different note I'm still trying to put together the 'Blogging Belles' section I told you about but unfortunately I've had no response from all the bloggers I contacted to interview!

Rose Seidler House Fifties Fair

The hubby and I headed over to Rose Seidler House for the annual Fifties Fair yesterday. I have been super excited about going to my first Fifties Fair and the day didn't disappoint. I know I promised to update you throughout the day on the mobile blog but honestly I was having too much fun to remember to take many photos. As for my outfit well due to the dress dramas I told you about I wasn't wearing what I wanted to and the dress I wore you've all seen before!

But back to the day itself. The hubby and I arrived around 1 ish as the hubby had to work first. We checked out the stalls and thankfully (for the pocket) I didn't see anything that caught my eye. I did see a fabulous set of Nally canisters in the original box but i'm sure they would have been above my budget and the hubby hit me with the revelation that he didn't really like them and found them a bit plasticy as he is the main kitchen user I'll have to concede and scrap the idea of a red set for the kitchen and go for a stainless steel 50s set instead.

We then headed down to the stage to see the best dressed in vintage competition. I think the judges would have had a hard time choosing as there were many fab outfits. After checking out the house itself (for which I will dedicate a separate post) we went back to the stage to listen to Candice DeVille's talk on 50s fashion which I have to say was very informative as well as amusing. After sticking around to watch the fantastic Swingtime dancers we headed home for a nice cup of tea!

What Emma Did - 21st August 2011

This week I have been:

♥ Popping to the pub to see the UN girlies

♥ Having a fab day at the Fifties Fair

♥ Watching Hereafter with the hubby

♥ Buying some pinup books from Book Depository (I will review them when they arrive)

♥ Taking up Yoga by doing Yoga Basics every morning!

♥ Watching the first episode of Underbelly Razor which was pretty good except for the dodgy cockney accents!

Fifties Fair on the Mobile Gallery

Hello dear readers!

Tomorrow is the Fifties Fair and as its the first one I've been to I'm super excited!! I will keep you updated throughout the day with piccies on the mobile gallery so for anyone who can't make it to the event stay tuned for my snippets of the day. I will also post a full blog post about the event on Monday so stay tuned!

Daily Outfit: All in Black

Here is the gorgeous 1950s dress that I mistakenly bought from Etsy for the Fifties Fair. I want to wear something a bit more colourful for the fair so I thought I'd tried this one out today.

Black 1950s new look coat dress - Etsy

Shoes - I love Billy

Rose hair flower - Bexterity

Seamed stockings - Jonathan Aston

Lipstick - Revlon Just Bitten in Frenzy

Mobile Gallery and a New Domain

Eagle eyed readers may have noticed that I have added a mobile gallery to my blog. I will use this to blog on the go when at event and out and about. I've also bought my own domain so you can now find the blog at www.emmaaime.com but anyone following the blog will be automatically redirected.

What Emma Did - 14th August 2011

This week I have been:

♥ Having a pin up photoshoot with Bex of Bexterity

♥ Getting a new car (now we can take some longer road trips!)

♥ Heading over to see the UN girlies

♥ Checking out the bargains at Costco

♥ Having Jelly Belly Beans for breakfast (not a wise breakfast choice but they make me happy!)

Daily Outfit: Caped Crusader

Here is the outfit that I wore to meet up with the UN girlies last week. I love love love my new cape it is sooo warm and comfortable but looks stylish on cold days.

Cape - 97k-Cube on eBay

White pencil skirt - ???

Black mary janes - I love Billy

Red knit beret - Stall at Paddy's Market

Red knit arm warmers - eBay

A New Monthly Blog Section - Blogging Belles

I would like to start a new month section of the blog entitled 'Blogging Belles'. Each month I will interview a blogger that inspires me in order to find out their motivations behind their blogs and what inspires them to blog. I hope this will help me learn how to turn my blog into a successful career but the question is will this be something my readers would be interested in seeing on Emma aime?

Setbacks and Silly Mistakes

I have had a few little setbacks the last week some as fault of my own and some beyond my control.

Firstly I've just found out that I have to put my plans to learn to drive on hold for six months. I have to be in Australia 6 months before I can obtain a license and as we went on a two week holiday to Fiji our last re-entry date was only two months ago! I will still save my tax money and most likely start learning to drive after the end of January as we have visitors over Christmas up until the end of January.

Secondly the wonderful 50s dress that I bought from Etsy for the Fifties Fair next weekend is not what I thought it was. I misread the listing so thought it was the dress and coat in one that is shown in the picture above but actually it is just the coat section. It is a beautiful coat dress but has some flaws and had I known this I probably would not have paid what I did for it. In fact I probably would not have bought it at all and would have bought the dress that the seller also has for sale. I must stress that this is my own silly fault for not reading the listing properly and the seller is in no way at fault. Unfortunately due to this I have nothing to wear for the Fifties Fair!

The Life Overhaul - Update 8th August 2011

This morning I headed over to Ingleburn for my appointment with the lovely Bex of Bexterity. Bex offers a range of pin up photo packages but I opted for the Teaser Package which consisted of hair and makeup, one scene setting and 3 final edited images.

Bex did my hair and makeup and showed me the range of outfits and props available. I'd settled on a scene before hand and quickly picked out what I wanted to wear. Bex then guided me to the photo scene and directed me on how to pose. I felt a little self conscious at first and pin up poses are a little awkward but Bex put me at ease and the shoot was over before I knew it. I check out the pictures and was definitely happy with what I saw. Overall the whole package took just over an hour.

I'm eagerly awaiting the edited shots and as soon as I have them I'll share them with you!

What Emma Did - 7th August 2011

This week I have been:

♥ Going out for lunch with the hubby at Amici Di Kogarah

♥ Heading over to the pub to see the UN girlies

♥ Going to the Purple Fairy's for an Intimo undies party

♥ Primping and pampering ready for my photo shoot tomorrow

♥ Going for pizza in the bakery and then heading out to the pub with a few of the girlies

♥ Nursing a bad hangover!

Daily Outfit: Retro Vixens

I headed over to see the UN girlies yesterday and as the weather has finally warmed up I had an opportunity to wear my new purchases from Retro Vixens:

Nautical Nancy Swing Trousers - Retro Vixens

Nautical Nancy Dolly Top - Retro Vixens

Saddle Shoes - eBay

Nautical Jacket (worn top photo) - Chic Star

(Please excuse the messy hair I desperately want to get it cut but my hairdresser has gone overseas for a month!!!)

What Emma Did - 31st July 2011

I just realized I forgot to post this weeks 'What Emma Did' (bad blogger!) so without further ado, this week I have been:

♥ Catching up with the UN girlies after not seeing them for a couple of weeks
♥ Quitting my creche job to take on my hours at the bakery

♥ Bagging myself a fabulous 50s dress for the Fifties Fair (but you'll have to wait til then to see it!)

♥ Keeping warm in style in my gorgeous new cape (I'll do an outfit post on this soon!)

♥ Having a belated birthday meal with our bakery friend

♥ Receiving some beautiful roses from the hubby!