27 dresses: part 2

 Good evening friends!! Sorry to bombard you with so many pictures. These are just some of the dresses I have been working on this week. I posted off about 15 packages today, and the rest will be posted next week. It feels so good to know that I have all of my orders under control before the move.

In other news, you may have noticed that I am playing around with the layout of my blog. I am going to keep playing around with it all till I find something that I love...

The weather is all of a sudden very summery. Today after picking up Zavian from daycare we enjoyed a late afternoon swim at the beach. My first for the season. I love crispy, salty beach hair.  Tonight we have all the windows open and there is a delicate warm breeze wafting through the house. I love the sound of the crickets and the frogs outside. The plan for the evening is to enjoy a movie and veg-out. Just what the doctor ordered!! We need to make the most of our last days here on the coast.

I hope your weekend is off to a good start!

Bec x

27 dresses

Well if you count them there are actually only 19 dresses in the shot, but there are another four ready to finish hanging in my studio, and then another four to cut and sew before the big move... and then I will be finished for the year.  I did not think that I would make it. But now I am certain that I will.

After 5 days of hardcore non-stop dressmaking I am ready for a rest. Tomorrow will be devoted to yummy food, beach time and naps taken with my small person.

Once again, I have so much goodness to share with you. Pretty dresses, thrifted finds, new friends and  exciting news - but it all has to wait for my brain to return....

I hope you are enjoying a lovely week so far.

Bec x

window shopping...

Recyclyed locker from wesben on etsy

Amazing sideboard from benjaminmangholz on etsy

I found these clever things on etsy while I was procrastinating   planning our new living room in the Panna house...

I did have a plan to acquire a few new bits and pieces to make our new home in Pannawonica more comfortable. My list grew very long, very quickly. The reality of the situation is that although I would love a new couch/rugs/bed/bookshelf etc; we really can't afford to just go out and buy these things on a whim.  We are going to be taking most of our existing furniture with us, all of which has been picked up from op-shops, friends and hard rubbish.

NOW please don't get me wrong... I love my stuff. I love that not having a lot of cash forces you to find creative solutions to furnishing and decorating.  Finding abandoned treasures at the tip makes my heart race and brings me immeasurable joy!! I also love houses that are real. Lived in and mismatched. I don't love houses that look like display homes... Boring!

BUT if money were no object, then there are a few things that I would be happy to bring home...

Random stuff...

*I have decide that I am the beehive type. I found this tutorial and have been practising all weekend. I suggest you give it a try... I love it so much, I may even arrange for some pictures of me rockin' the new do soon.
*I was watching something that made me cry on the telly, and Zavian came up and held my face and said, 'don't worry mummy, I make you feel better' and gave me a kiss. Melt. heart explosion.
* I have my niece camping in the back yard with her friends for her end of school leavers...

So random. I shouldn't even be trying to blog right now...

Off to bed.

Bec x

P.s - there is still time to enter the giveaway

Gift certificates...

I have been told by a few ladies that a Naughty shorts dress is at the top of the Christmas list.... Now of course I am super busy with the relocation and finishing up existing orders by the end of the year, but I thought that I would make some gift certificates for the etsy shop so that you can still get some naughtiness in  your Christmas stocking...

The certificates will be valid from January for custom dress listings and  ready to ship pieces. Every certificate will come with a unique code that can be used at the checkout toward items in the naughty shorts shop. 

For more info you can email me at naughtyshorts@y7mail.com or via etsy

Bec x

Bigger than Texas!

I awoke to this gorgeous message with a link to some photos of a wedding all the way over in Texas,  featuring bridesmaids dresses by me! (how cool is that!!)  All photos are courtesy of Michelle Edmonds photography and the Style me pretty blog. Thanks miss Melanie, you were a joy to work with. It was such a great way to kick off my day, especially after three nights of hardly any sleep...

I am currently trying to get my small person to sleep in her own bed. I have moved a mattress onto the floor of her bedroom and have been sleeping there, hoping that having me nearby will be enough to get her through the night on her own... This isn't really working. Anticipating her waking up is keeping me from falling asleep and the mattress is so uncomfortable and small... And then when I DO finally fall asleep she wakes me up climbing into bed with me anyway!! By then I am too tired to get up and put her back in her own bed. Not to mention that she is waking up at 5.30 am every morning anyway...

Bah. Tonight we are both moving back into my bedroom. I have too much to do to miss out on much needed sleep...

It looks as though the current plan is for the movers to pack up the house on the 14th of December.  We will spend a couple of nights in Perth, flying to Panna around the 17th of December...

I have worked out that I have 23 orders outstanding that I would like to complete before we take off... It's a tall order, but tonight I will finish cutting all of those orders out and just take it one step at a time.

Wish me luck...

Bec x

So much happening!!

My life is a bit chaotic at the moment.

Packing, sorting, editing my collections, parting with treasures....

Cutting, sewing, planning and dreaming.

Weeding, cleaning, painting....

It is a bit stressful, but I am feeling so excited to be taking naughty shorts into its second year. The fact that I will be operating from the middle of the desert, just makes it all the more of an adventure! 

Change is good.

Bec x