A big massive thank you to all who entered the armwarmer giveaway. Your answers were gorgeous and Captian Apricot and myself had a hard time coming up with the winner. 

BUT… we both loved Scribbles and her love notes so congratulations love! The armwarmers are yours. Just email me at lady(at)smagglestyle.com and I’ll pass your deets along to the Captain!

Again, thanks for entering! I love you all. And thanks Captain Apricot for sponsoring the first Smaggle giveaway!

Love Lady Smaggle

xxx

It’s the end of the weekend and I’m utterly exhausted. The weekend was spent spoiling the shit out of Mr Smaggle for his birthday. I also slept for an obscene amount of time. 

* Hammer pants from DFO in Melbourne

* Singlet top from Country Road in Melbourne

* Cardigan from Valley Girl in Canberra

* Earrings from Bijoux in Canberra

* Shoes Doc Martens from DFO in Melbourne

* Singlet by Metalicus 

* Brooch Smaggle Made (It’s a black chip board square with a diamante ‘MJ’ design on it. I’m going to wear it for thirty days to mourn for my beloved Michael Jackson who I’ve been listening to non-stop for the past few days.)

This evening I’m going for a chilly jog around the lake, cooking an old fashioned meat and veg dinner for Mr Smaggle and getting ready for a busy week. 

What are you up to my love?

Love Lady Smaggle

P.S The winner of the armwarmer competition will be announced tomorrow! Good luck! 

A wee little while ago I received an email from a super gorgeous gal who has an Etsy store called Captain Apricot and she sells hand made armwarmers. She very kindly sent me a pair to road test and I have to say I’m literally in love. These babies have been with me since the day I received them. Last week I thought that I lost them and I was literally devastated. They are so warm and they scrunch beautifully around the wrist when worn. It makes SUCH a difference that they are made from wool. My arms have never been toastier! And I can easily hold a glass of Merlot without it slipping through my fingers. Absolute genius design.

AND to top it all off the gorgeous Captain Apricot is giving all Smaggle readers the chance to win a pair of super awesome armwarmers! Holy crap! 

All you have to do to win is visit her store, mosey on over to the armwarmers section, pick which ones are your favourite (personally I’m all over the champagne shorties) and leave me a comment. Not just any comment. I want to know your favourite thing about Winter. And if ANYONE says ‘Hot chocolate in front of the fire place’ NO ARMWARMERS FOR YOU! Be creative people. Impress us! Don’t forget to tell us which armwarmers are your fave! 

So…

1. Visit the store

2. Pick your favourite armwarmers

3. Make a comment on Smaggle saying what your favourite thing is about Winter

It’s that easy!

You have until Wednesday at midnight to leave your comment. The Captain and the Lady will then decide the winner and it will be announced later this week. 

Oh the excitement! 

Love Lady Smaggle

xxx

I got tagged for this Daddy Likey project AGES ago and because I’m lame I’m only just doing it now. Frocks and Frou Frou – I’m so sorry it took so long but here it is. 

My blog spot…

This is where I spend most of my time blogging these days. Either on my Melbourne couch or Mr Smaggle’s Canberra couch. On the table next to me (fashioned from an abandoned street sign and a few neglected boxes of beads) is a glass of mineral water (my new favourite) and our fish tank. Our fish are called Tae (after Roomy Smaggle), Simon (after her man), George from George’s Marvelous Medicine and an unnamed ’special needs’ fish that’s missing an eye and has a strange growth on his face. Simon knows I work with kids with special needs and that I adore them so he thought he’d buy me a special needs fish. Bless.

My lame daily outfit is…

* Really old jeans from Cotton On

* Cardigan from Supre

* ‘I’m beached as bro’ singlet top 

* Scarf from Sportsgirl

* Glasses from vintage store on Gertrude Street

Best be off my lovelies… I promise you more outfit shots soon!

Love Lady Smaggle

xxx

Sorry kittens, for the ridiculous absence and horrifying lack of outfit shots. I’m so crazy busy and rarely near my computer but I’m going to try to be a better Smaggle. I promise! 

This weekend was BRILLIANT! I spent Friday night at a gallery drinking free wine and mingling with this incredible Russian woman who was a witch but was wearing head to toe Issey Miyaki. I would like to be her when I grow up. Yes I would. Then I spent the evening at an asian karaoke bar flirting my arse of with a transgender (self proclaimed) ‘man with a clam’. Mr Smaggle was rather amused. I also ate McDonald’s for the first time in like 4 years. It was magnificent. 

Saturday night was spent having a delicious girly sleepover with Roomy Smaggle at one of our friend’s houses and my days were spent tearing my hair out over making jewelled rings for an exhibition opening in Canberra while simultaneously watching 90210 season six. The rings are modelled above by the gorgeous Roomy Smaggle. 

I’m off to teach winter themed art to my special kids today. Sigh! 

Love Lady Smaggle

xxx

A few weeks ago I received an email from the gorgeous Ninaribena over at Canberra’s Got Style. She made my SJP top that I’ve nearly worn to death. Anyway aside from being ridiculously talented she is also a gem. Sensing that I was having a bad week she popped these gorgeous earrings in the post to cheer me up. Bless! They are from her Etsy store Tango and James. I’ve very awesomely styled these earrings with my OH&S school appropriate head scarf and clear lens glasses that I wore to make filigree today. I do apologise for not giving the earrings a better podium for their debut but the fact that they look pretty tops on this deranged librarian speaks volumes about their coolness. 

Thanks Ninaribena! Smaggle loves you!

Now I’m off to have a few gins with Co-Dependent Smaggle. I’m going to kill whatever brain cells I have left after eight straight hours of delicate silver wire work…

Love Lady Smaggle

xxx

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Here’s a few things I’ve learnt over the past few days…

* It is impossible to dry clothes without a dryer in Melbourne in winter.

* If a child is screaming and crying and saying they have broken their ankle, if you ask them to tell you about their favourite TV show, nine times out of ten the ankle will miraculously heal itself while they babble away about Dragon Ball Z. 

* Sweet potato is awesome. 

* Natalie Bassingwiathe is EVERYWHERE. 

* It just occurred to me (via a friend’s Facebook status) that The Beatles spell it that way because music has a beat. Beatles. I’ve never felt so stupid. 

* It is entirely possible to drink too much mineral water. 

* Along with the usual yellow, white and rose gold there are heaps of others including purple. 

* Mr Smaggle just purchased an air humidifier for his bedroom. Sexy. 

What about you my little chickens? Anything interesting to share?

Love Lady Smaggle

xxx

Gala asks the question – Do you wear ugg-boots in public? Well, the lovely people over at Whooga sent me a pair of boots for my perusal so I’ve happily taken the challenge of road testing them. Tis the perfect weather to do so after all..

I have to say that ugg-boots have eluded me for many years. I have dancer calves (which are similar to those of a sherpa) so boots rarely look good wrapped around my brick-like lower legs. I also have a serious aversion to looking sloppy in public. This didn’t stop me from gleefully unwrapping my Whooga boots and pulling them onto my chilly feet the second that they arrived. 

Made from merino wool they are super toasty and mega comfy. The sole is a little stiff but after a week of wear they are starting to soften. These are the boots that I was sent (despite heavily hinting for these ones - cute!) and they are very traditional tan, long ugg-boots. I do agree with Gala that ugg-boots are far more acceptable in black. I can handle tan but that’s just because I’m a purest and I’d do chocolate because I love pretty much anything in chocolate. I’m certainly not a fan of the pastel colours but I imagine that if I was ten years old there’s not much else in the world that I could want.

These boots are the first thing that I put on in the morning and the last thing that I take off before I get into bed at night. I even slip them back on when I duck out for my midnight bathroom visit. These boots have made a trip to the letter box and recycle bin but have gone no further. I wouldn’t be beyond wearing them to a friend’s house but I have a hard enough time driving as it is without two merino wool pillow-boots strapped to my feet. 

All in all I have to say – BUY SOME FREAKING UGG-BOOTS!!! You really won’t regret it. And do consider Whooga – they are made with Australian Merino sheepskin and there is a handy sizing guide to make sure you get it right. The boots arrived REALLY quickly and it’s difficult to find ugg-boots for sale in real life so internet buying will really help you out. I thought mine were a little big at first but they don’t size down as much as other ugg-boots and after a week they are still fitting well. Oh and Whooga are running a competition to win a free pair of boots follow the instructions here.  I’ve been wearing them for a week straight and I have to say they are pretty tops. They are definitely staying inside my apartment though. I’m so not cute enough to pull them off in public…

Tonight I’m wearing…

* Vintage kimono from Material Pleasures

* Vintage slip thrifted from Salvos

* Obi belt thrifted from Salvos

* Ugg-boots from Whooga

* Glasses from a second hand store on Gertrude St. I have to wear safety glasses in the jewellery workshop but I find them so uncomfortable so I bought clear lens glasses. How adorable are they?

Love Lady Smaggle

xxx

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Lady Loves…

* Ugg boots. Who needs heating when you have super awesome Peter Alexander 100% sheepskin and suede boots of heaven wrapped around your feet? 

* The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Quiet, dignified and thought provoking. A very decent film. 

* Making jewelled rings for a ridiculously appropriate Vanity Fair themed exhibition. 

* Finishing my assignment so I can drink wine and eat dinner with Roomy Smaggle tonight!

* Working at a special school. Spent all afternoon on Friday playing pool with the most gorgeous kids on earth. Plus they think I’m hilarious. 

* Starting a very serious health kick tomorrow. 

* This from Foto Decedent.

* Her man.

Lady Loathes…

* Being cold. So typical of Anzac Day.

* Not getting a public holiday tomorrow for Anzac Day. What’s the go Victoria? ACT are partying it up tonight!

* Her jeans getting a tad on the tight side. Hence the health kick tomorrow. 

* Having to take off her ugg boots and trackies to go to the shops. Blergh!

* Leaving her favourite sunglasses in Canberra. 

* Not being a millionaire. 

* Not being able to find a decent free online health diary! Any suggestions?

How about you angel face? Any loves and loathes to share?

Love Lady Smaggle

xxx

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LOVES

• The photo above. Search for ’scrunchy nose’ on Flickr. So cute.
• Wild penthouse parties with Moet, gin, divine food, city views and a massive king sized bed to pass out on.
• My inky black/grey nail polish with tiny specks of glitter
• Experiencing the familiar
• Waking up with the rain pouring outside, balcony doors wide open, snuggled in bed with a very delicious and sleepy Mr Smaggle.
• Getting a text message from my best friend from high school and realising that after a particularly hilarious faux fight we had in 1999 she is still listed in my phone as ‘Fat Bitch’.
• The Twilight books. I may just marry Ed Cullen.
• This post on Fail Blog. Oh. My. God.

LOATHES

• Missing my little Melbourne family – Oadie, Co-Dependent Smaggle and Roomy Smaggle. I’m trying really hard to hate Melbourne and they are making it very difficult for me.
• Coming home from the shops to discover I’m out of milk.
• People whose underwear show. To me, it’s never cool.
• Ignoring my assignment. It’s really starting to loom now.
• Not having a sewing machine. I have so many DIY’s that I want to try…

And you?

Love Lady Smaggle

xxx