Army bag I fell in love with and now can't stop wearing

So I've been wanting to post more about my DIY endeavours but when I have an idea I am generally too impatient to take pictures of the process and just want to get to the end result of whatever it is that I want. But for this particular DIY I was a little smarter and here is a DIY post where I am IN LOVE with the finished product.

Army surplus fabric bags are one of my most loved plus used and abused carry-alls but I don't like them looking like twenty thousand other people's, so over the years I've used patches and pins galore to make them more me. But for the past few months I've been itching to take the patchwork penchant to a whole new level of complicated embroidery. Now since I am super impatient I couldn't really do something that was very complicated, that would have taken longer, I quickly sewed all the colours I could find on a red piece of cotton fabric and then proceeded to sew the patch onto the bag. Here are a few pictures of the process, this is what I started with, a simple, non-descript fabric bag:



Hours of furious hand sewing...





Et Voila, a bag that is totally colourful, totally unlike anyone else's and totally me, I am soo happy I can't stop wearing it.

What are you favourite DIY beauties? I would like to look at some inspiration, once the DIY frenzy hits me its hard to stop but I am running out of ideas and this rainy weather is the best time to stay indoors making beautiful things.

Silk scarves make great shirts

Silk scrarf shirt+camisole: India, Crochet tunic: Vintage, Boots: Wittner, Bag: Africa, Jewellery: Sydney markets+all over

Just what I wear when lounging at home drinking and/or getting a few beers at the neighbourhood pub, layers of various fabrics that feel good against my skin, colourful stone jewellery, comfortable boots and a fun bag. Today I'd really like to talk about what a great collection of women I've met in my little blogging journey so far, they are all stylish, individualistic, fiercely feminist and incredibly supportive, it makes me all warm and fuzzy to interact with them here and on their blogs and its awesome when through them I meet more like minded awesome women. Thank you ladies, you make my world a little bit brighter and I wish I could meet all of your IRL soon. Happy Saturday world!

Sea shells and Block print

Tunic: Jaipur, India, Jewellery: Sydney markets and India

A cluster of shell necklaces, tiny block-print tunic, a vintage leather tooled beauty, little flower crown, ethnic cuffs, little things that cheer me up at the end of a dreary break...The last day of the Easter holidays saw me sleeping really late and then I decided to walk around the neighbourhood in search of something yummy to eat/ just walk the little laneways and look greedily at pretty houses with pretty plants. Not a great outfit post but this is what I normally wear; prints I like, loads of jewellery especially the kind I am obsessed with at a particular time, which right now happens to be cowrie shells for some reason, as many flowers as I can stick around me and comfy boots. Basically not something that is well thought out but just things that make me happy whether they are on or off me.

What are your go to pieces? Things that you are obsessed with at the moment?