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Doesn't @belbeinalee look picture perfect in her Twinkletoes beret? Its one from my 'Napier Nudes' mini collection and features the Deco Lady of the Napier Municipal Theatre. By some fabulous coincidence I just restocked a couple of these berets at @thedepartmentnapier today (swipe to see them) so do pop in to nab your own!

Renovating our 1951 house and I love the details of construction coming to light. Pictured is a little piece of kiwi ingenuity - using beer bottle caps to hold building paper in place - part of the make do mindset of the postwar period? And picture two shows the geometry of the structure behind the stucco, I was so pleased to see our little house has such decorative bones. These will soon all be covered up again by new gib and paint, but it makes me happy knowing the beauty of the structure within.

One happy hound and two happy humans galloping at the beach with not a cloud in the sky! Nothing is so joyful as a greyhound sprongling about on endless sand, legs made of springs, as though she's part kangaroo 💙

Happy birthday to our big girl! 6 years old today and we are pleased to report she loved her birthday treat of banana/egg/peanut butter dessert with a berry on top 🍰 she started the day off with some excellent zoomies in her PJ's and spent the afternoon lounging in the sun. Oh to have a retired racing hounds life!

A new batch of 'Napier Nudes' berets are underway, and there's nothing more peaceful than a whole day spent hand sewing.

A successful morning's op-shopping! A couple of super cute '60s patterns and a bulk lot of ombre tassels! I've been watching a lot of Endeavour (early inspector Morse set in the 1960s) recently and am loving the fashion. Time to raid the stash I think and make the most of the long weekend!

New berets are now in store @thedepartmentnapier 💚 including two in this amazing green velvet! Swipe to see the details on the inside - I like to use vintage ribbons to finish off the beret inner band - and this is one of the prettiest ribbons I've come across!

A selection of Fabergé inspired Easter decorations are fresh in store @thedepartmentnapier pop in to pick your favourite - no two are quite the same. I can see some ending up on the tree at Christmas too 😊 it's nice to create these little festive decorations and nibble on fresh baked hot cross buns while the first of autumn's chilly days change the leaves outside the window to a rainbow of yellows and oranges. The seasons are especially noticeable just now while we renovate the house and have the walls unlined and gaps that whistle in the breeze!

The final wedding gown of the season was collected by her beautiful bride this afternoon, it's been a whirlwind of lace, sequins and silk, challenges and warm fuzzies when I see a brides face light up at the final creation.

Currently my favourite dress, it's impossible not to swan about letting the breeze billow the skirts and flap the wizardly sleeves. A big thanks to @memmabees for gifting this 1970s beauty and another big thanks to the original dressmaker who made it with such big seam allowances meaning I could alter it a whopping 6cm at the waistline 💚

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