Pinkerton Manor

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Description: Pinkerton Manor is the website and blog of Amie Gill and documents her passion for kitschy crafts, vintage and remixed fashion and style, tasty food and a host of other delightful things.

Work in progress

A few nights ago I started my first freehand embroidery. It’s an owl for my Nanna, but I didn’t have time to finish it before I saw her. I’m going to finish it off when I get chance...

18 jun 10

An update of sorts

So, my AS has been flaring up like a mofo lately. Last week we traveled to the Sunshine Coast for a few days to see family. Three and a half hours on public transport to get there, two nights on a lu...

26 may 10

Naughty Nauticals

Ok, so, there’s not really anything naughty about it. I just like the way those two words sound together. But I made a top, people! I’ve really been digging the nautical stripes I̵...

12 may 10

Of Late

I haven’t really been posting much lately and I would love to be able to say it’s because I’ve been busy, but actually the opposite is true. I haven’t really been doing (or w...

05 may 10

Flashback: High School Senior Art Folio

So, I thought I would share a few things from my art folio from high school. These would be about eight years old now. I like to think that my skills have improved since high school, but the truth i...

29 apr 10

Patchy Rain

This is what the sky looks like here at the moment. It’s been raining on and off since early this morning, but it’s still bright and sunny at times. Weather like this always makes me wa...

18 apr 10

Feeling Seedy

You would think that with my newfound healthy eating habits I would be feeling on top of the world, but unfortunately I’ve been sneezing non-stop for the last few hours. I’m really hopin...

13 apr 10

‘Italian’ Vegetable Stew with Brown Rice

Dinner last night looked like this. Originally I was going to make a vegetable curry with rice, but I changed my mind at the last minute and it became ‘Italian’ vegetable stew. In it was...

13 apr 10

Tomato Red

Lately I’ve been thinking and reading a lot about eating healthier. I’ve lost muscle mass, put on weight and my arthritis has flared up since I moved back to Brisbane and I think it has ...

12 apr 10

Recent Etsy Finds

Left to right: Wool A line 60s cut hooded Jacket Coat from DawnSharp Eiffel Tower black tunic dress from PrettyRaccoon Tree of Life Earrings from redwhisper Five Nesting Lotus Bowls from whitneysmith...

03 apr 10

Relaxing

Wednesday was the first day that’s really felt like Autumn so far (although we seem to be back to summery weather again now), so I decided to spend the afternoon relaxing and taking a stroll. ...

02 apr 10

Sweet and Salty

Breakfast: Scones with butter and Vegemite. I know some people will think that is weird or even gross, but I think it’s delicious. I’ve always loved sweet and salty flavour combinations...

31 mar 10

Shop My Wardrobe

My first round of listings on eBay just went live. You can have a browse here if you’re interested. Much, much more to come!

29 mar 10

Thrift love

Vintage cotton vest $15 Witchery oversized cropped jumper $3 Batwing top $3 Vintage woollen blazer $20 Jacquie E cotton cardigan $6 Birthday money + op shops = happy Amie. I also used some of m...

26 mar 10

Knitting and (not) cutting

I started two knitting projects this week. I started knitting my ‘corn’ scarf – made from Lincraft Snowball yarn to (hopefully) look like variegated corn. I’m probably going ...

21 mar 10

24+1

This is where I spent the Saturday before my birthday. It’s the Tamborine Mountain Botanical Gardens. Matt surprised me by hiring a car and driving us down there for the day. It was lovely! ...