dear mixie: 2013

Monday 16 December 2013

A Merry Mixie Christmas

Christmas time is celebrated a little differently from family to family, but this year we were really drawn to the idea of a White Christmas. How lovely the thought is!

Wearing:

Missy

Dress Neuw

Lexie

Top & Skirt TopShop

Unfortunately we don’t have lovely crisp white snow to play in, so we chose the beautiful white sandy beaches of Palm Beach, QLD. This beach in particular holds a special place in Lexie’s heart as one of her most treasured Christmas memories – aww!

As always we were also channeling our natural mermaid tendencies, and thought a beach trip was even more appropriate for the Mixie gals!

For this shoot we had the opportunity to work with the wonderful Heather of Heather Louise Photography. It was awesome to have an extra set of hands on deck (no self-timer necessary!) and we love the pics.

Wearing:

Missy

Top Faith & Lola

Skirt American Apparel

Lexie

Dress Witchery

Both Christmas crowns are made by Dear Mixie <3

We are so excited about the collaborations we have planned for the New Year with some of Brisbane’s most creative and sensational citizens!

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

Mixie
<3

Sunday 8 December 2013

Mixie Meets in The Pavilion

Hiya internet friends!

Lexie and I had a little meeting today (the one we were meant to have yesterday but got distracted by Topshop!). And we held it in the grandness that is The Pavilion. Capital T and P is a must.

So we got to planning some new shoots, recipes and some diy projects!

Though the meeting didn't really start until we had scoffed some delicious treats from French Twist, a cute cafe in Indooroopilly, and sipped some smoothies which I whipped up for us!

This fruity crush is simple and quick, plus it's dairy free which suits our delicate little bunny tummies!

1 punnet of strawberries
2 passionfruit
2 scoops Weis Passionfruit and Lychee sorbet
6 scoops Weis Mango Sorbet
1/2 cup of Mango Nectar Juice (Golden Circle)
Ice
Cut up the strawberries into halves, add the passionfruit, sorbet and juice into a blender then add your ice.

Blend Blend Blend!

Yum!

During our productive day making plans we even made a quick trip to Spotlight to get some supplies to make some cute little Christmas flower crowns! We also stopped by the shops and got ourselves a cute little polaroid camera. So much fun! And it came in pink - perfect!

Notebook: Kikki K
Polaroid Camera: Fuji Film InstaX from Target

Scully decided she wanted to get in on the photos!

Naww! I do love my fluffball! When she is clean ... !

We made a start on our flower crowns this afternoon but will finishing them off tomorrow in time for our Christmas shoot on Tuesday!

So fiddly but they do look lovely in the end!

Looking good!

That's all for today lords and ladies, we shall catch you later in the week!

M x

Wearing:
Missy

Tee Lazy Oaf

Shoes Melissa x Elisabeth Senneville

Glasses Dolce & Gabbana

Lexie

Top & Jeans Topshop
Phone cases from The Dairy

Saturday 7 December 2013

Topshop!

Yaaaay it's the weekend!

Little Miss and I had plans to quietly sit in her pavilion and plan some of our upcoming projects :)

THEN I remembered that it's the opening weekend of the long awaited Brisbane Top Shop store! So off we went :) It was a bit calmer than opening day but still packed full of young ladies and patient men.

We found way too many things that took our fancy, and took some daggy pics in the change room... #suchamodel

So we do have a few new cute lil outfits to show you ;)

And pony undies!! Can't go past pony undies.

So you'll have to wait and see what we have planned for you ;) Once we plan it, that is. But isn't that what Sundays are for?

L x

Tuesday 3 December 2013

Roasted Pumpkin Salad

Missy here, wishing you all a wondrous afternoon!

It's officially Summer here in Queensland and so it's getting hot and humid. Super.

When you're hot and hungry all you want is something simple that doesn't require a lot of time and effort. Nobody wants to stand cooking in the kitchen when it's a million degrees!

So today I made myself a roasted pumpkin salad! So what you'll need is:

1/4 pumpkin, deseeded, peeled, cut into cubes
3 tbs canola oil
1 tbs fresh lemon juice
2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
handful of lettuce or baby spinach
1 x 75g pkt toasted pine nuts
feta cheese
roasted chicken breast (optional)

I cut up the amount of pumpkin I wanted, placed it in a tray greased with canola oil and put it in the oven that was preheated to 180*

Let that cook for 15mins (you can leave it on longer if you want your pumpkin more crispy!) and get your other ingredients all ready.

The feta I used is absolutely delish! It's marinated in herbs and oil, I just get it from my local Coles!

Yum yum! I also added some chicken for some protein and sprinkled on the pine nuts.

Something quick and easy that takes no time at all! Yay!

M x

Tuesday 26 November 2013

Dear Mixie Meets Polyvore!

A note from Lexie-Lou..

There has been many a time where I have been feeling a bit mopey or miserable, and I've desperately needed a colourful cheer up. Especially at this time of year when everything starts getting super hectic and I need a quiet and cost-effective escape.

This is where Polyvore comes in handy :)

Putting together an outfit is a great distraction and is definitely safer than impulse shopping online (which is one of my more expensive habits).

Here is a pastel summer ensemble I day dreamed up on a mopey Monday afternoon!

'Fashion Fixes Everything'

http://dearmixie.polyvore.com/

L x

Sunday 17 November 2013

Little Witches

Well it's finally here! Our Halloween inspired shoot - 'Little Witches' :)

These photos were taken in South East Brisbane in the quiet bushland near my home.

We spent the morning poring over our favourite location blogs to get a lil inspiration for our first official shoot - and we're quite pleased with how it went!

Neither Missy or myself are overly dark in our fashion taste, so this was quite a light-hearted take on Halloween style. We're loving loose and draped fabrics at the moment coming into Spring (and we made some Spring time friends along the way!)