Featured: Anna Thomas

Some favourites from Anna Thomas' SS09 collection. I like the 'upmarket nerd' look - loving the blazers, the ankle socks and long skirts. reminds me of 'Zhang Laoshi' (Mrs Chong) who taught me chinese at TAFE. She rocked that quintessential teacher/librarian look :)

Deenie

oh la la

just a month to go before my holiday in Paris!

searching for apartments to stay and there are some delightful finds. Actually there are almost too many options, it is so overwhelming.

we're hoping to stay in the same area as Amelie the movie was filmed, Montmartre - tres cool!

here's a sweet place via Cobblestone Vacations that totally oozes the Parisian life...I can smell the croissants...

Kay

i want a gocco!!!

how cool is gocco?

here are some examples of lovely gocco prints from etsy sellers...

From Jess Gonacha:

From Blanca Gomez:

the dream of screen printing your own paperwares is so tangibly i can smell the burn of the flash bulbs!

it's so awesome and so cute...gosh the Japanese have invented the best craftwares ever!

watch this great video demo on how it works!

kay

great wall of photos

always amazed at the different ways artwork and photos can be displayed in people's homes.

these images are very inspiring - thoughtfully arranged and yet achieving a carefree chaotic freedom too!

i love it.

thanks to the creative team at design*sponge.

kay

set the table!

delightfully creative napery would motivate me to set the table every day...

though they seem too pretty to use!

these lovely designs are available from french design company grain de couleur

kay

"hurry up..."

the above quote was muttered often by Blackboard, that grumpy character in the Mr Squiggle series! do you remember? i always wished i could draw upside down.

this set of awesome blackboard stickers don't talk and they don't appear very grumpy either. in fact that make me feel quite cheery.

i'd love a few to stick around the house.

available from the team at schtickers.

kay

Everyone gets a star

Won't you go back to where you go?

I want you to, forever no

These guys have all got problems

These guys have all got their problems

Today, you've come now go away

I know it gets so confusing

Sometimes it all seems to drag me down

And when I'm getting closer

So close, everything just falls apart

When will you stop and see me through

There's something else I'd rather do

Although you're getting angry

I know everyone gets a star

Today, you've come now go away

I know it gets so confusing

Sometimes it all seems to drag me down

And when I'm getting closer

So close, everything just falls apart

[Can this be related to work?! :)]

Deenie

Flowers with a Side of Racism

Yesterday, I was waiting in the local food court for my juice to be made.
Now this food court was located in an area that, well...how do I put it, is not known for their refined taste, delicacy or sophistication.

Behind me was an innocent florist stall, sortof tucked away under the escalators. I had walked pass this florist a few time and had considered purchasing an emergency wedding card I had forgotten to get last week.

So whilst I was waiting around, I thought I'll have a look at their only card rack with the bargain "$1" sign plastered across the top. The $1 sign did forebode a major quality control issue with gaudy hugging clowns and frogs parading down the card rack... So I obviously made a good call in not purchasing my wedding card from this establishment.

So my eyes kept scrolling down the array of eye sores...

But the card at the bottom of the rack stole my attention. Behold.



Are people still buying this card? Did the florist buy only 4 cards or are they actually selling better than the cards on the left and right of it...
Wow. 1910 called and they want their racist mascot back!
Wow! I'm speechless.

-charli

Power of Light & Birdcage

I'm inspired now. There's a way of combining my two joys. Lights & Birdcages! Now all i have to do is search the antique shops & markets to find the perfect (non overpriced!) cage! How warm & cosy do these cages look? I love the whimiscal feel like the one covered in fairy lights. I can hear my mother sighing "it's gonna get dusty..." i don't care (for now..) it's too lovely

Wait...is that a cat inside that top birdcage!?! wat th... anyways, photos from flickr

-charli