Sweater Crop

Found these images and thought this would totally be DIY. Grab an oversized jumper and cut the front off and stitch off...I totally am doing this plus with an oversize t-shirt. Oh man, it looks totally comfortable. I also wish I could pull off those leopard pants... 

-charli

The Trip: Movie Review

Watched The Trip over the weekend and totally enjoyed it. Had my winning combo. British Accents, Food, Impressions and Effortless Dialogue.

After reading the premise of the movie, how could I not watch it?

When Steve Coogan is asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, he envisions it as the perfect getaway with his beautiful girlfriend. But, when she backs out on him, he has no one to accompany him but his best friend and source of eternal aggravation, Rob Brydon. Together the pair attempt to navigate the winding back roads of rural England, impersonating popular celebrities such as Michael Caine, Woody Allen and Liam Neeson (among many others) and bickering along the way. 

Favourite Quote from the Movie...
"Gentlemen to bed! For tomorrow we leave at 9:30...ish"


Kay, when you get back from Nepal, we are totally watching this together!


-charli

When Macaroons Meet Furniture

Came upon this funky designs by Yannick Prat.

 In honour of the nation’s pastries, Gontier head furniture designer, Yannick Prat has preserved macaroons forever in this sweet range of French chairs and armchairs – `Macaron et le Chair Macaron’.

Talk about eye candy! I can totally see these in hotel lobbies or at a dessert patisserie.  

I want that little foot stool that looks like a blueberry macaroon!

-charli

storm baby

With a few friends starting to have babies, I asked my boy what he would call our future baby and lo and behold 'Storm' was what he came up with.  What is with guys and names like that?  Our friends nicknamed their yet-to-be-born baby 'Mackie' for short because the dad wants to name him McGyver if it's a boy.  Enough said.

Humorously while on a recent visit to Hong Kong's Stanley Markets, we found this printed onesie with none other than the name 'Storm'.  So now our kid can even have a chinese name.  

We didn't buy it...just like good asian tourists, took a photo and I dragged my boy away.

kay

Fro Yo Yo

When we were in NYC in May, my friend introduced me to the latest craze to hit their streets, frozen yoghurt chains - in particular Pink Berry.  Sadly, this delicious frozen delight has not taken off here in Australia (yet?).

When I went to visit my boy in Hong Kong I got lost inside a building (sad I know) because some lifts would only take you from ground to level 10 while other floors were only accessible by escalator.  So at one point I was stuck going down 10 flights of escalators to get out of the building and in my frenzied, lost state, I stumbled upon this frozen yoghurt bar Yo Ma-Ma.  Phew.  What respite for my tired soul!

For those of you familiar with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, I think it's a great name but googling it revealed perhaps a line of stupid jokes that the company may not have been intending.  Oh well.  What is comes down to is this: delicious green tea flavored frozen yoghurt with your choice of topping - I chose mochi.  Yum!


kay

Zumbo Delight

We finally got to visit Zumbo's new cafe in Star City in Sydney. It was total eye candy and definitely delicious! We basically bought one of everything in the store!

-charli

Taking texta markers to another level

I am just in awe at these portraits by artist Chan Hwee Chong.  In collaboration with Faber-Castell markers, these incredible line drawings were produced with a single line by varying only the thickness of the marker.  Speechless.

Faber Castell from eric yeo on Vimeo.

cool huh?

Check out more images here.

{via creature comforts}

kay

Kitsch Redone

After leaving the TV on late one night, I was flicking channels and stumbled across a documentary on Melbourne artist Penny Byrne. Exhibiting at Sullivan +Strumpf Fine Art in Sydney, the show followed how this ceramic conservator takes kitsch ceramic objects and turns them into political pieces. I fell in love immediately.

'Byrne takes this genteel art form and flings it into the brutality of current affairs and international politics. A practicing conservator, Penny Byrne restores the ceramics and glass of the nation's top museums, but outside this employment she reworks vintage porcelain figurines and statues with pronouncements on politics and popular culture' (Taken from "Upfront", The Art Oracle by Michael Reid)

 Diamante Doggie 2010

 Gitmo Bay Souvenirs (group) 2010

 Hiroshi and his friends are having a whale of a time

Life is a riot for Betty and Phil 2011

-charli

Drops of Pearls

Saw this crazy (but totally awesome) idea of pearls buttons down your back at the Chanel Spring/Summer 2012 photo shoot. They look so delicate and pretty...I reckon I could DIY it with eyelash glue and pearl buttons...probably need some help putting them on...and a reason...sigh...

-charli