Lyrics from the John Mayer song ‘Daughters‘. Lovely isn’t it? :)
Thought I’d just keep it simple this week, just using pencil.
Workspace Wednesday 36.
While I was at Ikea last week scooping up my little succulents (which are still alive by the way – hooray!), I also came across these super cute paper cups. Instead of being normal and drinking out of them though, I decided they’d be cooler as candle holders (using only battery-operated candles!). What do you think.. cute huh?
DIY Planters
Hi lovely friends! I’m deviating from my normal Words post today to share with you a little DIY project I’ve come up with for the wonderful Liz at Say Yes To Hoboken. Don’t worry, ‘words’ will be posted on Thursday instead (I know, you can breath again, right?!).
These are some sweet little pots that I made from oven-bake clay to plant my succulents in! For the full DIY, head on over to Say Yes To Hoboken and check it out!
And if you’d like to see any of my other DIY’s, feel free to head over here.
Pins 30.04.12
1. Medium Yellow Cedar Pedestal by Herriott Grace
2. Hanging Cranes photo by Jose Villa, on Style Me Pretty. Via.
3. Rose photo by Pobke Photography, on Style Me Pretty.
4. Mint kitchen from Better Homes and Gardens. Via.
5. ‘Jenny’ Tables by Maria Bjørlykke on Point of View. Via here and here.
Loving… PAPERFASHION
Oh gosh.. I somehow just stumbled across PaperFashion and have spent the last hour going through the blog in complete awe. Katie Rodgers, the creator of PaperFashion, is an incredible watercolour artist and most of her blog and shop are made up of these gorgeous fashion illustrations…
I’ve got some serious insecurities creeping in about my own feeble attempts at watercolour now.. Oh to be able to draw like this!
Here are some of the prints you can buy in her shop.. aren’t they lovely?
You can find PaperFashion blog here, and also Katie’s two shops: here and here.
How’s that for some gorgeous Friday eye-candy? Have a lovely weekend, friends!
Free Printable Gift Tags
In a sudden bout of experimentation the other day, I created a watercolour pattern that was meant to look like little flowers. I’m not sure I really achieved what it was meant to look like, but I found it pretty anyway! So I thought – why not share it with you guys by creating some printable gifts tags you can use.. after all, Mother’s Day is coming up soon!
***Download by clicking here***
There are lots of combinations possible! Here are a couple to get you inspired:
I printed them out on a heavy card and cut them out by hand, but if you had a punch that would also work. Alternately, you could print them out on sticker paper and get busy sticking! They look really cute stuck to envelopes, jars, or even as labels on boxes :)
For anyone interested – the pretty wrapping papers in the top photo are actually just pages out of a magazine! Super cheap, super easy.
Workspace Wednesday 35.
I’ve been after some sweet little succulents to pretty up my desk for like.. ever, but apparently they aren’t too popular here in Singapore (something about them being hard to keep alive?). Unfortunately even under normal circumstances I’m a bit of a serial plant-killer, so had pretty much given up on a) finding succulents, and b) keeping them alive. But then I went to good-old Ikea and saw these lovelies, and thought it was really my duty to take them home and love them, and try really really hard not to kill them. And so I did. Wish me luck!
Words: Right?!
My inspiration for this one came from my very own husband, who has taken to saying this several times a day.
I was also testing out my blending skills in this one.. I think I did alright if I do say so myself :)
Teddy Bear Breakfast
Hi all, happy Monday!
Because it’s Monday and by definition Monday’s are the worst day of the week, I thought I’d share something to hopefully put a smile on your face :)
Kate over on Minieco found this incredibly cute idea here and had to give it a go herself. I’d say the result is almost too cute to eat!… almost.
Did you all just lean in really close to your screen and say ‘awwww!’?? I did. Now I’m hungry for banana toast!
Watch +
Question: Are you a watch person?
I think I’ve probably owned 4 or 5 watches over the years. They were nice, good quality, good at telling the time, and I was excited when I bought (or was given) each of them. I’ve never owned more than one working watch at any one time though, and never really thought of them as anything more than an object to tell the time. That was, until last year when Dave gave me a New Gent Swatch Watch in all white. It is a very simplistic looking watch, but it’s big, very white and stands out no matter what I wear it with. It isn’t a watch that’s there to blend in, it’s job (apart from the obvious) is to be seen.
And now I’m obsessed.
Everywhere I go, I’m on the look out for my next watch. One watch is great, but a girl needs options, you know?! So I went hunting around the web today to quench my nagging desire. Man, there are some beauties out there! I’ve only posted two here though (paired with some lovely Maison Scotch).. I’ll save the rest for another post :)
Happy weekend!
