Frankie issue 48

On Wednesday, i braved the rain to get my copy of the latest issue of Frankie from the local newsagency. Then the sun came out again so i quickly took a few snapshots with my macarons. 

The night before, i went into a baking spree, making batches of macarons. I was unstoppable! hehe.

Macarons, tea & Frankie turned out to be a perfect combination on a winter afternoon. Frankie, as always, is full of interesting & witty articles. 

Happy Friday lovelies!

Friday Funk: the PianoGuys

Lately i am in love with the wonderful & cleverly inspiring instrumental covers by the PianoGuys.

Here are some of my favourites.

A Thousand Years by Christina Perri. 
Jon Schmidt: piano
Steven Sharp Nelson: acoustic cello, & cello-percussion






Happy Together =)

Bf sent me this happifying song few days ago. The video was hilarious! It looked as if the Cello (Jackie) came alive. Obviously Steve & Jackie were so HAPPY together in the video.





Without You by David Guetta ft. Usher


Stuck on repeat!




Happy Weekend!

DIY stencil pillow

A while ago, i spotted this lovely DIY stencil pillow by Wit & Whistle via Pinterest. I pinned it to my DIY board and was hoping that one day i would give it a go.

So last Friday I took out my sewing machine and made a simple pillow case out of a canvas cloth i bought from Spotlight. Then i stenciled a lovely quote onto the pillow using a fabric marker pen. It took me a few good hours to complete it. I am happy with the end result. yay! =)

Quote:

'We are all a little weird & life's a little weird and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it L O V E.'  <3

Jervis Bay 2012

Hello!

Just got back yesterday from an awesome week of holiday 

in Melbourne (2 days), Jervis Bay (4days, 3 nights) & Sydney (3 nights)

Hyams Beach, Jervis Bay

More photos coming soon!

back to work tonight. -.-

Today Matters

Today Matters. 

Whatever you're up to...hope you pause for a second 

to ponder upon this year 2011. 

Think of the good times, the bad & the not so glamorous times. 

These are the moments we will take with us into the new year. 

Funky badges from my friend, Cheryl! All the way from Malaysia!

Thank you! =)

 These super funky badges were made by iHeartBadges based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Lovely surprises came through the mail yesterday. iLike!

On a different note, just want to share a rather relaxing day-dreaming song with you to cap off 2011.

Musing thoughts on backpacking around Europe.

2012 is full of new dreams, new hope, new strength, new adventures.

"We question what we are
This I spent the best so far
And I miss you
When we're apart"

Friday Five

Today's blend. Blueberries & Strawberries. 

Received a lovely card from Cindy today! Love the map envelope. Very randomly sweet of her. 

check out the pretty map envelopes by Bespoke Press.

Did a mini painting of Fish Tail Mountain and framed it in a red paper-mache photo frame i bought from Nepal. Haven't painted in ages so i thoroughly enjoyed myself this morning. Quite happy with the result. I used a card from Nepali friend & magnet picture for reference. 

Few nights ago, i cut out alphabets that spelled Merry Christmas. 

It begins to feel like Christmas except that i dream of a white Christmas.

Can't believe it's that time of the year already! Time flies when we enjoy the ride. 

love this Acrylic lasercut Ampersand from 'The Future Shelter' 

Free Shipping for online purchase at Mr Sparrow! Quick take a look!

Upmarket this Sunday 27th Nov at UWA! Christmas themed! Yay!

11 random things on 11.11.11

Playing with iPhone screenshot to capture 11.11.11

Finished night shift at 07:30am. Slept for 3 hours. oh dear...

What did I buy today? - brown sugar. Going to bake this weekend!

Emo-ing to James Morrison's new song 'I won't let you go' on youtube.

Watch this video - 'A year in New York'

Cute illustration over here.

Nice print design on totebags via pinterest.

Smart eco-friendly idea - water bottle cookie package over here.

A recent flickr favourite - Today felt like it's new year to me. lol!

meeting a new friend tomorrow at the Beaufort Street Festival. yay!

Was at the 'Turning on the Christmas Lights' family event in city tonight. The city was illuminated. 

Can't believe it's coming to the end of 2011 soon!! eeep!

Check out more pictures over at Perth 2011 photo set.

Please VOTE for my lil niece!

VOTE for me!! =P

This is my niece, Isobel, nicknamed Bel. She was born on 10 March 2011. She has LOTs of hair as you can see. LOL!

So my sis asked me to promote lil Bel's photo on Huggies  for Jeans for Genes photo competition.

i told her i have shared on facebook, tweeted about it repeatedly...

and now on my blog too! lol!

Just for you, sis!

Click here and click LIKE. As simple as that! 

And please spread the word too! to your family & friends!

Thank you!! You've just made my sis's day! =D

Thank You so Much!! xoxo

Friday Funk: Stay Creative

29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE from TO-FU on Vimeo.

Spotted this video via Moleskine facebook page & thought, why...just what i needed. A reminder! 29ways to stay Creative! 

Especially No. 4!! i think i'm spending way too much time in front of my laptop which is doing me no good. I'm sure some of you can relate to that!

watching this little video is kinda refreshing & inspiring. Hope you feel the same too.

Now i just need to do as  it says! lol!

Friday Funk: Procrastination

Stumbled on the above via Tumblr today.

These funky witty designs by Viktor Hertz made me laugh.

 He is a freelance graphic designer from Sweden with a passion for film, music and funny youtube videos.

Check out his Flickr for more of his design works.

Friday Funk: Chalk Lettering

Ace Hotel Room 1021 from Dana Tanamachi on Vimeo.

I'm a huge fan of all things typography.

Recently i stumbled upon these awesome chalk lettering by Dana Tanamachi based in Brooklyn, NY.

Just amazing! I love the vintage & bold look.
Bringing me back to those days in school when i used to doodle and fooling around with chalk on blackboard in school!

The By & By from Dana Tanamachi on Vimeo.

Check out Dana's website for more of her masterpieces!

Indeed, the best things in life is meant to be shared!

Happy Weekend Ahead!~