From some of my favourite things…

In order: Cath Kidston Briar Rose tea towel, origami paper crane bag, Rice storage basket, Country Road blouse, 5 Euro scarf from a flea market in Paris.

If you’re friends with me on facebook..I appologise that you have to read this post twice! I get excited over silly things..like finding fake grass scraps in a skip!

I’m sure by tomorrow (and after a good night sleep) I will probably read this post back and think, “what was I thinking?”

So yes, we picked up a patch of fake grass, they were offcuts from somebody’s lawn. We didn’t have much of a choice with the shapes so we picked a triangle shape. And now, we have our very own triangle lawn balcony. Possibly the first of its kind (I think). Tee hee hee!

Even Little Mo is pretty happy about it.

We did end up having tea at our place. Niina dropped by and we had a light lunch.

2 mushroom and chopped walnut rissole, 1 chickpea and sweet potato rissole, 1 pot of Russian green tea with maté and lemon grass, a tub of freshly picked cherry tomatoes, Abhis gluten-free bread with flax seed and rice and Abhis rosemary and olive loaf.

Come in and have a pot of tea with me:)

This is our home. We live in a small apartment, most likely built in the 70s. It lacks any modernity..even the faucets and the stove dates back to its original years. Everything still works…with a little tinkering and tightening from time to time! We’ve sort of grown to love all the quirks and charm that comes with this place.

My style is a mix match of kitsch, country and Jeu De Paumes inspired. I love wood and fabric on white walls, I think they go well together. My favourite styling props are linen, pillow covers, plants and pottery. So whenever I travel, I look out for these things to buy and bring back home.

What about you? Whats your favourite style when it comes to styling your home or favourite room?

Next month we’ll begin decorating our walls with paintings. That also includes hanging my cuckoo clock from Germany, I’ll share more pictures then:) And if anybody is wondering about those kitty figurines, they are actually salt and pepper shakers that Richard bought for me in Wales. The kitties are dressed in the traditional Welsh costume

Shop shifts again with Niina…come on in!

A dresser table filled with handmade jewellery from OSIER, osmosis, eeva margita, Cocoa Pod and Little Mo and Friends.

Button earrings from eeva margita. My favourite ones are the yellow buttons on the bottom right!

Another round of sketching session…

….see you next week at the shop!

Montage Pop-Up Shop
140william cnr Wellington St and William St
Open till 23rd October
7 days a week

A few of my favourite things…

Gnome in a pot

Rainbow rag rug

Baked claypot chicken rice

A smiley Babushka lamp

What are you loving this weekend?

Heya! I thought I’d write one last post and share with you my first roll of film from my Diana Mini before we leave for our trip!

I was a bit nervous when I collected my film because I’ve heard of horror stories from other lomo photographers about their first roll being a total disaster! But wow, I was pleasantly surprised to find how much I loved my photos for all its quirks and imperfections. I was lucky that most of my photos turned out well (thanks to my film enthusiast husband).

The first few photos I took overlapped or overexposed too much because I didn’t realise that I had to wind the counter all the way till it stopped, before taking my next shot. But some of the accidental exposed shots came out lovelier than I expected! The beauty of the Diana Mini is you can take endless multiple exposures, usually 2 or 3 is good enough. This one had 5 images overlapped! So do it at your own risk!

After I realised my mistake, I started winding the counter properly! Here are a few of my favourites.

Nothing beats a blue blue sky

On a good day during my lunch break, I like to take my packed lunch and sit out at the park or by the beach. I think this is the best view to look at when I eat my sandwich!

My first long exposure shot with the train and cars passing by. All I remember is shouting “one alligator…two alligator” while holding the shutter open.

With me that night was a very hungry and cold husband who modeled in for me while I played with my camera!

Last weekend we celebrated my birthday early and I requested a massively candle-lit cake

Niina brought back a suitcase full of toys from her recent Hong Kong trip

It was a great night!

Film stock used: Fujicolour Superia 200

Today my day with Autumn started out like this…

I took out Olivier’s moleskin and worked on my last contribution for his book. I painted a blustery scene amidst the blue sky since we’ve been having some of those lately.

I used my new watercolour brush pen and watercolour kit. I think it’s one of the best things I ever purchased…besides my Diana mini and imac:)

Then I walked to the post office to mail off Olivier’s book.

And on the way home, Autumn wished me goodbye through the trees.

My Diana Mini is here! Oh the torture I tell you!

I waited and waited for 2 weeks for the postman to bring my new camera, but he never showed up. Then today Richard collected it from the post office and called to let me know. I raced home after work, and rushed through the front door (unashamedly) to open my package! I’m almost embaressed to even blog about this!

It’s so pink! And so cute! And so tiny! I’m utterly and romantically head over heels with my Diana Mini Rose!

For those who haven’t got a clue on what I’m blabbering on about, the Diana Mini is an analogue toy camera from the Lomo camera family. It’s the ‘mini’ version of the normal Diana camera. Unlike the Diana, the Diana Mini shoots on 35mm film only and can take half frame shots and square frame shots. It’s very cute and gimmicky, almost like a fashion accessory really! And like all the Lomo cameras, the photos come out in an explosion of high saturated colours, dark vignette edges and lots of exposed and experimental shots in between. All part of the fun and charm of the Lomo experience!

I can’t wait to start taking photos with it…expect to see a lot of random shots on my blog as I test out my new camera:)

We went to the Kozyndan Opening Show at Outre Gallery. They are a husband and wife team, and are one of my all time favourite artists. Like me, they are also quite bunny obsessed! Their new works had an ocean theme and was simply magical and delightful to see in person!

Rich bought me one of their colouring books and got Kozyndan to sign it. I was super stoked and couldn’t stop smiling the entire night.

If you’re in town, you can catch their ‘Washed Away’ exhibition running from
7 May – 29 May at Outre Gallery, 260 William Street, Northbridge.