i'm going on holiday

unfortunately i'm not going anywhere as exotic as this - i'll just be visiting adelaide. these antiquated images are from vintage postcards i collected in rural philippines. and yes, people there really are this merry.

my creative space...

wow, its thurday again already.
this week i'm working on a very exciting project that i can't resist sharing...
our niece ruby, drew us a portrait and i loved it so much i've used it as the bases for our wedding invitation design. i've almost finished turning it into an animation for the website- sooo much fun!

more creative spaces over at kootoyoo

tiny worlds

i can't get enough of boston artist mimi kirchner's sublime work. visit her blog, doll to meet more of her stunning felt characters.

photo credit: mimi kirchner

kid again

the best thing about being in the company of kids is you get to be a kid again too.
amelie and jules visited and we talked yo gabba gabba over fluoro pink drinks and didn't eat our beans then ran around in our socks in the sand.

heirloom

penny walker-keefe at her terrific exhibition, heirloom on at brunswick arts space until this saturday. this blurb from frankie magazine describes penny's work better than i can.


penny and sarah in front of "the wall is greater than the sum of its parts"

last week

i did some op shopping....


i was so lucky to find this fab reference book- it tells me everything i ever wanted to know about dressmaking.


it has great diagrams.


it gets added to the cherished stack, which is steadily growing.


some juicy knits.


they spelled Gucci wrong!


this too.


i did some making.......


i'm working on a patchwork hot water bottle design.


progress has been hampered by my disagreeable overlocker- we never get along.


twiggy's worried about being replaced.


i made some cushion covers to send to mum.


i tidied...


i fixed this mess.


and this.

high tea time

beautiful ceramics by claire coles . I am curious to know whether the cup is leak-proof.


sand blasted tea cups by jo meesters from her ornamental inheritance | tea service series.



tea hankerchief, by miho kaneko available at kith-kin.

photo credits: miho kaneko, claire coles, jo meesters.