tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60879555933552743102012-03-04T18:38:52.910+09:00Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08715870929591609469noreply@blogger.comBlogger2431100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6087955593355274310.post-64205265165324200262012-03-03T21:17:00.000+09:002012-03-03T21:17:28.016+09:00

A breezy saturday morning took me from the narrow streets of Golden Gai, Shinjuku to used-clothing store heaven, Koenji. My frequent visits to Golden Gai have only occurred during the evenings till early mornings in time for the first train. I can recommend Champions Bar - a small Filipino run (me, biased?!) karaoke bar for singing your heart out at only ¥100 a song. Way cheaper

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So this one is about the time (today) when I decided to walk from my home to Shibuya in the snow, on a free day off. Perhaps I should have stayed indoors all day but then I wouldn't have got to take these shots...

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Being positioned inbetween places, it's difficult to resist buying things that will ultimately make life easier, knowing that one day, we'll have to sell it on a sayonara sale and pray it finds a good home. Plus pennies don't just fall out of the sky, so there's this.... a make-up organiser involving a marriage between some plastic Muji drawers and a ¥100 cutlery divider!

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 Has anyone had problems using blogger with Google Chrome? This is my first successful attempt by way of Safari after trying numerous times to actually post something. Sucks gumballs. Such was one Monday when I was reeling from the joy of being offered a new job at a fab school that combines teaching English with......DRAMA! (That which starts in April) I found myself on the roof of our

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I've had the flu, not too bad though, came out of this one pretty well. Anyone I was well enough to go instagram hunting and offer you these goodies pre and post ickness.

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I'm so doing this! Are you? Too see the daily offerings, it'll be easier if you have instagram in your back pocket but I'll try to post them up here!

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Idle hands and all that jazz led to a revamp of a sad and lonely tumblr blog and the cultivation of a second one. I See You Reborn and no longer alone! I See You Tokyo So this miserable, cold and wet weekend has been productive! Importantly - enjoy and I shall see you in the working week!

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Say, in the middle of August. And I have never eaten proper osechi to take a picture of it. As a blogger who uses social networking, twitter, flickr, pinterest, tumblr, reads the likes of Buzzfeed, HuffPo, The Gawker, uses Google for numerous of searches, uses Wikipedia to settle the minor of arguments.... I take it for granted that these sites and sources

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Thinking about a friend of mine who blogs from either her bed (on the weekend morning) or in the kitchen as the food gives her inspiration.  Coffee shops, from the couch, at the office, in the shed.... Where do you guys write and post your thoughts and pictures? What lives in that space?

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Wednesdays and Thursdays, I'm left freakishly tired by the extra work so it's okay if I cheat a bit by posting some more Takayama/Shirakawa photographs? Good, that's settled then  - enjoy! Images: Maria @Evening Lanterns Images: Maria @Evening Lanterns Images: Maria @Evening Lanterns Images: Maria @Evening Lanterns Images: Maria @Evening Lanterns Images: Maria @

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When you've caused more damage to your bank balance during the oshogatsu rush/fever, there's no better remedy than doing things on the cheap (or barely spending at all). Armed with a camera, stamina and a sense of adventure; DK and I went from our home and walked to Azabu-Juban, Roppongi, and back to Harajuku via Omotesando. On our way, we found a series of exterior architectural treats.

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 It's been four Christmases and every pre-oshogatsu (New Years), I've watched the TV channels report on this event that sends quite a lot of the population into a shopping frenzy. It's called "fukubukuro" shopping. Quite the tongue twister so let's try that one again: fuku-buku-ro It translates to: "lucky bag" and is so called because fashion shops, department stores and other

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Before I start going on about something called fukubukuro. I came across this cool design duo from Taiwan: Rika and Chay from Jump From Paper via Design Milk Images: Jump From Paper Charmer Collection From the outset, these bags of fun look like colourful crayon drawings with an almost cartoon quality about them, yet they are able to function as normal everyday bags! Images: Jump

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Just soon, I'll catch up with you and myself! For now, a little review of my 2011 in images with some context thrown in for good measure. Hope your 2011 was filled with experiences that will make you stronger, wiser and ready for 2012. On our way to the Canadian/US border where I embarked on the final leg of my Permanent Residence application.  My parents visited Alberta

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After living here for nearly four months, it's about time I introduced you guys to my neighbourhood. Just be sure to end up at the Harajuku JR station (Yamanote Line) via the Takeshite Dori exit and I'll take it from there! It can be kind of busy, especially on the weekends - but worry not! We have a whole day to take a stroll and window shop! Since calling Harajuku

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It's so cold up in these mountains, but totally worth it for these shots!

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After having a fever (and recovering) we're off to Shirakawa tomorrow!

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Where we live, is an amazing spot for shots like these. Can you guess where in Tokyo we are?

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So help me if anyone finds this on their blogger feed, then again it serves me right for neglecting this space and actually stopping myself from going to sleep because I had this sharp prod from someone saying "You haven't written in xxxx days - what the freak?" So here I am as I promised to myself - the beginning of this month would be when I would post something, even though today's work

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While I think I may have caught a bug from one of the cute kindergarten kids that I teach, the work load and having my energy zapped up isn't helping matters in getting back on track with this blog business. You'll have to excuse my fight through the drowsiness while I present another story.... Originally written 1st September 2011 When a situation is getting tough to bear but you feel

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Originally written 30th August 2011 First time I ended up in Japan, I had an apartment, a job and no clue of where anything was - such as the internet café because I really wanted to contact home and I had left so many people behind. Yet weeks later, I ended up without a job, the possibility of losing my apartment and no clue as to what would happen next. Here I am again. In Japan but

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How's you's???????  To recap.....We took an impromptu trip to the beautiful island of Oahu, Hawa'ii and had quite the interesting start to our trip.  A case of bad hotel choices - the room reeked of "sleazy motel chic" and it was the first time a hotel room made me cry. No amount of holiday cocktails could erase the fact that we would have to spend the night in that mess* but all ended

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So around this time tomorrow DK and I will be on our way to Japan via a couple of fun destinations which will be revealed when I return to bloggersville. I decided to make a new blog header in the process and celebrate the content heading in new directions. So, question time: 1) What are your go-to outfits for going away? 2) What's the first thing you do at your

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Birthday Surprise by silviitron So that sums up my birthday last Saturday! And DK did so well to cover his tracks. I thought the multiple beeps on his blackberry were just messages from people wanting to buy his car. It was a mix of that classic ruse: "I'm going to be in Vancouver, so unfortunately I can't come on Saturday." with "I'll be working." (Wait you're on mat. leave?) So thanks

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Anton Ebert As requested by Petra and just because it's nice to give things even though on your birthday you traditionally get stuff from other people. I honestly don't feel any different. Though talk to me later when I go out for dinner with friends tonight and I opt to have desert. Presenting some images from The Rockies interspersed with some old favourites

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Time to give a shout out to products or things I love! Handmade Soap During my parents visit to Canada, we stayed at a lovely hotel in Banff (The Ptarmigan Inn - which FYI includes a free buffet breakfast) and I noticed these cute soaps in our hotel bathroom. Granted a hotel could save money by getting cheaper toiletries but instead, they chose to collaborate with a local homegrown

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Canola Fields Outside of Calgary Peytoe Lake Canoes on Lake Louise Takakkaw Falls, BC. Pebbles Silhouette Mountain

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Can you tell I'm possibly a wee bit excited till DK and I fly off to Japan? Only eight more sleeps till we fly and then I'm off to the nearest konbini to load up on cute snacks and funny drinks in 500ml cartons. All shall be explained soon. So this is a mood board dedicated to my excitement. One - Three,  Four, Five, Six.   It's worth knowing that the plastic umbrellas

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Who knew Heritage Park could be a fun day out? So my folks came for a visit a week ago and this is one of the places we took them to. My favourite part was the bakery. If there's anything better than the smell of freshly baked "Heritage Bread", cinnamon rolls or sausage rolls, let me know. Of course I'm only waxing lyrical and of course the smell of freshly cut grass, tarmac,

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Thank you Miss Winkleman of Schweigen is Silber (English trans. "Silence is Silver") for giving me a Sunshine Award ! Definitely makes a return to bloggers ville very pleasant :) So please read through the list and then more at the bottom for recipients and instructions. 1. Favourite Colour. Custom Palette @ Colour Lovers One, Two,  Three,  & Four. 2. Favourite

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I sometimes like to get my non-blood curdling, non-phone hacking (I hope) news from Gawker and didn't know they sold art from unknown and possibly starving, can't-afford-to-shop-at-Whole-Foods type artists. So if you just want to look, get inspiration from or maybe splurge on some art because the work/study week was just meh, take at look at some of these delights before looking at the rest of

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I think I'm more or less recovered from giving my parents a whirlwind tour of the Rockies and    Calgary, so now it's back to blogging. So let me introduce an artsy gal who has recently dipped her toes into the blogging universe and combines that with studying Graphic Design at VCU. I think you'll like her - she loves all things art & design wise, plus she's super nifty at designing and

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So what happens when you give two boys aged six and three a digital SLR, no instruction, no direction. Just point and shoot? Taken by Noah aged six. Taken by Micah, aged three.

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It could be me but lately on Pinterest, I've seen a trend of Peacock items, as well as a preference for the gorgeous blue hue for the home. Inspired by this love affair of late, I've gathered some Peacock inspired pieces I found on etsy. Unfortunately I've noticed since putting this post together that the items are selling like hot cakes, so much apologies if they're sold out by the time

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Until recently I hadn't watched An Education (2009) starring Carey Mulligan and Peter Sarsgaard, which then came the idea for my next mood board. I went slightly nuts finding pieces on Mod Cloth which fits perfectly for finding retro inspired pieces for this post. Thankfully it's a plus for the likes of us that love to wear pieces inspired by our favourite era's. 1,2,4&5 3&6

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Image courtesy of Two Arms Inc. So introducing a pair of affable designer types from New York - Two Arms Inc. They've worked hard for six years to present their prints in all sorts of publications and bands big and small, as well as dedications to their home borough of Brooklyn as you'll see after the jump. Two Arms Inc. Two Arms Inc. Two Arms Inc Two Arms Inc. Two Arms Inc

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The last time I remember being terrified of Thunder was when I was twelve. It was probably approaching sunrise or lack thereof and I was woken by the loud volume of thunder claps. Horror movies and it's overuse of thunder storms to herald the approach of danger sinister presences I think had something to do with it and so I spent that early morning cowering under my bed cover with sweat pouring

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Right now it's 29 degrees C, there's Chinese take-out on the kitchen table and all I can think about is consuming a crispy, cold salad.  For the mean time, graphic designer Joël Penkman has created these lovely pieces of food - some which are reminiscent of back home and at least come without me feeling meh in this uncomfortable heat. Joel Penkman Joel Penkman Joel Penkman Joel

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A few days ago we received some specs for possible temporary apartments in Tokyo. Granted we were rather spoiled during our last stay in Osaka, Japan, where the living and dining area was big enough to do cartwheels in and the bedrooms had an ample amount of space to swing five cats in. Still, the specs were...pitiful. This may make us sound like spoilt gaijins but when you consider there are

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Firstly, cheers guys for your thoughtful messages while I haven't had use of my dear little laptop. I finally got my battery but since I was way, way behind with being able to use photoshop for my possibly defunct "30 Day Artsy Challenge", I may have to offer the remainder of my tasks at another time when I finally get myself up to speed. Meanwhile, let's have some fun! It is indeed

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This obviously isn't the month to be going about challenges :(  My battery is going nuts and freezing my laptop and not letting me upload or stick around on the blogosphere for too long hence why my posts for this challenge have been sporadic and late. The battery is swelling slowly but until Canada Post stops their strike, my new battery won't be making an appearance anytime soon. I'll try

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Or can also be known as.... So, at 9am we left the cul-de-sac for a 3 hour drive towards the Canadian/US border armed with a few snacks.  Stopping over for petrol at Claresholm, it was a good opportunity to wake my head up and go to the 7 Eleven to grab a coffee and some brain fuel in the form of an Apple Fritter. I've been told that this particular 7 Eleven is THE best place to pick up

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Poppies aren't technically plants but what are you going to do? Being I'm not savvy in the world of horticulture, I couldn't actually pin point a plant I liked. I remember growing up with money tree plants and the odd cheese plant but they're not my favourite. I checked out other people's offerings for this challenge and some had drawn flowers so I thought, why the hell not. I love Poppies.

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Somewhere around middle school, my mum had been to the library and bought a book that they were getting rid of. It was a beautiful illustrated book of classic fairy tales and now I wish I had the kept the book so I could share the illustrations. Anyway, the book was full of tales I hadn't encountered before or tales that had all the gruesomeness put back in for good measure. I spent most

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Whether this called for an original comic strip or a homage to one that is already heaps famous I wasn't sure, so I decided to make my own using a series of photographs and hopefully stringing along a story. Oh and the one above is one I made using this website: Strip Generator, where you can make your own comic strip (and I only found it AFTER I had worked on the following one - dammit!) but

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So something happened which means Day 10 has gone missing or completely disappeared, so please bear with me for my lateness and missing posts. I may likely have to do it all over again - sad face. For the this belated post, this is the answer I give (or the gist of it) in job interviews whenever I'm asked one of the the two questions above and being this post ties the two together, it also

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Things I LOVE about this show.....the host himself and his funny self, The Roots (not the Canadian clothing company), the Thank you Notes, #Late Night Hash Tags, My Kids Are Weird...... What can the show be?... ...It's Late Night With Jimmy Fallon !!!! Honestly there were a ton of other shows I could spread to the love to but of late, this LNJF has become the highlight of of weekday

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For some reason this task was easier but the hard part was choosing a favourite animated character.  So, going back again to my childhood, or rather my late childhood on the cusp of adolescence, I chose.... Rugrats's Charles "Chucky" Finster! I just love this little guy! I think I related heaps to his persona, being I wasn't the most confident child and I was often worried and nervous

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Or is it just me?  Thanks to Vinyamar at LiveJournal, she has collected the movie posters for the anticipated final instalment of the Harry Potter movie Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows Part 2.  I've just come back, so I'll post up Day 8 in a bit but in the meantime, here's the aforementioned posters that will hopefully tie some of us over till the movie comes out. Personally I feel a sense

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It's not secret to those who know me well, that this movie is one of my all time favourites. I've been watching it since I was thirteen years old and still can't get enough. Isn't it great when a movie or a piece of music can still do that to you? Going back to a January post: Screen Shots and inspired again by the tumblr blog: Movies in Frames, I decided to present the WHOLE movie to you

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Inspired by the tumblr blog Better Book Titles which aims to tell people what the books are really  about - in the name of good fun and humour of course. Inspired by the blog, for this challenge I decided to re-title some books that I've read (or attempted to read) with my own interpretations. The antithesis to "Bridget Jones's Diary".  I might have to read it again but does

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I've never had a best friend - is that strange? I've had a tough time during my school years being able to weed out the petty and the fickle ones until a bunch of  best friends came along. Upper school was even worse. Not having the right clothes, make-up, a horse (yes really), or having the attention of a good looking boy was enough for my class "mates" (and of course I use that term lightly

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From the mountains to the sea. What couldn't be better or more difficult to choose? I prefer living in the city to living in the quiet suburbs but deep down inside, my favourite places are where there is not a car in sight (apart from the ones parked somewhere near the beach).

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Today I'm bringing you four posts back to back as obviously, I'm late. (And what's up with blogspots uploading issues? - hence why the images are all over the place) There's nothing like a quick yummy snack that only hits the spot but also doesn't leave you feeling disgusting, full of grease and thinking about how many minutes of cardio it will take to burn that thing off. Onigiri's do

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 During a Primary school project when I was eight years old, we focused one term on the Rainforest. I also think this coincided with the time when we started to get earth conscious, thinking about the environment, recycling and that MacDonalds was partly responsible for the destruction of the rainforests. People affiliated with various Rainforest charities, sales people from the Body Shop

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It is a truth universally known, that I draw like a six year old. Well, so said the one Japanese guy I made friends with while visiting Melbourne, Australia. I thought for most of this morning  to how I would tackle this first challenge and how interesting it could be. So, while pottering around the house and after doing some long over-due exercise, I arrived here.... I used my face as

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Well lovelies, here's a preview of what's to come for the month of June.....I could either pull this one off or regret it. Let's hope it's the former! Collage, drawings, pen and ink, Sharpies......We'll just have to see in what manner these tasks will manifest itself.

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I'm not presenting this post because I think I'm awesome in the kitchen. I just felt like sharing some sweet recipes in case you were ever stuck for ideas or felt like something yummy. I'm one for collecting whatever I can find in the fridge and throwing together some interesting flavours to make a lovely meal. And this is what this post is about, going by instinct, taste and chance. Enjoy!

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Inspired by the movie Stealing Beauty, I've put together some pieces inspired by Liv Tyler's character Lucy Harmon. I used to do the Polyvore thing ages ago, but the ever growing collection of pieces overwhelms me and well, this just feels easier. The first time I watched Stealing Beauty was during the summer of '97. One year away from leaving the folks home for university and discovering

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Image Source The Month of May has been very sparse until tomorrow - when we get a new router (teaches you to use a ten year old router just to be frugal) and I will be much more active on the blogosphere. Thanks for visiting and your patience in the meanwhile and sorry for lack of visits to yours while the connection decided to time out. I have also set myself another challenge which will

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Let's meet my friend Diane. A multi-talented Scouser who know calls Osaka, Japan home and entertains people of all ages in Japan. Whether it's Rakugo or making balloon art - like that one on her head! With the disaster that recently affected Japan, Diane decide to put her skills and her good nature to use by volunteering in the affected areas of Tohoku, helping out and spreading smiles

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Rain can provide great excuses for a lazy pants like myself, such as not having to go out for a run when I feel more like watching Japanese "doorama's" and (slowly) eating my way through the late Easter parcel my mum sent (packed with yummy treats). Today's curation is dedicated to the type of weather that my home is known for having lots of, and that the people can deal with by means of an

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Come and check out these delightful and cute collages by artist, Christina Song. When I came across these pieces, thoughts of lower school doing arts and crafts with the teacher, cutting pieces of old fabric and glueing pasta and buttons onto a large piece of paper came to mind. I totally get it when teacher friends ask for wine corks, bottle tops, toilet roll tubes etc and wonder what their

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Whether it's my head being in Japan mode or not, I'm looking at spreading the cuteness for today. And how can you not resist?   1, 2, 3, 4. 1 & 2 1, 2, 3, 4

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Pleasant skies, gentle breeze and lots of open space makes for a perfect time to blow bubbles and let out the six year old year within. Blowing bubbles doesn't get old (just gets super messy after a while with your clothes and feet covered in soap mixture). So I gathered a few favourite photos of bubbles that I found on flickr. Source unknown Source Source Source

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  Just a few of my favourite fonts to share with you! Some of these fonts can be found and downloaded for free at Da Font amongst other font treats. ($) indicates non-free fonts. link link ($) link link link link link link link link link link link link link link link link

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A few weeks ago Liling.T of Shadows Overhead awarded what I think maybe my second "Stylish Blogger" award and I apologise for being so late in getting this posted. The past few days have been tough connection wise - the wireless router went kaput and so I stayed off line for a bit, unable to comprehend technology's incompetence.  This also means being way behind with "Blogger Friday" as I

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A few weeks back, my cousin had posted up this little note (which had gone viral) on the bad influence fairy tales  can have on kids. We got into a lengthy albeit light hearted discussion on other fairy tales and what lessons they could teach kids. Thinking deeply about these tales, as you do at eleven at night, I wrote down my own theories on what lessons I felt could be learnt from these

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Kyle Tezak When I had started my sculpture class at college way back in 1999, I had my first encounter with simplicity. I had read  a chunky book on various conceptual artists and the idea of conceptualism and decided that was the route I was going to take for that term. The process started with some words and then evolved into transplanting these words onto a set of shelves. The idea was

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I came across these funny prints/ images some months ago and thus came about my idea for "When The Toys Come Out To Play" post. Though on a slightly detailed scale. Again, you're able to buy one of Aled Lewis' delightful prints for your own and give you that random laugh when you need it the most. Aled Lewis Aled Lewis The captions are that kind of funny, where you wonder how that

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 Image Source: Awesome Robo! via Tyler Stout Apparently this guy, Tyler Stout, has become a victim of his own success and is backlogged with requests for his "Quentin Tarrantino Birthday Poster" of Kill Bill. Awesome stuff though, and may the man be able to live the sweet life from all the proceeds gained from said poster, or maybe the odd lobster dinner. Tyler Stout Posters

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To learn about the famous fast food joint, Peter's Drive In, visit here.

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Dash it All Blog header courtesy of Mandy@ Dash it All. Featuring the cute and ever so lovely Mandy from Dash It All. In a magic way, Mandy found my blog and I then found hers and love visiting it. I love her cute style choices, dress sense (we're kindred spirits in the stripes department I think), and her videos that will either make you laugh or keep you fit! So I've invited Mandy over

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In September!!!! Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source This guys. Is normal, I tell you.

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Catalogue Image Source: IKEA Catalogue Image source: IKEA Love or hate the store, no other place makes you secretly wish that was your living room, or that was your stylish kitchen, or that was your comfy queen-sized bed. Somehow the layout designers have it all figured out to make some of us wish that we could just transport the whole lot, crate and barrel to a home that exists in our

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I find it refreshing while clicking on artsy websites, when I like someone's work and there's not a trace of cultural appropriation to be seen. As some might know from past articles, cultural appropriation is one of my pet peeves.  I don't know plenty about this featured artist, Alexandra Carr but I'm loving her work. Simple yet beautiful images that would make for a great editorial.  I

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What is it about sun glare that somehow makes for beautiful photograph? I'm definitely a sun person - call it horoscopes or not (guess which one am I) but I live for it, soaking up the vitamin D and slightly highlighting my hair (chestnut blonde streaks which is weird when you consider my background). After Mother Nature decided to dump another load of snow a few days ago and just when I got

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Indivisualism Blog Header courtesy of Petra at Indivisualism.com When I decided to put faith and effort into my blog the second time around, I remember Petra being one of my new followers during Evening Lanterns re-birth. I think I came across her blog space as a suggestion made to me by the peeps at Blog Lovin'. I remember thinking "how simple yet lovely is this." It spurred me on to

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Like everyone else's, I have reams of wish lists in my head - the only ones that are achievable are the ones that exist on Amazon and with an ounce of chutzpah, I send them to my cousin who once did buy me one of the items.  I've compiled a short wish list, of spaces I'd like to occupy, which has grossly evolved from the days I used to go nuts over shabby chic. Perhaps if I forward this list to

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Three unlikely toys get together and play when the freakishly large giants leave the house.

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Feel like wasting some time? Want something new to bookmark? Sounds easy? Yes it is! (And it doesn't involve photoshop) Okay, enough of my amateurish drawings, Mr Doob is a funny little website that lets you go nuts with different pens and colours whilst making you feel like a novice on the desktop. That's my share for this evening - have fun sweets!

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Introducing a very good friend of mine from Osaka, Japan. Enjoy! I'm not a professional photographer, I have never studied photography at school, but I really enjoy taking photos and am definitely getting into it. You can see a lot about me in my photos - the moment that I love, how I view the world, what I like, what I find beautiful, my favorite scenes and people. And I'm still working on

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Simplicity is key sometimes. That's why I've gone nuts over these illustrations by Paul Tebbott, a graphic designer from Manchester, England. Limited to the use of three simple colours (I counted) and simple shapes that display comprehensible and cohesive images.  Bonus feature: you can buy his prints. Don't you just love it when you can do that? If you liked what you saw, you can view

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Any guesses? I'll leave you guys to guess and check back tomorrow to see if anyone got it right!

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My first stop would be the city of Cardiff - the capital of Wales and my first home away from my parents nest. I spent three years studying in the city by the Atlantic Bay, where I started to develop a sense of "quirky" style. Friends said I became known as that girl who would dress in her own way, mixing bright patterns, dark monochromes and brightly coloured hair of pinks, purples, reds and

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Introducing the lovely Miranda of 101 Things to Do Before You Die. Miranda is girl after my own heart as she challenges herself to complete a list of ambitions and has a refined palette regarding wine, which she tests out for our benefit at her other blog over at Winey Thoughts. Not forgetting her interest in Holga photography, which is why I invited her to come on over and show off her skills.

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On the theme of private hide away's as I did with my very recent guest post, I decide to dig out a very real hide away for one Mrs Sandra Foster. Image Credits: Trevor Tondro Pictured with her husband Mr Todd Foster, she undertook a project to renovate a 14 foot hunting cabin and furnishing the lot for $3,000.  Image Credits: Trevor Tondro The charming piece of Victoriana is nestled in

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My first guest post!!!!! After a series of mishaps and laptop palavas I finally managed to churn out my first guest post at the lovely Petra's blog space Indivisualism. I'll also be featuring a few guest posts over here in the near future, in fact on Friday there will be a guest post from a reader so look out for that one! For closer look at what my post is all about take a visit to

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Getting very little exposure except when there's a special "month" of awareness. However graphic artist Patrick Smith has designed a series of posters that highlights awareness of various mental disorders in a sensitive but ingenious way. The posters need hardly any words to tell the audience what the mental disorder implies yet effectively shows us by way of the minimalistic use of shapes and

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 With sketch book work by Scottish illustrator Wil Freeborn.  Last weekend, the wire of my laptop charger decided to burn itself, after three years of faithful service not to mention the chasms that were appearing on the keyboard cover. I took the laptop for a spa treatment at the nearest Apple store only to silently freak out when the helpful Genius guy said my laptop would have to stay

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Why not have a weekend away rather than nothing at all? The last time I set foot in the buzzing beautiful city of Stockholm was the summer of 2004. Yes it was a long time but I remember it very well thanks to my helpful Stockholm native tour guides - Kristina and Sara. Photo Sources: (L-R) one, two, three, four, five, six.  Photo Sources: (L-R) one, two, three, four. There's so much more I could

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I think it was over at The Dew Drop Inn that I read a post on zentangles. It made me think of Elizabeth Garvey's work. I love fun illustrations that combine interesting drawing styles with fun bursts of colour. I remember during my middle school years, going to school fetes with my parents and picking up old girls annuals for 50p. Quite a few of these annuals were from the late 70's so the

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Tarik Mikou is a graphic designer from Montreal. I think his stuff is pretty awesome. I've been procrastinating far too long and have to get back to doing other stuff. Some of the images are from his collection "Be a Kid Again" as well as music promotions. Hope you all enjoy ! Visit more of Tarik Mikou's work here.

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My latest find on this dreary day while a bunch of plucky, sassy college kids head on down to Florida for Spring Break (me, jealous? paaah!), gives me a virtual dose of sunshine in the Golden state. Alex Prager is a photographer from Los Angeles and has been active in the art world since her first exhibition in 2001. Is it me, or can I sense inspirations from 60's California and Hitchcock

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The late great designer needs no introduction and his breathtaking designs merely speak for themselves. If you are lucky to be in the New York City area between May 4th till July 31st 2011, The Met Museum is showcasing a collection of Alexander McQueen's designs to pay tribute to his career and celebrate his talent. Some designs (if maybe not all) are familiar to those who pay attention

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It's been quite a few weeks getting to the finish line! I thank you all for helping me out, assisting me with helpful tips, advice and encouragement, so thank you tons! My new blog header was the most popular one as voted by you guys and as you can see, I've spent a few days tweaking and hopefully improving the finished product. The beautiful background image (the misty trees) was thanks to 

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 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. I've been kind of a "I'll take it in black thanks." Yet lately I've come out of that damn cocoon and have found splashes of colours.......not so bad.  1.   2. 3. 4. 5. I'll quite happily accessorise with all the colours of the rainbow, mainly favouring deep berry and forest colours, with an added touch of sparkle. 1. 2. 3. 4. Sometimes I'll wonder how I made the transition

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