much love monday

Things to ♥
1. This beautiful photo. I spent so much time just staring at this.
2. French macaroons. nom nom!
3. Vintage suitcases. Stacks of them.
4. Escaping in a tent. I want one in my room!

P.S. I'm extending the 25%-off SALE in my Etsy shop until today (30 Nov) for Cyber Monday.

xx

tag time! green things and one words

I was tagged by Resplendent Tranquility to find 7 green things in my room (this was fun!). Here's what I found:

hello green marker!

an old green dress

a new brooch from a best friend

batik sofa cover

favourite movie. This is pretty green, non?

the original GG

green tea

I also wanted to say a huge thank you for the blog awards I've been given recently:

L-R: from Kaleidoscopic Refrains, The Drifter and the Gypsy, and Loveology.
These things always make me feel that little more (blog)loved - so thank you ladies!! If anyone has given me an award which I have failed to remember and mention, I'm really sorry and I assure you it's not intentional!

The award from Loveology also came with a tag, where I have to answer the following list of questions with one word answers. Okay, so here goes:
1. Where is your cell phone? table
2. Your hair? black
3. Your mother? beautiful
4. Your father? funny
5. Your favorite food? sushi
6. Your dream last night? forgot
7. Your favorite drink? tea
8. Your dream/goal? creativity
9. What room are you in? living room
10. Your hobby? blogging
11. Your fear? fear
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? anywhere
13. Where were you last night? home
14. Something that you aren’t? outgoing
15. Muffins? chocolate
16. Wish list item? magazine
17. Where did you grow up? Yogyakarta
18. Last thing you did? eat
19. What are you wearing? PJ's
20. Your TV? background
21. Your pets? none
22. Friends? lovely
23. Your life? okay
24. Your mood? calm
25. Missing someone? sure
26. Vehicle? none
27. Something you’re not wearing? socks
28. Your favorite store? vintage
29. Your favorite color? sunset
30. When was the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? forgot
32. Your best friend? far
33. One place that I go to over and over? supermarket
34. One person who emails me regularly? newsletters
35. Favorite place to eat? home

I'm going to pass along all these tags and awards to: Felinofelice, Little Reminders of Love, For the easily distracted, Le blog de Stéphanie, Owl vs. Dove, Our City Lights, Three Buttons, Our Tea Party, Daydream Lily and Il était une fois
You can choose to do either one or both tags... or neither if you don't feel like playing (aww..)- it's completely up to you! If you're doing the first one, feel free to change it to a colour other than green if you want (I think I'm supposed to decide a new colour, but I'll leave that up to you).

P.S.
Still haven't finished your Christmas shopping? These sales might be of interest:
♥ This weekend, I'm having a 25% off SALE in my Etsy shop. Most rings come in a pretty gift box, ready for gift-giving. Also, expect lots of new items within the next few days.
♥ The blog's latest sponsor is Blueberry Deluxe. They currently have lots of domestic shipping on sale, and there's a BOGO 25% off sale this weekend.
♥ Susannah Tucker Photography is having a Buy One Get One Free sale until Dec 1.

Happy shopping!

film photography friday

shooting with film (part 3: random)*
*see also: part 1 and part 2

Just some more photos I took with my OM-10 ages ago.





♥
My brother just came back from Indonesia and Singapore, bearing gifts for me and my film photography love. First off, he got me a bunch of new film rolls (they're cheaper there) - so I can finally start taking LOTS of photos again - yay! And he also got me a new toy:

It's a wide lens camera by SuperHeadz (anyone familiar with this?). Good thing is, it takes the usual 35mm film. I've been testing it out already, and fingers crossed that the results will turn out okay. From what I've seen online, it should be pretty interesting - So excited! I love my big brother! At my request, he also brought back some of our childhood photos from home. I love looking at old photos, don't you? I've seen other bloggers share their nostalgic photos lately, and I can't help but join in! These were taken with the exact same camera as the photos above (my parents' Olympus OM-10), so it still fits in with today's "film photography friday" theme, right?

This one never fails to crack us up. I'm looking extremely unimpressed for some reason. "Where's my KFC?"

Looking very impressed by balloons though. Who wouldn't be?

There. Embarrassing childhood photos: done.

cocoon

Meet my new favourite music group: Cocoon. I saw them last night at the So Frenchy So Chic gig, many thanks to a lucky lady who won some free tix.


Cocoon is French folk-pop duo Morgane and Mark (as opposed to "Pierre", which was what I decided to refer to him as - because it was the first French name that comes to mind. Teehee, excusez-moi!). I didn't know much about them before (obviously, seeing I didn't even know their names), but I had a good feeling as soon as I saw a ukulele on stage and then hearing them introduce songs with things-I-love names like "Sushi" and "Owls" (animals seem to be an ongoing theme in their music and videos). Sure enough, their catchy melodies, fun attitude, and sweet accent had me hooked. It doesn't hurt that she's utterly adorable and he's good looking too. Oui!
Here's a couple of their quirky-cute music videos. See what you think:

heart

Heart by Ban.do, photographed by Chloe Aftel. I have posted her previous work for Ban.do before, so it's great to see these new photographs she's done for the label.

In other news, the winner of the City Lights giveaway is... Mausumi. Congratulations! I'll be in touch with you shortly to get your details :)

This week, Diana has kindly agreed to host a Much Love giveaway on her fantastic blog (yes, we seem to be swapping host-sponsor roles)! Go over there to enter, and get a 10% discount code too.

much love monday: polaroids in the mail

I had no idea what to post for this week's Much Love Monday. I couldn't think of anything happy or cheerful enough to share, and I guess Mondayitis was starting to get to me ... that is, until I opened my mailbox, and found the answer to my problem right in front of me! I received this adorable surprise, which couldn't have come at a better time (or day):


You know how I love mail? and polaroids? and hot air balloons? Well if you do, you can imagine how happy I was to receive this cute note and polaroids from Melanie (youaremyfave). It's a part of a 6 month polaroid subscription (!!) that I won on rockstars diaries a little while ago. Aren't they beautiful?

You can see more of Melanie's photos in her flickr.

How is your week starting off? Whatever you do, steer clear from Mondayitis!

floaty lace

I've been crazy for lace these days. Thrifted a bunch of them, wearing, crafting and creating things with them. Playing around with lace images too, resulting in these:

All photos and illustration are by me. More ideas and projects under way.

P.S. Don't forget to enter the City Lights giveaway - ending soon!

film photography friday

I thought I'd start another weekly themed post. Expect more film photography every Friday.


Polaroids by Lina Scheynius. I like the dark moody feel of these.

discount offer (help me reach 200 sales)

I made these pastel-coloured pendants, with some help from my brother who did the original drawings. I'm selling these pendants in my Etsy shop. They're cute and cheap - and would make adorable necklaces, or sweet ornaments for the house. Just saying ;)

In more shop news, I'm trying to reach 200 sales (at the moment, I'm 4 sales away!). So in an attempt to reach this goal, every item sold before the 200th sale will get a 25% discount. But if you read this blog, just mention the code "blog reader" during checkout, and I'll make it 35%. The 200th item sold will be half-price. All discounts will be refunded via Paypal.

*shameless self-promotion over*

lazy days give me too much time to think

I've just recently stumbled upon the beautiful photography work of Annabel Mehran. These photos remind me of those days when you spend hours daydreaming endlessly. Even more blissful when it involves immersing yourself in maps and books, and being surrounded by pretty floral wallpaper!