tea party

there was an assortment of teapots
as well as paper flowers and glass bowls full of 'deco balls'


there were more teapots, including my personal favourite 'tea time'
one of my friends said that this was her favourite, only one problem, it's always tea time!
you can also see our stand packed full of sandwiches and quiches and scrolls and scrumptiousness!


there was a hammock
behind the tomato truss


and who could forget the scones?
the lovely sarah, along with alex, made a beautiful streamer out of doilies - such a great idea! - that you can see in the background here.


thank you to the lovely ladies who came,
and may we have many more lovely afternoons like this
♥

pancreas

theyre an important organ that we can't forget.
and some people even write songs about them!






weird al is just brilliant. he can mimic so many different music styles and his lyrics are hilarious!

Oooh oooh oooh ee-oooh oooh oooh
Ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh-oooh oooh
Oooooh

I'm always thinkin' 'bout it
I don't know what I'd do without it
I love, I really love
My pancreas

My spleen just doesn't matter
Don't really care about my bladder
But I don't leave home without
My pancreas

My pancreas is always
There for me
Ahh-oooh




and it goes on

desserts

my tea party was an absolute success!
the weather, which has been miserable recently, decided to be very sunny and wonderful and warm and happy!

there was lots of food, as you can see.
in this photo you can see the friands and scones and chocolate crackles.
and just on the edge on the left you can see fairy bread (♥) and berry/white choc scrolls.
there were also various personifications of chocolate, in brownies, cookies and also some beautiful kourabiethes.

the best thing is?
everything was handmade!
by myself and my lovely friends, so thank you guys!


more photos to come

and i just want to add that this photo was not posed,
but my friends were eager to eat after i made them wait whilst i took photos

seams

i'm one of those people who is picky about clothing quality.
after spending 4 years learning about textiles and sewing techniques and the burning characteristics of every fibre you can think of, i pick my clothes carefully.
so it annoys me when i get it wrong.

my most favourite singlet ever, the best shape and fit and the most comfortable fabric, has just a bizarre cut. it's a discrepancy in the making that only my singlet has.

the bad thing is looking at it everytime i wear it i see this weird seam, that instead of going down goes slightly across and ends on a diagonal. i know it doesn't sound like much, but after 4 years of 'your mitred corners aren't flat enough' and 'i can't believe that shocking overlocking!', it really bugs me to see it everytime.

it gets worse.
because i love it and it's so comfortable, i went back to buy one with straight seams.
they don't have them anymore!
well, they do. but in the wrong fabric, a terrible synthetic one.

from now on, i will only purchase an item once it has passed my thorough sewing quality control check!

a rainbow for a monday morning

jelly!
from my tea party!
thank you to sarah for making these!

where is matt?

i've seen this videoso many times and i still adore it
and judging by the 32 million views, so does the rest of the world

keep an eye out for 2:37

dick werthimer

the purpose of life is to fight maturity


i do this everyday

cubes

whilst completing my materials assignment [1, 2 and 3]
i was researching cubes and came across these funky little cubes
and they are just gorgeous and simple, yet ugh, wonderful!

they're by parisian (of course) architecture studio called atelier 37-2

each of them serves a different purpose for a french photography studio, so hair/makeup and styling and production etc



i really really want one
or two
or three
i haven't decided yet

via designboom

plastic

the final iteration of my staple model


using coreflute, that plastic board that politicians print their advertising on



i've changed the inside so it's more 'dynamic' but the most important part of it is the effect of the coreflute layers and how they create an almost optical illusion


so i've been using lots of materials this semester, coming up with some interesting results.
and then i'll be doing it all again next year. yay.

i hurt my neck muscles

how?

by grinning too much

why?

to show everyone my beautiful new smile,
after finally getting my braces off!!



the internet cannot convey my excitment enough

if we were to translate happiness into cuteness
this would embody my feelings

lines

are just so mesmerising


vertical lines

escada, munich



horizontal lines

macquarie investment bank, sydney


lines that challenge your perspective

upperkut, montreal

or define it

dtac, bangkok


and they don't have to be straight

vodafone, portugal


all offices
all via the ever-cool coolhunter

joe sparano

Good design is obvious.
Great design is transparent.



sososososo true.
although you want people to notice,
it's always better if it's subtle yet powerful.

timber

to continue from what i showed ya'll a while back [here and here], here is the prequel to my metal frame of staple glory.



timber.


and yes, again an epic undertaking, but i used 600 cubes.
not as impressive, but i did cut them all on our dining room table with a scroll saw
[with help from various family members]




i heart sawdust

bus trips

for the first time in a
very
very
very
long time, i sat at the front of the bus.
and it made such a difference


usually i spend my bus time looking out the side of the window just looking at the same sites
this time i was watching the road and the same trip was completely different


try it sometime, add some excitement to that portion of your day

type

via learn something new everday

cats and lemurs

so it's been a while,

and i felt the need to share this.