mixed bag of treats...

Maaaaaaadness

2010-09-05T06:07:00.000-07:00

Have you seen this yet? it does makes me smile... although I do feel a little sorry for the sheep

found via whichonesareweeds.blogspot.com

sweet read

2010-08-24T04:12:00.000-07:00

Have you seen Sweet Paul before?

If not then you are in for a sweet treat as he has recently launched an online magazine called Sweet Paul and it is a virtual feast for the eyes! It's definitely got some delicious looking recipes to try among other gorgeous ideas and best of all it's absolutely free to look at over and over again... and I can't wait for the next issue :)

(images from sweetpaulmag-digital.com)

mid August birds..

2010-08-13T22:07:00.000-07:00

If you need a fresh look for your screen... here is a lovely wallpaper I've really enjoyed looking at :)

found here

(image from smashingmagazine.com )

I like Yike

2010-08-08T18:24:00.000-07:00

I'm would sooooo love to have a Yike Bike ... portable, practical and they look like great fun !

(images from yikebike.com) and thanks to my friend Donna for the link :)

free printable calendars for 2010

2010-07-15T03:48:00.000-07:00

Although July is almost over there is still plenty of time to make the most of these lovely links to some inspiring months ahead...

here from - Love. Obsess. Inspire.

here from - a number of things

here from - my wings are made of faith

Finally back...

2010-07-15T03:46:00.000-07:00

well after a long unintentional break, I'm blogging again... thanks for waiting so patiently :)

52 Project

2010-01-20T03:03:00.000-08:00

You might have heard about A Photo Every Day 365 projects? There are quite a few out there and this is just one link http://365project.org/ and you'll find many more if you start searching...

Well I am inspired... but find it a little daunting to keep posting each day for a whole year, so I have decided to do my own version A Photo Every Week 52 project :) (a little late in starting) but here is the link to 52 PIC UP enjoy :)

(image from 52 PIC UP)

free January wallpapers

2010-01-04T21:12:00.000-08:00

This month I can't decide between these two beautiful blue wallpapers for January... I might just have to use them both !

here by Aimee Elizabeth McEwen @ creativitaeblog.com

here by Julia Rothman @ designspongeonline.com

( images from creativitaeblog.com & designspongeonline.com )

can't decide on goals for 2010?

2010-01-04T03:18:00.000-08:00

If you need a little help for an inspirational to do list for 2010 then click here for Monina Velarde's New Year's Resolution Generator and get motivated... below are just a few things I'm hoping to achieve this year :)

(images from moninavelarde.com)

awesomeness

2009-12-14T22:52:00.000-08:00

I've been enjoying Katie Sokoler's blog Color Me Katie for a while now, she is such fun and I just had to share today's post...

as part of Improv Everywhere they surprised a Salvation Army bell ringer by bringing along their own bell ringers to play along and it made me smile :) enjoy...

( image and clip from colormekatie and improveverywhere )

the uniform project

2009-12-10T03:05:00.000-08:00

Sheena Matheiken pledged to wear one dress for one year as an exercise in sustainable fashion, but also to raise funds for the Akanksha Foundation devoted to bringing education to children living in the slums of India.

Sheena has been wearing the same dress since May and has raised almost $40,000 !

Click here to see the month by month view of some of her creations... If only I was allowed to be this creative with my school uniform when I was at school !

( images from theuniformproject.com )

which Sproost style are you?

2009-11-29T03:42:00.000-08:00

Sproost says that my interior design style is a mixture of :

60% Modern Elegance (pic 1), 20% Hollywood Couture (pic 2) & 20% Cottage Chic (pic 3)

but I also love these interiors below... click here to find out what your style is and dream away...

(images from sproost.com )

free christmas printable tags & labels

2009-11-22T22:17:00.000-08:00

Some lovely links for some free Christmas Tags, Labels and Stickers to print...

(clockwise from top left)
here from delight
here from frydogdesign
here from totallysevere
here from martha stewart

here from paperseed

here from papercrave

here from creativitae

(images from delight.com, frydogdesign.com, totallysevere.com, marthastewart.com, thepaperseed.com, papercrave.com, & creativitaeblog.com)

do you iGoogle?

2009-11-18T05:37:00.000-08:00

There are some fantastic new artist's themes for your iGoogle home page, just some of the brilliance below...

(images from google.com )

small but beautiful

2009-10-25T23:46:00.000-07:00

Have you seen the Nikon Small World competition images for 2009 yet? Below is a small sample of some fantasic shots from over the last 32 years! They are truly works of art... but can you guess what they actually are?

Dr. Bernardo Cesare - 9th Place, 2009

John I. Koivula - 1st Place, 1984

Zdenka Jenikova - 2nd Place, 2002

James E. Hayden - 7th Place, 1991

Dr. Randolph L. Rill - 6th Place, 1987

Lars Bech - 1st Place, 1996

Helmuth Michelbach - 14th Place, 2001

(images from nikonsmallworld.com)

have you seen the invisible man yet?

2009-10-19T05:30:00.000-07:00

I feel like I've been invisible on here lately, so I thought I'd post about Liu Bolin "The Invisible Man" which was posted on Fubiz a little while ago.

His works of art are amazing and I can't imagine how long it takes to perfect every detail...

(images from artnet.com)

time to remember

2009-09-07T22:57:00.000-07:00

I love this clock, the simple and classic design and it would make remembering when to call family and friends so much easier... and there's even a cute desktop version :) Designed by Mac Funamizu check here for more about the clock and here for some of his brilliant ideas...

september already..

2009-09-04T02:51:00.000-07:00

If you haven't updated your wallpaper for September yet here are a few to choose from thanks to Smashing Magazine :)

amazing shot

2009-09-03T03:19:00.000-07:00

A beautiful image of a weeping woman's face in the side of a glacier, dubbed "Mother Nature in Tears" click here for more...

mouth watering..

2009-09-01T05:39:00.001-07:00

If you're looking for some deliciously inspiring recipes then check out these lovely links below...

Technicolor Kitchen

La Tartine Gourmande

Sunday Suppers

inspired

2009-08-11T00:24:00.000-07:00

I was lucky enough to have someone buy me a gorgeous Ink and Spindle fabric bundle (below) at The Stitches & Craft Show in Brisbane earlier this year :)

And I think this Desire to Inspire here post has helped me decide what I'm going to use some of it for... below are just some of the images from the post, I just love the memo hoop idea!

Be sure to look at the full post here where you can see the Flickr links also :)

( images from kirinote.blogspot.com, inkandspindle.blogspot.com & desiretoinspire.blogspot.com )

distracted...

2009-08-09T00:25:00.001-07:00

I have been a little distracted lately absorbing things on the blogosphere amongst other things... below are some links to some lovely places I've been getting lost in :) click on the images for the links

colour your day

2009-07-22T05:33:00.000-07:00

I love these :)

Just Colour from Jesper Kirkeby Brevik on Vimeo.

Music Painting by JUL & MAT from JUL & MAT on Vimeo.

(clips found via happymundane.blogspot.com & fubiz.net)

tumblr love

2009-07-09T01:32:00.000-07:00

I've looked at tumblr before, but not until this morning when I read Anna Spiro's post from Absolutely Beautiful Things here that I thought I might have a use for it myself...

Now I can post some of my favourite images and links within seconds to look at anytime I like... have a look here for what I got carried away with today :) and also here at what Anna Spiro loves on tumblr :)

(image from bloom-grow-love.blogspot.com via absolutelybeautifulthings.blogspot.com)

bubble pics

2009-07-06T21:33:00.000-07:00

I first saw these amazing images of bubbles popping (apparently they rip, shred or tear) via happy mundane and then again at A CUP OF JO

if you're lucky enough to be able to access flickr then click here for more from the photographer himself Richard Heeks... as for me flickr is blocked :( see below ) in the UAE (and many other sites also), so I will just have to be happy looking at what others post to their blogs...

(images from happymundane.blogspot.com & joannagoddard.blogspot.com & flickr.com :)