black and white

from skona hem

brita sweden

{pretties from brita sweden}

chartruese and pink

sometimes i wish i was more gutsy with colors... chartreuse, mustard, hot pink.

{from elle interior and family living}

things we love

things we love book from kate spade

canvas

back to home improvements... having recently succeeded in a sewing project, i could beat my chest and go on to scale greater molehills... a little less-than-two-year-old tot in my household has turned a little playcorner to a mish-mash of books, easels, puzzles, toy-cars garages. i have my eye on this, my experience with this ikea series has been wonderful and i firmly believe in getting solid wood furniture because it lasts and is therefore an eco-friendlier choice than plastics (in my opinion anyways). so my molehill is to create a tufted seat for the toy box so that its destiny as a dual-function piece of furnture could be fulfilled. choice of fabric, silk velvet. color, undecided, but i'm leaning toward dove-grey-hint-of-mauve. i'm hoping to get the technique of piping right from the get-go. did i mention i'm extraordinarily capable of creating molehills out of mountains?

these pictures from canvas are giving rush of inspiration on color choices...

black, white and fuschia

{from brides mag}

awash

my little babe in utero is giving me watercolor dreams. i think i might not be able to resist the idea of buying these fabrics from Nani Iro (available from fabric tales) and making her supersoft sheets.

postscript: there are some concerns about sewing double gauze. these instructions seem very helpful. here and here.

p.p.s. bought my nani iro fabrics (on sale!) from miss matatabi. can't wait!

earthy blush with robin's egg

warm neutrals, blush and teal
{pictures from lonny mag jan.feb.2011}

about stripes

and... adorable dots

{pictures from kate spade, studio kudos, good on paper and ikea sofia, elisabet and tott }

orange sky

orange, red and sky.
{cheree berry from martha stewart weddings}

a kate spade girl

this isn't new news, but i still think about it once in a while.
{cheree berry for kate spade}

watercolors

i'm constantly in awe of geniuses' who could whip up tactile beauty with ease and grace.
{from jordan ferney}

rustic earthy orange

orange, slate gray, dark brown, taupe and de Gournay... how i love thee!
{pictures from Massucco Warner Miller via coco+kelly}

Rainbow

Cake is always welcomed in our home.

Anytime of the day.

(Image courtesy of Whisk Kid)

For a while now, I've been obsessed with the rainbow cake. Almost dying to try a hand at baking sheet cakes and laying every single sheet atop a layer of buttercream frosting.

Purple. Blue. Red. Green. Yellow. All hues of the rainbow.

Then I got giddy (read : scared) from all that potentially (well, I know so) long patience-testing process. So, I kopped out and take to oggling pictures of rainbow cakes which other bloggers had a hand in baking.  

Cake will be had at Nad's party in 2 weeks. But of course!

But before I forget, happy belated birthday Exp!

And E, have a great birthday next week. :-)

Iacoli & McAllister

Colourful and quirky - just how I like 'em!

(Image courtesy of Iacoli & McAllister)

Get them here or here.

stripes

for some reason, i'm loving paul smith-y stripes now.

{PXL Pendant Light by Fredrik Mattson via Dwell}