twiggy heaven

these just look sooooo comfy...too bad they cost an arm and a leg (500 bucks!!!)...
(http://shoptwig.com/)

bandana runner

nice idea....bandanas sewn together to make a table runner....
(from PoppyTalk)

torn (shower) curtain

am torn between jokey and spenny at the moment for my new shower curtain....

tattoo you

i've been toying with the idea of my next tattoo...i'm torn between wanting a pair of magpies (one on each wrist that meet beak to beak when my arms are together)....or my old idea of having letters spelling my name in different fonts, on different body parts! i've got the "S" on my shoulder to kick start me and i rather fancy these lovely fonts....

shower time indeed....

as i'm living in chaos while having a new bathroom installed...this fab new illustration from Kate Wilson at little doodles... is particularly poignant at the moment
(http://little-doodles.blogspot.com/)

knitty capes

my new creations...modelled by sarah and judy....

sticky subject

amazing stick creations by Patrick Dougherty....
http://www.stickwork.net/installations.php

(from Hidden in France)

chop chop

mmm...bet the keys feel smoooooooth

Japanese company Hacoa have these beautiful wooden keyboards for $435...they are soon to release a DIY kit which will be slightly cheaper...

(from Design*Sponge)

slinky snail

i think this is my fave slinkachu...from his "inner city snail" slow moving street art project

Urban camo

was sent this a while back by my bro....fantastic way to while away those hours at work...

now we know what all those ikea drones are up to...


http://www.urbancamouflage.de

Awwwwesome

lights on from thesystemis on Vimeo.

maybe one day all houses will look like this......

lights on is an audio visual performance created for the Ars Electronica museum in Linz, Austria, which has a facade that contains 1085 LED controllable windows. The windows’ colors are changed in realtime with music that’s broadcasted on speakers surrounding the building.

visuals coded in openframeworks by zachary lieberman, joel gethin lewis and damian stewart (yesyesno).

(from: swissmiss)

cheeky bandit

here's another one from Bandit at the Cans Festival 08....heheheh

i love my postcode

i sooooo love my postcode...despite being overrun by mattresses....therefore i was thrilled to find the I LOVE MY POSTCODE website - there you can show your love for your postcode by wearing it proudly on a tee, hoody, knickers, etc.

i managed to enter a photography competition they held a while back and WON a fab hoodie...here's the winning photo of a street in NW10 with an added extra from Spanish street artist Bandit...glad i took it cos its since been bastardised and ruined.


http://www.ilovemypostcode.com/
http://www.bandit.es/blog/

biddlybiddlybiddly

did i mention the tweenbots project by Kacie Kinzer in NYC......sooooooocuuuuute.....

"Tweenbots are human-dependent robots that navigate the city with the help of pedestrians they encounter. Rolling at a constant speed, in a straight line, Tweenbots have a destination displayed on a flag, and rely on people they meet to read this flag and to aim them in the right direction to reach their goal."

check the little suckers out here...http://www.tweenbots.com/

chantilly lace

i'm a sucker for any capelet...but i ache for this L'Wren Scott lace one....available at net-a-porter at a reduced price of £924.89 (from £1,233.19!) yummy yum yum

wardrobe wannabe

love this look....from LA designer Dorothy Lee
http://www.dorothy-lee.com/
(originally seen at The Minx's blog)

Wendy House

love the clothes by NYC designer Wendy Mullin @Built by Wendy....want this dress!

http://www.builtbywendy.com/

mmmmmm

two of my favourite things combined...cake and knitting....sweeeet
(from Tight Knit Mamas blog)

plaits, not braids

i grew my hair because i always wanted long plaits....but my hair just never seems to grow further than a few inches below the shoulders.....sniff....and i will NOT resort to extensions...i think it might be time to throw in the towel....

(taken from the fab blog by The Minx: http://cagedwonder.blogspot.com/)

softy knitty

i knitted this pattern (above)...mine looks like this (below - gotta take a better photo!)....

niiiice boooots

dunno where they're from....but they're beeeeyoootifulll....

(seen here: http://www.atsuii.blogspot.com/)

all you need is a girl and a STAPLE GUN

amazing what you can do with a cheap tv table from a secondhand shop, some wipe-clean dotty fabric and a STAPLE GUN.....! must remember to do a BEFORE and AFTER next time...

trekkieeeee

Went to see the new Star Trek, chronicling the early days of the crew members of the Starship Enterprise, the other day. Directed by Lost creator JJ Abrams and starring the fab Zachary Quinto of Heroes fame as the young Spock.


Am not really a big trekkie - always thought James T Kirk was hilariously camp and OTT


but actually preferred later characters (7 of 9) but it was a thoroughly enjoyable flick with some totally awesome spaceships (especially the Romulan craft) and reminded me of the Glenn Brown exhibition i just saw at the Liverpool Tate.

beat still my sweetheart

i love this dress from American Apparel


available online but only in mint, coral, navy or black....obv only get psychedelic pink in the states...

fun furnishings

have just purchased some of this lovely fabric by Anna Maria Horner....


am hoping to use it to cover the drawers on my corner chest i picked up the other day in a second hand store....

am also trying to find different handles for each and have already found a lovely ceramic one with a vintage clockface painted on it....quite fancy some glass faceted ones too....

Bathroom and beyond....

have been bathroom shopping and this is my new loo....

sink....

and towel warmer....

they will be arriving on wednesday. the bath is already here and is propped up against my back door as we speak. fingers crossed it will all be installed in a matter of weeks. exciting.

The Empress Dowager's Jewels

i kinda want one....but i keep dithering over which color and then the one i want gets sold....

Pink Tourmaline Dream (sold)....

they look even lovelier reversed....A Clump of Silver (sold)....
Rock Candy...not sold yet!

http://theempressdowagersnewjewels.blogspot.com/search/label/the%20shop

Tunnel 228

went to the brilliant art/theatre/installation thingy in a disused tunnel beneath Waterloo station the other day. a collaboration between the Punchdrunk crew and the Old Vic...with contributions from various artists...including some itty bitty stuff from the fab Slinkachu. half performance half art show...with inspiration taken from Fritz Lang's Metropolis. it was dark, dusty (had to wear masks...timely considering the current swine flew panic) and full of the usual nooks, crannies and scary goings on associated with Punchdrunk. excellent. can't wait for their next do in Manchester....

Slinkachu: http://little-people.blogspot.com/
Punchdrunk: http://www.punchdrunk.org.uk/

Raaaaaaaarrrr!

love the mountain monster from Commando Group....they "remix" photos from submitted photographers (original photo: Damian Heinisch)

3 days in the 'pool

just back from a trip to Liverpool ... what a fab city ...can't wait to go back. great people, beautiful architecture, the historic docks (if a tad windy) and not forgetting the Liver Birds....well worth a re-visit.

managed to catch 2 great exhibitions...Glenn Brown at the Tate (awesome oils in mindblowing detail)



and Sound + Vision (b+w club/gig photography from late 70s early 80s) by Francesco Mellina....

computers for dummies (and cookie monsters)

(from ffffound)