Links for the week

Hello people,

Sorry for being MIA for so long. I am back with a links to the WWW kind of post. Something I  loved reading or seeing from around the world wide web. Feel free to leave some fun links of your own.

An adorable gift for a gardening mother for Mothers' Day.

How cool - paint swatches from literature.

One sweet thing I have been hooked on to for the past few days is a cheesecake. And a non- bake one with sprinkles is right up my alley (image above) .

Loved this article on why do we love Instagram so much.

An adorable cookie monster mug.

These photos made me LOL.

 Loving this bright manicure, so right for spring/summer.

A curtain made of petals? Neat.

And a surprise:
Guess who plays Walt Disney in the biopic of the man who built the House of Mouse? Oh Ryan Gosling of course. OK, it's a joke, a fake poster. But I am already in dreamland, what if this is made? Go here to read the entire article.

Ciao... Enjoy.

New Blog find

Hi there,

Can you see all the creativity here on blogland? I mean I find something new and interesting almost each day. My reading list has grown to 117. That is just too much to read in a small day. Here is my newest find: The House That Lars Built.

Check out the pure genius behind this idea:

A friendship bracelet style rug? If THAT is not genius what is?
Found via Poppytalk.

Best Friends

I am in love with these guys. I found this site via ShoAndTell. These little guys (Haru and Mina are their names) are brothers and their father - the photographer, Hideaki Hamada has documented their adventures since a few years. You will love seeing the archives. They are so adorable and cute, I can hardly stand the cuteness. In the photographs they ooze out so much attitude and innocence. And that look glee everywhere which is unique to children. And as Shoko mentions, they look more like best friends.

 

My red carpet looks

Hey people,

How have you been? Great? Just fine? or fatabulous? I have been pretty good. But  do you know what really cheered me up today? This. The rikrak studio had a great and fun challenge, to come up with looks for the red carpet with handmade items, consisiting of only two items. And I submitted about three to four looks,don't remeber now. But here they are on the blog, shining along with some other lovely ladies :) The lovely people at Rikrak chose, not one but three of my looks to showcase. Here are those

Which one do you like best? Isn't this a really fun activity, picking out party dresses and accessories. For me, it's like the best way I could spend my time.
So.... I went ahead and had some fun time. Here are a few more looks with handmade items.

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Don't you think like they are made for each other? I just really love the whole virtual shopping thing.
I have something similar really fun planned, we'll see how it pans out. Till then, why don't you go to etsy, pick out some fun things and have a good time creating your own red carpet looks ?

Currently loving and the learning curve

Hello friends,

 I have been away for a long time. Taking stock of things and getting back to work commitments. Including a very demanding fasting day in the middle. I came back to report that I am going slowly on the learning curve, learning to sketch a basic model figure, with 9 heads. Ha Ha. It's actually a technique to draw a fashion sketch, one of the learning methods. Here is a video tutorial for the technique:




I also wanted to share a few ideas for decorating with glass vases (which look deceivingly more like fish bowls. hmmm... May be you could use old fish bowls) at Heaven And Home magazine.

I love the first one with soaked lilies the best. It is really lovely with a calm, non overpowering decorating sense to it. Also the one with dried moss is innovative.

There are some declutter your home ideas too there. Go check.

Books organised with color :) that is my kind of decorating.
What do you think of that hilarious dog? See ya people.

Neon Kick

Have you been witnessing the Neon Colors surge? I am and sort of loving it too. If you are not so flamboyant as to sport this daring trend, this is how you can still enjoy without looking like a traffic cop.

These Ipad cases from Incase. Get them here and here.

Striped Iphone cases via Geek sugar

DIY neon cuffs from A pair And a Spare

DIY Neon Market bag via Harper's Bazaar

Skinny Belts from J Crew and J Crew

Brian Atwood Pumps. Buy here.

Alexander Mcqueen scarf. Buy here.

 Hope you enjoy the neon trend. Have a good Sunday.

Store Find - LushIndia

Hello dear readers,

All you Indian girls, you have been reading about how good a 'Dry Shampoo' is and all the advantages of not washing your hair but spraying this magic potion on instead. But where do you get this damn Dry Shampoo thing. Here is the big reveal - Here's your store my dearies - Lush India.

Their Dry Shampoo is an all natural product, what can be better? Magic Potion + All Natural. I am ordering one and then letting you know if it works.
Till then check out all the lovely and yummy - looking bath products there. You will thank me for this.

Also, while you are there, check out their valentine's range. Here is how they describe their 'Love Portion'

"In days of yore, a young maiden with her eyes on a likely lad would ask the village wise woman for a love potion. These days a girl needs to take a more hands-on approach, so we’ve created this modern alternative which is sure to get you plenty of amorous attention from your special someone. Love Potion is a massage bar with a difference. As well as the soft, melty cocoa and shea butters we’ve added some cornflour to the mix, which absorbs excess oils. So when the massage is over, you’ll be left with skin that feels soft and touchable, but not greasy. Love Potion is perfumed with our best-selling Love fragrance; a light, sexy apple scent with citrusy top notes to inspire devotion."

Sounds divine, doesn't it? And yummy too :)
And I wish I could have each one of their perfumes.

P.S - This store was named in Vogue India for their all natural products.

New blog find - It's not so new though

I just stumbled upon this blog called Oh My Deer Handmades. Or you are already their stalker? And I have been living under a rock. But this was love at first sight. I have been adding to my blog list daily lately. But never before I read at least a few posts and I love what I see. But this blog love started like "Oh my God, I love that header. How did he/she do it? I want to make a header like that."

 Then I discovered that she is an artist and has a cool Etsy shop of customized paper goods and does random cool things like make these photo backdrops-

Now who can overlook (and not love) That Much Gold?
And then it was gorgeousness upon gorgeousness.

Go have a look.

Table for two at Bright Bazaar

Loving this table for two setting at Bright Bazaar.

 Black and white and amethyst (And Polka Dots!). Check out the gold chevron.

 
For more photos and tips on how to recreate this setting, visit Bright Bazaar.

 

Fun links for the week

How are you guys? I have been busy watching too much tennis, too much spending on crazy unwanted shopping and reading this all the time. Too much to do, much less time.
Here are some waste-your-time-browsing-great-links kind of links: Enjoy.
                      I remember doodling at the back of notebooks in school. Here is an artsy modern take to doodling.

             I hope you are not yet tired of too much pink, because this gorgeous children's photography by Vanessa Lewis has lots of pink. Go and have a look at some more of this cuteness here.

This is such a cool idea and cute too.
A really sweet "where do babies come from" post. You will want to read the whole thing.
Do you know how to draw on a pillow? Learn the how-to here.
Go have a look at some eye-popping book sculptures here.


And I want to leave you with these really pretty and happy oil paintings by Gil Elvgren. She is considered to be the greatest pin-up artist of all times.

Have a good weekend.
P.S - Did you see how to wear a strapless dress? learn the art here at The Beauty Department. I am loving all of their Fashion Friday posts.