Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts

Monday, March 14, 2011

Yesterday I received a Liebster Blog Award from Scarlett of Scarlett Loves Elvis fame.
How lovely is that...thank you Scarlett x
This award is for bloggers with less than 300 followers (which makes me the perfect candidate! Ha!)

The aim of the L.B.A. is to spread the word about wonderful but currently lesser known blogs, and as a new blogger I think this can only be a good thing.

Here are my nominations - all Australian and all beautiful in slightly quirky ways. They are inspiring, interesting and a little bit different...
Please have a look at them BUT be warned, you'll be hooked once you start!

My nominations are...

kit and nancy        http://kitandnancy.blogspot.com/

curbside style       http://curbsidestyle.blogspot.com/

green tea and red nails http://greenteaandrednails.blogspot.com/

ask alice stationery
http://askalicestationery.blogspot.com/

I'm just going to sneak this one in too  http://slownoodle.blogspot.com/ while I don't think it fits the criteria it's a lovely blog and definetely worth checking out.

With the tragedy unfolding in Japan at the moment blogging does seem rather insignificant... mother nature has been extremely cruel lately and it is very sad to see so many people suffering. I do think however, that the connection that blogging allows us to make with people all over the world is very important.

    tiny peace crane made by my daughter...

Over the wintry
forest,winds howl in rage
with no leaves to blow.

Soseki Natsume

Enough pontificating from me. On to happier news...my vintage Pierucci dress has a new owner! It's Vildes Verden from Norway! Please email me your details Vildes so that I can post your new dress to you. I hope you get lots of lovely compliments when you wear it. To the girls who missed out - stay tuned, I'll have more giveaways down the track...

To end, the tea towel

it really is "the lucky country"

Thursday, February 17, 2011

When I was a little girl prints like these hung on my bedroom walls...
Big Eyes and Big Hair # 1
David Golding
Big Hair and Big Eyes # 2

I'm sure they decorated the walls of many girls bedrooms who grew up in the 70's like me. Forty years later they've become part of my life again. I found these in an op-shop, couldn't resist them, and brought them home to hang in my daughters bedroom. My collection grew which was fine until my daughter decided that "their big eyes freak me out!"
So now they're all mine again and here they are in all their big-eyed glory...





  These are all by British artist Dallas Simpson who I've read sold them for next to nothing-as long as she made enough money to pay for her gin she was happy!


 I love these two. They were painted by T. Maru. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find any info about him/her. If you know anything please let me know. They look a bit Japanesey to me...

Betty Raphael.


 Someone was crafty with this one. It's done with Hobbytex and must have taken ages!

Big eyes didn't just stop with art, remember these...

Here Comes the Bride.
I found her in an op-shop still in original box.

And here's her bridesmaid!



I had a doll like this when I was little. She wore an aqua dress and sat on my dressing table. I was never allowed to play with her.  Pretty boring really. I wonder what happened to her? I still have most of my old dolls, but not that one...

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

A jumbo-sized cup and saucer for my husbands morning cafe au lait...


At least twice the size of an ordinary tea cup so perfect for milky coffee. Great message to start the day with too!
Made in Japan. one dollar. Favourite op-shop.