I've been a fan of Inaluxe for some time and have blogged about them previously. When I checked in on what Kristina and Jason have been up to lately I discovered these stunning prints which are now available in larger format. Love them.
Lovely Naomi of Hello Naomi teaches the children's cupcake and cookie decorating class at Megan Morton's The School. As I mentioned in my previous post, Roxy announced that the class was the best day of the whole of the last school holidays. (The next class is scheduled for July 5th) Naomi is such a sweet person and so incredibly talented.
There was a time, before I was a parent, that I was always taking one course or another. Sadly they are few and far between for me now. Do you take courses, either online or IRL? Do you have any that you've done and would recommend? Please share them with links in the comments.
Here are a few that look kinda fab.
I'm a long time fan of Emily Winfield Martin's and I'm totally smitten with her new series of portraits. They are, in Emily's words:
Flower portraits, meaning portraits of girls/ladies with flowers, but
also loose personifications of the flower itself (or what I imagine my
favorite flowers might be as a human girl.) These are inspired mostly by
my own flower garden and my mother's garden, pretty girls, WPA/1930's
& 40's oil portraits I admire, and though the execution is
different, the idea surely has something to do with C.M. Barker's Flower Fairies, which I've loved all my life.
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| Images: Emily Winfield Martin
You can see Emily's works in progress on her blog, The Black Apple, and purchase her previous work from her Etsy shop.
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When I bought my apartment the lovely old double doors that divide the living area from the bedroom had reproduction stained glass panels. If you're unfamiliar with this sort of glass, it's basically glass with a design printed on the back - made to look like stained glass, but actually fooling no one.
I looked into replacing it with a translucent glass with a simple beveled edge, but it was ridiculously expensive. So instead I had more budget friendly glass installed (less than half the price) and covered it with Emma Jeffs' beautiful Otto window film. And I think that the result looks so much better than the plain/expensive glass would have. The white walls and doors also make a big difference - previously the walls were pale blue and the doors were cream.
I would want it to look something like this:
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| Image: Patrick Cline for Lonny magazine |
Roxy's birthday is right in the Christmas / New Year period and parties are always tricky. People are away on holidays, kids are already a bit ratty from late nights, and Roxy gets Christmas and her birthday right on top of one another and then has to wait a whole year for them to come around again.
So this year we had a little 8 and a half celebration with a few of her school friends. Although it meant Roxy had to wait 18 months since her last party she thought it was worth the wait because nobody else she knows gets to have a 'half' birthday party.
In three trips to Tokyo I'd never made it to Kichijoji before, but this time I did, and I loved it there. There is a maze of tiny streets behind the "Shopping Street" (theres a big sign that stretches across the street, saying just that) where you'll find a lot of fascinating little shops selling all sorts of wares from stationery to furniture, zakka, and clothing. The park with the swan paddle boats is a lovely haven on the other side of the station.
Australian artist Elizabeth Delfs creates these incredibly breathtaking pieces. I have no words...
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| All images via Elizabeth Delfs. Images with model are from a collaboration with Nick Fitzpatrick for Colosoul magazine. |
