I love Three Buttons



Yesterday I discovered Three Buttons blog and I must say, it is absolute love at first sight. Here are some gorgeous things that the lovely Angela has featured on her divine blog.

Above: Something nice project.



So sweet are these folk inspired heart bags! I desperately want one!





How cute is Three Buttons! Documenting hearts wherever she sees them! Have a look at the full story here.



Oh and how can you read this story and not fall in love with Three Buttons?


















Hello Bear! 

Japanese sewing machine magazines?! Yes please!




Come Sad. Leave Happy. What a wonderful place! 



Hello Sandwich would also like to thank Three Buttons for her lovely post and link yesterday! xxx

Craftastic!











One of these days I am going to have some free time. I just know it! I'm going to do some gardening, read my new Murakami novel, get out my Holbein gouache and make some paintings and colour code my winter wardrobe. I may even get prepared and pre-make this Christmas' bonbons rather than send myself into the usual panic come December 24.

Or do you know what I might do? I might make myself a nice Earl Grey tea, crack open the Iced Vovo's, and set myself up for a craft day with the lovely Pip Lincolne's new book Meet Me at Mikes. With 26 craft projects - all of which are more Cool-Melbourne-Craft-Chic than Nana-Craft (though I must admit, I am rather prone to a crochet coat hanger myself) this is one book you won't want to miss out on!

The amazing Pip has this to say about her new book:

The book is chock full of beautiful photos, projects and how-tos on all the basic things like sewing, knitting, crochet and embroidery. The projects range from simple screen printing, to making a mobile from paper ephemera, to clothing for crafty girls and babies, to making cute soft toys. There are things for the playroom, kitchen, living room and bedroom too! There are great gifty things to make for your Mum or your best friend (could be handy with Mother's Day looming?!)

Most projects are for beginners - but there are a couple of trickier things to keep the clever crafters happy too - and even if you've never made things before, this book will show you how. Instructions are fun and friendly - and all terms and techniques are shown clearly - assuming you are a complete beginner, so don't be scared!

Maybe it's time you made your Nanna proud and got into a bit of Contemporary Craft?! (Because it's really just a new-fangled version of her old-fashioned techniques!) Have fun making stuff!



You can buy the book at all good bookstores - or online here and here.

P.S. While you are waiting for your book to arrive check out Pip's blog! Or get involved in her Words and Pictures blog links. You could also join Pip's Brown Owls craft club. But better still, why don't you knit a Nana-Style Square blanket following these instructions.


Craftastic!

xxx

Marc Jacobs Daisy





Marc Jacobs Daisy have just brought out a Spring Edition! It's exactly the same lovely fresh scent, but now has sweet little grass-green petals! But the best part about this Limited Edition Spring Daisy is that it comes complete with a little garden treat: a set of colourful stickers to personalise your Daisy bottle. The assortment includes friendly little critters such as ladybugs and butterflies and daisies of all colours. You can apply the stickers to the glass, petals, cap or anywhere your little Daisy spirit takes you.

It's available in Australia from June 22 but if you can't wait till then you can meet the sticker critters and download some cute wallpapers like the below from the Marc Jacobs Daisy Website.



Tagged



I was tagged by the lovely Windy Days to answer these questions.

What is your current obsession?
Blogging! Can't you tell! :)

What are you wearing now?
A black satin high waisted pouffy skirt, a multi coloured sequined blouse, magenta suede bow pumps, and hair in a ponytail.

Do you nap a lot?
I have been lately after a busy deadline however I usually never nap. I generally think of naps as a luxury although lately they have been more of a necessity.

If you were a tree, what tree would you be?
I would like to one of these trees carved into amazing shapes.







What's for dinner?
Tonight we had Temaki Japanese hand roll night. I guess it's like the Japanese equivalent of tacos. We make a platter of avocado, cucumber, lettuce, tuna, salmon, egg, rice, mayonnaise and wrap in nori. We eat this once a week.

What was the last thing you bought?
A blueberry bagel and a latte from Pigeon coffee this morning. My favourite way to start the day.

What are you listening to right now?
Bill Evans Trio.

What is your favorite weather?
Chilly January days in Tokyo. I love rugging up in a warm jacket, gloves and scarf and making daily trips to the local sento.

What is on your bedside table?
A pile of magazines including Korean Vogue Girl and Ryuko Tsushin, Japanese for Everyone language study book, When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris on loan to me by the lovely Zoe (eek I promise to finish over the Easter break!), an almost empty tin of Atrix hand cream, my favourite Mogitate Kajitsu White Peach lip balm, a glass of water, a photo frame of my boyfriend and I in Taipei last year, a few bobby pins and a polka dot hair elastic.

What is your most challenging goal right now?
To finish my thesis before August.

Say something to the person who tagged you.
Windy Days I love love love your pretty blog! And it is so nice to have met you through the blogging world. I hope you have a gorgeous day. xxx

If you could have a house anywhere in the world, where do you want it to be?
Tokyo. In either Daikanyama, Shimokita or Nakameguro.

What can’t you live without?
My family and friends, creativity, Dame Edna Coral Popyp lipstick by MAC, and my mac.

What was the last book you read?
The last book I read was Haruki Murakami's Kafka on The Shore. On Boxing Day I purchased a stack of books using a voucher given to me from my lovely Aunty Donna but I still haven't made my way through them: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami, Naked by David Sedaris, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell, and Wild Ducks Flying Backward by Tom Robbins.

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
Tokyo!

Last movie you watched?
A documentary called 'Traveling with Yoshitomo Nara'. Amazing!


I would like to tag these talented ladies: Yumi, Handmade romance, Emma, Bree, and Daydream Lily (if you want to of course!) and anyone else who would like to. :)

Distillate


Distillate is a fantastic new website which features the latest fashion, homewares, handcrafted goods, photography, art and recipes. Unlike many other sites, Distillate ensures that their national and international content can be shipped here to Australia. There is nothing more annoying than falling in love with something only to find you can't buy it!

Distillate has recently featured The Small Object (above) who I featured here.






I am loving so many things on Distillate such as these embroidery bowls from Industreal.






And these log bowls by Loyal Loot available from ReForm School. (cute website hey!)




And this wooden block game from Design Museum Shop which I fell in love with after seeing it here and here.

It's clear these Distillate kids have great taste! Worth a visit!
xxx