outfit of the day

i love my new liberty print dress so much.
thank you so much, Nadia.

good things come in pairs

we discovered this cream colored vintage typewriter left in the trash bin yesterday.
it would be perfect for our house.



we also have this mustard colored typewriter. this cost us only S$4, but we had to lug it back all the way from bangkok.

the furniture project | part three

these are some furniture we painted today.

a dresser, a chair and a coat/clothes stand (you can hardly see it in this picture).

i took some pictures of my grandparents' house while waiting for the paint to dry.

tiniest flowers & butterfly

cars in the garage

neighbor's flowers

i love these windows so much.

latest obsession #2

floral print dresses.

this is my latest purchase from etsy.

i love the pleasant floral print and soft pink hue.

the furniture project | part two

S and i didn't do much painting today.

we waited for the arrival of a wardrobe we bought last week.

it's pretty old. we were told the previous owner had this since the late 50s.

i really like the key.

we are going to repaint this wardrobe over the weekend. :)

the furniture project | part one

we bought some furniture from salvation army.

the old dresser was from S's auntie.

the process though tiring but it was fun.

some of the furniture we have painted.

the stool is from ikea.

we bought the coffee table for $24!

while waiting for the paint to dry, we baked organic muffins. not a single bit of butter used. 

S didn't like it. he said the muffins were missing all the happy ingredients. haa..

more pictures of our project tomorrow!

monday no longer blue

how's your monday so far?
something nice came in the mail this morning. see, how cute is the bunny.
S and i are working on some furniture project together for the past week. i have pictures to share but maybe later tonight.

life in colors

i've been spending my morning using kuler to create a catalogue of color combinations of the moments in my life. 

the colors of the books on my desk.

the colors of my clothes hanging dry.

the colors i see out of my windows.

it's really fun! try it.

yeah

just a quick note. le petit shoppe is now open.
it's actually scheduled to be opened on saturday, but i just can't wait!

woohoo! i have just made my first sale while i was updating the shop.

i'm tagged

i've just received my first tag from Sarah, so here goes!

1. What is your current obsession? 

liberty prints! 

2. What is your weirdest obsession? 

i always watch all my favorite movies at least 3 times. 

3. What do you see outside your window? 

trees lots of trees.

4. What is your favorite color? 

pinks, white or cream.

5. What is your weakness? 

delicate, lace white/cream blouses. 

6. What animal would you be? 

a fluffy white bunny. 

7. What would you like to learn how to do? 

play guitar. i have a guitar but i've never learned how to play it. 

8. What do you want to never happen in life? 

illnesses that take away people i love. 

9. What is on your bedside table? 

japanese milk magazine, cellphone, moleskin and a pencil.

10. What’s the last thing you bought? 

lyell miranda blouse from ebay. 

11. What do you think about the person who tagged you? 

Sarah's blog is one of my favourites and she has impeccable taste, i'm always so inspired by her posts.

12. What was your favorite children’s book?

i'll be you and you be me by Ruth Krauss. the illustrations by Maurice Sendak are too adorable.

13. Who do you want to meet in person?

lovely ladies on my blogroll.

14. What did you want to be as a child? 

postman. 

15. What did you dream about last night? 

to be honest, i cannot recall. could it be age catching up?

16. Which do you prefer, day or night? 

day. i like natural lighting.

17. What’s your favorite piece of clothing in your closet? 

possibly my wedding gown.

18. What’s your plan for tomorrow? 

take pictures of some clothes for my online shop, watch le ballon rouge movie and walk my dog. 

19. What is your must-have of the moment? 

blaue blume tea set by tina tsang please.

20. What’s your favorite tea flavor? 

earl grey.

21. If you could go anywhere in the world right now, where would you go? 

nara, japan. i wish to visit two of my best friends, Yuki & Izumi.

i'm tagging Yen, Lauren and anyone else who wants to answer these questions. :) 

time to come clean

i'm such a hoarder.

scrap that - i'm a lazy, sentimental and incorrigible hoarder in denial. being a right brainer doesn't help much.

i spent the whole of today clearing my wardrobe. i sort my clothes in "keep", "sell" and "donate/throw" boxes. it's really hard, but i tell myself i have to be a ruthless wardrobe culler.

what about you? what are your tried and tested rules for wardrobe culling?

le petit shoppe

S and i are setting up an online shop.
the things (mostly mine, ha!) we are selling are mainly preloved. as much as we love them, we feel they deserved better homes.

the shop will be opened on 20th june, saturday singapore time.

from an old shop

S and i were like kids in the candy store, when we saw these tiles.

it's not easy to find pastel colored tiles locally. so you can pretty much imagine our excitement.

they are nothing special really (read: old fashioned). we still like them very much. they bring back alot of good old memories.

merci beaucoup

a pretty vintage dress in a wonderfully made drawstring bag came in the mail today.

thank you so much, sarah!

metamorphosis

the new collection- metamorphosis by sister label sretsis, is the transformation into a new wonder. the only thing consistent is change; without change, according to the sretsis mantra, there will not be excitement and challenges and fun!

i just found a close-up picture of their signature print for the new season. i love how the diamonds morph into the girl’s silhouettes! this makes me really excited to see the garments in person.