Quote of the Day

.... on repeat ....  (or this needs to be tattooed on me somewhere so that I can stare at it and practice it non-stop...)

That is all...

:P

p.s. Thank you all for your lovely comments and words of encouragement from my previous posts... xoxo

Taking Time

Hello, I just realized that my last post was over a week ago...

It is necessary for me right now, to perhaps just sporadically blog (ummm...even more so I'm afraid... :P), as I am feeling quite overwhelmed... with a lot of things going on...

Would be lovely if there were more of the following though...

That's all for now - I will catch up with everyone very soooooooooon...

xoxoxo

Nice Packaging

I am thoroughly amused by the dogs on the cinnamon gum package...

Chocolates also taste better when presented by a happy mandarin...

Happy Valentine's Day!

SJ and I had another day of crafting and eating...

As planned, she made heart pins...

Whereas I abandoned the project completely, and made agnolotti, ravioli, sauce with pancetta/guanciale...

Being super sentimental, I would like to think that every day is Valentine's day as well as Christmas. It is also my best friend Marisa's birthday today, which makes today extra special for me.

Hope your day is filled with goodies....like cupcakes and paaaassstaaaa....

:) xoxo

Breaking it Up

Currently, I'm making toys at a much slower pace to try to ensure that I (still) enjoy the process despite the mass production :P ...

I also realize that I will need to take time out to do other creative things (as you can see I am completely out of practice with taking polas :S)...

And that other additional creative outlets are also necessary to keep me thoroughly amused (thanks to M and J for this funny Figwok concept xoxo)...

Um, may the force be with you (?).

Sewing Date

A few weeks ago I was at SJ's experimenting with sewing on a machine....

Some nice things caught my eye en route to her house...

Lunch always tastes better on Spode...

Had to say "hello" to Max and Cloudy...(note that Max is not being his usual jerky self - it must be the smart sweater/jumper he's sporting :P)

My favourite capture of our day together...

Umm.... and last but not least, the outcome of our sewing test...

For now, I think I will be sticking to sewing by hand. Hahahaaaa
:P

Switching Gears

Thank you all so very much for your kind comments and text messages from my last post - it really means a lot! :*

I am still figuring things out and am trying to just "roll with it" the best that I can. Since my work is based on various mediums, and now that I'm dedicating all of my time to this, I am constantly switching gears, all the while, I guess, trying to establish some sort or routine. Incidentally, I also felt quite inspired and better about everything after reading Sandra's post on her work day (Tackar, dear S! xoxo).

Lastly, here are some photos of what I've been doing lately....

(...before they were fishbones, they were sperm...? :P)

Wishing you a happy weekend in your corner of the world.
xoxo