2011.

i'm pretty pumped--
wouldve been nice if i were in sydney to celebrate the turning of the year!

Rain's a comin'!

making progress.

just a quick one before my tuesday sets off...
a little bit of olive from my fascinations & inspirations.
been making progress on that blog design, here's to hoping it makes the launch soon!

Merry Christmas.

"Happy birthday Jesus
I'm so glad its Christmas
All the tinsel and lights
And the presents are nice
But the real gift is You."
 
I like my 2010 Christmas. I remembered Jesus more than anything.
And I'm sorry, nothing else could compare to that. No lights, festivities, or even family, could ever compare to Jesus. --

pass it along--

old school goodies passed on to me from my daddy :)
oh the things we find in the garage-- needs a little cleaning, then off we go!

here's some brooke while you wait.

since we're relocating, all my stuff is pretty much boxed up and has actually been transported to the place we're moving to (i honestly have NO clue where it is, i'll see it by friday i think). so i can't paint even if i started doing so several days ago. i miss it so much already!

anyway, the holidays are coming, and that doesn't really equal downtime... so we'll see how blogging comes along. ooh, and omg, still working on that layout! whaaaa! did a little secret project last night, i'll post it next week. it was pretty fun dabbling into a bit of photoshop and etc after so long!

toodles.

finding home.

leaving my home of 5 years,...

think i'm gonna be a floater for a couple of months
'til i get moving again.
manila or melbourne, and then manila to stay.
i'm not for one for a big house, at least not anymore.
one thing i'm hoping and praying for when i find home,

is this, or something like it.

things to think about.

simplicity, wonder, a generous heart, creative spirit, humility & love love love love love love love !

christmas and crafts

  

From top to bottom--
(1) Japanese Stab Bind with a little experimentation.
(2) JSB notepad [made from scrap paper and scrapbook decoration sheet]
(3) Art/Craft Box [made with rice(?) paper from Hiromi (?) Santa Monica, and art paper from Otis Lab Press]
(4) Art/Craft Box display dos!
(5) Holiday tags from scrap paper that is superdeedooper old!
(6) Zoomed in watercolor painting from today :)
(7) Felt like doing a little watercolor today... so I did. Pretty fun!
(8) Mini glitter oxfords, sorta--
(9) Polka-dot beanie
(10) Then I attached them to some stuff I gift wrapped today.

Homemade crafts--

Enjoy.

from the darkness comes a light.

and my eyes have never seen the sky so clear, and my ears have never heard a ringing so true.

i waited, cried and shouted my deepest longing and desire for His heart, and definitely, HE DID NOT TARRY. In His precious and appointed time, He came, He gave, and He answered my heart's desire.

Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry.


My God is ever faithful, in every season, I will praise Him. I walk, He has awaken my soul, and for His name, I will GO.

all strung up.

today wasn't the best monday of 2010, in fact, it may be one of the worst of the year, and most possibly, one of the worst in the history of me. how ironic that i posted such a colorful picture of beads that were so torturous to string... it took me a couple days to string up four or five, five-foot length strings. i have no clue what to do with them, but i'm afraid they're going to have to just hang against my windows for now, or forever. as for the rest of the beads, i am giving them to my bracelet-making cousins who might have something better to do with them.

for the people trying to catch a ride on the momentum train.

"What’s important is to find some movement. But maybe that depends. Because sometimes it’s good to stop as well. Well… Yeah…"
-Garance Dore, from her "first times" series post




 
and, other stuff in my week, crafts progress, goodwill finds, and brooke fraser show, to come soon!

giddy.

i didn't get to do much today, but i did dabble here and there with my inDesign (after ages of using the program!!). was playing around with possible etceteras for the blog design. since i've got nothing better to share today, here's something i kinda just played around with before deciding to call it a night--

*not the best image quality, i know--sorry!

offbeat tuesday.

here's a little upbeat song for those who are experiencing a slightly offbeat tuesday--

(too bad the full length vid of her new single off her FLAGS album isn't on youtube yet!)

gonna be watching this lovely lady thursday night! see you at the el rey, miss brooke!
hope we get pic-op again, will post my adventures if we do :)

thought you might want to know...

... a little bit of how we put "under construction" together....

(1) we did a little scouting, and voila, found the perfect location for our anticipated shoot! my little bro was my stand-in model for "testing" the area.

(2) i thought this little window was so beautiful, unfortunately we didn't use this section because a man was sleeping on a bench close by that day. (hehe!)

(3) same goes with this little section here, ... we couldn't possibly bother the exhausted man taking his afternoon nap on the lone bench in the area. but this was one of the sections i absolutely loved! felt a little european right smack dab in los angeles!

 (4) we were able to take a couple shots here-- beauty!

(5) and another fave, the electrical post... if you noticed on this picture -here-, on the top right corner, there was a little signage that actually said don't climb on the post, and we technically didn't, we just held onto it, which wasn't that safe either, such rebels! hahaha!

(6) our make-up stylist's treasure box! check her work out on makeupbycarmella.com, expect to see our fashion shoot on the website soon! 

 

(7) all-in-one studio!

 (8) one of our models having coffee while getting styled-- such a diva! haha!

(9) bringing on the fierce before the shoot!

(10) all-in-one make-up, hair, and fashion stylist, and flash lady-- our very own, carmella pacana, helping out our photographer, glenn espina

(11) our girls in action!

 (12) our models backstage!

(13) much love from all of us! xxoo!

hope you guys stay tuned for the launch of our very own style studio in january 2011!
also-- we hit our new fave store goodwill about a week ago, and scored some major deals! so for style steals, deals, and other fun stuff and tips, do drop by again soon!