i hope you feel beautiful today.

so i know i've been MIA for the past couple days, weeks, .. ah, i don't even know what's going on. my regular routine just started again yesterday and i've seriously felt like i've been off in lala land a.k.a. colour conference.


anyway, i've got a series of stories for the next few days.

oh, and i found this little trinket while i was cleaning up stuff on my photo collection earlier today.
tomorrow's my REAL relaxation day, i am not going to think about what i'm gonna do, and i'm gonna take my time when i decide on doing whatever it is i choose to do. i think i'll be in bed until noon.... aaaah... very nice.

without further ado, my hidden little treasure. i hope you feel this way all day today!

pompom peonies.

not as puffy as it ought to be, but worked well for a humble get together :)

made some puffs, and didn't realize how beautiful they look clumped together. another idea! could be developed as some kinda lamp or chandelier!

cotton candy foolery.

just played around with the type i chose for my header. yea, yea, did a little updating. this typeface is so cute with these colors!!

brown paper packages tied up with string.

i love sending packages in the mail, and when i can i wrap them in butcher paper and add little quirky things to them. i usually wrap christmas presents with ribbons of sorts, and yes, use butcher paper as well. anyway, i came across these cutesy things from a blog i follow: mint//ellie.snow and they're on sale on etsy by Alana and Cisco of Humunuku!

i did some christmas card signing last night, have a bit to go ... but if i run out of the cute penguin ones that i have now, i'll surely make my own (if i have time!) and send some out :)

**journey updates: i've been all over the place with my trip lately, first of all, i haven't officially packed-- so hmm. i'm not really sure how i'm gonna condense life into a fifty-pound luggage. challenge accepted!

veggie tales.

so i attempted to make a poster for the harvest fest at my church. however, i had to give it to my friend who made an amazing poster, of course we're gonna go with hers instead!

here are my little pumpkin exercises:

"if it's meant to be, it will be, .................. or not."

what we make of it. caution to the wind.
curating, observing, probable laboring to come.
"stop typecasting me."

*found both images on curation website ffffound.com

.. but i just can't get no relief.

...and I've found Him :)

 

happy valentine's folks.

i fffound this.

 

in honor of valentine's day in a week's time, and because i didn't finish my design project for today-- i did, walk 3 miles for exercise though.

i sort of wish my heart was invested in someone, or maybe not. not just yet.

here we go 'round again.

for this past week, i did little design exercises. made one for each day of the week from monday, (except i think i skipped tuesday!)...  and the week culminates with these little cuties i made for our little fashfash blog: everybody look left!

winter icon for everybody look left's twitter??? ... and icon for everything else.

made a banner for everybody look left!

drawing a blank.

like said, just trying to continue with some typography practice.

strawberry lolly.

did another little graphic design exercise.
little phrase & typography, yours truly.
looks yummy to me. what do you think?

paperchase.

made by yours truly for everybody.look.left -- that blog is starting up, we've also got a twitter @evrybdylookleft, and setting up a facebook acct soon. pretty excited!

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!

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.

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.

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!

here we go, thursday night.

excuse the soon to be on-going construction, things might look upside down around here for the couple days. but i cannot wait. i have to get moving and start my blog remodel because i want to share some photos with the world, and what if, possibly, somebody, absolutely somebody wants to post a comment, or a suggestion, or a note of some sort to my next possible amazing posts?! ... and the post link isnt working? hmm.

therefore, we start tonight. construction, construction, and hopefully when i return to facebook next monday night, regular and beautiful blogging will also commence! therefore, say goodbye to the old, (AH, AND I SAY THIS FOR EVERYTHING I ABSOLUTELY DESIRE TO CHANGE WITHIN MY LIFE!) and IN WITH THE NEW!

goodbye beautiful white space photo format!

Hello Weekend Wonders!