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Monday, June 25, 2012

Walk in the park


The family had dinner at Coastal Settlement last Sunday to celebrate father's day. We had crisp apple ciders, mojitos and a celebratory lychee champagne to go with truffle fries, a Wagyu and mushrooms pizza and pastas. We managed to catch the last rays of sunlight for these photos which i thought turned out rather nicely. 

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Made a series of cards for my Maid of Honour and bridesmaids the other day out of a bunch of lace headbands which I never would have worn anyway. Bought these adorable little Gogo Philip gold heart necklaces from ASOS which I attached with glossy magazine cover cut-outs and washi tape. Used these free templates from Weddingchicks.com for the pretty lettering. They said 'yes'! :)



Saturday, June 16, 2012

A (Succulent) Terrarium




















After the goldfish died, the glass fish bowl was relegated to a dusty corner under the kitchen sink. I kept thinking I would make a terrarium out of it, with moss and tropical plants... until I discovered succulents. I love them! So green and so pretty, shaped like flowers and little green rosettes. And unbelievably low-maintenance--perfect for a newbie like me.

So I went out to Ikea where I'd seen they were selling for like $3.90 each and bought a pair of them (those two lighter colored ones), but I wanted something a little different for the third one and I found this fat juicy dark green one at a little neighborhood florist.

Replanting them was pretty simple afterwards. I filled the bottom of the fish bowl with large-grained gravel, then plopped planting soil in, leaving holes for where the succulents would go in (roots, potted soil and all). I figured I'd leave them in the soil they came in because that was probably best for their health. I had to roll some paper to funnel soil to specific tight corners so I didn't mess up the inside of the glass, and get soil stuck in the succulents. I stole some moss I found growing outside, cut out a whole chunk and patted it down into the soil. Finally I added some decorative stones (carefully with a pair of chopsticks) and ta dah! 




Friday, June 15, 2012

Sweet Beginnings


I've been dying to start blogging again. I used to be the most avid blogger, first on diary land (my, I wonder if that's still there) and then for the longest time on live journal with the same name. I loved penning down my thoughts, the things that excited me, I even used the blog to share little short stories that I wrote. But then I went on a trip that changed everything. LA was such a high point in my life, it was so full of color and interest and I blogged every single day while I was there.

But somehow when I got home, it seemed like the color faded and somehow everything else that flowed out on to my blog just didn't seem as, well, interesting. So here goes, as my life takes another turn, so it's not just my life anymore, but our lives.