something apropos » pretty things

shan — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:19:19 +0000

fresh flowers make my weekend {and my apartment} happy.
may all your days be filled with fresh flowers!

happy mail!

shan — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:45:25 +0000

I took part in Chantelle of fatmumslim’s Happy Mail swap! I got this lovely package from Amie of mummasmumblings.blogspot.com

isn’t it just gorgeous?! i’ll post photos of the package I sent soon :)

you can see more photos of the swap in the flickr group here

smiles on a rainy sunday afternoon

shan — Sun, 31 May 2009 03:50:48 +0000

ffffound

yulia brodskaya

shan — Mon, 25 May 2009 10:26:40 +0000

if you haven’t checked out the work of yulia brodskaya, i highly, highly recommend you do so. i can’t believe she’s made all of this with paper.

sigh.

shan — Wed, 06 May 2009 10:59:21 +0000

this is what life should be like.

from mangored

wednesday want

shan — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:06:40 +0000

my last wednesday want was a fortnight ago; a brief list of things i wanted/needed. i missed last week’s blog post, but as luck would have it, all but one of my wants were realised on the same day. my ruddbucks arrived, tim’s birthday present arrived, and my teeth got better. no decemberists tour, but i’m not holding my breath for that one.

it’s absolutely freezing here. autumn came and went in about two weeks and now it’s just bitterly cold, ALL THE TIME. have i mentioned how much i hate winter yet? cause i really, really do.

anyway. this week’s wants:

chandelier birdie – granny bag by gomonkeydesign

yellow birds – espresso set by louchelab

i’m too hesitant to order ceramics on etsy, as i’m not sure they’d survive the postage, but i’m seriously considering these.

painterly collage cocktail ring by ashleyjewelry

wednesday want: clutches

shan — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:42:47 +0000

i have a rather large collection of clutches and purses. they’re just so practical and versatile. who wants a big heavy big when you can take just the bare essentials? plus, when you go out for dinner it just fits right on the table, instead of trying to keep it safe between your feet.

pencil sketches flower clutch:

from etsy seller shakuyaku

georgia navy/peach

from etsy seller emmagordonlondon

a small tough ruffles zipper purse in aqua with dark olive

from etsy seller madebyhank
i already have one of these in various shades of yellow, and i can’t recommend them enough.

and, finally…

Phone iPhone 3G case No.16 (moss green)

from etsy seller hine

treasury!

shan — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:21:53 +0000

by pure luck, i saw someone in the etsy forums say that treasury was open in 1 minute, so i thought i’d give it a shot.

i made this: autumn afternoons. cause, dammit, not everyone is going into spring. it breaks my heart a little to see all the gorgeous colours and fashions all over etsy at the moment, while we’re about to head into the cold.

wednesday want: yellow + grey

shan — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:55:24 +0000

i can’t help it, i’m totally obsessed with yellow at the moment. i just love the combination of yellow and grey that i’m seeing pop up in so many places. grey is so dreary, it’s basically the coloursonification (not a word, i know) of winter. and, well, i hate winter. but yellow! yellow is sunshine and light and warmth and all things that are good in the world.

i first noticed yellow + grey together a few months ago, when i saw kikki k had a whole range of the two colours together.

A5 Everyday Notebook

now that i think about it, i can probably trace my yellow love back to about september last year, when i was looking at furniture to purchase when i moved. i found this hemnes linen cupboard from ikea, and was instantly smitten.

hemnes linen cabinet

i still haven’t been quite able to justify the $429 price tag, so for now, my apartment is without this cupboard. but one day, one day, i will own this. ok, so there’s no grey, but there’s plenty of yellow.

grey soft fleece elephant

what do i love more than yellow? elephants! from etsy seller ellabellamay.

and finally, this. i’ll just take this whole room please.

from housetohome

i love that wallpaper, and the chair, and the rug, and the high ceiling and the big windows, and the… just all of it.

etsy favourites

shan — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:15:14 +0000

@etsy: Project: Make an Etsy Mini as a blog post using your favorites, tweet the link so I can peek tomorrow.

i add multitudes of new favourites almost every day.

it’s a good mix of things i love and plan on buying one day, things i love and simply can’t afford, things i want to remember later on, and things i just love to look at. i’m actually surprised by how often i find myself going through my favourites, it happens quite regularly.