colour lover: stylebook hero

I've been soaking up some amazing colour goodness for quite a while now, on one of my fave graphic design sites. Today I went ahead and took the plunge... I signed up to become a "colour lover" and took some inspiration for my first colour lover post from this amazing image from modcloth.

Apart from the fact that I love this girl's amazing hair and the fact there's something just a little mad men about her, I couldn't resist these gorgeous colours that just popped straight out of the image.

stylebook hero image from mod cloth | colour palette love here

besties...

illustration from here

I was online during lunch today and I came across a couple of really sweet blogs and this illustration (of besties) in particular made me think of all of the lovely people I know celebrating birthdays this month. I thought I'd send some happy thoughts out to them all... Happy Birthday Tania, Amanda, Carolyn and an extra special thought for today's birthday girl... Donna. Hope it was a special one. x

missing in action

beautiful seaglass from here

Don't you find that sometimes, life just runs away with you? One minute everything is on track and you're managing to do enough to get by and the next it all starts to spiral out of control…this past couple of months have been a little like that for me.

I've been planning blog posts and even writing them in my head in those moments before I drift off to sleep, but none of them ever seem to make it to the web. I've decided that maybe it's time to simplify things a little. Not put so much pressure on myself to do every-little-thing. To remember that there are only 24 hours in my day and I can only do so much in that time. To say no to people more often, unfortunately, because I just can't stretch myself anymore than I already have. And to try, try, try a little harder to be more organised.

feeling foxy!

I've been feeling a little down, tired and just generally blah this week, so finding a little fox in my inbox has been just the pep I needed to keep me going. Thanks to Andrea who made my day by including me on the Top 50 Style Dare Bloggers list on Monday where my little blog sits amongst some very good company. I've only just started making my way through the list of other daring bloggers {some of whom I already read} and am finding some really great sites!

I'm just trying to change the world one sequin at a time... thanks Lady Gaga! Sparkles are awesome.

Have really enjoyed taking part in the style dares with you all and thanks to Cate for sending me across to Fox in Flats to begin with as I really love it's quirky, fun and interesting content.

x

sparkledare!

Last week I took part in the Fox in Flats sparkledare. Andrea's rules for sparkling are this... Wear something that sparkles – ideally as a feature of your outfit –  from when you get dressed in the morning till you brush your teeth before bed at night. You weren't allowed to include any of your "regular" sparkle, which is kind of lucky for me as I don't have any! Well, not much anyway. The other important part was to prove that you did it, by blogging or tweeting or whatever kind of social media you take part in. I've been posting my sparkles on Instagram {user name alittlereddress} and I thought I'd re-cap here. I really struggled with this one, as I don't own any sparkly clothing. I really want some now though, particularly a skirt, a scarf, some converse... ha ha! Take a look at Andrea's sparkly pinterest board and you'll see what I mean...

Without further ado, here are my little sparkles...

Day 1, Monday morning school sparkles... love them!

Day 2, Tuesday sparkles from OPI and my shiny, shiny apple!

Day 3, Wednesday's pink bling... wanted pink and silver nails too, but failed...

Day 4, Thursday's sparkly bangle {ok, a pretty wussy option}

Day 5, Friday's floral sparkle for my interview...

Day 6, Saturday sparkles on my twinkle toes... love these shoes soooo much.

Day 7, Sunday... subtle pocket sparkle on my fave jacket.

testing times...

I've been reading articles on Mamamia for a while now {as it's an AWESOME website, chock full of great reads} and decided a few weeks ago that it might be fun to sign up as a Mamamia Opinionator. I thought I qualified as being part of "...Australia's most savvy online community" so I figured, why not?! :)

This afternoon I picked up my first product package from the post office. I'm hoping I got this particular gig because they thought I was savvy and not because I'm nudging the big four-oh! Eeek! And the gig in question? To try L’Oréal Paris Revitalift Total Repair 10. It's a lovely looking anti-aging moisturiser and my job is it try it out and report back to the Mamamia readers over here, what my thoughts and opinions are. Stay tuned, bloggy peeps! I'll post again in a week and let you guys know too.

Does this qualify as DIY?

saw this last night...

Loved the book, loved the movie. I thought the adaptation was great and the casting was really well done. I was very happy to see people like Stanley Tucci {who I loved in Julie & Julia and the Devil wears Prada} playing such a fabulous Caesar Flickerman and the the lovely Lenny Kravitz playing a wonderful Cinna {swoon}. Of course Gale was perfectly broody, Katniss amazing and Peeta, {it took me a while to warm up to him in the book, because I like the bad boys} well, I think he was sort of spot on too!

*Edit: If you're a fan, you must check out these lovlies at Spiffing Jewelry. I like the 'stay with me' rings...

make it monday {no. 3}

So... a bit of a slow week while I was busy tracking down my Lisette pattern {but that's another sad story}. There are two things I've finished this week. Firstly, the very last of my Chinese Whisper swap blocks. Can't say who it's for as that part is a secret, but after a bit of trial and error I managed to get it done.

This is the centre

Here is the full block!

Thank goodness for Clover's fork pins. If you've never used them before, they're great for piecing quilt blocks. Particularly if you're like me and have trouble lining up seams and points.

My second achievement was drawing up my little make it monday button. Here it is looking just like one of my very favourite things to do, stitching in a hoop! Hope you like it and it will inspire you.

So, this has been my Make it Monday. What have you been making lately?

gypsy caravans & funny faces...

carry me caravan take me away...

We were playing about with Photo Booth today, and then I was playing about with a nice Photoshop action {which incidentally went a a tad too pinkish in spots}.

You see, I wanted to show a friend {Miss Tania} how I thought you could make up a sweet, little fabric caravan that she came across in her travels through blogland the other day. The kids just wanted to join in with silly faces and who am I to say no?

When people say that 'a picture is worth a thousand words' they're right. I couldn't have explained this caravan construction in words faster or better than simply showing Tania a photo of this little paper version.

gooney is great!

Another sweet little flyer for our primary school. If you didn't see my first post about these flyers, the idea behind them is to raise the profile of our little school and let folks know what fantastic things have been going on and what upcoming events might be happening. Always one to surprise us, our current principal has been encouraging the school community to exhibit the school values "each and every day in all that we do". Not a bad idea... hey?

G.R.E.A.T initiatives...

About this design:
You might remember from the first flyer that I chose a cute, gelati-inspired palette, including teals, corals, bright yellows and oranges because I wanted to give the flyer some impact, while making it stay in keeping with it's subject matter... primary aged kids. I wanted to keep it bright, but essentially gender neutral and used both a bold, funky header font {Brady Bunch Remastered} and a more bookish, typewritten, favourite of mine {American Typewriter}. This time around I added the school's graphic device... the lovely swan and some contact info into the footer.

make it monday {no. 2}

After spending an awesome weekend at camp {more on that tomorrow}, I haven't had much time to make things, mainly because I'm seriously tired out. Must be getting old or something... I did however, stitch a little more of this guy...

inspired by my little mister, Gabe!

As well as doing a few little updates to my work folio, I've been working on a little button to go with these posts {because it's something I like to do} but it's not quite finished yet. Hopefully it will be ready in time for next week's post.

So, this has been my Make it Monday. What have you been making lately?