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2012-02-29

[ 6 picks ] quarter century bday

as some of you know (and some of you don't) it was my bday this past weekend. andddd twas a crazy-fun time. i'm glad i got to celebrate with everyone who came to dinner and/or 2020. andddd i'm glad taynifer oppz isn't mad we kidnapped him and that he had to spend the entire day sunday at my house hahaha.

what better bday present than getting to spend time w/ fam/friends, right? unless, of course, you wanna say BIG BANG'S NEW ALBUM DROPPED YESTERDAY. ahem. one day after my bday. ahem. obviously as a birthday present to moi. pwahahaha!

anyway lemme calm myself down and give you a bday-related 6picks!~

grafika: 100% PCR paper
by 1973
[ a green - and still beautiful - way to wrap presents! ]

fische sternzeichen # 2: illustration
by julia humpfer
[ from her zodiac series, the pisces! aka meee! ]

nesting: steel shot glasses
by wintercheck factory
[ reminds me of watercups in korea haha i want 'em in all 3 colors! ]

chrysanthemum: candleholder flips over to become a bowl
by michaella janse van vuuren
[ this looks like a huge cake. or a weird brain hahaha ]

cake walk: collage, illustration
by sarah ogren
[ ALMOST didnt have cake this yr but then we went to shilla 냠 ]

aleister primrose: hand-printed wallpaper
by grow house grow!
[ apparently violets and primroses are my birth month flower? ]

[ links ]

grafika: click
fische sternzeichen # 2: click
nesting: click
chrysanthemum: click
cake walk: click
aleister primrose: click

2012-01-12

[ 6 picks ] turquoise & gold

it's january but the weather still hasn't made up its mind which season it wants to be. rainy in the high 50s one day, sunny and 28 the next, snowing and 30 another day. i don't even know what i'm supposed to be wearing half the time w/ the weather all crazy like this!

makes me long for a warm early spring day, foggy mornings and golden rays of sunlight peeking through the trees. when it's still sorta cool out and the air has a blue tinge to it almost. which is probably why i've been attracted to lots of blue/yellow art/design pieces lately. so i gathered them up and put em here for you~

bazaar: screenprinted pillow

at kokotrend

[ delightful graphic detail & color combos ]

desert flower: photography series
by chrystel plischke-livolsi
[ amazing art direction, the makeup/hair/clothes/everything! ]

mosca: painting
by guim tio
[ finally get to share his work, it's super interesting! textural but flat ]

valencia cuff: brass and verdigris bracelet
by we dream in colour
[ makes me think of pointillism ]

spring 2012: collection
by thakoon
[ see, thakoon agrees that a turquoisey/gold combo = spring! ]

voice: illustration
by dilka bear
[ her characters are all very detached, prim, proper. fairytale-like & odd ]

[ links ]

bazaar: click
desert flower: click
mosca: click
valencia cuff: click
thakoon spring 2012: click
voice: click

2012-01-03

[ 6 picks ] happy 2012

ok so i haven't blogged in a REALLY long time. working retail + holiday season = walking zombie sahar. soOo! sorry bout that devoted readers! but now that the holiday season is over (for the most part) and it's the NEW YEAR, i'm here with a new entry - finally.

spent new year's eve at my big brutha howie's house. me and jen unnz picked up butterscotch vodka, apple juice, and vodka-infused whipped cream. oh the alcoholic butterbeer-ness of it all. hahaha but seriously it was delicious. idea totally stolen from shaundawg.

so here are 6 picks all decked out for new year's. amazing time with amazing people <3 and the next day was a less-than-amazing time with amazing pho. go figure ^_~

paper cup: illustration

by virginia kraljevic

[ hahaha this is how i felt drinking my apple butterscotch concoction ]

silver lining: vintage-inspired garland

by everly lane design

[ can never have too much sparkle on new years eve ]

aarne: champagne flute

by göran hongell

[ love this new spin on the classic champagne flute ]

the confetti riot: photography series

by niko sonnberger

[ i mean, is this not how new year's eve feels? (w/ anomia) ]

cirkus s: oxford pump

by steven madden

[ I WANT THESE OMG.... ]

ball and chain: earrings

by girl tuesday jewelry

[ and of course we watched the ball drop at midnight! ]

[ links ]

paper cup: click
silver lining: click
aarne: click
the confetti riot: click
cirkus s: click
ball and chain: click

2011-12-05

[ 6 picks ] wintry beach

woke up to sunshine and brisk-cold air on dec 1st. it was feeling wintry, with temperatures barely climbing to 50. and thats the way i like it. i opened my window a bit even though it was so cold. i tend to do that - especially in the car. i'll be bundled up in scarves and gloves and a winter coat with the heat on and the window cracked open. i don't know why that is, though.

days like that make me want to take a trip to the beach. which is also weird, i know. but i LOVE the beach at winter-time. it's cold. the ocean's not actually freezing because it's still warm from summer. salty wind. sweaters and snow and sand. it's been years since i've gone to the beach in cold weather and i miss it.

since i'm feeling beachy keen (harharhar) i figured i'd do a 6picks on the beach and ocean that feel sorta cold and icy. even if it is a randomly warm december night tonight.

galaxy cuttlefish: watercolor

by robin willems

[ i....LOVE...this. a universe within the sea ]

swimming with the fishes: photography series
by rengim mutevellioglu
[ im sure this wasn't the middle of winter but it looks cold nonetheless ]

midnight flow: acrylic and rolled paper on canvas
by amy eisenfeld genser
[ looks like coral reef under the moonlight ]

drifting looseleaf: illustration
by under the sun prints
[ haha this is awesome ]

the swimmer: illustration
by iris schwarz
[ there's something wonderfully static about this ]

long coat: sea green textured faux fur
by top shop
[ the color of the ocean under a winter sun, no? ]

[ links ]

galaxy cuttlefish: click
swimming with the fishes: click
midnight flow: click
drifting looseleaf: click
the swimmer: click
long coat: click

2011-11-07

[ 6 picks ] chinese zodiac - the monkey

anyone ever see the real-people version of jungle book? the one w/ jason scott lee as mowgli (and cary elwes - more commonly known as westley *swoon* - as the main 'bad guy')? i..freakin..love..that..movie. i'm not even kidding; it's a favourite from when i was a kid. and i'll never forgot monkey city, where the orangutan king louie rules.

i know, i know. i sorta dropped off on this chinese zodiac 6 picks roundup. but i've actually been sitting on this last entry for the last few days for various reasons. and i'm ready to share it now! monkeys (monkies?) for everyone! and this is a good time to let me know of some other 6 picks you'd like to see from me - series or not!

animal poetry: monkey puppet

by furze chan

[ i love that the limbs move ]

monkey polaroid: t-shirt

by gnome enterprises

[ shake it, sh-shake it. shake it like a polaroid picture ]

joke napkin: set of 4 napkins

by olga zijlstra

[ i mean... i love these damn napkins hahahaha ]

monkey battle: watercolor, ink, coffee illustration

by jason brown

[ lots of different textures going on in this piece ]

monkey riding an owl: necklace

by luyi & bubs

[ of course the owl makes me think of harry potter... ]

monkey hood: hand-knit

by talk 2 the trees

[ this looks so soft/warm and adorable ]

[ links ]

animal poetry: click
monkey polaroid: click
joke napkin: click
monkey battle: click
monkey riding an owl: click
monkey hood: click

2011-10-04

[ 6 picks ] chinese zodiac - the snake

snakes are always known to be "evil" things. but really, i think snakes are cute sometimes. benjo has a kajillion of them in his apartment in san fran and i got to hold some of them! the boas were the friendly ones. the things that actually creeped me out in benjo's room were the scorpions (ugh) and then tarantula (ughh)~ but not the snakes!

only two more left in the chinese zodiac 6 picks series. and today, i've got 6 slithering snakes for you.