Leopard on tiger

Saturday afternoon project! And yes that's a tiger print rawrr

Joséphine Gintzburger's Paris apartment

"Joséphine Gintzburger studied at the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne and worked for over 20 years in prestigious fashion houses such as Louis Vuitton, Armani, Celine and Christian Dior in marketing, communication and image."

Here are a few images of her apartment in Paris.

images via desire to inspire

The 3 images that left me in awe:
1) The b-e-s-t pink kitchen I've seen to date;
2) Mirrors, mirrors; and
3) And boy oh boy, where do I find a pink rose chair?!


I am definitely a strong believer in home decor. Tells so much of a tale.

Introvert

I can't describe how true this is!!

Doll face

I'm not usually big on models but recently Ju Xiao Wen (雎晓雯) has caught my attention. I first knew about her via her interview with Electric Sekki and the Lane Crawford A/W 2011 campaign. Since then I have been seeing her on runways during the recent fashion weeks.

Here's her interview with Electric Sekki and you can see the rest here.

More of her in the recent Fall/Winter 2012 runways

Dolce & Gabbana

Hakkan

Chanel

Vanessa Bruno

Loewe

Nina Ricci

All images via style.com and google images

She has such an exquisite doll face! I'm like gasping for air now. Not to mention she seems so humble I like her I like her I like her! :)

5 DIYs

1) Pearl hair pins!

Image and source via Honestly...WTF

2) Skirt without the need to sew!

Image and source via Sincerely, Kinsey

3) Book-turned-jewlery box!

Image and source via Sincerely, Kinsey

4) Notebook covers! (Definitely going to try it out for the schedule that I lug around at all times!)

Image and source via A Beautiful Mess

5) Luggage tags! (Will not pick up the wrong suitcase ever again!)

Image and source via Free People

Be crafty! :)

Evanescence 2012

So Evanescence stopped by Hong Kong for a concert back in February and it was literally one of the happiest moments to date. I've been a fan since 2002/2003, and to finally see them live! Ahhh can't even explain how hyped up I was. Not to mention real vocalists can definitely siiiinnnnngggggggggg!!

via my instagram

Almost forgot how lovely the grainy effect a good old film camera can provide :)

Sleepy/sloppy weekends

Is it just me or do everyone have their anti-social phases once in a while? It was the perfect hit this gloomy/cold weekend, a very much needed hibernation to disconnect from the rest of the world for a little bit. I stayed in bed from Friday night till 8am on Sunday (I'm pretty sure my legs supported me standing up for less than 2 hours throughout this session...), when my back started to ache and I could sleep no more. Ahhh. Very satisfying indeed.

Now that I finally had the guts to detach my hip from the bed I've scooted over to the desk and happily turned on my sewing machine. Hemmed my new scarf (what an AMAZING leopard print) and shortened this thrifted high-waist (fantastic) tribal-printed skirt which I scored for HKD30. *thumbs up!*

In progress... and

End product :)

Hmm I'm looking for movies to watch in order to spend the rest of my weekend in peace. The Lincoln Lawyer followed by a re-watch of the Valley of the Wind (a Miyazaki anime, which was also my childhood favourite) perhaps?!

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

Tim Walker

A briliant contrast between reality and fantasy

All images via here

5 DIYs

1) Safety pin necklace

Image and source: here

2) Make your own cards for friends!

Image and source: here

3) Bite site mac n cheese cups! (now I just need to go get a cupcake trap and some kraft mac n cheese!!)

Image and source: here

4) Clay jewelry dish! (the subtle print is so nice!!)

Image and source: here

5) Dinner napkins with perfect corners!

Image and source: here

Be crafty! :)

Sewing question!

Not sure if you can see the details clearly but does anyone know if I straight stitch the end of chiffon-esque fabric do I get the minimal fray effect like the scarf captured below (focus on the bottom of the photo)?

Image via the Blonde Salad

The 2012 Homies Award

Apartment Therapy has listed its nominees for the 2012 Homies award, aka the best DIY blog! Plenty, plenty, plentyyyyy of amazing DIY inspiration! Have your favourites been nominated? Are you voting?

Can't wait to see the final results!