The world of make believe.

No, I'm not posting about Barney, so all of you sick of the purple dinosaur can relax. (anyway, who dresses up like Barney this Halloween, please raise your hand!! Noone?? last Halloween? no? So am I the only one finding Barney a little, emphasize this..a liiiittlleee... cute?) I loved role-playing as a kid, heck, if I'm not ashamed of my age, I'd still love to. And here are some make believe tools that keep me drooling all day..

Swish and Swanky

Ohdeedoh.

Jcasa handmade.

fortytworoads' Esty.

Spearmint baby.

Room I am currently obsessed about.

If you thought it was Cath Kidston's wallpapers, guess again, because it's PiP Studio's, an Amsterdam based home products store. I spent my whole day browsing their beautiful site.

I thank ishandchi big time for showing me Helena's girls' rooms.

I wish I were Helena's girl.

Award and Birthday Party Sneak Peak..

I thought yesterday was my first time cradling Baby G on my arms, now she can't barely sit on my lap, always on the run, even if I get a hold on her, she won't stay still. 1 year passes so fast, and being a baby is a short time, now she's going to be an infant, a toddler, finally a small little girl. But I love calling her Baby G, nonetheless, Infant G or Toddler G is just too awkward..

So as you may guess, Baby G's first birthday party is coming close. First! Can you imagine? Her first year of life! She won't be realizing about it, but I'm nearly wetting my pants here. So, as a good mom (yeah, right), I'm browsing all through the net for a good inspiration for her upcoming celebration. I was first thinking of fairy princess theme party, and then think..mm.. It's much more fun for older kids, so I will keep it for the next 3-4 years..Circus/carnival theme...eliminated for the same reason..then I found this particular theme, I can't seem to put a word for it, but I am having the color scheme and all! See these...

from top, left to right :
my2penn'orth. cath kidston. martha youknowwho. cath kidston. little circus.

And this is by far, I have made for the party, it's the favor, an activity book, it's only a proof print, not bound together yet. I will come up with more posts about my preparation, and of course the full post about the party! Yay! I'm so excited!


And by the way, belen of belen: beh-lehn (her name is Stephanie) is giving me this award!! This is surely a day-turner! You know, when I had a "blue" day, this award is suddenly cheer my day up into one bright orange day!! And I guess I have to play along then because the rules of the award stated that I need to divulge ten things about myself that most people don't know and award this to 10 fellow bloggers.
Right.

1. I hate clipping my nails, not that I like them long and spiky (shudder), but I am just too lazy to do it, for me it's the most boring activity I have to do once in a week or two. For the same reason I hate getting a manicure, I always fall asleep at the beautician and it's not a good view.
2. I really really am afraid of frogs, yes even the tiniest most un-harmful one.
3. I enjoy horror movies but a really scaredy cat. (hey, there's a huge difference between a movie and real situation)
4. I am having oatmeal stir fried prawns for dinner (now, that I've mentioned it, I run out of garlic powder, mmm..)
5. I can adapt to most food served in the world, I am thankful for that, as long as the food is not too extreme it made to an episode of Fear Factor.
   
6. On the other hand, I can't adapt to most public lavatories in the world. They have to follow several of my regulations before I can use them, squeaky clean, fresh-smelled, silent (bars and pubs'? no.), and not moving (airplane's? no). I get many complains about this.
   
7. Though I seem to like all things cute and lovely, which I really do, I adore gothic and dark stuffs. Wednesday Addams to me is like Hannah Montana to every little girl born in the 21st century.
8. My husband, which I rarely talk about in this blog, is actually a very nice likable person. I have nothing more to write about him.
   
9. I have many things in my mind I want to be better at. One of them is cooking.
   
10. My best cooking so far is fried banana with brown sugar. duh. Any 3rd grader can do that!

So that's it for now. I'm awarding this award to 10 persons who suggest the best name of the theme of Baby G's birthday party!

Have you heard of..

..of Rice? Well, it's a shop and since the webpage left me speechless, I'll just share with you some pictures and let them do all the talking. You'll get it.

Soft Sunlight..

I took this picture while I was at my mum's, she collected orchids too. Second place from the cacti family, this is the flowers I love the most. I'm not much of a photographer but I somehow like how this turned out, maybe all of you professionals are getting a big laugh by now, but hey, not that it's going to win an award or something, I am just surprised at how good it turned out.

To celebrate more warm, soft midsummer sunlight, let's satisfy our eyes from the better photographers...

A denim shirtdress.. on top of my list! here.

swoon. here.

Sun after the rain, ah, my favorite scent. here.

Neighborhood. here.

..and when the sun hits the room, here.

Wall Decals, anyone?

You want a wall decal for free? Yup, you heard me, free, no random.org nor hats involved, guaranteed to win. Sounds too good to be true? Sounds like I'm fooling you? (I already have a diarrhea, so curse me no more, please). Head here for full instruction, if you don't believe me as I can't believe my eyes either!


So here's the deal, Lewa'sdesign is promoting their massive collection of pretty wall decals. All you have to do, is blog about it, and *boom* a decal of your choice is heading to your doorstep. Easy? Easy-peasy! These are my personal favorites, but be sure to check them all yourself, it'll be quite a trip. And don't forget to blog, people! Last entry date is June 10, 2009.


For another giveaway head over to crowandcanary!

Things ...

...which are beautiful beyond words, I'd rather stop typing and share them with you.

Nicoletter home in Germany by Decor8

lovemaestore's wall decals.

DanaandCarol's paper wreath (thank you Akane!).

aviewto's color letter card.

Amy Lau's via ApartmentTherapy.