Emlofish

Monday, November 30, 2009

You can fly if you really want to

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I wish I could do this

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Friday, November 27, 2009

Moods

1. Frustration at the fact that I have too much stuff....everywhere. I kind of don't want any presents for christmas as I don't really have enough space for them. I am attempting to clear stuff out. You could call it spring cleaning as I still have a few days left of spring :P

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2. Longing for cold weather. The boiling heat in Sydney is not fun. I'm longing for cold, rainy and miserable UK weather.

3. Dreaming of a fluke week around christmas when it becomes cold and snows.

4. Smiling at the sunny weather that we are getting and wishing I could dress up like this photo:

or this

love Marie Antoinette and love Kirsten Dunst's pink hair

5. Missing the colours of the Northern Hemisphere as usual, especially British wildlife. So much better than Australian yellowy green.

6. LOVING what God can create: I'm making fair trade chcocolate cupcakes :) yum

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Saturday, November 21, 2009

New Momiji

I'm loving the new Momiji dolls for christmas :) So cute

The doll pictured above is called Bubble and the doll below is Blushes. I particularly like Blushes because of her pink earmuffs.

I also like these fuzzy dolls! Pink (Tulip) for me please.....or orange (Tiger)....or green (Pea).

They come in a mini inflatable bag

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Beauty

beautiful photography by Eleanor Harwick

I love the simplicity

and of course the typewriter which I didn't notice at first. A nice surprise

Sigh

Cade Martin

Stunning photo by unknown artist - from new favourite tumblr

How can a body contain something so great?

My shell will suddenly burst, out will come birds

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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Michael Lucero

Beautiful artwork by Michael Lucero

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Sunday, November 15, 2009

What to do.....

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I want to make this beanie. Will you?

If there's no one beside you
when your soul embarks
then i'll follow you into the dark

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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Yesterday we went to see The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. We had no idea about the plot. We only knew that it was directed by Terry Gilliam, meaning it was going to be very visually crazy, and that it was Heath Ledger's last film. So we went in with open minds.
A minute into the film I was already overwhelmed. The sheer colour and magic achieved by the real life shots (no special effects) was great and as soon as I saw lovely Lily Cole in one of her exquisite costumes I was hooked. The fantasy shots (all special effects) were also amazing.
The general plot of the film is that Dr Parnassus runs a travelling show where members of the audience travel through a mirror into their imagination. Here they come across a test where they must choose good or evil. I won't give anything away as I extremely recommend it and I think I was lucky to not previously know anything about the film.
NB: Look out for Paloma Faith :)

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Things I'm Loving this week

1. Ascension has a brand new store off Oxford St in London. The online store is great but you can't try anything on and you also don't get that nice feeling of being waited on by the store assistants. This new store is airy and a refreshing change from the rest of the shops on the high street. There is a green book section, ceramic butterfly decorations and racks of the eco and fair trade brands found on the online site. The store launch was a big success and hopefully the shop gets a lot of business. I can't wait to see it next time I'm in London!

(Picture from Greenmystyle.com)

2. This adorable Bibico tunic dress is on my Christmas wish list. It is fairly traded (made in India)

3. This cute crochet Miffy doll made by women in a community in Asia. This doll ensures these women generate an income, benefiting the rest of the community. I love the dress!

4. These cute hand knitted cupcakes from Bangladesh by Hathay Bunano

5. These ipod cases made from sustainably sourced wood and reduce 80% of what could have been plastic. I think they're pretty awesome and they're much more attractive than the hideous, mass marketed plastic ones.

6. Holland and Barret is the first major retailer to completely ban plastic bags. I think this is wonderful!! Hopefully Australia jumps on the bandwagon. Instead of plastic, they are selling natural fibre bags that feature a picture of a rare species of butterfly that is coming out of endangerment.

7. Katy Perry's sushi nails. Nuff said :)

8. These shoes made of computer parts by Gabriel Dishaw. AMAZING!

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Sunday, November 8, 2009

The North Circular

The North Circular's website is finally up and running and it's wonderful! The North Circular is an eco and ethical knitwear brand founded Katherine Poultan, Alice Ashby, Izzy Lane and Lily Cole.

here is the beautiful Lily modelling the knitwear

Their products are ethical, in terms of source material and production, and eco/green with low mileage as they are all produced in the UK. They also come with minimal packaging which is recycled and recyclable. Their wool is sourced from organically farmed sheep and the items are made by grannies rather than factories. Sounds lovely :)
I particularly love these gloves and this necklace scarf

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