Friday, February 18, 2011

Mini Album: Book of List

.Since seeing Elise's Book of Lists, I have wanted to create my own. Recently Rachie of Complicate Simplicity (you can see Rachie's list here) started her own, so I decided just to get onto it!



I have written 7 lists, one for each week of the year so far, and will continue to write a list each week.... Now I am slowly just put them into the Mini album, which i share with you as i get the finish!
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share a photo of you as a kid

Celine from The Green Frog Studio has a new feature on her blog, called Vintage Wednesday. For the first week she ask us to share a photo of ourselves as a child... so after a quick search I came across this photo of me in the backyard at my grandma and grandpa H's house.


Monday, February 14, 2011

Valentine's special editions of Sunday Music: Dean & Britta-Friday, I'm in Love

Okay it not Sunday, but it is a Valentine's Day. So i am sharing with you a new duo i have just discovered  Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips. They covered The Cures, Friday, I'm in love back in 2008 for the American Laundromat Records tribute compilation "Just Like Heaven - a tribute to The Cure". I personally think it a beautiful version of the song and just could not wait to share it with you.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Sunday Music: Megan Washington- Hallelujah

This week songs is a cover of Leonard Cohen's Halleluhah from the fanastic Megan Washington (who i have posted here before.)

Wednesday, February 09, 2011

Wedding Wednesdays: Kate and Dave's Vintage Wedding

Borrowed and Bleu (check them out for other beautiful weddings) featured this wedding back in November last year, but i only come across it today and it complete blew me away. I completely in love with vintage-themed weddings, at the following one of Katie and Dave's at Hotel Baker in St. Charles, Illinois, ticks all the boxes to me of what makes the perfect wedding. The following Photos were taken by Hazelton Photography

Tuesday, February 08, 2011

I want to blog

I really want to blog,  I really do want to sit down and share what has been happening BUT when i finally sit down to write i cannot find the words... I type up a message then i deleted, and i go through this process a couple of times until i give up. Why? Because i don't feel as though what i write is good enough, i don't feel what i have to say is important enough. SO much is going on in the world, and my voice is so unimportant (but this post is not about what going on in the world). I don't feel as though i can articulate my self the way I want and I also don't feel as though anyone cares what i have to say or share.

Right now i need to refocus, on what is important to me, what i want from life. I need to find time to do the things i enjoy (including blogging). I need to remind myself, this blog was not for other but for me. It was for me to find my voice, for me to have a place to look at and see who i am, so it does not matter if other read or if they care.

So i am going to really try to make the effort to blog more often, to share my life, loves and hates. Get back into posting regular. 

I promise you this blog, I will write to you. I will share with you.... I might just be a little sluggish for  a little while longer, just until i find my voice again! Just until i find a little bit of passion (and if you know who stole it, tell them to bring it back please).

So until next time
Love
E

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Dear Blog

Dear Blog,

Don't worry i have not abandon you, i just been extremely busy. Now that January is gone i am sure i will have a little bit more time for you.

I will be back later today with another post for you dear blog

until then

love
E

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Loved and Inspired 15th of Jan

Last year every Saturday I shared what I was loving this week, this year I wanted to develop this concept a little futher, so i can to sharee what i am loving this week and what has inspired me.

Loving


This Family Portart by Calgary photographer (and interior designer), Lori Andrews

This print by Sabine Gebhardt

Inspired By

I saw this wonderful Elise Blaha's DIY copper art. Thinking i might try and make something similar to hang above some picture i bought while in Hong Kong.



 DIY bangle project by Elsie Flannigan...