Light Me Up!

Check these Hanna Nunn's paper cut lamps! Inspired by nature these lamps are designed and handmade in her workshop. Choose from table lamps, oval table lamps, wall lamps, pendant lampshades and exquisite strings of delicate fairy lights.

Fairy Lights :

Lamps:

The lamps range from $75 to $92 whereas the fairy lights (for indoor use only) will set you back about $158 US. Yikes! Pricy!

iDream of Pillowcases?

Clever pillowcase idea from Studio Psyho. Six different screen print versions with common dream motifs.

Glass Galore!

I love collecting bottle jars but somehow I never found a decent function for it rather than it being a coin jar. Then I came across Photojojo. This idea from Photojojo is a fun alternative, especially the way they've styled it. One jar frame might look a little chintzy, but this grouping of different shapes is sweet, especially in a sunny spot where light can fill the glass. The squat little jar, with its cropped photo of a sly expression, is especially nice. What a creative way to recycle those jars ei? More examples here.

Fantabulous! : Name My Design Company Machine

This is what I got.. Scarlet Weasel Labs. Tehehehe. Pretty cool ei?

Check it out here.

You Can't Be

Beautiful poem~

You Can't Be That

I told them
When I grow up
I'm not going to be a scientist
Or someone who reads the news on TV
No, a million birds will fly through me.
I AM GOING TO BE A TREE!

They said,
You can't be that. No, you can't be that.

I told them
When I grow up
I'm not going to be an airline pilot,
A dancer, a lawyer or an MC.
No, huge whales will swim in me.
I AM GOING TO BE AN OCEAN!

They said,
You can't be that. No, you can't be that.

I told them:
I am not going to be a DJ,
A computer programmer, a musician or a beautician.
No, streams will flow through me, I'll be the home of the eagles;
I'll be full of nooks, crannies, valleys and fountains.
I AM GOING TO BE A RANGE OF MOUNTAINS!

They said,
You can't be that. No, you can't be that.

I asked them:
Just what do you think I am?
Just a child, they said,
And children always become
At least one of the things
We want them to be.

They do not understand me.
I'll be a stable if I want, smelling of fresh hay,
I'll be a lost glade in which unicorns still play.
They do not realise I can fulfil any ambition.
They do not realise that among them
walks a magician.

By Brian Patten

Inspiration - Helen Musselwhite

Neat ei?

Found this while browsing around. Multi-layered images made from hand cut, scored and folded paper. See more of Helen's work on her website.

Her Morning Elegance by Oren Lavie

A very neat video clip featured by my friend http://cecimacomot.wordpress.com/.. The lyrics to the song are also dreamlike and thoughtful.

Sun been down for days
A pretty flower in a vase
A slipper by the fireplace
A cello lying in it's case

Soon she's down the stairs
Her morning elegance she wears
The sound of water makes her dream
Awoken by a cloud of steam
She pours a daydream in a cup
A spoon of sugar sweetens up

And She fights for her life
As she puts on her coat
And she fights for her life on the train
She looks at the rain
As it pours
And she fights for her life
As she goes in a store
With a thought she has caught
By a thread
She pays for the bread
And She goes...
Nobody knows

Sun been down for days
A winter melody she plays
The thunder makes her contemplate
She hears a noise behind the gate
Perhaps a letter with a dove
Perhaps a stranger she could love

And She fights for her life
As she puts on her coat
And she fights for her life on the train
She looks at the rain
As it pours
And she fights for her life
As she goes in a store
With a thought she has caught
By a thread
She pays for the bread
And She goes...
Nobody knows

And She fights for her life
As she puts on her coat
And she fights for her life on the train
She looks at the rain
As it pours
And she fights for her life
Where people are pleasently strange
And counting the change
And She goes...
Nobody knows

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*sigh*

And nobody knows..

My One & Only True Love... hehehe

And she is Batrisyia Zifa.. my niece..