holiday snapshots

reminiscent

The first photo above was snapped while out and about today, it reminded me of a photo I took when I was in Copenhagen with Allison. The little one in the basket was very patiently waiting for his owner to return, not fussed at all.

cinq

Another shop to visit on my itinerary!

colobockle

Today I hit the streets of Naka Meguro in search of Colobockle and amazingly I found it! I was very lucky to be able to take some photos to share with you!

So far I've been doing well and finding myself around to all the places I've been wanting to visit, mind you I do stop and ask as many people along the way (a travel secret to success)!

first purchase

My first store to visit today was Kinokuniya, a major book and magazine department store. My first task was to purchase a copy of the Come Home Shop & Cafe book to help prepare myself for seeking some beautiful independent shops and cafes around Tokyo. I spent a good hour in Kinokuniya, drooling!!

konnichiwa

I'm in Japan!! I arrived last night and headed out today to see the sights of Shinjuku, where my hotel is based. There have been a few phrases I've uttered today and lets just say they go something like this, Oh My, Oh Dear, No Way, all said with pure delight on my face! : )

more loveliness

Jamcover
Mina Perhonen

found on the street

I can't help myself!! I'm heart obsessed!

online goodness

Yesterday I spent time browsing through some Japanese magazines I have picked up along the way from our Melbourne Japanese magazine shop Kanga Kanga. Here is a short list of what I discovered.

nico
native works
damasquina
kicca
momo natural

The photography and styling found on these sites are just beautiful!

brown owls

Not long ago, I designed some very special online badges for an excellent craft group, Brown Owls!

I started the initial Brown Owls illustration in Illustrator and then applied some fancy artwork in Photoshop. The brushes I used in Photoshop are from this very excellent free brush library! May I suggest you download a free 30 day trial of Photoshop and try some of these great brushes for yourself!!! I promise it will revolutionize your life... if not your party invites!!

You can find the stitch brush I used here!

P.S. (I receive no sponsorships from Adobe but I receive an abundance of joy from sharing : ) Enjoy!!!!

hello environment day

Lets support Hello Sandwich in spreading her message of green living today, World Environment Day!! Ebony recently made a pledge to make a difference to our lovely planet through a workplace initiative. Pop over to Hello Sandwich's blog to read more and to learn how you can sign up to 1 Million Women Cutting Carbon Action!

Hello Sandwich is also having an Eco giveaway to help spread some Eco action!

You can view more of Ebony's eco tips on her eco blog One Degree of Difference!!!

Photo Credits: Hello Sandwich

my creative space

I've been excitedly waiting for 'my creative' space this week as Kirsty has set a heart finding challenge! I do have a couple of hearts in this photo, although I might be pushing what one would consider a heart shape! If you can't spot my hearts take a peek over here to find out where they are, also feel free to join my 'fortuitous heart' group on flickr!!

My creative space today is a cafe tabletop, you can see my favourite purse from Cottage Industry and the beginnings of creating my own font. Did you know it's so easy to make your own handwriting fonts?!! I discovered how to do this via YourFonts.com. It will cost you around $12AUD and it's very easy to use.

You can download my font for free here! I made it just for you : )

clicking around

Tonight, I've been clicking around the internet and came across some great illustrations found on this Japanese website!

i didn't know

I didn't know cows like to have their photo taken with their friends!

Photo Credits: 1. Untitled

flickr favourites

Photo Credits: 1. super hero costumes, 2. Amelia Smithson, 3. Mr. Magma declares his love to Zoe Pineconehead

my friend brooke

This is Brooke, she is my 'Gen Y' friend, she keeps me inspired and gives me hope. She is also my poster girl for open and often appears on three buttons. It's her birthday this weekend!!! Happy Birthday Brooke xoxx

galerie montmartre

Today I went to visit Galerie Montmartre and was pleasantly surprised to find they now have a blog!

cozy tomato

I purchased a postcard book illustrated by Cozy Tomato a couple of years and completely forgot about it as it was snuggled up against my other books on my bookshelf! It was a little lost amongst the book forest!

After a little google researching on Cozy Tomato, I stumbled upon a post by print & pattern which showcases some more of Cozy T's great illustrations! Take a peak and be inspired : )

much love

I enjoy Anna's blog ♥ much love ♥, so many cute finds and sharings!

printspace

I discovered the artwork of Mara and Nicholas Girling at the weekend market. What a talented duo they are and Melbourne locals too!!

You can see more of their beautiful illustrations here and read more about Mara and Nicholas on their blog.

Photo credits: Printspace.