Archive for December, 2009
Twas the Day Before Christmas…
… and all through the flat…
‘Santa’was very quietly going nuts keeping small monsters amused whilst smuggling-in some last minute wrapping i.e. desperate snipping, rustling and mad taping in the bathroom, in the laundry, in the wardrobe… you get the picture.
Yes it is cloak and dagger, but the prize, if I pull it off, is a gorgeous Christmas Eve curled up on the couch next to a pile of waiting pressies with my Mr… and not a poppet stirring. Oh I can see it now; me, him, bubbles in hand and a satisfied smirk on my face. Well worth the dramatics!
Wishing you all a beautiful Christmas full of sparkle and laughter. Thank you so much for coming to read my little blog. I get such a thrill out of reading every lovely comment left here. I adore being part of the blogging community and have made some gorgeous friendships since I started that I’ll always be grateful for. I’m also really looking forward to the New Year. Can’t wait to attack my loooong list of resolutions, show you some new work and make some yummy blog changes.
Much love to you and yours. Hope you have a lovely, chilled break and see you full of va va voom in Jan.
x Alisa
10 comments December 24, 2009
A Peachy Party
Hello, hope your weekend was lovely and relaxed. Ours was completely chockers with poppet parties. What is it with all the December birthdays? Sheesh!
Television and the weather must be woeful in March.
Our littlest turned a big three on Sunday. Wow! I still can’t get my head around where that time’s gone, anyway, thought I’d share some pics. It was a very small family affair but she had a ball.
The ‘baby’ and the little quilt were a huge hit as was a pint sized stroller from a clever aunt. Needless to say, baby doll Ruby was cuddled, fed, taken out, wrapped, fed, changed, undressed, fed, wrapped, unwrapped, dressed, fed… etc. All day!
Hurray for me! Can’t say Ruby shares my joy.
I had great fun playing ‘event’ co-ordinator, with the quilt’s colour scheme in mind. I didn’t make any invitations for this one but I’m itching to do it for the next. I’d love to put together a party with the style of this über talented gal. Maybe basing a party around a favourite book or toy could be fun and helpful for game, invitation and food ideas. Hmm, perhaps a Slinky Malinki party in the future… Aaaaaw too cute!
As luck would have it, chocolate was in my scheme and it’s ‘her favourite and her best’. I used a Nigella recipe to make Choc Cherry Birthday Cupcakes. Oooh! They were so, so rich and every inch a guilty pleasure. I heartily recommend them.
Every last cupcake morsel was scoffed in appreciation.
And when all the sweets had been gobbled,
the presents had been ransacked
and the guests had set sail…
… the wild rumpus began.
Red food colouring will do that!
7 comments December 9, 2009
Goodness
Recently I was asked by the very lovely Shirley to participate in an International Art Exchange and no sooner had I said yes than ‘bing bong’ gorgeous art on my doorstep from two brilliant artists. Ooh, I so love that!
The first two images are of the four artist trading cards Shirley sent me, even though I was not on her list. She’s such a sweetie like that. This lady can work magic with watercolour. These ATCs all feature her dapper ‘Monsieur Olivet’, a gentleman mouse with a very refined palate. What a little cutie, thanks Shirley.
And these two are from the amazing Sarah aka Flossy P. How lucky am I! She sent two beautiful cards (check out that delicate line work) and a fabulous hand-painted mono-print of Sydney terraces which will look just gorgeous all framed up. Thank you Ms Flossy, I love them.
And now I have a confession. I haven’t sent mine off yet, and it is late. To my poor Exchange recipient, I hope you can forgive me. I did so badly want to share my swap in this post with these lovely goodies, but alas disaster struck (in the form of an ever curious small person) and I have to start over. Mind you, some might say that the extra wash (ie. jar of sludge brown water) has added a certain vitality to the piece, sadly I am not one of them. I will definitely post about it when I’ve finished it. That’ll be me, all by myself… with nobodies ‘help’… bless them.
11 comments December 2, 2009
Of Light and Shadow
Over the great bridge, with sunlight through the girders making a constant flicker upon the moving cars, with the city rising up across the river in white heaps and sugar lumps all built with a wish out of non-olfactory money.
The city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world. ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
Pinch and a punch, it’s the 1st of December, already. Sheesh! Blink and the whole year’s gone, just like that. Sometimes I wish I could slow it all down. And have more moments of pause; more moments to breathe life in.
I love the hazy filmic quality of these Polaroid images. They seem to capture small moments of quiet in the midst of the ceaseless city. It’s the New York that lives in my memory, coloured with scenes from wonderful movies and novels. I love the long, lanky shadows and the warm palette; they feel just like stills from an ethereal ‘film noir’. So wonderfully lyrical.
Image Credits: ToTR ~ Edward Kimuk. Spectra 7/10, NYU-01, SOHO-08 and Greenwich Village-01 ~ ToyBox. Please click on image titles for licence details.
4 comments December 1, 2009
