loving...

the plethora of gorgeous pillows on Etsy!

Just a few of the ones that caught my eye:

$37.50

$17

ONLY $5!!!!

WhatEtsy pillows catch your eye?

Sidenote: Blogger won't let me use the less-than-three symbol anymore...dunno why I was able to before, but apparently not now. So thursdays' "<3ing" posts will now be titled "loving". Terribly confusing, I know! :)  

Colours to watch for

Okay, so there were a lot of oranges, turquoises, purples and especially greys in style for 2009. Although I don't think our eyes have finished feasting on the lovely shades within those colours, here's a little bit of which colours I think will be prevalent in 2010:

Dark navy blues and soft blushes, a new take on a classic parisian-inspired feminine palate.

Photo is"tutu-rose" by Eleonore Bridge.

$46.99

Mustard yellow instead of the bright orange:

$204 

West Elm

Muted brighter tones like this grapefruit colour (the vibrant coral we've seen so much of lately is growing a little tired):

$48

Emerald green:

(can't remember where I found this, if you know msg me)

And other muted bright tones that seem halfway between jewels and pastels (although the odd jewel tone is always a good thing):

What colours do you think will be hot in 2010?

Keep calm and...OMFG HITLER!!!

Yeah, so those "motivational" trendy posters/shirts/coffee cups/placemats/etc with the crown on them are really not what probably the majority of consumers who buy that stuff think it is. It was a poster printed but never released by the British Government to be used only if the Nazis were successful in their invasion attempts. It was meant to quell the public from turning hysteric and suggest for them to keep their heads down. Not really the inspiration I think the fans of this cliche had in mind.

Yet another reason for the over-produced fad to be given a rest.

<3ing...

16th to 19th century royalty, history, literature, intrigue, fashion, and obviously the movies based on them:

Reproduction dresses from movies that I wish to make...or steal:

"Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen" when she is dancing in the fields

"Elizabeth I: The Golden Age"

  The famous green dress from "The Other Boleyn Girl"

Love these ones too

Recently saw "The Young Victoria" and fell in love

There's so much more I could go on about for this topic...since I've recently made two medieval dresses from scratch, one for halloween and one for a creative research project for a renaissance lit class. A few of my friends and I have decided to start a special meeting once a month (every first saturday has so far been EVERY saturday since we thought this up three weeks ago) to watch a movie based on past royalty, literature, etc; then we sit around watching the DVD featurettes and looking up the 'truth' on wikipedia (because so much is changed for theatrical drama). It's already such a great tradition and makes me eager to make more dresses..I mean, LOOK AT THE FABRICS!!!

Any new obsessions come about for you recently?

Happy New Year!

The school readings are already backing up, the eggnog in my fridge has expired and my cat has done about 7902785 unmentionable things to the Christmas tree. Yup, it's time to welcome January. I would, but I'm too tired. At the very least, I'm given a consolation prize: the Olympics. Because of them, I get two full weeks off from school in mid-February.

Good. I really need some time off. Already.

I'm off!

Well, finals are officially done, I have my first full night's sleep in over three weeks planned for tonight, and I still haven't even started xmas shopping. I hope you're doing much better than I am. I'll be taking the next two weeks off so I can sort my brain, my new condo, my holiday family/friend-seeing schedule, and anything else needing attention. But first, some of the most inspiring images for me from the past year (these are all from a cataloging folder I've compiled over the year so I apologize for not tagging them):

 

 

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

<3ing...

Velvet!

I was prowling Urban Outfitters and instantly wished I had a friend in the States who would let me use their address to order these lovely velvet pillows for only $20US each! Unfortunately, UO doesn't ship anything bigger than a pair of jeans (even if it's light and the customer doesn't mind paying extra for shipping) to Canadian customers and these dreamy fluffs are only available online so I can't drive to Washington to purchase them. JERKFACES! Ahem. Sorry.

While I'm at it, I might as well complain that I can't order their chesterfields either...

SIMPLY STUNNING. They're so cheap too!