White Frames

On my last trip to Ikea, I got a whole bunch of white frames for all the art prints and posters that have been sitting in storage too long and to update my Poladoodle prints. They were in black frames so far, and while they worked for some images, I felt they could look better if they were all in white.



I'm happy with the way they look in the new frames, despite the slight-yet-more-noticeable-than-others blue tint in the glasses. Are all Ikea frames like that? Anyway, San Francisco map in the big frame is a wrapping paper from Cavallini & Co, and I'm so glad it's finally framed after, oh I don't know, 2 years? There are plenty more to frame, and you'll see them here soon. Unless I make the frames wait 2 years, too. No, I will not let that happen! ^^

Happy weekend everyone~

Weekend

Sunday I enjoyed some card games with my good friends. Citadels and Mystery Rummy, which I've never played before:
Poor Jill the Ripper. Her cards were discarded throughout most of the game. No one thought she could be the killer!

I baked some snickerdoodles for us to snack on while playing games:
I don't think there were many left before we even finished explaining the game rules.

Some great Japanese food at Mission Street Food by Peko-Peko:
Buta no kakuni - braised pork belly with daikon

Ochazuke - rice with green tea and salmon

And a Father's Day card to my dad in Chicago :)

More small changes..

First of all, here is the inspiration for the small changes I've made to the bedroom.

This image from Domino Magazine convinced me that I must get some task lamps for the bedside tables. And it got me lusting after the Archimoon table lamps at Room & Board, which look awfully like the ones pictured here. But since I can't afford them ($464! Each!), I've opted for the Antifoni table lamps from Ikea.
Not as beautiful as the Archimoon but it will do, right?

I also added more color to the room by making gingham cushion covers to match the bedding, with fabric from Etsy seller cottonblue. Now, some artwork above the bed and the room will be pretty much done!

And have you seen the sneak peek of Office over at Design*Sponge? Love.

Few changes..

Lately, I've been spending a lot of time trying to improve how things look around the apartment. Like browsing many catalogs and sites like Apartment Therapy, rearranging furniture, taking a rare trip to Ikea.. I even got some archival boards (finally!) to cut some custom mats for all the wonderful prints I've collected so far.

Here are some of the small changes I've made recently:
I replaced the polaroids hanging on the wire with some Chihiro Iwasaki postcards I bought on my last trip to Tokyo. She is one of my favorite illustrators.

A mirror with key hooks for the entryway from CB2. It fits perfectly in the narrow wall and is very convenient for a quick check before I step out.

What I would really like to do is paint all the walls some non-white colors but the landlord won't allow it. Oh well.

More changes to come.. :)

Back at Papernstitch + Shop Update

Hello! I have a few updates I'm excited to announce :)
As you can see from the screenshot, I'm back at Papernstitch this month! You can find my virtual table here. Maybe while you are there, you can give me some love by clicking on the pink heart next to my shop name? ^^

And I just updated my shop with a couple Poladoodle prints that were previously sold out at Etsy (see the red arrows above). Yes, my best sellers are back! They were available at Copacetique before but now that it's on hiatus (come back soon!), they're back at my Etsy shop. So hurry and check them out if you missed them before.

Oui

I don't usually go crazy over necklaces, or jewelry for that matter, but this "oui" necklace took my breath away when I first saw it on lovely Mika Nakashima (here). I had to find out where it's from but I should've known. If it's on a famous celebrity, it's probably very expensive. Sure enough, I found out that it's made by Dior. Yup, that Dior. Doh.

Better start saving!
(Imge from eluxury)

New teacups

Recently, I visited the Heath Ceramics factory store in Sausalito to check out their annual sale. It was my second time there for the sale, and it was another pleasant shopping experience. There were lots of people there, and I saw many of them grabbing the bud vases.
How can they not? They look so pretty grouped together.

Citrusboy and I grabbed these celadon Dosa cups as soon as we saw them, and we are more than happy with them. I'm sure some of you have heard good things about Heath Ceramics but they really do feel nice in your hands, especially these teacups. They are the right size and shape for drinking tea. We got the same cups in dark color (here) last time but these celadon ones are proving to be better for green tea because you can see the color of the tea better in them. Plus the beautiful color reminds me of Korean celadon pottery. :)

Hope you all have a good week! Don't forget, my shop over at Papernstitch is still going! ^_^