Today's Bittersweet

Today's 'sweetness' inspired by being up at 4am to study before going to work.  I am so tired I feel like a:

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Back to Life.. Back to reality...

Tomorrow is my first day back at work after a 5 week break from the working world.  I am enjoying my last day of 'freedom' with 

Healthy breakfast

I tried my hardest to take sweet Husband's advice  to 'sleep in, stay in bed until at least 12!' but the builders and the massive dump truck outside my window had other ideas.


What I really need to be doing is study, seeing as I won't have time to do it in the day from tomorrow.  This is what my study desk currently looks like:


Study Thinking about how I should be studying

Distracted much?

Sorry about the bad picture, the only camera I have at the moment is an iphone.


Listening to

Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere

Florence and the Machine - Cosmic Love

The Ramones - She's a Sensation + She talks to rainbows

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Online 'window shopping'

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Today's bit of sweetness

Today's bit of sweetness has been inspired by the fact today it is going to be 30deg in Melbourne.  AT LAST!  Summer?  Is that you??.... (going to ignore the rain that his forecast all next week)

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Nautical chess set.  I want.  
and I don't even play chess...

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I better get to the studies now.  We are meeting a friend for lunch, then hopefully some study in before my friend's birthday house party celebration wonderfully titled 'Mojito's Bitches' on the invite.

Husband will be at a bucks night so I am bringing the bride along with me to have some fun too.  I have been informed to bring my dancing shoes as they have some DJ's arranged... must... not... drink ... too... much...study tomorrow.  Actually that thought inspires me to get ready to drink more.

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Bye for now

listening to...

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Gaslight Anthem

Gaslight Anthem are a go-to band for me these days. Their lyrics are so descriptive and tell a story with each song.  Singer Brian Fallon is a big fan of Bruce Springsteen which makes the clip below all the more amazing.  Seems like the feeling was mutual:

The '59 Sound

The Flatliners

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When I first heard this band I expected the lead singer to be some massive bald headed tattooed guy.  Not this young baby faced guy (far right)  where does that voice come from!!!  Listening to this band at my old job while working alongside some 'interesting' self absorbed annoying people made the days all the more easier.


Mastering the world's smallest violin 


and an acoustic gem


Liver Alone 

Inspiration - Giddyup

I am very excited to begin working on my first range of cushions.  I am working with pictures and inspirations in themes and these will be no different.  Can you guess what my first range will feature?......

         

              

I am going to start small and maybe see if we can get a few sold at markets.  Lets see how I go!

** I just have to say that pin-up barbie doll - I die!.  If only I got the whole pin-up collection when they came out.  They are now being sold on ebay etc, some for hundreds of dollars!

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Today's bit of sweetness

It is difficult to concentrate on study when there are so many more interesting things to do... like look for pretty pictures for my blog..surfing the net, staring out the window...!

Today I thought that I was going to head to Spotlight for lunch and then meet the husband for lunch which motivated me to pull out some of my patterns and consider looking at sewing some dresses.  Very time consuming and probably not a good idea in exams! 

With my sewing stuff was I think that still remains my favourite text book:  Costume and Fashion, a concise History.  James Laver.  When I got this book I knew I was studying the right course.  It is BEAUTIFUL and the pictures in it - !!!.   It looks like a coffee table book I would see in the window of a bookstore and wish I had it at home.   So today's bit of sweet is...... my textbook.... (yes really).

                                          

   

photos actually from this source as I do not have a scanner to copy my own book....

Another text book that made me happy:

I thought that I was going to become some sewing wiz but alas, that is not the case!  Not enough time in between work / study / procrastination.  Hopefully I will change that and move on from cushions to couture! 

Listening to..

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Social Distortion

Reach for the sky  

Don't take me for granted

Bad luck

Stray Cats

Bring it back again

Rock this town

Stray Cat Strut

Wedding Present

Cushions are going to be my main focus for my next few projects I would say.  I have the extreme pleasure of helping out Kat @ Paris Cheek Accessories while she is busy with wedding plans and then her honeymoon so that is giving me a nice creative outlet for now.


Speaking of Kat, my next project is her wedding present.  She has asked me for some cushions for her living room which is in a lovely 50's / 60's ? era house.  The carpet is brown and cream and she currently has some green cushions in there so I might see if I can fit it in with those or just try and tie it in with the carpet and wooden furniture.


So my Inspiration for this project is the colours brown, cream, green and wooden furniture.  Thanks to the era of the house it will also  be keeping in-line with the majority of my inspiration - retro!


FABRIC


Some gorgeous selections at http://www.funkyfabrix.com.au/.  They have such a stunning collection of fabrics, a really cute and easy site to navigate and they happen to be based in my hometown of Brisbane.  I will have to pop in there and check them out next time I am visiting Brisbane.  


I can't go too crazy, although I wanted to buy everything.  I am not sure if the letters would go but think that I might make cushions for my own house with the letters.  I am leaning towards the bamboo as I think it will suit her house but I will see how it turns out.



I love and was tempted by the Senioritias,  I think I will focus on the designer of this fabric for my next collection.