etsy christmas pop-up shop, sydney!

hello all, i will be at the Etsy Christmas Pop-up Shop all day tomorrow, doing demonstrations and making custom dreamcatchers. if you are so inclined, bring down a reference image or idea to throw at me and we can make the perfect dreamcatcher for you.  there are already many made and available, you might just fall in love with one of them. hope to see you there!

chicken run.

the best part of country living (even if it was just for the weekend) is feeding the chickens!

hazy morning in the country.

the house where we stayed up in northern New South Wales, is actually in a place called the Valley of the Mist. no wonder i was able to capture similar images to these one particularly dreamy morning this past weekend.

put a crown on it. 9.

nothing like a make your own floral crown moment when you're on little holiday in the country.

country details.

here are some photos from in and our around our trip up north. it was so good to get away and breathe…leaving the city made all the difference to my outlook on life. as soon as we got in the car, it seemed my imagination was free to run wild. i dreamt up craft ideas, beautiful shoots to collaborate on in the near future, wrote and read a lot; i even felt like bopping my head along when i was reading, i could feel this melodic rhythm to the world. it's difficult to explain, but the trip was good for the soul is all i can say. amen!

make your own long weekend.

i'm heading up to the country this weekend, to the north coast of new south wales. i'm just bringing books, paint, movies and episodes of breaking bad. i cannot wait for no internet, yummy food, fresh air, wide open spaces and naps. i tried to find these images to share larger versions with you of where we are staying. fingers crossed the lily pads are in full bloom this time around.

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anthropological gallery.

i've been completely enraptured by these images captured by photographer Jimmy Nelson of vanishing tribal groups around the globe. of course, i'm in love with their native garb and especially the headwear; spectacular.

hands up, baby. hands up.

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always have to steal my kisses from you...

today i've been collecting cheeky little kisses on pinterest:

happy birthday to me!

it is technically my birthday in Canada today, so my real birthday. yesterday, it was november 7th in Australia, so that's when I celebrate it (though there weren't many celebrations). every year, it's as if the time difference eclipses the date where i am vs. the actual date of my birth and they cancel one another out. it almost feels as if i haven't had a real birthday in a weird way. HOWEVER, i have felt the love from far & wide and been very blessed to hear from loved ones all over the world - thank you.

i am most proud of my full moon cake i made for the occasion!!! the moon is totally my homegirl. ta da:

current obsession: hands.

i think it must have started in morocco; ever since, i've found hands to be the most intriguing subject.

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