gold + gift wrap

This tutorial has such pretty results, I couldn't not share!

All photos and tutorial © 100 Layer Cake.

Miles of Light

Take a look at this project here. A Study in Flora, by Miles of Light, is a recording of dried, lifeless flowers. Isn't it stunning? I'm sure the reason I'm attracted to it is none other than my own dabblings in drying flowers. 

Still. I saw her sun-flower-dyeing tutorial, and I'm hooked. I'm definitely following her blog, Miles of Light. So inspiring. :')

p.s.: I don't know why, but her work reminds me of my favourite new textile designer, Rosemary Milner!

i don't really know how to title this.

So. Is this shiny gold balloon the tent of the future? I'd say it looks pretty cool.

a cluster of links

Whoo! Handed in my last graphic design assignment for the whole course! Feeling happy+sad at the same time. Now I can start worrying about Professional Practice (another paper, where we go out in the industry to find work experience and report about it).

Here is the usual cluster of links:

+ When the fairy tale ends, real life begins.

+ 100 years of London street style.

+ Beautiful food styling.

+ Paper+Typography.

+ Can you tell your Helvetica from your Arial?

+ I didn't realise candy floss grew on trees :P

+ Wishlisted. :D

+ Yay, I'm not the only one obsessed with everything gold and glitter. 

Gilded Glass

Okay so I have a slight obsession with shiny metallic gold things, and when I saw these, I wanted them very much (but had absolutely no need for them):

And guess what. Today I came across a Martha Stewart tutorial to get the same gilded glass effect. Yay! It's not as shiny looking as the one in the photo, but I'm not complaining. Bookmarking it as a holiday project. I need time to work on my assignment for now. :-)

Gilded

Check out the "Gold Edition" line by ban.do!

And.. how about these funky gilded nails?! Crazy! I don't think I could ever wear this colour!

p.s.: Ooh, newest purchase! (not the skirt, the top!)

p.p.s.: Holy post #492!!

Sequined Top

Gold sequined top from Suzanne Grae. Should I get it, should I get it? (taps on chin)

Gold and White

Gold and white is my favourite colour combination at the moment. I love how super clean and peaceful it feels.

Some gold-tinged things I found on DesignMom ...

These gift wrapping ideas (and a DIY):

Pretty gold things.

This beautiful Norwegian home. I love the use of white in this house, but won't it be hard to maintain?

And this dress. I found it while searching for a dress pattern that my friend's going to sew for me! How exciting! :)

Chocomize

How Chocomize works, is simple. You choose your base chocolate (dark, milk, white), choose your toppings (these vary from gummi bears and sprinkles to—wait for it—beef jerky, salt, and hot curry powder. Totally not kidding.), and order. I created a selection just for fun, and mine was: Dark Chocolate with Orange Peel, Crystallised Rose Petals, Crystallised Violet Petals, Dried Flower Mix, aaaand 23 Karat Gold Flakes. 

I'm almost tempted to order it. My order comes up to NZ$17.10, plus p&h. Pretty cool for Christmas, huh? Sadly, I don't think they ship to NZ. :(

Ploughing through ...

Hola, amiga! How's it? As my title suggests, I am indeed still ploughing through assignments ... and so still can't blog as much as I'd like to ...

Having said that, I'll take leave for today with some randomoes:

Link - 

This is Kandee Johnson's blog, and I'm going to follow it soon-ish. She's so cheerful. She has the most amazing style/make-up tips. Ever. She's also a freelance makeup artist working in the US of A. If you're wondering, this is her youtube channel.

Thought - 

I met the nicest stranger today ...

Poem - 

All that is gold does not glitter,

Not all those who wander are lost;

The old that is strong does not wither,

Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,

A light from the shadows shall spring;

Renewed shall be blade that was broken,

The crownless again shall be king.

Song - 

"The Call" by Regina Spektor from Prince Caspian [love that movie!]. I only got it about a week ago, and I've listened to it 81 times according to my iTunes.

Hmmm -

I'm thinking of joining Twitter. Hmmm.

Movie -

Bridge to Terabithia. Seriously. AnnaSophia Robb is the awesomest. [Cannot believe that the whole movie was shot in Auckland, and I still missed it :( ... oh well. Ooh, and the museum that Miss Edmunds takes Jess to? That's the Auckland War Memorial museum! It's beautiful, it's the most photographed building in Auckland (I thought it'd've been the Sky Tower!), and I've been there a couple of times ...]

Bleh -

Thou shalt not label this post as bleh. Come onnnn this is the best I can do when I have three portraits to finish, three rationales to write, and one illustration book to do. :D

Edit: Whoopsies, forgot the disclaimer! Yup, the poem is copyright J. R. R. Tolkien, not me. 

And, of course, Today's Word of the Day:

Bleh (not in the dictionary): This is a word Gandhali made up, and it pretty much means "Blah", but she's sure that you figured that much. :D [Edit 2: So, I just found out that 'bleh' is in the urban dictionary. Oh well, I had made it up for my use, so ... meh.]

Drool-tastic.

Oh. My. God. Is this macbook drool-tastic, or what. Gold pleated, with diamonds for the logo?! Wowzers.

Talking about Apple ... and ... drool-tastic ... what about this awesome Apple apple pie?!

I'm sure you're now wanting some instructions and more photos ... and here they are!

Sadly, none of the above images are mine :( I wish that at least the top one was ... *sigh*

Today's Word of the Day:

Gruelling (adjective): Extremely tiring and demanding.

Wish List!

These things are so on my wish list at the moment:

A Golden Snitch necklace. From Etsy.

The Golden Snitch earrings, also seen on Etsy.

And, of course, The One Ring. Don't know where this image is from, sadly.