I did brought my holga out with me…unfortunately I was stuck with the 100 film which sucks in low light situation…
So much fun! Let’s keep the film rolling!!
March 30th, 2009
st gallen embroidery
When La Belle Epoque blogged about their vintage lace initial monogram, my heart missed a beat but I refrained myself from rushing to the store to answer my call for instant gratification…yet after thinking about it for an entire week, I knew I have to go check it out…and take it home.
I only got the “C” monogram because they were a bit pricey. But after reading about the origin I think it’s well worth the price…they were hand stitched, between 1890-1940, by people in St Gallen, Swiss – a famous place for embroidery.
I feel like I am owning a piece of history.
ps. Chrissy, I am such a nice sister 
pps. I found more on ebay…much cheaper too! Yea!! The “buy it now” button is clicked!
March 28th, 2009
i heart handmade
Previously i said i’ve caught the DIY bug. It didn’t stop there…It actually spread out from sewing to stamp carving. I think I have to limit my DIY desire to stay focus.
I guess the beauty of stamp carving is that you don’t need a whole lot of material to begin with and the result is very satisfying. I think my love for stamp rooted back from my childhood, when we have boxes of hello kitty and my melody stamp set. Then it’s the potato stamp carving at school.
And years gone by, I stumbled upon Haru’s and Tsukui Tomoko’s books on stamp carving…
My crooked camera
Skeleton key
My creative journal…I am consolidating my record of my stamps carving, sewing, darkroom record and who knows what tickle my diy fancy later
And nop, I didn’t forget about sewing, I just made a bag hoping to donate it for charity fund raising. But after close inspection I am not really happy with the craftsmanship… maybe next time.
Close up…it also comes with a tiny vanity mirror…it’s a bit too cute for me so let me know if you’d love to adopt it.
oh, if you love stamps and not fancy making your own, go visit petit morpho and you won’t leave empty handed.
March 27th, 2009
snap!
Ever since I’ve started doing photography as a profession, I’ve stopped fooling around with camera on my everyday life. I actually miss shooting for fun but sometimes I get tired of proofing pictures…
Anyway, I’ve promised myself that I’ll snap more for myself. I don’t want to lose the fun element out of it.
A pink holga as a great reminder. Sassy!
