Hide 'n' Seek

" It's more interesting to have just a picture of a small detail,

 then you can dream all the rest around it. Because when you see 

the whole thing, what is there to imagine? " ~Dries Van Noten

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I've been gathering inspiring quotes lately & would love to have them pinned up in my office.

errr...perhaps I've been inspired by my mom to decorate the wall? 

If you have any favorites, do share pretty please...

~XOXO*

-Photos by Tommy Ton at Jak&Jil

Weekend is upon us...

...and it's time 

for me to air another family's dirty laundry! (blushed)

Let's take another visit to my mother's house today, shall we?

As some of you may know, my dear mother is an 'Artist Wannabe' !!!

[new readers to this blog may click here for the prologue]

Anywayyy...

ready to take a look at what she has been up to lately?

~Ready or not, 

take a look at her latest 'masterpiece':

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Oh my-my-my...

(a.k.a OMG!)

As you can see,

she has been very-very busy lately with another wall collage, hasn't she?

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" whahaha...."

errr...what can I say, she is still an animal lover??!

All my life, I grew up with such an artistic eccentric mother!

Admittedly, I used to be so embarrassed by her quirkiness...

But now, I must say that I truly adore her just the way she is

and even celebrate her fun creativity! Not so sure about my dad though... 

He has not invited his friends to the house lately!! ...hmmm??!

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Hope one day she'll have her own show at an Art Gallery, yes?!

...errr-errr ???

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I have a strong feeling that she'd lurrrve...this picture as well!

To all the wonderful mothers out there...

" Have a lovely  Mother's Day  Weekend! "

~XOXO*

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-Photo ©LENORENEVERMORE & William Wegman

Color Bright*

...from Groovy Green, Outta Sight Orange, All You Need is Color, Peaceful Purple, 

Give Pink a Chance, Psychedelic Sunshine. In Sally's Beauty Supplies stores 

and online starting this month! ~$4.99 USD each

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One of each color pretty please...

Zara ankle cropped trousers ~$39.90 USD

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* SmiLe... *
From the folks who brought the popular Biscuit Camera comes the latest PICK Camera! 

With 2.0 mega-pixels, and both still and video capability, this cam is a great new way 

to capture some lo-fi pics and movies. Simply plug it into our USB port to charge or 

download images & works with both Mac and Windows.~$65 USD 

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All about color glorious colorsss...this Season!

~XOXO*

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Off to the Beach~

The summer lookbook from CHANCE Co. makes me want to escape to the nearest beach ASAP. 

Let's just close our eyes & feel the sea breeze for a moment... 'Is it Friday yet???'

I really want to stock up on their featherweight cotton stripe boatneck tops!

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Inspired by nature...this Stone Mat from Miasole is made out of felt & fleece.

This plush floor mat would certainly add a Spa-like-feel to any bathroom!

...sea salt in your bathtub anyone?

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~XOXO*

-Photography by Chris Shipman 

For Lunch Today...

I had the most delicious classic dish, Moules à la Provençal

wooo...fancy name! Otherwise known as steamed mussels in light tomato sauce 

with fresh garlic & herbs. Although I soaked the yummy sauce with warm 
crusty French bread... I could have easily licked & licked the bowl clean+dry!

I'm pretty sure some of you have been there & done that, right?! 

Just too bad my client was sitting across from me...

P.S : I heard mussels are good for the libido!

that is all

bow

curtain closed

~YUM*

-Photo ©LENORENEVERMORE

" Audrey is that you? "

Actually...she is Lily Collins (the daughter of singer Phil Collins), 

posing for the latest issue of UK Tatler Magazine.

Certainly channeling the legendary Audrey Hepburn! 

...so cute, isn't she?

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~XOXO*

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 -Photographed by Robert Erdmann for UK Tatler, found via Dustjacketattic 

Renovation Update =

~Hello everyone!

My new dining room ceiling lamp was finally installed!

The wall color has also gone much darker now.

I want it to look more intimate & cozier the next time I entertain in this room... 

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This is where I purchased the ceiling lamp.

Design destination : Restoration Hardware

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I've been looking for the right ceiling lamp for awhile now...

and finally fell in love with this design, displayed in the beautiful showroom.

Lurrrve...its simplicity & of course the humongous linen lamp shade!

well-well-well...

In spite of the initial 'stress' of this ongoing renovation,

it's beginning to feel like a fun project after all!

I'd like to update/share the progress as we go along...

Note to self : "Shall continue to enjoy each process the best I can

and not to go beyond the budget!" (...errr-errr???)

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~XOXO*

-Photo ©LENORENEVERMORE

The Fairytale Wedding~

Two people from such diverse backgrounds...

The wedding of Prince William & Kate Middleton is truly a fairytale story...

~Did you see it? I woke up very early today to watch the Royal Wedding LIVE!

~Yep, I'm one of those people!

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In this day & age, we all still need a little fairytale story, yes?

Today, we've witnessed that fairytales can, and do happen!

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Million images of the royal wedding are still coming out from London today...

My favorite so far has to be when the newlyweds took a spin in a sport convertible.

The classic Aston Martin, which belongs to Prince Charles, sported 'JU5T WED' licence plate

and the 'L' in the front, stands for 'Learner's permit' ~How charming is that!

Certainly a nice break from all the formality of the day!

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" Have a LOVE-ly Weekend Everyone! "

~XOXO*

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-Photos via EsotericCurios, ABCnews, People.Com

ROYAL WEDDING = Portraits of Prince William and Kate Middleton

Pizza chain Papa John's has created an image of Prince William and Kate Middleton on a pizza. 

The chain worked with a food artist to create the pizza, the veil made from

mushrooms; dress from cheese; and William's suit out of salami and peppers.

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Artist George Vlosich spent 125 hours creating this portrait on an Etch a Sketch.

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A Staffordshire artist, Pete Mason has used thousands of postage stamps for his creation.

More than 3,000 recycled stamps were used to depict the couple. 

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Using 11,000 jelly beans. Malcolm West from Surrey, spent up to ten hours a day 

over a period of more than five weeks painstakingly sticking each bean on to his creation.

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Last but not least...

by yours truly! Using good ol' charcoal+crayon!

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~XOXO*

-Images via ABCnews,TelegraphUK & William&KateSouvenirs

I feel like dressing up today!

...like this?

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...or this ?!

when I meet up with my contractors to confront them today...

Definitely would get their full attention, yes?

I'm also still sharpening my claws!! 

grrrrrr....

such a tigress wannabe that I am, but in reality I'm really a pussycat!

(~meow... a.k.a help!)

Are you good at confronting people when you have an issue with them?

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~XOXO*

-Photo by Richard Burbridge found via FGR