.woodwould at mandarin gallery

Have you been to the store at Mandarin Gallery? I must say the interior of the shop is bigger and definitely better-looking than the store at The Cathay, with its old-school entrance. Think along the lines of Peranakan homes-inspired doors. But then again, both stores probably carry the same (or similar) selection of products. You can find out more about .woodwould from its blog and be a fan of it on Facebook.

La Papillon

Pretty butterflies. Flutter.

Wear them on your neck, write love notes on cut-outs, decorate the walls and around the house with them or place them on cups.

Butterfly chic.

All from Etsy

Mothers' Day gift ideas

Shopping for a Mothers' Day gift is not easy, especially if Mummy is highly selective. I have a few options on my list though.

A decorated plate to place jewellery from here

A classy, reversible apron from here

A vintage sweater rose clip from here

all images via Etsy

paper dolls

Did you play with paper dolls when you were a child?

image via here

like i give a frock - pun intended. no bad language here.

I simply cannot get enough of Kat Macleod's illustrations. Once in a while, I'll use them to accompany random entries here. There are hints of 3D effects using real cloth in the second design from the top. The second picture from the bottom 'Like I give a frock' is one of my favourites, for certain reasons :P And the last picture at the bottom has been on my old laptop since '08 because it captures the epitome of chicness. D should be able to remember it 'cause she worked on the laptop and complained that the letter D couldn't be typed! Ha. Those were the days before the functional macbook came along. Anyway, the picture's actually the cover of a French CD album. So Frenchy, So Chic.

Got a birthday party to attend at the Mint Museum of Toys later. Time to get my studying-engine going first!

doily envelopes

I absolutely love everything from Design Mein! Shall do random postings of their stuff here (:

Doily envelopes are rather unique.

Cupcakes set, anyone?

Sold at the Meri Meri Shop (: Cute name for a card store which also sells plates and napkins.

via daydream lily

Make a dash for this bus-stop.

Designed by Mark Reigelman. I can imagine the bus stops in Singapore carrying such themes, where the women and children flock to them and the men keeping their distance ;P

via here

Flower brooch made of felt

I stumbled upon this craft blog called Bugs and Fishes by Lupin and found a tutorial that shows us how to sew a brooch using felt! I tried making one about two years ago, but it was not as nicely done as the one that you see below, created by the blogger, Laura, who has kindly shared how to make this brooch. The following pictures are from her blog and you can click here to access the tutorial. It is a step-by-step process so I don't think you will have difficulty in making the brooch, though some sewing techniques like running stitch and blanket stitch are required. Have fun! (: