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My Life As A Magazine
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Freelance Writer, who is obsessed with all things in; magazines, movies, books,nostalgia, fashion, gaming, cooking, pop culture, Japan, trend reporting and celebrity. If my life was a Magazine this is how it would look. It's sections and contents is a reflection of me.
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MCA Zine Fair 2012

It was one of my favourite days of the year today - the Sydney MCA 2012 zine fair! Here are some of my favourites from the day.I just loved all the Japanese themed mini zines on Taras table! How...

20 may 12 1 person likes this

Muma & Neko Wrap + Paper Tissue Pocket

Birthdays and special occasions are a great time to experiment and get creative with gift wrapping.The process always starts with me raiding my hoard of newly purchased craft materials. The...

12 may 12 1 person likes this

I Have Candy!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend! Im in sweet happiness with these yummy finds. The top picture is an ice cream lamp that I found while thrift shopping in my local area! I really want to s...

05 may 12 1 person likes this

Mr Omuraisu Plushie

Let me introduce you to my first sewing project and plushie character - Mr Omuraisu!! You might remember seeing him in paper form in my Paper Peko and friends post. A little character I created inspi...

29 apr 12

Easter Treat Gift Bag Making

I enjoyed making treat gift bags for family and friends during the Easter break. Hope you all enjoy these little snaps. Using pretty papers, J-book digital pix and magazine cut-outs I made ...

22 apr 12 2 people like this

Daiso - The shop of cute!!

It felt like I was back in Japan today! I went shopping at Chatswood (a town in NSW, Australia) which is just like a mini Tokyo. They have many Asian supermarkets, restaurants, b...

15 apr 12 2 people like this

Easter-gram

It was announced last week that Instagram had been released for Android phone users! Yay! I downloaded it as soon as I heard and have been addicted to it ever since. Ive been snapping away aroun...

08 apr 12 1 person likes this

music, pop, mook

Sias best of album has been on high rotation in my crafting study this week. Even though I own her whole CD collection I couldnt go past getting her best of album as well, which includes new songs an...

01 apr 12

Hello Betty!

Its always wonderful discovering new magazines. Betty is an independent UK magazine edited by Charlotte Jacklin. A fashion magazine with a retro vibe, which is enjoyable to read with a...

26 mar 12 2 people like this

Pink Things

Here are a few of my favourite pink things, I very much enjoy arranging things in colour themes. A pretty in pink collection.Also this week Jannese was kind enough to nominate me for a sunshine ...

24 mar 12

Little packages + mt bookmark

I love saying thanks by sending little unexpected packages to people. This weekend I had fun using my new mt tapes and mt wrap to make a thanks gift wrapping pack and a collage bookmark (al...

20 mar 12 1 person likes this

Crafty tools

Here are some of my crafty tools. I styled this pic up for a  interview on Jodis Art By Wiley blog - thanks for having me Jodi! A polka dot notebook for jotting down ideas, stickers, stamps...

18 mar 12 2 people like this

Curly Collection

I just adore Japanese fashion, fabrics, accessories and zakka label Curly Collection! How can I not love their kawaii polka dot designs! It will be my first place to visit when I am in...

10 mar 12

Patisserie Coin De Rue

I watched the Japanese film Patisserie Coin De Rue last weekend. It follows the journey of Natsumi (Yu Aoi) who heads to Tokyo to find her boyfriend, but instead falls in love with the art ...

10 mar 12 2 people like this

Terrarium making

Its wonderful when you get an idea out of your head that has been sitting there for ages and see it come into fruitation. This weekend I made sure I took some time out to get crafty again and ma...

03 mar 12 2 people like this

Things

Now, working full time in a job and industry that I love I am still working on finding a balance between work and my other creative loves;blogging, self-publ ishing, crafting as well as making ti...

18 feb 12

Patchwork Style

Now that I have a sewing machine, there is a whole new world of Japanese craft books to explore. Patchwork Style by Suzuko Koseki originally came in Japanese but can also be bought in English -...

10 feb 12

Cafe Dayz: MSM

I have spent the past rainy lunch breaks sipping hot chocolate and eating macarons at My Sweet Memory. A cosy Japanese dessert and stationery cafe located in Sydneys CDB. I first ...

04 feb 12 3 people like this

Cookieboy

Japans cookie artist rightly called cookieboy has just released his first book titled; リアルでアートなデコクッキーレシピ クッキーボーイのアイシン グクッキー  It contains some of his works from his cookie exhibits seen in To...

30 jan 12 1 person likes this

B-Day

Last Thursday I turned 28! Eeep! My Birthday also falls on Australia Day, so its a day everyone enjoys as it is a public holiday here in Oz. I had a lovely day relaxing with my hubby and family....

29 jan 12 1 person likes this

Treats all round

These treats have kept me smiling all through the busy working week. Im always a sucker for kawaii pretty packaging!These Asian treats are from some of my favourite Asian grocery shops in Sydney, Aus...

20 jan 12 2 people like this

Compendium Of Colour

You probably already guessed from my little regular blog mentions, that Im a big fan of Melbourne artist/designer Beci Orpin. Like me she uses lots of bright colours and pretty patterns in ...

14 jan 12

Sewing Nook

Hope you all had a wonderful and fun Christmas and New Year break. If I had to sum up mine in one word it would be cosy. I bought a sewing machine! (early bday..present). My days were spent catching ...

08 jan 12

New Year

Happy New Year! Hope you all have an amazing 2012 and had many great adventures this year. I spent yesterday making and styling this New Year banner using crafty materials in my little home.Looking b...

31 dec 11

Giftmas

Hope everyone had an amazing Christmas! I very much enjoyed giving all my colourful wrapped gifts to family and friends and going through my new collection of Japanese books (gifts from hubby and fam...

30 dec 11

Colour-pop Xmas Wrap: Part 2

Hope you all have a Merry Christmas! Thank you for all your lovely support and comments this year.Here is part 2: of my colour-pop Xmas wrap. For these ones I used lots of bobble ribbons, mt ta...

24 dec 11 1 person likes this

Knitted Bows

I taught myself how to knit using You tube videos.For my first knitted project I made these knitted bows. There are so many things I want to do with them; use as present toppers, make a headband and ...

19 dec 11 1 person likes this

Colour-Pop Xmas Wrap: Part 1

My lounge room was a colour blast of paper, tape, ribbon, tissue and stickers when I spent last weekend doing my Christmas gift wrapping. I find myself buying extra gifts for loved ones just so I can...

16 dec 11

trinkets, seam and confetti fingers

My little hoard from Sydneys Finders Keepers, that I went to last Friday night. Faves of the night included meeting Dawn Tan and seeing her Handmade Love watercolour prints and products, Em...

10 dec 11

White Christmas

Here it is! My White Christmas tree decorated with my self-made and designed cute-pop Xmas decorations. I have been making a pom pom and mt tape bunting to wrap around it and have yet to add my xmas ...

08 dec 11

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