Golden Toes

More shoe dreams. Handmade shoes from GoldenPonies.

Collecting Dresses

I've been collecting dresses, real and just images. Some I want to make, some I want to remake and some I just want to wear every day. What's your favourite dress shape? I have an 'hour glass figure' so I like anything that's nipped in at my natural waist. I'm still trying to figure out exactly how to sew for myself. It would be so much easier if I was all straight lines but, alas, it's not to be :)

Say what you mean

Simple packaging is underrated.

Want Hope

Want.

MOA

The Museum of Anthropology is tucked away, at the very far side of the UBC campus. It's just as beautiful inside where there is a huge collection of First Nations art and artifacts.
It would be a beautiful space to have an event or a wedding. It's lovely to visit on a sunny day, but the windows make for a beautiful frame even on Vancouver's typically grey days.

Oops, I redesigned again

That didn't take long. Eleven days. That must be a record.

Bye Old!

Hello New!

Tree House, House Tree

I love the whimsy of these houses. I spent half of my childhood in the suburbs and half in the country. Both of our houses had tree houses, the first built by my dad at the back of our postage stamp yard. The second a rotting, crumbling little thing that was tucked away in a break in the trees on our four acres of property. The first I loved, it had a rope swing, trap doors and was in a very good climbing tree. It was a great outlook for checking out the neighbour's pools and surveying the garden. The second, however, seemed so much more mysterious surrounded by a cocoon of greenery. Who knew where it came from or who had built it? I still love the idea of creating a space within the trees, or allowing trees to grow in your space. Some of our clients have a tree growing on their multi-story balcony courtyard twenty-something floors up in a high rise building. It seems so unexpected. Maybe it's just the juxtaposition of the natural and the man made that I like so much. Either way it kind of feels like magic.

حــنــا

Beautiful henna designs found on flickr, click the images to see more designs. I've always admired the intricacy and symmetry of this kind of ornate design. Henna is a plant based dye that stains the skin temporarily, fading from the dark colour you see above to a light reddish brown, eventually fading completely. Bridal mehndi like the above designs are usually applied for special occasions like weddings mostly on the hands and feet. Aren't they beautiful? Next time I'm considering getting a pedicure with a friend, maybe I'll suggest a henna date. Sandal seasons is quickly approaching!

Forever ever, forever ever?

A Forever Thing has seen a bit of a design overhaul this week. I've been messing around, attempting to marry my own design style with the constraints of blogger and mostly just playing.

I design websites and other things by day, well, mostly by night if I'm honest. Playing with blogging platforms and doing multiple redesigns is a bit of a hobby and a bit of a habit for me. I tend to get bored quickly with blogs and want to move on the a new project. That's why I've called this space a forever thing. Hopefully the name will remind me that it's about the journey, the process and not the finished product.

What do you think of the changes? What is your favourite thing to do at night when you can't sleep? What's your favourite colour? Your favourite website strictly because of its lovely design?

Most of my favourite websites are simple, minimal, all white and fairly quiet. This new design here is muted but it has colour. Colour is going out on a limb for me! Mostly because I get sick of it too quickly.

Hey future self, let's see how long it takes you to redesign again!

Image credit: Sam Winston

Sewing, sorta

I loved sewing in middle school. Coming up with strange little projects, sewing stuffed animals, pillows, head bands, whatever I could think of was a fun way to be creative. Unfortunately the sewing machine was always a little too cumbersome for me, the bobbin and I were not friends, so I gave up and moved on to other pursuits. Last week I saw an ad on craigslist for a vintage singer sewing machine. Mo wanted it immediately. So did I, despite the fact that neither of us really knew if we'd be able to get it working.

So, after picking up the monster from its former home, we are the proud owners of a very heavy piece of machinery that we have yet to figure out.

I may have found my first project, if I can unravel the inner workings of my lovely beast:

I recently stumbled across the lovely blog Between the Lines on Design*Sponge and was happy to find a tutorial for a lovely shopping bag made out of a recycled tshirt. It seems easy enough and if I can manage to sew a few relatively straight lines I will consider my new purchase a very good one.

Baggu Backpacks

Looks like I may have found my new school bag. Many more colours at BagguBag.com.

Fall in Spring

3.1 Phillip Lim, Celine, Rag and Bone, Dries Van Noten, Chloé, and Stella McCartney respectively. Fall RTW 2010.

The weather has been a little too fall-esque for me this week. Makes me want hot chocolate, big coats, neutral colors and thick sweaters.

All images from Style.com

Yes Please, Womb Chair

I would love a white womb chair. Unfortunately there is no space for one in our four hundred square feet of home.

Winged Leather Jacket

Two must have coats in one day. I must be on a roll. Check out this amazing limited edition Alexander Wang leather jacket. I'm sure it would make you fly. How can the model look so sullen when she has wings?