Off Diving. Again!

Mimpi Murni will be closed from tomorrow till Monday (30 Sept – 4 Oct) as I’m off to Tioman to take my Advanced Open Water Dive license. Wish me luck as I will be doing navigation, deep diving, night diving, fish identification & peak performance buoyancy.

I. Can’t. Wait!

Emilie Friday

I wish I knew how to do calligraphy because I just love how classy yet whimsical it looks & I especially love Emilie Friday’s delightful calligraphy work. Dig those flourishes ladies!
 

DIY Tote Bag Makeover

I’m sure most of you, like myself, have loads of fabric tote bags from grocery stores, boutiques & other retailers with sometimes unsightly logos & sayings. Well, here’s an ingenious way to cover up them up while sassing up your totes: just add a fabric pocket that’s both functional & stylish! Here’s how you do it.

You’ve Got To Be Kind To Yourself

Just a little reminder to take it a little easy. This week has been nuts, so all I can say now is TGIF (Thank God It’s Friday)! Have a great weekend ahead dear hearts. XOXO

Image by Kim Smith, via Creature Comforts.

The Animal Print Shop

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always had a real soft spot for animals. Having said that, I don’t think you need to be an animal lover to appreciate Sharon Montrose’s work with photographing animals in The Animal Print Shop. I especially love the baby deer above & as I type this, it’s on its way to me thanks to the lovely & obliging Jenny from TAPS! Sooooo excited. I also love all her other prints & below are a few of my other favorites.

Rosie & Me

Love this music video by Brazilian band Rosie & Me. So clap-happy fun & filled with bright colors, you can’t help but smile when you watch this. Go on, click it & instantly brighten your day!

Via Black*Eiffel.

Planning for 2011

I know it’s kinda early to be thinking about 2011 but I thought I’d get a jump start by purchasing this sweet fabric calendar by Lisa Rupp. I just love the design as you know hot air balloons are of special significance to my fiancé & I. Have you bought anything special for 2011 yet? Or am I the lone (slightly wacky) early bird here?

A Pet Cloud

 



I would love to have a cloud as a pet. I imagine it must be really convenient to have your own personal shade or rain when you need to water your plants. The images are taken by Michael Casker.

Happy Malaysia Day!

Waaaah! Another public holiday for our rather "festive" Malaysian calendar. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. In fact, I think it's wonderful that we're commemorating the establishment of the Malaysian federation which is when Sabah, Sarawak & Singapore joined forces with Malaya (Singapore later opted out of Malaysia but that's a whole other story)... and hey, an extra public holiday never hurts!

I'm going to try to form my own little coalition today by merging my vintage charm & cabochon collection with all of my other various jewelry bits & pieces. Initially I was going to segregate the parts according to size & color but in the spirit of 1Malaysia, I thought I'd mix it all up like one big, colorful happy family.... Kidding (sorry for the lame joke hehehe)! Mixing my huge collection would be my own private version of hell as I'm sure you can imagine.

Anyways, Happy Malaysia Day folks :)

For The Love

I just have to share this with you my lovelies. It doesn’t matter what faith you follow, if you have an open mind & an equally open heart you’re gonna love this poem by the critically acclaimed award winning writer & performer Boonaa Mohammed. (Thank you Ruzian, for sharing this)