book art beyond words

Su Blackwell trawls secondhand bookstores for books, pages of which she will spend months, meticulously slicing and cutting to create these incredible works of art. I cannot fathom how, but The Telegraph claims these pieces only consist of pages that have been cut or removed from the book itself.

The sculpture's form is usually inspired by the book's title or a paragraph or picture within it.

For a material filled with words, it's ironic how these intricate works of art render me speechless. Truly stunning beyond words!

Photos from lushlee, here, here and here.

Click here for previous posts on art from the most unusual materials - including this on a different kind of book art, this on cut paper art, and this on pop-up card art.

Today, I am loving...

... the symmetry,

the repetition,

the consistency,

and the organization,

in these photos.

They remind me that it's okay to be O.C.!

For all time O.C.-ness, follow ocmominmanila.com.

And to the most O.C. person I know (ocmominmanila), congratulations on another baby girl (repetition)! May N be as adorable as M (consistency), may you recover quickly & easily so you can get back to a balanced life of motherhood and womanhood (symmetry), and may the little cub's hours be far from odd so you can keep the organization (and 9pm bedtime) in your O.C. life...

Notice how a lot of it was incredibly contrived but my own O.C.-ness kept me going so I could fit in all 4 O.C. ideas into this special shout-out to ocmom? Like I said, it's okay to be O.C.!

Photos from everythingfabtumblr and i'm just saying. 

some polka dots i spotted...

Project Runway Season 8 started airing on ETC last August 29. If today's schedule follows last Saturday's, a replay of episode 2 should air tonight. So am sharing with you a photo of Heidi Klum at the Black Swan premiere wearing a modified version of a creation of one of the Runway 8 designers.

Photo from here.

Click here for previous posts from the Some Polka Dots I Spotted series.

Color Obsession: easter colors

It started when I saw these whimsical frames here. Trisha of Playtime Break called them yummy easter colors. And while periwinkle has been my all-time favorite color (not to wear though), I seem to be gravitating towards these creamy (brights mixed with milk) colors since then. I seem to see them everywhere nowadays...

On washi tapes... Yes, am still obsessed (see related post here).

And even in the bags from the Prada Resort 2012 Collection...

As Trisha said, don't they look absolutely yummy?

Photos from playtimebreak, 101gramsofeyecandy and vogue.

Click here for previous posts from the Color Obsession series. Click here for a different post on the Prada Resort 2012 Collection.

my non-metaphorical adventure

Remember when I metaphorically headed to an island (here)?

Well, am back in the city. With so much more of the mix of excitement and trepidation I felt when I left because this time, I cannot leave the [still metaphorical] island behind as I return to the [also metaphorical] city. But again, I am powering through anyway.

And since I now have both "island" and "city" responsibilities, the over-zealous blogging will have to take a little break here and there. Because this blog remains to be my positivity journal, I will continue to share the dots & things that make my life delightful - just not everyday at 8am like clockwork anymore. Rest assured though that on the days I am on blog-break, I still find (or create) something beautiful & whimsical in my life. Hope you will too!

Photos from everythingfab.

Today, I am loving...

Today, I am loving... these washi tapes. I first learned about washi tapes from 101gramsofeyecandy here, where I learned that "The use of rice paper or washi is what sets Japanese masking tapes apart from their Western versions. It allows the tape to be delicate yet strong and gives it an unmatched translucent quality." But when I saw these striped, gingham and polka-dotted washi tapes, I just fell totally in love.

Wouldn't it be great to jazz up notebooks, gift tags & gift boxes with these (check out my picasa photo archives or the photo credits below for samples of jazzed up clothespins, jars, notebooks, party buntings & even twisty wires)? Or simply use them as pretty labels & tape to tack things on your wall? 

I sooooo want these!!! Today, I am gushing over these washi tapes!

Photos from lushlee, eyecandy, here, here, here, here, here and here.

Click here for previous posts from the Today, I Am Loving series.

turning japanese & other things asian



For some reason, this photo reminds me so much of Kung Fu Panda's dad's noodle place. :)And right now, as my kids laugh their heads off watching Kung Fu Panda 2, I decide to sneak in a post on some oriental online finds that made me smile.

These Christmas trimmings are quite old (see that "2009" cookie?) and I prefer to decorate our tree with trimmings with significance (see related post here). But if fortune cookies meant something to us, it would be nice to have these. Wouldn't it be cool if you could hide Christmas messages in them to open on Christmas day?

What about a fortune cookie coin purse? Hiding a few inspirational "fortune" messages in it would be good for days when you're down in the dumps dots (coincidentally, the title of my other blog here).

Or a Chinese takeout-paper-cup coin purse?  Maybe for emergency food-delivery money? Of course, you'll need to fill it up with paper money, not coins, to pay for any fastfood delivery order... Especially if you ordered salmon sushi & tuna makki with the usual side of wasabi, white radish and ginger...

This knitted sushi set made me smile. :)

Okay, back to watching Kung Fu Panda 2 with the kids!

Photos from lushlee and happythings.