Sunday, August 1, 2010

{making} rainy days


this week has been about rainy days and sunny days... and a petite baby quilt. it's just something i made up: i'm loving clouds at the moment! i also love the combination of the yellow and the blue, and i think this will be a perfect little baby present. a little baby being born on the other side of the world. with love from australia!


(my trusty sidekick)


don't be scared of them - those walking feet make life a lot easier!

finished product pictures to come!

all pics - my flickr

Saturday, July 24, 2010

{love} SowHope

how cute is this little beanie?



i've just found this little shop on made it... all the beanies are made by the children at an indian orphanage... and the proceeds go right back to them (sowing hope right back at those beautiful children!). love it!

Thursday, July 22, 2010

{blog love} irresistable discoveries

run, don't walk, to this fab blog: irresistible discoveries

everyone loves a little bit of cute/craft/fashion/new inspiration - and here you can find it daily. this week, the rooftop garden from re-nest they featured made me gasp. love!!



head over and say hello!

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

(cut and) paste

paste - some kinda San-Fran-amazingness. Denise Fiedler had all these vintage books, and now makes beautiful pictures from those beautiful pages.




i, having somewhat of an obsession with this dear building, need this print.

found via inside out.

Monday, June 28, 2010

50 things...

50 things i'm dreaming of... seeing/doing/learning/cooking/reading right now.

blog this's 50th challenge is to write a list of 50 things. any things! i did contemplate "50 things i need to cook" but really, i didn't think that'd be great reading!

so i'm breaking my list up. into little groups of 10. have a read.... get to know me a bit better... and make sure you check out the rest of the amazing aussie bloggers out there who are making lists of their own! and, of course, make your own!


...things i'm dreaming of seeing...
...the eiffel tower. just one more time... pleeeeese?
...penguins in the wild. which would mean a trip to tassie... i heart tasmania...
...some films - 500 days of summer, Paris, je t'aime, the september issue
...scotland. those rolling hills. and this house.
...norway. in the summer, preferably.
...my veggie patch growing healthy... and fast!
...australia becoming a nation full of  organ donors.
...a little letter in the mail from ABC Classic FM offering me a job...
...a puppy in my backyard!
...Heaven


 ...things i'm dreaming of doing...
...being a mum. i think that'd be pretty fun...
...becoming australia's next tv chef. (dreaming? perhaps...)
...some more bushwalking. i just need to find the time...
...getting a good hair cut. (i know this is impossible. but a woman can dream, right?!)
...filling my huge dining room table with friends for an elegant dinner party
...making a wall feature out of framed holiday pics
...wearing a beautiful ballgown at least once in my life (*sigh* i watched high society last night!)
...buying a scandinavian summer house. stat.
...sewing everything from this book
...blogging something fantastic!


...things i'm dreaming of cooking...
...macarons. yes, i'm obsessed
...schiacciata con l'uva. michael klausen's recipe please!
...pork belly. and wontons. oh my!
...rhubarb. in any way.
...salt & pepper squid. 
(are you hungry yet?)
...chicken pot pie - kudos the green table
...peanut butter biscuits - kudos city bakery
...chorizo. all ways.
...lemon curd.
...tarte tartin


...things i'm dreaming of learning...
...quilting. i'm thinking like this. and this. move over grandma. contemporary is HERE.
...more chopin. his nocturnes make me swoon. 
...how to be slightly more of a "morning person".
...the secrets to cleaning a shower. mouldy grout? you are my arch nemesis. 
...a little more french. oui?!
...the secrets to interior decorating.
...balance in life.
...the art form of milk frothing & latte art.
...where my favourite book went. lost for 2 years. never forgotten.
...to say no.


...things i'm dreaming of reading...
..."A perfectly kept house is the sign of a misspent life" now that sounds like my kinda book.
...cookbooks... heston. jamie. stephanie. that's happiness!
...persuasion. for the hundredth time.
... more books & magazines on my iPad. i love that thing
...my bible... one inspirational book. it's pretty powerful.
..."the elegance of the hedgehog". it's title jumps out at me...
...Lists :To-dos, Illustrated Inventories, Collected Thoughts, and Other Artists' Enumerations from the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art. this looks awesome.
...my google reader. total inspiration. everyday.
...twitter. it cracks me up. all. the. time. 
...any good novel, really.



thanks for reading!

Sunday, June 20, 2010

{cooking} vanilla & chocolate


vanilla & choc, originally uploaded by bec hem.
i wasn't going to cook superfluous things this weekend. i wasn't.

Saturday, June 19, 2010

for the love of macarons



bliss in a biscuit... i have a crush on these delicate delicate polka dots...


we found some amazing examples in paris... we bought some special birthday macarons from Arnaud Larher, he was awarded the Meilleur Ouvrier de France in the macaron category - basically saying he's the best in the business! we ate them sitting under the eiffel tower, making for a birthday i will never forget...

 all images : my flickr

i had to have a go at making them! these are my rasberry macarons with white chocolate ganache. i used this great recipe that gives really important tips on making the perfect macaron... and i just bought this book so the fun can continue!


have you fallen in love with this biscuit yet?



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