I'm obsessed...

...with perfume ads. Some of them are so beautifully done, and the music is always great. This one's Kenzo, and the music is The Shanghai Restoration Project's Introduction (1936).

Moi Je Joue

This is some very good publicity... and it's directed by Sofia Coppola... very Marie Antoinette meets Le Ballon Rouge...


UPDATE: The song is 'Moi Je Joue' by Brigitte Bardot.

Featured EtsyBlogger: DesignbyNora

THis is by far my fave item from Nora's shop.


Her blog is full of incredible things. She answers one interesting question a day. I might steal that idea!!

Chunky Move's Mortal Engine

I saw this dance company last Friday, and they are truly amazing.


It's all very technological, but so beautiful and innovative. Here's a little explanation of how they do it.

La Plage!!

Uncreditable image. Don't know where I got it...

Once again clickable blogosphere review...

Nouvelle Vague's video at The Year in Pictures

Spring is here...

... and nothing makes me more excited about it than going outside and having a picnic.

I love carrying my red-checkered picnic tablecloth in my handbag and laying around in parks while eating sandwiches and reading. I do it by myself, but when I invite friends over, we always dress up and have beautiful 19th century-esque picnics.

By the way, here are 101 recipes to take to a picnic and a how-to guide in case you have no idea what to do about it.

UPDATE!!!
Here are some springy flowers I spotted on Saturday... Apparently they are called pansies in English, but in Spanish they are called pensamientos, which translates as thoughts, which I think is much more beautiful.

My kind of street art...

Nick Veasey

I found this guy a while ago while flipping through a magazine. I kept his name, and now I'm posting it. Nick Veasey uses x-rays!!

"In a world obsessed with superficial appearance it is a refreshing change to be able to look beyond the surface. Beauty, after all, comes from within."

Room Redo: Door Stopper

I changed rooms back in July and my new room has been a mess ever since. Everything is still in the boxes; there are piles of stuff floating around, and I haven't got the shelves I need in order to put everything in its place.
I have this vision of a beautiful room, but I know its not gonna happen soon. So I jumped to the chance of doing something little that will help the room look a little more like I want it. In this case, a door stopper. I needed one because my door kept closing with the wind, and my mom just insisted on putting one very nice sculpture to stop the door, but the sculpture was too beautiful and I feared ruining it.

So, I took an empty mayonnaise jar and filled it with pebbles I collected in a beach in Brighton, England (they are part of my larger beach sand collection). And ta-da, instant door stopper!!

EtsyBloggers Carnival - March 16, 2009 edition

I'm so excited to be presenting this Etsyblogger Carnival. The topics to choose from were:
1). Spring
Tell us what you like about it, what you hate about it. Do you look forward to it? What are your favorite spring activities?
- OR -
2). Month 3
We are already on March!! What have you accomplished this year in real life or on Etsy?? Have you followed your New Year's resolutions? What are your plans for the rest of 2009?

Welcome to the March 16, 2009 edition of etsybloggers.

Nora Demirjian presents Spring posted at Nora's Blog.

Jenni Brighton presents Checking In... posted at My Lil Etsy Shops:.

Anni Kae presents I can feel it...spring's just around the corner. posted at Anni Kae.

Heather presents Spring is coming! posted at Heather's Custom Sewing.

Elayne Teitelbaum presents Quickly Does The Time March On posted at ChezChani.

dizzydragonflies presents Spring cleaning and spinning wheel shopping posted at dizzydragonflies.

Jo presents Here's Lookin' at You posted at Dogmaw Glass.

Elise presents Spring is in the Stash (Or, Going to Pot) posted at Inside Betani's Bureau.

Tara presents The GREEN GODDESS Is An ETSY WINNER!!! posted at 3 REXES JEWELRY.

cindy devine presents Spring posted at Devine Designs Jewelry.

storybeader presents Etsybloggers Carnival - March 13th posted at Stroll Through Storyland.

TiLTcreations presents Etsyblogger Carnival: Spring is About to be Sprung posted at Crafts, kids, home and life.

Melissa Sinisgalli presents Spring has Sprung! posted at Made By Melissa.

Two Zany Zebras presents It's beginning to look a lot like Spring... posted at Two Zany Zebras.

Angie A presents Angie's Crafts: Etsy Bloggers March 13 Blog Carnival! posted at Angie's Crafts.

MagdaleneJewels presents Carnival: Spring Cometh Forth posted at MagdaleneJewels's Blogs.

Julie Antinucci presents Blog Carnival: What I've Accomplished in '09 posted at Creative Mines by Julie Antinucci.

kuartzo presents | Etsy Bloggers Team | 13 March Blog Carnival posted at kuartzo | shop

HomeMadeOriginals presents Spring Leads to Summer posted at Home Made Originals.

Linda B presents Spring posted at Linda B's Blog.

Becky presents EtsyBloggers Street Team! - Login posted at The Fab Miss B.

miesmama presents Spring awaits! posted at miesmama.

BeadedTail presents Spring is around the corner! posted at beadedtail.

Rose Works Jewelry presents A Jedi's Musings: Spring is Coming! posted at A Jedi's Musings.

lazytcrochet presents Spring Rain posted at LazyTcrochet.

Rainy presents Spring Blog Carnival posted at RainyDayArt.

crazyladybeads presents Crazy Lady Beads: March 2009 posted at Crazy Lady Beads.

Kelly Drill presents Stuff I Love -- Spring 09 Edition posted at Macaroni and Glue.

Vanessa O'Betz presents Its March Already.... posted at Michael Grace Designs.

Sumiko Shop presents Spring *Blog Carnival* posted at Sumiko*Handmade Creations*.

Lily Wrey presents TuLips Talking: March 13 etsyBloggers Team Carnival posted at TuLips Talking.

Stormy Designs presents Bringing in spring with a March Madness SALE posted at Stormy Designs.

Brigid presents Month 3 posted at Grey Eye Designs studio.

Melissa Meman presents Spring Fever! posted at Pink Zinnias.

Alicia Mae presents Spring is coming posted at Crafts and Cooking.

Kathy and Carrie presents EtsyBloggers Team "Spring" Blog Carnival posted at CalKat The Jewelry Junkie.

Jen (bfbeads) of Baby Friendly Beads presents Spring! (Almost!) posted at Mama's Magic.

dizzydragonflies presents Knit not, and out of touch posted at dizzydragonflies.

maryeb presents Sprung posted at Colorless Green Ideas.

Ladyhawke34 (Elena) presents 19 Days until Spring! posted at ...Ramblings of E.

PurrPrints presents Spring is springing...cuz i said so posted at PurrPrints: Art, Cats, and Randomness.

Five O'Clock Somewhere presents Spring posted at Five O'Clock Somewhere

dluxedesigns presents D' Luxe Style - Dream in Coral This Spring posted at D' Luxe Designs Blog.

Heather presents EtsyBloggers Blog Carnival: The 3rd Month posted at Winemakerssister.

A Keeper's Jackpot presents Is It Spring Yet? posted at A Keeper's Jackpot.

Now let's go visit our teammates blogs and read this edition of the EtsyBloggers Blog Carnival!

Technorati tags: etsybloggers, blog carnival.

Mini blogosphere review...

Glamour's American Icons over at Please Sir

Something's Hiding in Here show their house. I dream of living there.

Spinning over at Knittingdragonflies.


Closed Zone: a little animation about Gaza.

The Geisslers over at Nothing is New.

A horse collection featured in Aesthetic Outburst.

My day out of school

I skipped school today. I did go, but I just went to the gym and then decided I didn't want class today. It turned out to be an amazing excursion. I saw amazing things and made a squirrel friend.
Here are some pictures from my cell-phone since my camera is still not working.
There's a rainbow in there. Can you see??

This benches are amazingly comfortable and soooooooo beautiful...

My squirrel friend trying to smell my cellphone. That's her tail...

Such a beautiful spot...

Back to normal blogosphere review...

Oh how I love blogosphere reviews!!!! School had kept me busy from doing a proper one, hence the Long, visual, clickable blogosphere review I posted last week. I have to admit I loooooved that format, but for the sake of clarity and proper credit, I'm going back to the old format. But things are unpredictable, so who knows what the next review will bring???

Textile art by Hilary Denis on Another Shade of Grey.


Please Sir features Nancy Honey's photography...


... and Cacharel's Spring 2009 collection.


Kafferepet styles her sister in a bandanna.


Text Pieces by Stefan Brüggemann in Today and Tomorrow, but also...


... the Hemeroscopium House by Ensamble Studio.


My Love for You is a Stampede of Horses features Casey Jex Smith.


And Pinch My Salt, a new cooking blog I've been drooling at, gives us the recipe to a Quick and Easy Lemon Cake. This blog's recipes sound delicious, and the photos are pure food porn. I'm baking this cake tomorrow.

Garfield Minus Garfield

Yesterday, I posted one Garfield Minus Garfield comic strip, but GOd!, there are so many good ones. So, what's this about:

Garfield Minus Garfield is a site dedicated to removing Garfield from the Garfield comic strips in order to reveal the existential angst of a certain young Mr. Jon Arbuckle. It is a journey deep into the mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness and depression in a quiet American suburb.