tattoo inspiration...

I half half a tattoo of postcards at the moment, and am going in on Monday to have it finished. I'm loving Alphonse Mucha this week and am thinking of filling one of he postcards with some gorgeous art deco woman. I really want something pin up, but this is a nice medium and I think will age better. Here some of my favourites.

I'm also totally in love with channels temporary skin art (as they like to call it.)

Keep dreaming and keep it beautiful, the welcome swallow.

P.s I just had my sewing machine serviced and will have wonderful new handmade creations in my felt store soon.

I am Amsterdam...

Keep dreaming and keep it beautiful, the welcome swallow

Ich bein ein Berliner...

Speaks for its self really...

Keep dreaming and keep it beautiful,                             the welcome swallow.

P.S. Berlin does great clouds.

Adore...

When I was living in London I found myself reading much more than I ever had, it had a massive effect on the way I wrote. Emails to my family became more intricate and ardently written, many thanks to epic writers like Jane Austen, Lewis Carroll, and Louisa May Alcott. I am officially from this point on going to ; at least try, and continue my blog in the same manner. Heres some of my favourites,

                      

            

Keep dreaming and keep it beautiful,   the welcome swallow.

Paris, je t'aime...

Here's just a few photos from when I fell in love with Paris, I love the way photos look in black and white.

Keep dreaming and keep it beautiful,                     

                                                                                  the welcome swallow

What do you rekon?

I have been endlessly playing around with my blog. and even now as I lay in bed at 1am I had to turn on my computer and play some more. So I'm sure these wont be the last, but I would like you're suggestions/comments/questions none the less.

My original blog picture.

Second version.

Version three.

Version four, which I think is my favourite. what do you think?

Keep dreaming and keep it beautiful, the welcome swallow

Just got to love...

Painting furniture white.

Clive Owen

Straw boaters. (this one from asos.com)

Long johns (found these ones on etsy.com)

Tights, especially diamond print ones, I lounge around the house in mine with a wooly jumper.

Jeggings, you either love them or hate them, I love them, much more comfortable than jeans. (theses ones from asos.com)

Moleskins, they're all I use for travel journals and daily diarys.

Natasha poly.

Rotring art pen, instantly make my writing better. Get them at thedrawingroom.co.nz

Love my mocs, got them from no1shoes.co.nz

Mini M&M's

Macaroons, and everything macaroon coloured. laduree.fr one of my favourite places in London. Or here in Christchurch there is jaimelesmacarons.co.nz.

Gruyere

Dior, to die for.

Gene Kelly.

Post cards, these are two of my favourites.

Berlin.

Keep dreaming and keep it beautiful, the welcome swallow.