west elm

i was really excited to visit these three american shops when they finally opened in bondi junction, sydney: west elm, pottery barn and william-sonoma. the shops were quite packed with visitors that just looked as excited as me at that time.

i want to specifically feature my most favourite shop west elm on this post (not saying i don't like pottery barn nor william-sonoma though let me readdress that!). 

can i just tell you there SO MANY things i want to buy from there that i don't necessarily need. above are just a few out of too many items that i love from west elm. i just feel like revamping my whole house. for you sydneysiders or if you happen to be in sydney and you haven't been, go go go!

ps happy mothers day to you all mothers who are reading this blog :)

lucy rose - shiver

it's lucy rose's new music video shiver! she looks so super cute here. 

i also enjoyed watching this little video of their recording, they all seem really laid back and having fun  with each other and enjoying themselves. and cute dogs! love all bits of this video, hope i get to see them live one day.

on another note, can't believe it's the end of april already!

mountains

diy mountain pillow tutorial at design sponge

mountain cushions by hello polly

mountain pillows by three bad seeds

a while ago element eden australia has kindly sent me a knitting starting kit to join their knit off competition. after procrastinating for way too long during the last few days i have finally started googling some inspirations and tutorials, and while i was doing that i came across these cute mountain pillows that i thought i would share with you.

you do know i love objects that have triangular shape right? hope you like them as much as i do :)

aiko fukawa

i'm currently having my post holiday blues... 

i'm glad at least next week is a short week (we have a public holiday anzac day here in sydney)

my film rolls from holiday are still yet to be developed, so for now let us all adore the cuteness of these animal illustrations by japanese artist aiko fukawa.

enjoy the rest of your sunday.

braids love on refinery29

 

how are you all? i can't believe how fast time goes, only few days left of my holiday... i will have some photos to share when i go back home but you can see some snippets from my trip in lombok, indonesia on my instagram @lauratj.

anyway, for now i would like to share with you some hair inspiration from my newly found lifestyle reading pleasure refinery29. i haven't had long hair for such a long time and now that i do, i found this really fun and helpful - some nice braids tutorials for messy hair day here and very interesting history of braids here.

 

are you also loving braids at the moment? if you have any fun links do share with me. enjoy!

see you in a bit!

happy easter! i'm flying off this afternoon, yay. i'm taking the courage to leave my digital camera (as lots of my friends going to this trip will bring theirs anyway) and bring my film cameras only, gasp! do stay in touch on my instagram @lauratj if you'd like to see what i'm up to :)

photo from house of maryanne (via curious constellation)

wonderful indonesia

things that make me proud of my home country. i'm excited about my trip at the beginning of next month to visit bali, lombok, and my home town jakarta. please support indonesian tourism by spreading the words OR even better, plan a visit to explore the country and see it yourself. find out more at indonesia.travel :)

have a nice easter break everyone!

max wanger

today's photography inspiration is some simple framing concept by max wanger who's based in los angeles - be it a fashion or couple or family or travel photography. 

ok well that last photo isn't actually in theme with other photos i picked specifically for this post on the simplicity thme. but i really like this photograph, it was just captured so naturally and really nicely. 

on a site note, congrats to mr wanger and wife for their new baby boy. see many many more awesomeness on max's blog and get inspired.

just a minute in march

wowza there's only 1 week left in march! i'm sorry i have been quiet. here's a few updates from my end.

♥ playing... candy crush saga. i'm hooked, it's a waste of my time, i blog less, i'm struggling with my side projects and i shamefully admit it that i'm addicted to this evil game. sigh.

♥ joining... element eden knit off competition. a bit nervous because i don't knit. i'll give it a go though. 

♥ shout out... to instagratification. it's a photo exhibition taken with your phone, get the chance to win some cash and get your photos exhibited at a goodfellas gallery at toronto, canada. international submissions welcome so go go go sign up!

♥ laughing... over top 10 guiltiest dogs and dog teaches puppy to use stairs. i love dogs.

♥ missing out... big time on james blake's gig in sydney. i guess i'll just go listen to retrogade again now since i can't listen to him live. sad face.

♥ looking... for a new rss reader because google reader is going to close down soon :( how do you read your feed, any good one that you can recommend? 

how are you all? p.s. you can also now find me occasionally posting over indonesian creative zin called fur. 

photo from element eden winter 2013 lookbook

surely/someday + kitchen

  

surely/someday + kitchen is based in jakarta, indonesia and it's possibly the cutest cake and cookie shop that i come across. kudos to sun wahyu, the creative mind behind surely/someday + kitchen, who left his job as graphic designer to follow his dream and do this! i'm going back to jakarta for a visit soon and i can not wait to try their cookies. don't forget to follow them on instagram @surelysomedaykitchen.