Death by Doxie : Elfi On The Bed (Part I)

Can you possibly stand the cute? I didn't think so...

As Seen In Asia : My Other (New!) Blog!

Finally! After dreaming about it for years I've hit publish on my street style blog. It's called asia* and you can find it at asseeninasia.blogspot.com (get it? get it?). 

As you may be aware I'm not an especially fashionable lass but I do love a good frock, a quirky detail, and those people who just look put together. I envy them, actually. This new blog is about capturing a little slice of that as I roam the streets of Asia (and yes, for the purposes of this blog Australia most definitely counts as part of Asia!). 

At the moment they are all sneaky shots, but I'm hoping to do some 'proper' stranger danger photos once I work up the courage to actually stop people in the street (just the thought makes me a bit weak at the knees!). I'll be posting three times a week over there (and hopefully three times a week over here too!). 

I'm really excited about this new project, I hope you're a little bit excited too!

Deer!

I read about the deer in Seoul Forest way back when, before we actually moved to Seoul, and it's been on my have-to-go-visit-one-day list ever since. Last week  - thanks to a friend and her appropriately aged (and crazy cute!) child - I finally got to go. 

The park itself is beautiful, lots of pathways and tiny bridges; small streams and ponds; playgrounds, picnic areas and sports fields. And in the 'Ecological Forest' there are loads of deer and they are as gorgeous as you'd expect (just look at those eyelashes!). There's even a vending machine where you can buy a cup of deer food for a dollar or so (better than feeding them a cheese puff which I saw one kid doing...). 

If you procure the food you'll find the deer are quite keen to come say 'hi', and slobber all over your hand too (thank goodness for wet wipes). As an extra bonus we happened to be there just after the birth of two little deer - we could see them trying to take their first wobbly steps, nudging mum for a drink (and, in one case, we could see the mum eating the placenta - ahhhhh, the majesty of nature...). One of the deer mums looked a bit freaked out, she didn't like us being near her baby, so we let her be. But the other mum was quite relaxed, so I managed to take a few baby deer photos.

I'm glad I made it to see the deer, but I feel like there's so much of the park left to explore. I'll be heading back, there'll be more deer before I leave Seoul...

Collecting Colours : Pink + Yellow

I have a feeling I picked this colour combination for reasons other than liking it, because I'm pretty sure I don't actually like it. But - I needed to fit yellow in to the monthly colour progression so here it is...

Whilst I love the vibrance and fun of last month's colour pair, there's something a little too...umm..sugary sweet? insipid? about pink and yellow together. I am not a fan. 

I think pink and yellow need a third colour, a modifier, to work. And then magic happens (generally modish, psychedelic magic!). Add a grassy green and you get something like this. Add an aqua blue (and a hint of navy) and you get this. Add orange and you get this. Even a dash of white changes things for the better (like this).

But, this challenge is about diptychs and colour pairs so unfortunately we'll have to do without. And please, do tell me if you think I'm wrong on this one...

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Every month through 2013 I'll be 'collecting colours', and you can join in too! Just create something, anything based on the colour pair for each month. Link up below, Instagram, Tweet and/or add your photo to the Flickr group here. You can go here to get all the information you need.  

New! Flora Postcards! + Sale! Ends Soon!

Due to my blanket Twitter and Facebook coverage of these things you're probably already aware but just in case there's a few of you that have missed the news - above is the result of something I've been working on for a little while, and something I'm rather pleased with. Flora notecards are now available in my Jorpins Handmade shop on Etsy - only US $5.50 for a set of three (there's eight different sets to chose from). 

And to make room for more stock like this I'm having a one week only massive half price sale on a bunch of stuff! There are so many great bargains to be had (including moleskine notebooks at ridiculous prices!). 

Once the sale ends on Sunday evening, all this sale stock will dissappear from my store forever, never to return! So if you like the look of something grab it now while you still can!