tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48258925894879215672024-03-20T05:52:38.519+02:00The Colour EffectColour [kuhl-er}
–noun
1. the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object
2. vivid or distinctive quality, as of a literary work
3. something that is used for coloring; pigment; paint; tint; dyeK.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05394170494456346391noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4825892589487921567.post-13078504916578387922010-07-30T11:36:00.001+03:002010-07-30T11:36:02.348+03:00K. at Kavala and what she'll do next...<p> </p><p>Hello!!!</p><p>It's been a while again... :P Hey, it's the summer! You can't blame me, can you?</p><p>Two weeks ago I travelled to Kavala, which is a coastal town in northern Greece. My godmother lives there, with her son and my his two lovely daughters! Kavala used to be a frequent destination of mine until about 5 years ago do I decided to climb back up on the map and check out my old whereabouts. :)</p><p>The whole "back to teenagehood" attempt was made easier by my vary good friend and fellow designer Magda who is a "native" of Kavala and decided to pay a visit to her family there. Many many things have changed... my "then" friends were nowhere to be seen, a sliding had destroyed my "then" favorite spot (a lighthouse...unfortunately I don't have a picture) and many more... </p><p>You'd think the change of facts would take its toll on me but on the other hand...there's the perfect opportunity to meet new friends, find new favorite spots, explore the town with a different perpective! And so it happened... and I had a magnificent time!!! Here is evidence! ;) </p><p><img style="vertical-align: middle;" src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/Elrodien/P7160069.jpg" alt="My cute little cousins!" width="300" height="400" /></p><p> </p><p><img style="vertical-align: middle;" src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/Elrodien/P7160073.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/Elrodien/P7160084.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="400" /></p><p><img src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/Elrodien/P7180090.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></p><p><img src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/Elrodien/P7180091.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></p><p><img src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/Elrodien/P7180094.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/Elrodien/P7180104.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></p><p><img src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/Elrodien/P7180105.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></p><p><img src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/Elrodien/P7180115.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></p><p><img src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/Elrodien/P7190004.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="400" /></p><p><img src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/Elrodien/P7200010.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></p><p><img src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/Elrodien/P7220018.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></p><p><img src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/Elrodien/P7250033.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></p><p>I'm not all done with this summer though...On Tuesday I'm taking the first step to meet tha adventures of camping by the beach!!! Yeah... I know, it doesn't sound THAT adventurous and after all, I've spent half my life living and loving the outdoors, with no electricity, no hair straightener and no make up! :P But to be honest, I've kind of got used to pampering myself and never leave my house without looking at least decent that way... So (even if I could play it simple) I've decided to turn this camping experience, my first time actually, to a lifestyle experiment...</p><p>And here is my main question: Can a girl (with a limited supply of : soap, water, electricity, make up and a huge supply of wind, sand, dust and sunscreen) still look her (beautywise and stylewise) best when leaving the campsite? I'm determined to make my best (no cheating!) so I'll be taking pictures and writing down my everyday activities in order to achieve that...I'm pretty sure I can make it happen!</p>K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05394170494456346391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4825892589487921567.post-62609375374210048222010-06-23T09:51:00.003+03:002010-06-23T11:19:18.867+03:00A new...Barbie Doll *blush*<div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000EE"><u><br></u></font></div><br>I am not the girl to dye her hair blond, puff them up and feed with bubble gums. I was not the little girl to own a huge series of barbie dolls and houses and clothes and shoes and ...well, ken dolls for them. <div><br></div><div>But I was the girl that squeaked with glee (yeah, not a pretty sound... it wasn't :P) when barbie got a whole new makeover, new hair of all styles and colours, new professions, new designer clothes and generally, a much less pink and much more colourful approach! </div><div><br></div><div>I don't own many barbie dolls...the ones of my childhood succumbed to their wounds after days, months of violent acts carried by my siblings (sob sob). My first collective Barbie was the Incas princess...this one was left kind of chewed and without her royal jewellery after an attack by my dog (sob sob x10). My latest wish to own one of those beautiful new colourful barbie dolls came to life a few days ago when my mother gave me one! (hurray hurray!!!) </div><div><br></div><div>It's from the Basics collection. A collection of 12 very unique dolls, each one wearing a little black dress and each one with her one special personality (just listen to me, I sound like a psyched 15 year old! )! </div><div><br></div><div>See them all here! <a href="http://www.barbiecollector.com/BarbieBasics/2/">http://www.barbiecollector.com/BarbieBasics/2/</a> </div><div><br></div><div> <img src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/Elrodien/barbie_basics-all.jpg" border="0"><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>And this one belongs to me now :)</div><div><br></div><div> <img src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/Elrodien/4190093741_580fa19828.jpg" border="0"><br></div><div><br></div><div>Isn't she "a doll"? :P I picked her because she seemed to have the strongest personality of all, now she stares at me from the edge of my desk with her enticing smile! :D I reckon she looks like me a little (yeah, you wish little Kelly...)</div><div><br></div><div>For the record, There's a sticker on the bgox that writes "This doll is not a toy but a collective item. Not for purchase to ages below 14"! Yeaaaaaahhhh! Thats 1 for me 0 for anyone who thinks I'm too old to buy Barbie dolls! (let's just forget the fact that I'm 10 years older than 14...).<br></div><div><br></div><div>Do you think this is the start of an actual Barbie collection of my own?? I do hope so... :) I'm such a geek! </div><div><br></div><div>Till next time, Love and colours! K.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05394170494456346391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4825892589487921567.post-54402445609394585372010-05-31T15:35:00.001+03:002010-05-31T15:37:22.115+03:00Things to Love about Summer!Hello! It's been a while, huh?<div><br></div><div>I won't make excuses about being busy :P You see, I've undergone a mild case of in-between-eras-depression...that means that the last 5 weeks I've been moving from my bed to my pc and vice versa, the only productive activity I've managed to do is trendspotting :P This is why I have quite a few things to kick-start myself again, and quiiiite a few things to introduce you to! There are so many things I love about summer anyway!</div><div><br></div><div><ul><li><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#FFCC00">My Mom's Lemonade! </font></li></ul>It's the best medicine against the drowsy hot afternoons...especially when the lemons come from our own lemon trees...yummy!!! <br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> <img src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/Elrodien/lemonade.jpg" align="middle" border="0"><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><ul><li>Yellow color in general</li></ul>The colour of the sunlight, lemons, golden sand and happy thoughts! :D Yellow walls, and yellow fabrics, yellow vases and sunflowers, they all bring a fresh breeze of the new season in our homes!</div><div>And I must admit the result is stunning!</div><div><br></div><div> <img src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/Elrodien/1396740595_6ca81c69b0.jpg" align="middle" border="0"><br></div><div><br></div><div><ul><li>A Fashionable Find! </li></ul>How many times have I missed dressing up my dolls? Only if I where to do it at this age, I'd want the latest trends available and a lot of different dolls to model for me! </div><div>Thankfully I found <a href="http://looklet.com/">Looklet</a> to be as creative as I want! It's a great site where you can dress up the model of your choice and chooseher pose,the background, the effects to create your very own fashion editorial!!! Yeah, I know...I'm already addicted... :P </div><div> <img src="http://files.looklet.com/looks/05236d6b-17cc-4145-b578-2569f2077344.jpg?1" align="middle" border="0" alt="LBD gets an ethnic update from...moi! "></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><ul><li>Summer a Provence! </li></ul>Or, to be more clear, french country style clothes, florals, stripes, natural textures, broderie anglaise...mmm...summer bliss ^.^</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> <img src="http://files.looklet.com/looks/6fb838f2-d175-4163-a424-b4a46a652513.jpg?1" align="middle" border="0"></div><div><br></div><div>btw...see? told you i'm addicted to looklet!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><ul><li>New Blog Find! Hello Sandwich (?) ! Well, hello to you too!</li></ul>This find is only 2 days old and I'm really impressed by the girl already! <a href="http://hellosandwich.blogspot.com/">Hello Sandwich</a> is a lovely blog run by Ebony Bizys, a talented graphic designer/ artist who comes from Australia but is moving to Tokyo as you read...lucky heeeer! Her blog is a collection of inspiring thoughts and pictures, her portfolio and diary at the same time, I just love it!<a href="http://hellosandwich.blogspot.com/"></a></div><div><br></div><div>I'd write more but a cloud of midday heat has captivated me and I'm feeling totally drowsy...it's probably high time to bring out the fans, and have a siesta (oh, lovely lovely summer)</div><div><br></div><div>I do want to know what do you love about summer, any new design/ fashion/ internet crushes? Summer's the perfect time to fall in love...or lust, after all! </div><div>Happy last day of spring! I'll be back tomorrow with many many new colours...</div><div><br></div><div>K.</div>K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05394170494456346391noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4825892589487921567.post-45453897742021594922010-01-17T18:21:00.007+02:002010-01-17T19:03:01.230+02:00Paris Travelogue II aka Nothing Is Forever...I'm terrible at keeping a schedule...but what am I saying? You've probably figured that out already! Anyway...It's been a month since I've returned from Paris and my "travelogue" is still in the works...I've decided I'm closing this matter today, I simply have too much going on my mind...so much that I'm left stunned and unable to do anything :P<br /><br />These are the last photos of Paris I'll be showing, they represent things I will never again find there. No monuments, no classic art, no museums...instead we have light installations, shopping windows, christmas decorations, bubbles!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-GDRluWPH9LsV2rqBoCEwuHu-C6E2v_LWU4UZA_gofgFCO8S2-EMi4F4c7iUYu8D5fpNtXkXcNZu1CN0JSBfAxptWyEyk9-2T08XmAd01eaRtoo-7BH_9GVCjKrHNzXkr8a5SG0K3E0/s1600-h/DSC04575.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-GDRluWPH9LsV2rqBoCEwuHu-C6E2v_LWU4UZA_gofgFCO8S2-EMi4F4c7iUYu8D5fpNtXkXcNZu1CN0JSBfAxptWyEyk9-2T08XmAd01eaRtoo-7BH_9GVCjKrHNzXkr8a5SG0K3E0/s320/DSC04575.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427746864898062066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAEWyYcRDHHYvye3OBxXjN-IFKAJCjP8MP0Mp0flOR4Sl62iyDnAsE84rpo_wj_R4jB97elF6EoiR1EmJnubEaw1qJ8Dodmn_CdS49156P1R3I3VCo2cDuqzhnBn8k9Zrg9iue4ilQcAU/s1600-h/DSC04562.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAEWyYcRDHHYvye3OBxXjN-IFKAJCjP8MP0Mp0flOR4Sl62iyDnAsE84rpo_wj_R4jB97elF6EoiR1EmJnubEaw1qJ8Dodmn_CdS49156P1R3I3VCo2cDuqzhnBn8k9Zrg9iue4ilQcAU/s320/DSC04562.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427746140716492578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLGA8yjA0zQoq6m7_7kFbGK1au6__JjP2HM9gV-fztZ665RXH1p5C4qSRhJjUrFaywbEINCiQwe1trCK6clY8F2tUzZPhkKbiqrEmW-WblsojM8V-fhFpSFNEBVa4DdBMloqChlZr2zM/s1600-h/DSC04569.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLGA8yjA0zQoq6m7_7kFbGK1au6__JjP2HM9gV-fztZ665RXH1p5C4qSRhJjUrFaywbEINCiQwe1trCK6clY8F2tUzZPhkKbiqrEmW-WblsojM8V-fhFpSFNEBVa4DdBMloqChlZr2zM/s320/DSC04569.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427746146361538418" border="0" /></a><br />The <a href="http://thecoloureffect.blogspot.com/2009/11/nomiya-restaurant-at-palais-de-tokyo.html#links">Nomiya Restaurant</a> atop the Palais de Tokyo. I'll only be there until August 2010....never to come back...Impressive design, amazing views of the city (eat your steel heart out, Eiffel Tower!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXn4CYT5WVMmglMJAIy61JrgFECk11TZCJx19WCnm9lnA9BrK5rRiFVUYsBT-_x4NMfLKZnOuurpAkCUGxBOEg8B-FsWCc2c2EkD-f46D6qK-7ONW3LXMrxT8twB-ekn2zN5F-cCckrXs/s1600-h/DSC04572.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXn4CYT5WVMmglMJAIy61JrgFECk11TZCJx19WCnm9lnA9BrK5rRiFVUYsBT-_x4NMfLKZnOuurpAkCUGxBOEg8B-FsWCc2c2EkD-f46D6qK-7ONW3LXMrxT8twB-ekn2zN5F-cCckrXs/s320/DSC04572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427746149185851746" border="0" /></a><br />Oooh! And a view of the Tower itself, from Nomiya Restaurant...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpL3r5XaOGr91IIXTbb9-Ck3emznR6gr4yUMZBd-4OAWrO3sOvFXlEHMD7cI1lfQMiXx0NRkDu7vQZtDQ3WW1woCXTD3EVFrUo_sTFhLZ3laRPDfCwRZq9o6lLLu-yu8xrzigLHycIs4/s1600-h/DSC04583.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpL3r5XaOGr91IIXTbb9-Ck3emznR6gr4yUMZBd-4OAWrO3sOvFXlEHMD7cI1lfQMiXx0NRkDu7vQZtDQ3WW1woCXTD3EVFrUo_sTFhLZ3laRPDfCwRZq9o6lLLu-yu8xrzigLHycIs4/s320/DSC04583.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427746875064423730" border="0" /></a>The Champs Elysees Bvd all lit up for X-mas...I hope they use the standard yellow lights next year (i just like them more, they're kind of warmer I think...)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXJ1j5azBU5odOzRlqt22AaDi1ep-QI9P8LMe9_lJI2Jx2ePgDO4o0C_UOZR48C_n9sZqG4uG030VeS5qoQxoIhEaNKiMD6nlpyppas79vIlWAEvJbsy3ByTqlHgFOuI-gmcGNMZla7M/s1600-h/DSC04712.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXJ1j5azBU5odOzRlqt22AaDi1ep-QI9P8LMe9_lJI2Jx2ePgDO4o0C_UOZR48C_n9sZqG4uG030VeS5qoQxoIhEaNKiMD6nlpyppas79vIlWAEvJbsy3ByTqlHgFOuI-gmcGNMZla7M/s320/DSC04712.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427746891175469330" border="0" /></a>A tiny Christmas-tree-grove on the courtyard of Pantheon! :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2i6Vdh_c9rbPMWOVQleOKFvvVEuZhlumGm272i3hcUpdFAnrrJAl4LZRuk_xUMDohV__q8iB3JbGozM2_zJH5uXgGLnuZkocF2LfXG-QPc9UU9HqJlyhJVakMvb48BOJ660Fs91hQRM/s1600-h/PC160027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2i6Vdh_c9rbPMWOVQleOKFvvVEuZhlumGm272i3hcUpdFAnrrJAl4LZRuk_xUMDohV__q8iB3JbGozM2_zJH5uXgGLnuZkocF2LfXG-QPc9UU9HqJlyhJVakMvb48BOJ660Fs91hQRM/s320/PC160027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427748143404078386" border="0" /></a>Christmas presents decorations at the heart of consumerism (of which I declare myself a victim), Galleries Lafayette (pff...as if they'll have the same decorations next year!)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDJ_A9oJzhfL753DIsZsYoN7N_GRmj0xEEeF7R9U7kAtYph73C5jwU1LstibwLCG2Q6HLAKUM9LmyH6ibIyrx1AGXJH-6fePPvbXEzJI1HtY106sw5laUNgRup8E4ST94J0Jc4qBLV5s/s1600-h/PC160061.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDJ_A9oJzhfL753DIsZsYoN7N_GRmj0xEEeF7R9U7kAtYph73C5jwU1LstibwLCG2Q6HLAKUM9LmyH6ibIyrx1AGXJH-6fePPvbXEzJI1HtY106sw5laUNgRup8E4ST94J0Jc4qBLV5s/s320/PC160061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427748152654237474" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NWJ7lTTYcz30fGD0HbIWuHwXAtZ3xuzlXLhQBGfxQI2B3mZozv7xMh5WS-w40dDzD4v2kTthuLDJTL3MLpsbWgRJP4rxhWynXG8r-YYG56FkyrNCbLqqjfKNld3YNkuAO9VIWM4CKEc/s1600-h/PC160062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NWJ7lTTYcz30fGD0HbIWuHwXAtZ3xuzlXLhQBGfxQI2B3mZozv7xMh5WS-w40dDzD4v2kTthuLDJTL3MLpsbWgRJP4rxhWynXG8r-YYG56FkyrNCbLqqjfKNld3YNkuAO9VIWM4CKEc/s320/PC160062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427748153652433858" border="0" /></a><br />Christmas shop windows...I reaaaaally reaaaaally loved these!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRc28w2_7-dRnbq0-Hf_AB4DxZbvv7YtUZzW7ts-S_eTpqgrvzKduMqcVpFRsFwkrJRQKQBltDMkqnriIadDMLuOQu0mQb1Q_VF8bCxV1pkIHgQdBgKTtWzbX9tViFMDet3UT9LgdpnoE/s1600-h/PC150167.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRc28w2_7-dRnbq0-Hf_AB4DxZbvv7YtUZzW7ts-S_eTpqgrvzKduMqcVpFRsFwkrJRQKQBltDMkqnriIadDMLuOQu0mQb1Q_VF8bCxV1pkIHgQdBgKTtWzbX9tViFMDet3UT9LgdpnoE/s320/PC150167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427748138277321090" border="0" /></a>As a genuine Taurean my heart flutters at just the sight of these...mini cakes and petit fours at LaDuree...*deep siiiiiigh*<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPKjDX0JzGdo5or6iqMWD1phtxFCriMxg75WW-Jqbz-98CXtgjlnr-3eXD4AHU_gT1yyMQ3h_5fZ2XZptHGzRyPi3_Kf2TJbz3RA7lpwLoqhOQi7PE7_sogfauevI_Ax9sQxT2uVPVfA/s1600-h/DSC04653.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPKjDX0JzGdo5or6iqMWD1phtxFCriMxg75WW-Jqbz-98CXtgjlnr-3eXD4AHU_gT1yyMQ3h_5fZ2XZptHGzRyPi3_Kf2TJbz3RA7lpwLoqhOQi7PE7_sogfauevI_Ax9sQxT2uVPVfA/s320/DSC04653.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427746882124805698" border="0" /></a>A huge bubble making man outside Centre Pompidou...that was really something!!! I swear he could have enclosed me in one of these (but no...he didn't)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLoV5SUZ0Ez-gEgVhj-MmZdyjtHVquPhRYlvvOVZ58X41vG78s6_QjFkX_aLop0XFOt1oXwyMRwoLk-4qU6NYEa0AMoqp8i2wcgtrLjfW81RPnEAmUaLSzdTCSvnlJ3Kp1C_uhnj8cJg/s1600-h/DSC03954.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLoV5SUZ0Ez-gEgVhj-MmZdyjtHVquPhRYlvvOVZ58X41vG78s6_QjFkX_aLop0XFOt1oXwyMRwoLk-4qU6NYEa0AMoqp8i2wcgtrLjfW81RPnEAmUaLSzdTCSvnlJ3Kp1C_uhnj8cJg/s320/DSC03954.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427746129288195154" border="0" /></a>And one man that will be there as many times as I go...my dear Fred, a true friend and caring landlord for as long as we were there! We would be lost without you, thank you! ^.^<br /><br />More colours of my world until next time....until then, you go ahead...<br />put some splashes of colour in your life, you'll be surprised at how the universe reacts to it! K.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05394170494456346391noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4825892589487921567.post-90286177939841352022010-01-16T21:36:00.013+02:002010-01-16T22:44:00.786+02:00ColourEffect HEARTS GrafikPlastikHehehe...I'm in need for some unconditional-forever-and-ever-lovey-dovey love tonight...and no, I'm not referring to my mom... :P<br /><br />It's the guy <a href="http://grafikplastik.blogspot.com/">over there at GrafikPlastik</a> that I'm talking about...that smart, cute, tall, blond, blue eyed, TALENTED fella outlasted all the other males in my life (so far :P).<br /><br />So what if he's my cousin? ^.^ It only means we'll be forced to make ammends no matter what! :P<br /><br />Leo is in the 2nd year of graphic design and his blog is an absolute representation of his love for visual arts and minimalism! Bright colours, bold shapes and his special magic dust make his projects as great as they are!<br /><br />Feast your eyes and find more at <a href="http://grafikplastik.blogspot.com/">his blog</a>!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aKoQ83rIh2N7GZt5uaiBrY0amQbkGWUC1Sqh4hTvA7Q8oZcSDJfxS1NpCqLZNKWUcqQ4ShYDet6Z8s01QccVyiBtLTLSRn-QWZUBou_48_azI4Hzv6Z9iDYAZFTd0nfzUJYvOJ2ev-Q/s1600-h/clock-9.png"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeILhyphenhyphenTTQTZx0qsbuSYsoXjwDt4F2wiYDtrlXrBENCC-76_q7VLQJBNd1cfJ-u3_A9soFwmpoZ8Mq0CsFYC5ZbpPVh6e6y_3bgjpS9hwNX_2bTAgN1sk_xZ8SdhRelANRfNTKrAM-n-s/s1600-h/august.jpg"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeILhyphenhyphenTTQTZx0qsbuSYsoXjwDt4F2wiYDtrlXrBENCC-76_q7VLQJBNd1cfJ-u3_A9soFwmpoZ8Mq0CsFYC5ZbpPVh6e6y_3bgjpS9hwNX_2bTAgN1sk_xZ8SdhRelANRfNTKrAM-n-s/s1600-h/august.jpg"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcfBAVSBjlW_afZIWi3Chn0F-7ZrPET-HUKjgQJQTwIoXUzAJ4k0gOBI8Lok7-Wu3beeEnV6PPOrGQ66zx3FQVc5VGCibOmFbmcCUv8-kwIiD93QYTwp8ZK_NawVOaa38IoKyNNgl4o0/s1600-h/april.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNARp2AqXr-Z5LLg-z28qjr0V5v1GLoKRFtpfX8ahGwW76BbfTu8CC-1fpNbU6gS-CCBgfj7rB-6WU9gyAWIetvzydtKdjViO0Pjog_jugogpzpKn7NXME9E-YZG3reQ8T5M8BnvZpYVY/s400/august.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427436592888522178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjfx_RgPtK6-seV6uQ2QPXh9nxBYuBUg6ERQ_kOCkY7gqSZ0Beh-E3VYMeenBz2dBbDYb-5VD8KtPmaX9TzDy9Ui6YPU39W6xlW917WLtYfUIIO00gBlr8xza4rfh-0Og9kNL1kUFLZZc/s1600-h/december.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 141px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjfx_RgPtK6-seV6uQ2QPXh9nxBYuBUg6ERQ_kOCkY7gqSZ0Beh-E3VYMeenBz2dBbDYb-5VD8KtPmaX9TzDy9Ui6YPU39W6xlW917WLtYfUIIO00gBlr8xza4rfh-0Og9kNL1kUFLZZc/s400/december.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427436600054351218" border="0" /></a> Just a small part of his 2010 calendar (which is actually on sale on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.grafikplastik.blogspot.com">GrafikPlastik </a>)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNjtVbnwgUisYL3HjU7E40wxeqWo4CrlhEkqYoJ9vmX9pxwCgbTdGQgA5_fI2DLZMBSUCH5-qvheg4l3gCcBg51Kxnt119Cl-6yBc91kNIU43SEBqvCjmDL6cLxeckGVcVwSBFcUaNhM/s1600-h/typography6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwIzbaid2Li9Kh1aej6Qe8idM_95UfaK1FCmZsOy900tEpJ4-cOOE4wsA8TFCnKT3SqtCV_sI3rMDaXfS4nwwvrhKxH3rRMbbN8k6961I5LpSt-ej49bEY1IctTKvEo9sMblR9L_heNc/s400/clock-3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427436122591967058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Various projects he's worked on over the last year...aren't these something?!<br /><br />Well done "cous",and to think this is only the beggining! ;)<br /><br />Oh, before I close this post...a tribute to our happy times together (sorry you all have to see these :P)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy95KzMx7q5A3LI8Eym9mxmN5ZiG-59p_IBP2wvzE9rsOgytN8utVutBP-iW1fp_WggQ2W2CFG211nWrAiLrO0m6UdC5eEKo351so5tgl0M3dbj7ptKue3rc95DeKizsYJdg-p2EFDvkc/s1600-h/P9160026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy95KzMx7q5A3LI8Eym9mxmN5ZiG-59p_IBP2wvzE9rsOgytN8utVutBP-iW1fp_WggQ2W2CFG211nWrAiLrO0m6UdC5eEKo351so5tgl0M3dbj7ptKue3rc95DeKizsYJdg-p2EFDvkc/s320/P9160026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427439450863474274" border="0" /></a><br />At the S Design Exhibition...that was pretty fun...geeky kind of fun :P<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpKX4wU5RBGi9uhZpfQNSDpmWdWSpBPUeg7OBaqciSX5kVHi9h2lK3WwZ17J4Rbi4ckAVvDSj_Is1oen2nvNcBmtfg688A-wzv4J6iWrYNg3Xln5EvljxZdwhG_Av9hUthlb9jgtQ4OA/s1600-h/DSC00114.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpKX4wU5RBGi9uhZpfQNSDpmWdWSpBPUeg7OBaqciSX5kVHi9h2lK3WwZ17J4Rbi4ckAVvDSj_Is1oen2nvNcBmtfg688A-wzv4J6iWrYNg3Xln5EvljxZdwhG_Av9hUthlb9jgtQ4OA/s320/DSC00114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427439427242239698" border="0" /></a><br />In Berlin on November 2008...recovering inside a coffee shop...we've been freezing our cute little butts outside :/<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4USgGathcIujPipP7kioVpDj3fq_Q5hhXiW9e0QlbMc_mkcTR6EHLd6rA9JUG22-6oEmBQXMhv01RXiJ-JiJw3uTsAYF6AxlnijMrPzsSvwuVEAOa13YHF1XFsV7yYzPDG63WDRF1W9Y/s1600-h/DSC00997.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4USgGathcIujPipP7kioVpDj3fq_Q5hhXiW9e0QlbMc_mkcTR6EHLd6rA9JUG22-6oEmBQXMhv01RXiJ-JiJw3uTsAYF6AxlnijMrPzsSvwuVEAOa13YHF1XFsV7yYzPDG63WDRF1W9Y/s320/DSC00997.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427439432448381474" border="0" /></a><br />Last summer, fooling about in Tinos' port...pretty freaking windy, I can tell you that!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tmkpD9RPGjazSTpxwCD3grwQd-5WHfwVXEfRsuLspOfcd2k_L70No7LefWLkqiNmAG10qilBvMKI0Jkp7ZyLDpLR4Axh4nw_cFHEqcIa100KBUmODrj31bTtlUgwAjwp-_S21KPuAFQ/s1600-h/DSC01008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tmkpD9RPGjazSTpxwCD3grwQd-5WHfwVXEfRsuLspOfcd2k_L70No7LefWLkqiNmAG10qilBvMKI0Jkp7ZyLDpLR4Axh4nw_cFHEqcIa100KBUmODrj31bTtlUgwAjwp-_S21KPuAFQ/s320/DSC01008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427439446566058674" border="0" /></a><br />Again in Tinos, at Lychnaftia beach this one, perhaps the only day we stepped out on the beach, it was too windy an August the last one...we call this "the MiuMiu ad"...you can see why :P<br /><br />Just a splash of graphic arts for you today...a break from my usual maximal romanticism!<br />More colour hopefully tomorrow...wishes for a beautiful Sunday morning (because I'm pretty sure I'm the only one staying in, this Saturday night :P)<br /><br />Kisses from K. ;)K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05394170494456346391noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4825892589487921567.post-45832835963538124722010-01-11T20:06:00.005+02:002010-01-11T20:53:17.921+02:00The Colourful world of AvatarI'm interrupting my travelogue because I can't help myself...I've been dying to <a href="http://thecoloureffect.blogspot.com/2009/11/ultimate-site-for-colour-lovers.html">create some palettes</a> inspired by the latest masterpiece of James Cameron, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/">Avatar</a>!<br /><br />I have already mentioned that<a href="http://thecoloureffect.blogspot.com/2009/11/fit-for-empress-aka-purple-interiors.html"> my favorite color is Purple</a> , it's also widely known that I'm a <a href="http://thecoloureffect.blogspot.com/2009/11/steampunk-style-revelationam-i-last-to.html">fantasy and sci-fi geek</a> and my take on life begins and ends with words such as <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">respect</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Nature</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">spirits</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Energy</span> etc etc<br /><br />So...you get the picture already...Avatar had me hooked for about 6 hours (I saw it twice...one of which in 3D) and since then I declare my love for it everywhere :P<br /><br />I won't get into the details on the film, I would hate to ruin the experience for anyone who hasn't seen it yet! Besides...I'm in no mood to review it publicly...the 5 hours long conversations I've had with my friends after watching it covered this need of mine! hehehe<br /><br />Here are some pictures of the film...pretty colour-drooling if you ask me ^.^ and the palettes I've made...sorry for the poor quality of some of them...there aren't many good ones out there yet...<br />:/<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX99nOpcXSMsOg3sytchAw73saAMKSZMamB7L_2Lpt7i8kczTH51lhJMftOj9ai5q98mQwDKoS8rxzbNc4eaWTgGKasdBesTRaPSAA_WO5rWiB3-DXMMr0jxBOx6fspSt2LbATpvFTveI/s1600-h/aiwa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 504px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX99nOpcXSMsOg3sytchAw73saAMKSZMamB7L_2Lpt7i8kczTH51lhJMftOj9ai5q98mQwDKoS8rxzbNc4eaWTgGKasdBesTRaPSAA_WO5rWiB3-DXMMr0jxBOx6fspSt2LbATpvFTveI/s400/aiwa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425547611616903890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjGHwEBp1CZDHTSLWFFmVtgHYOb2Ao-j-ppnUwW72fV1TM3k01DuMVdtEKspvCNLYbUKlRF3L-b27_CsGLmpD2TyEIc5cquUVCPg0Akokvw9jyPY9p8ACAjtoRIhboztgv3HS41fxaPY/s1600-h/AVTR_Good_Spirits.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjGHwEBp1CZDHTSLWFFmVtgHYOb2Ao-j-ppnUwW72fV1TM3k01DuMVdtEKspvCNLYbUKlRF3L-b27_CsGLmpD2TyEIc5cquUVCPg0Akokvw9jyPY9p8ACAjtoRIhboztgv3HS41fxaPY/s400/AVTR_Good_Spirits.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425547618541156466" border="0" /></a><br />Notice how the glow of the floating seeds and the purple plant in the background make all the blue hues almost sparkle???<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVB_JIemB5_jzBU37uABknUw1jkuhk8J8FLGNh-2YrGnLPqvTpPlnibPtRacasVRqRtkexZ2K93C5WfNGgQODlSoYeqK5U0xhbkh143w1RuzlbNbvmu-z2zdEDyyIxjhd2YU5Hx3tepBs/s1600-h/neytiri.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVB_JIemB5_jzBU37uABknUw1jkuhk8J8FLGNh-2YrGnLPqvTpPlnibPtRacasVRqRtkexZ2K93C5WfNGgQODlSoYeqK5U0xhbkh143w1RuzlbNbvmu-z2zdEDyyIxjhd2YU5Hx3tepBs/s400/neytiri.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425550228600746274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfKFsU3itIzYPqnls4uHIb309KSqMxcePnzv0FuVNZaX83w67xkJlwPxOmY_sZ3otf85mNpPio9cJj6sNYs2rzClDgzJSX4agVNK_bO6rFWKfENMBL50srKJuCpsz1K01IbUxj-F5ZMQ/s1600-h/AVTR_Neytiri.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfKFsU3itIzYPqnls4uHIb309KSqMxcePnzv0FuVNZaX83w67xkJlwPxOmY_sZ3otf85mNpPio9cJj6sNYs2rzClDgzJSX4agVNK_bO6rFWKfENMBL50srKJuCpsz1K01IbUxj-F5ZMQ/s400/AVTR_Neytiri.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425547632766057554" border="0" /></a><br />Again...the sparkles of green and blue give life to all the cold coloured hues...the fuschias pop out and the atmosphere is utterly dreamy.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tOq_o8mX4UGhUu7PDpg9K3dR_JrFeDwCsfwt5_xA5PxHsQY6Gmf3Xf76t6zokyn1M63lUBgd0aVMy2SCyEat9tb2qmWHaZ9INNXQOpU8xBpTIlqI9WKddNebMJ5WCk8EnHZvExtPjl0/s1600-h/lake.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tOq_o8mX4UGhUu7PDpg9K3dR_JrFeDwCsfwt5_xA5PxHsQY6Gmf3Xf76t6zokyn1M63lUBgd0aVMy2SCyEat9tb2qmWHaZ9INNXQOpU8xBpTIlqI9WKddNebMJ5WCk8EnHZvExtPjl0/s400/lake.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425550222409411122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67yFxTIPiQ9IhZdQXgbuSTIfJemXIYVSkAEUbG6ROIrx_ygBQ3g_cYypCql7Pug17GPN831-v8q6NQkEYG5y5CQuPbZL058FHlcuTCtDo0_cmEKElDb711VO7RmDALMpigXFzfCVtNoM/s1600-h/AVTR_Night_Swim.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67yFxTIPiQ9IhZdQXgbuSTIfJemXIYVSkAEUbG6ROIrx_ygBQ3g_cYypCql7Pug17GPN831-v8q6NQkEYG5y5CQuPbZL058FHlcuTCtDo0_cmEKElDb711VO7RmDALMpigXFzfCVtNoM/s400/AVTR_Night_Swim.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425547640779908674" border="0" /></a><br />Ever fantasized about swimming in a sea of cold pastel colors??? No?!?! What are you talking about?? Isn't this everyone's dream??? :P<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOroR-OeeipzINWV8MhNTfjFGM62F8NhP8CWIohBLyNIMdbuRY088SljUlLqEIcpJ0YtWh7M8j5oMqyVnNGiIehBHoh0OC2dIBN0ubdpIF7V0Pzd-twvVRVoxh9KLhvYQWKz-PnNkEk8/s1600-h/flight.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 543px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOroR-OeeipzINWV8MhNTfjFGM62F8NhP8CWIohBLyNIMdbuRY088SljUlLqEIcpJ0YtWh7M8j5oMqyVnNGiIehBHoh0OC2dIBN0ubdpIF7V0Pzd-twvVRVoxh9KLhvYQWKz-PnNkEk8/s400/flight.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425550218592174786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bcSkgxXnkuQUGSelFaup4lBOf0D9eQjmWLGQ2neGdMe-JsC6QviqD9qEkZ_qInQ30MYpzwkwlcTrp1tPwtDrYF04O9RN5RGPyMpt6M07W_hFLX2gFJKB4CoA6Ts9R8f8rsx-mYulJLc/s1600-h/AVTR_Ikran_Rider.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bcSkgxXnkuQUGSelFaup4lBOf0D9eQjmWLGQ2neGdMe-JsC6QviqD9qEkZ_qInQ30MYpzwkwlcTrp1tPwtDrYF04O9RN5RGPyMpt6M07W_hFLX2gFJKB4CoA6Ts9R8f8rsx-mYulJLc/s400/AVTR_Ikran_Rider.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425547627635777266" border="0" /></a><br />Even the beasts in this planet have the same bright, mystical hues of greens, blues and purples!<br />The golden detail makes the difference here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfYKoUReBvOCRFNSZhcJvU3uzCTseXOmZFoXITfLrzjTbiKlF-9MnC86HOs5x4FUJQnCtQ-BlETiSCSD6y4-ckeabAu6rVD-Bz0xB_2sgRxjL8SuEt8vi2LcG-xo7sHXo78AocBbbw7U/s1600-h/together.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 565px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfYKoUReBvOCRFNSZhcJvU3uzCTseXOmZFoXITfLrzjTbiKlF-9MnC86HOs5x4FUJQnCtQ-BlETiSCSD6y4-ckeabAu6rVD-Bz0xB_2sgRxjL8SuEt8vi2LcG-xo7sHXo78AocBbbw7U/s400/together.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425550322543033714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplmLxQq3I60KyRYisI79U1IHgiqn0kHvkyCnT7ypPwPQVYYdDUXWb9Y5MzgFxnfUTH3pnZrBrAvP2VHDsZ2Vttzp8zKELfadQmrOYsWbDVxwdmWs0QSXn5QgenMFofbiDVr7UHtZhOkQ/s1600-h/AVTR_Together.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplmLxQq3I60KyRYisI79U1IHgiqn0kHvkyCnT7ypPwPQVYYdDUXWb9Y5MzgFxnfUTH3pnZrBrAvP2VHDsZ2Vttzp8zKELfadQmrOYsWbDVxwdmWs0QSXn5QgenMFofbiDVr7UHtZhOkQ/s400/AVTR_Together.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425550211391870162" border="0" /></a><br />wow...I have no words for this one...purple in all its glory, I feel completely justified for my colour-love now...just wow...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCHffT04gRYaLAuns8-ZczTz4UnN30ThBlF8P_Sfa24N7wpw0S5G-XZ-RHdfy23B_IdzRrQal2uXKjSMINpCxn3cOT0xHJU0mO-8XlonUln2TsXu8kOJaL7aJJZsf5PS-A3wgBiyug8k/s1600-h/toruk+makto.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 578px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCHffT04gRYaLAuns8-ZczTz4UnN30ThBlF8P_Sfa24N7wpw0S5G-XZ-RHdfy23B_IdzRrQal2uXKjSMINpCxn3cOT0xHJU0mO-8XlonUln2TsXu8kOJaL7aJJZsf5PS-A3wgBiyug8k/s400/toruk+makto.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425550327152586450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZ7Y9qT_bbE-0iE-2glPqQDCe_3fGlQhudoPWLq1yJidxx4CODdIGDBGmuieakT-mrCq7keXS1BeGAJxz6QUPSm4vsyF0dgDZQv4UhY8CUtk5ZtXUFv8p9VPA3LZKhL9rmDKwmiaipUo/s1600-h/AVTR_Toruk_Makto.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZ7Y9qT_bbE-0iE-2glPqQDCe_3fGlQhudoPWLq1yJidxx4CODdIGDBGmuieakT-mrCq7keXS1BeGAJxz6QUPSm4vsyF0dgDZQv4UhY8CUtk5ZtXUFv8p9VPA3LZKhL9rmDKwmiaipUo/s400/AVTR_Toruk_Makto.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425550214718466482" border="0" /></a>Did anybody call for a savior??? Of course the redemption would come from the sky...and in fact...painted with colours that were nowhere else to be found throughout the film...fierce huh?<br />(ok, I know I have a tiny spoiler here...spare me, I'm hardly keeping in all the symbolisms and significance of the colours :P)<br /><br /><br />well...let the colours guide you to a magical journey...i can't get enough of it! I'll probably express some of my thoughts on the symbolism of the colours...a bit later,when everybody will have seen it :P<br /><br />Back with more colour (not as dazzling as these though, i guess...) K. ;)K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05394170494456346391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4825892589487921567.post-67863704652327356122010-01-08T22:39:00.005+02:002010-01-09T00:21:04.084+02:00Paris Travelogue: Part OneOh la la! La ville Lumiere (forgive me, I just can't put the accents...) ! Amelie, La vie en Rose, Marie Antoinette...les palais, le tour, les beaux arts...my heart fills with bliss just writing these lines!!!<br /><br />The arrival at the City of Lights was pretty smooth and we find our way easily...it was a very cold Paris evening and we were very glad to arrive at our B&B, <a href="http://www.maisonbacana.com/">Maison Bacana ! </a><br /><br />As an interior designer I must say how impressed I was with this small and cosy b&b! I'm not very good with words and they say a picture is worth 1000 of them so...please visit the site and take a look because it's in flash mode and I can't show them here! heheheeh ^.^<br /><br />Anyway...our first day we planned a trip to Versailles because it was the last day of a <a href="http://thecoloureffect.blogspot.com/2009/12/back-with-news-from-paris-xavier.html#links">sculpture exhibition by Xavier Veilhan! </a><br /><br />I loved his work and how he achieved to enhance the already spectacular palace and it's gardens. I felt like a modern princess to be honest... ^.^<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwV4h8loDSBv3m95w-jmE5y-WXrdCTbejr80lJc6zA6oaAKLVonUodmaYr7Q5t0leOtDn1MdPaY5a3h_WgSfQELlPkn0OR9BDtiS0Sm-WmNSm3O_YZHqN1DvEQ-a1GY9C-kEY0mpByNFY/s1600-h/PC130015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwV4h8loDSBv3m95w-jmE5y-WXrdCTbejr80lJc6zA6oaAKLVonUodmaYr7Q5t0leOtDn1MdPaY5a3h_WgSfQELlPkn0OR9BDtiS0Sm-WmNSm3O_YZHqN1DvEQ-a1GY9C-kEY0mpByNFY/s400/PC130015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424489689344619282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgin9X99RP0eJoP4fHYO_3QqGuLlQyTHg8O0-hRDpQbW8100H1Y2W1YI10K6pAZvfW7MbRnW8qoUOGY5e1GRkbpj40daNZXmmgDSQ5UW7-ZOgVxqhJaJETmVuQ_FySOZd8oStyI_-dFWTI/s1600-h/PC130016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgin9X99RP0eJoP4fHYO_3QqGuLlQyTHg8O0-hRDpQbW8100H1Y2W1YI10K6pAZvfW7MbRnW8qoUOGY5e1GRkbpj40daNZXmmgDSQ5UW7-ZOgVxqhJaJETmVuQ_FySOZd8oStyI_-dFWTI/s400/PC130016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424489691095551122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HnAGUlWjj5wTQtEbY-GMxBv88klYDPe6Qu0B-6tlwpKxQvV5gwMmw5_yTATbrJYHadQaAjOe5ynv_8xD4iCywwRvKaXIjaeVn8m0H_WngjGAtgrCt5AfnT0gALvAWWgQJeIEEiSI03A/s1600-h/PC130019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HnAGUlWjj5wTQtEbY-GMxBv88klYDPe6Qu0B-6tlwpKxQvV5gwMmw5_yTATbrJYHadQaAjOe5ynv_8xD4iCywwRvKaXIjaeVn8m0H_WngjGAtgrCt5AfnT0gALvAWWgQJeIEEiSI03A/s400/PC130019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424489702650328898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5w60tipl0Gpq0VPV4bKRgyVssZXxw1vvSg9H5treXRoy60DyrQbM6FUvvTofggbDSOXJrsPjUJjhXAi3GGdJXqvM21y9hhs3mRiFnJNunGfJL41ytYQkzfoRLl1Zh0pReHpNUw6VfXak/s1600-h/PC130022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5w60tipl0Gpq0VPV4bKRgyVssZXxw1vvSg9H5treXRoy60DyrQbM6FUvvTofggbDSOXJrsPjUJjhXAi3GGdJXqvM21y9hhs3mRiFnJNunGfJL41ytYQkzfoRLl1Zh0pReHpNUw6VfXak/s400/PC130022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424489706497953986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnIom30OIpc4BSwNHeYQMWL6fIyQtlzg5qSJR4WHeixJKF9nKYjdCXxUQjT9FglUH0FQKoSLo8gXYIXayZ-uB6txIT_EgKQkOBviHdSmJbqY4vnl0aNG8gSVFCzKgZJ0fldF7sH3U-6s/s1600-h/PC130093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnIom30OIpc4BSwNHeYQMWL6fIyQtlzg5qSJR4WHeixJKF9nKYjdCXxUQjT9FglUH0FQKoSLo8gXYIXayZ-uB6txIT_EgKQkOBviHdSmJbqY4vnl0aNG8gSVFCzKgZJ0fldF7sH3U-6s/s400/PC130093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424489707912278114" border="0" /></a><br />Oooh...and soon I'll post my photo WITH Renzo Piano...that's a fun one :P<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIi0pbg9LUJeP0TMH5yE-LBckJu7OoxOYKx6zJFyYBU5zhKDWnALnAKC_hqWmIjJFQ8nXwmRJqk8Ea7UPUiCernEPuWPCRKH6VRQlADtIXfJncT-BuH-mpLC1mCDmHp7-7jhjDW4hkGY/s1600-h/PC130075.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIi0pbg9LUJeP0TMH5yE-LBckJu7OoxOYKx6zJFyYBU5zhKDWnALnAKC_hqWmIjJFQ8nXwmRJqk8Ea7UPUiCernEPuWPCRKH6VRQlADtIXfJncT-BuH-mpLC1mCDmHp7-7jhjDW4hkGY/s400/PC130075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424492846636109474" border="0" /></a><br />There was a video installation too, inside the palace, a yellow LED installation that pictured a man climbing the grand staircase in Louis' chambers. It almost looked like a ghost video...<br /><br />My camera's battery at this point is about to die...while we make our way back to Paris, Saint Germain to be exact. The numerous streets, narrow and picturesque remind me of the Paris I've seen in movies...Countless little shops are all dressed up for holidays and we are to find small treasures among their stocks...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BirPrUPvTqBTzOxE-i_sIACFDKa7Vvpmgv-Ek2UcVeGWF7PQUOxqpg3_7tIg16QREr-f00oPXLnmXZPvfr6-F1nvIwWkT1766lrbk7yKFrlmLgjL1iW5O_1mD-XOmIl2OxHYG5zrr88/s1600-h/PC130095.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BirPrUPvTqBTzOxE-i_sIACFDKa7Vvpmgv-Ek2UcVeGWF7PQUOxqpg3_7tIg16QREr-f00oPXLnmXZPvfr6-F1nvIwWkT1766lrbk7yKFrlmLgjL1iW5O_1mD-XOmIl2OxHYG5zrr88/s400/PC130095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424492862776851234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After a while we find ourselves somewhere close to Eifell Tower..."simply follow the light" seems to be the only direction we need and soon we're at Mars square...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tBgILWc_ZCLnC9Om-ldz61K_ZUSF-aoMEIAh2DH66aEiw07su78EJjOXGBK12b8G71oZIq9t3pDwS6Ep0CC2wYEzvGqN8BNMkyEo-P85ORs8Rlwy6Ax-3UGHISQZLzeSt8r_ypT-jBA/s1600-h/IMG_1574.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tBgILWc_ZCLnC9Om-ldz61K_ZUSF-aoMEIAh2DH66aEiw07su78EJjOXGBK12b8G71oZIq9t3pDwS6Ep0CC2wYEzvGqN8BNMkyEo-P85ORs8Rlwy6Ax-3UGHISQZLzeSt8r_ypT-jBA/s400/IMG_1574.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424492847445600946" border="0" /></a><br />There's a Christmas market close to the tower so we head there for some hot chocolate and a festive touch for the first day!!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAJ4h-EVUsCc8kJ43vOlF-qIopAieIio9mbZLWKFiCnbsaSDveIpsc5NSmV61FvkRUFr9HQyadxbvb14hXforabFzNnbhSsg5sy91vw6UI8qn8xjRmxzBpJ4wNarSb4yAhAYBPXuPA_g/s1600-h/PC130100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAJ4h-EVUsCc8kJ43vOlF-qIopAieIio9mbZLWKFiCnbsaSDveIpsc5NSmV61FvkRUFr9HQyadxbvb14hXforabFzNnbhSsg5sy91vw6UI8qn8xjRmxzBpJ4wNarSb4yAhAYBPXuPA_g/s400/PC130100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424492864090866770" border="0" /></a>Yummy lollipops in all shapes sizes AND flavours!!! Rose, lemon, praline, mint, blueberry and of course...coca cola were but a few!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOV1-llznSyIOeLjVjt5YVb3WiMb49d_vHUPl1SCbC7HJ6hm9ZVQx8p4YhqBDZ-CaKbvErdwdQRgAnLj_CsDlOIMXxt4aoujzufVRQSKXZ11LcEceRQlEsM5CLgyHdiJdMRC7Y3jjFeE/s1600-h/IMG_1605.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOV1-llznSyIOeLjVjt5YVb3WiMb49d_vHUPl1SCbC7HJ6hm9ZVQx8p4YhqBDZ-CaKbvErdwdQRgAnLj_CsDlOIMXxt4aoujzufVRQSKXZ11LcEceRQlEsM5CLgyHdiJdMRC7Y3jjFeE/s400/IMG_1605.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424492851076932802" border="0" /></a><br />And of course...a chocolate stand! A HUGE CHOCOLATE stand! So...you pick one of these huge pieces and they melt it into a deliciously tasteful chocolate drink for you!!! Best thing ever... ^.^<br /><br /><br />I really have to beg my friends to let me use their photos too...my collection seems to be quite poor...you haven't seen anything yet!<br /><br />I know I've been slacking lately...while I'm on it check my cousins blog <a href="http://grafikplastik.blogspot.com/">GrafikPlastik</a>. He's a great graphic designer AND he updates regularly :P<br /><br />Well I might have been slacking but I have lots of material for this and the next week at least!!! Be back tomorrow with more (and better) photos (I hope...)!<br /><br />Colours colours...parisian colours ;) K.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05394170494456346391noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4825892589487921567.post-10048240312176464412009-12-21T15:51:00.005+02:002009-12-21T17:00:45.554+02:00Back with News from Paris, Xavier Veilhan in VersaillesHello again!!!<br /><br />I've gone away for a while...sorry about that! I have to admit that life has been giving me a hard time lately, what with job and school obligations and ehm...a short trip to Paris (whaaat? you all know planning and packing for a trip can be frustrating! :P)<br /><br />I won't start uploading my photos yet...I need to sort them out a bit first, but I can't wait any longer, I have to let you know how freaking lucky I was!!!<br /><br />I'll start from the beginning...I planned this short trip for me and 3 of my friends. There were me, my girlfriends Maria and Margarita and a new-found-friend Thanasis (the only guy, lucky T.). We had a rough plan of what we where going to see on which day. On Sunday 13th we would visit the flea markets...but we didn't!<br /><br />I read an article on a magazine during the flight (12/12) about the sculpture installations of Xavier Veilhan on the Chateau des Versailles so...I cried my heart out until everyone agreed we should go and experience the exhibition on it's very last day... (the drama! :P)<br /><br />The freezinf cold, the mixup with the metro lines and ticket, the overflowing crowds couldn't stop us of course!!!<br /><br />Here's a quick brief and photos of the exhibition, a more personal post will follow with my photos and comments on it.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:small;">Xavier Veilhan: “My project for Versailles mainly addresses the outdoor realm, following an east/west axis across the estate, from the Place d’Armes to Le Nôtre’s formal gardens. I will be placing several works or groups of works conceived especially for this exhibition, which will articulate the continuity that joins the site’s history to its contemporary protraction. This is a project that is dynamic, classical, open and universal, aiming to establish a new bond between visitors to the place and the spaces they come into contact with.”</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxHViKZVXoKG_VXuX2Xg0EXusvSdj_m0YuENnFR3fbPLkT04-NsQu9x55WSs3c4rxv6DpKzeS5KX-Jx7u1uGzsQBsApBVkmdhRTNPJpRCSq-a0FMjheIrjkQsKYpkE6wHsBoD32DZYgc/s1600-h/450102671-veilhan-jpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxHViKZVXoKG_VXuX2Xg0EXusvSdj_m0YuENnFR3fbPLkT04-NsQu9x55WSs3c4rxv6DpKzeS5KX-Jx7u1uGzsQBsApBVkmdhRTNPJpRCSq-a0FMjheIrjkQsKYpkE6wHsBoD32DZYgc/s400/450102671-veilhan-jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417701981683884050" border="0" /></a>"Le Carrosse" in front of the Palais, the first sculpture you see entering the grounds.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSADdCy0Iwtei7bpHz0zp2Sjqcf5GfqAK5iSTlm3zqvTK_X_wX6IBA6rhgjBusQckF7g0zdKMVPAvPSAPKIwPigfG4wMTrLS_MrDaOBhH49vfyL1UmNIJfBrBoO_jjUfR3Oz4Nolc4A9g/s1600-h/xavier_veilhan_versailles_photo-florian-kleiefenn_yatzer_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSADdCy0Iwtei7bpHz0zp2Sjqcf5GfqAK5iSTlm3zqvTK_X_wX6IBA6rhgjBusQckF7g0zdKMVPAvPSAPKIwPigfG4wMTrLS_MrDaOBhH49vfyL1UmNIJfBrBoO_jjUfR3Oz4Nolc4A9g/s400/xavier_veilhan_versailles_photo-florian-kleiefenn_yatzer_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417701994788055218" border="0" /></a>"La femme nue", a tiny statue in the center of the front yard of the Palais.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguja7mIdpoIA1IUKujmRafv0S8UBirkkedU56naCA2ZkmBG7_GN4vq2-WndRuTZAWWhhOuiDeJs7iyyRv_gYA7sHkXCDj2sg-PthmZSZmPTESuQnx9Q5mUbkfI3vEn2YtOE-hD1NOUzhg/s1600-h/versaille2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguja7mIdpoIA1IUKujmRafv0S8UBirkkedU56naCA2ZkmBG7_GN4vq2-WndRuTZAWWhhOuiDeJs7iyyRv_gYA7sHkXCDj2sg-PthmZSZmPTESuQnx9Q5mUbkfI3vEn2YtOE-hD1NOUzhg/s400/versaille2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417701989875118226" border="0" /></a>"Le Gisant Youri Gagarine" lying in front of the Palais, poor thing!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JNXA20giSDGau4cOnMwNYbqFC4IBiyOX4HXpfr_E9NQJ2i7nNoT6Oif-Ykdl0iaHIHKN1VpFtyrKHhbV0OwwXfRUkmvlfpD5G2DCrxlSRUb3DYUuxZYhrajhF2IybMd4o0W8v7CPoWU/s1600-h/xavier_veilhan_versailles_photo-florian-kleiefenn_yatzer_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JNXA20giSDGau4cOnMwNYbqFC4IBiyOX4HXpfr_E9NQJ2i7nNoT6Oif-Ykdl0iaHIHKN1VpFtyrKHhbV0OwwXfRUkmvlfpD5G2DCrxlSRUb3DYUuxZYhrajhF2IybMd4o0W8v7CPoWU/s400/xavier_veilhan_versailles_photo-florian-kleiefenn_yatzer_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417702000710554866" border="0" /></a>"Les Architectes" placed around and in the main fountain of the gardens.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkln3dgOKmxyJm18HJ-XHyCQOjRdcEB-mn9anPNH1t6JcBvpWqpWnwoaMMHWSNOxDgHr0w4nVsHybxk_MlATm-W5xWVpccFA-2gx1Gt-qlSmXTOIGDxoCykDrz4CHIKUclcQtZb-cO8Y/s1600-h/veilhan-versailles-mobile.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkln3dgOKmxyJm18HJ-XHyCQOjRdcEB-mn9anPNH1t6JcBvpWqpWnwoaMMHWSNOxDgHr0w4nVsHybxk_MlATm-W5xWVpccFA-2gx1Gt-qlSmXTOIGDxoCykDrz4CHIKUclcQtZb-cO8Y/s400/veilhan-versailles-mobile.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417701987771481650" border="0" /></a>"Le Mobile" inside the Palais.<br /><br /><br />Tomorrow I'll post mine...beware! :P K.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05394170494456346391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4825892589487921567.post-69115350678515103592009-11-29T12:00:00.005+02:002009-11-29T13:09:12.640+02:00K. at the Interior Design Show ExhibitionLet me first say this...I've been to many interior design exhibitions the past few years, each one duller than the last! Mostly, these exhibitions showed little care about design and a love for profit! Their higly commercial character made the whole thing look like flipping through the ads of a desgin magazine...again and again, without ever stopping (yikes!).<br /><br />The thing is...I don't go to these things looking for just another black and silver bedroom set with swarovski crystals and metalic details (what ARE they thinking?) , or a huge corner sofa thats...lights up in the dark or something... :P I want to get inspired, I want to experience new styles,new materials, fresh ideas!!!<br /><br />My craving drove me to EKEP centre last Sunday, hoping that I would finally see some real design going on!<br /><br />I'll quote the info from the (greek) site of the show to better show you what we're talking about.<br />"<span style="font-weight: bold;">The Interior Design Show ID '09</span> is a unique event for the contemporary design.<br />This year (it's first one) four of the most inspired and innovative architects will get togeher to present their ideas and surprise the audience with their projects, free of any limitations.<br /><br />And the journey begins...Creativity! Inspiration! Talent! Innovation!"<br /><br />And that's exactly what I got out of it!<br /><br />Here are some pictures of the event. Enjoy!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Architecture Dress Code</span><br />Architects: Miltos Farmakis, Irene Roussakis - <a href="http://www.olive3.gr/">Olive3 Architects</a><br /><br />Inspired by a chess board,a 60x60 grid is created where different materials become the focal point. Cubes rise from the ground or hang from the ceiling and get wrapped into unexprected materials to create a space full of illusions where orientation tends to get a bit blurry...I have to say I loved the feeling of it!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oLRh6symgRlq9-rZ93tHLmyr5pYQrgj1bgdaLBW0ZQOeMNQdaA0IS1aH1tDhdDf_xCLzx7WmtdjTswn8N6OxqxxZs-lSAmLs2_mOhAtadZTRoe9LSCqYldN_vZDFE3o7rmiRsqVj-fw/s1600/DSCN2495.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oLRh6symgRlq9-rZ93tHLmyr5pYQrgj1bgdaLBW0ZQOeMNQdaA0IS1aH1tDhdDf_xCLzx7WmtdjTswn8N6OxqxxZs-lSAmLs2_mOhAtadZTRoe9LSCqYldN_vZDFE3o7rmiRsqVj-fw/s400/DSCN2495.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409470832864719602" border="0" /></a>A model of the installation.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwZ5nC9CDRxzVx5CU-7vtuKqUVS9L8A4XwpfMKC5Q6KrMTqVQ6WeTKKMvH157OWdGGdU9Er03sZPS229votBlMsiGwPhn92Fl89aExZzwh6Ouwr8wJYo_l6QK735CBQ8_ea6Bw3e-vL0/s1600/DSCN2497.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 354px; height: 472px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwZ5nC9CDRxzVx5CU-7vtuKqUVS9L8A4XwpfMKC5Q6KrMTqVQ6WeTKKMvH157OWdGGdU9Er03sZPS229votBlMsiGwPhn92Fl89aExZzwh6Ouwr8wJYo_l6QK735CBQ8_ea6Bw3e-vL0/s400/DSCN2497.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409470836197802722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYq_Ip4yyupfkA4X-iLgch4zY9KZ9-Ol1yY9Ae-2pN9XfVQhEH2RDsGZUJgvgWF1iXD3KC11vDDB3XOzmkfrh0voFMCC-t15501FnXiOxb3ra8Sik_qWZg_YNfn0PpgEo5Fb_Kx_r8ak/s1600/DSCN2500.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 405px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYq_Ip4yyupfkA4X-iLgch4zY9KZ9-Ol1yY9Ae-2pN9XfVQhEH2RDsGZUJgvgWF1iXD3KC11vDDB3XOzmkfrh0voFMCC-t15501FnXiOxb3ra8Sik_qWZg_YNfn0PpgEo5Fb_Kx_r8ak/s400/DSCN2500.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409470837875013122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vLRrgIH9tJ9ojgs8EwQJqL6MTLZstNQ6nS0Ai4uJWUs008TSUu1mLn730ltqtNzDsFwUJt4zgNFi3wzkwrO9aca9Ec-Oi2wpVIw2IpjUxJKYZiFOzaoipe7WOQ7al4otTGD4zUzko2w/s1600/DSCN2501.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 334px; height: 445px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vLRrgIH9tJ9ojgs8EwQJqL6MTLZstNQ6nS0Ai4uJWUs008TSUu1mLn730ltqtNzDsFwUJt4zgNFi3wzkwrO9aca9Ec-Oi2wpVIw2IpjUxJKYZiFOzaoipe7WOQ7al4otTGD4zUzko2w/s400/DSCN2501.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409470853839744594" border="0" /></a>views from inside :)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reflect Me</span><br />Architect: <a href="http://www.d-na.gr/">Nikos Andrianopoulos</a><br /><br />"Narcissus, looking into the water, did not understand that<br /> he saw his own reflection, and fell in love with himself."<br /><br />His installation was made up from wood, carpeting and reflective surfaces. Many different angles created many different scenes of the same space and caused a somewhat narcissism to me I may admit. I blame the amazing photos which were, still, the focal point of it all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91ujGSIodCCTniUiySF74gZaxxUi8zk66lPJ5dx__vxIjPU7uTwgvQGTHSqXJIjr7bDeiY5mL_nLxKxHx7sI__oDd2yrXrqPDypnSiPN32XzNt8PNG8wwzYLcVgw4hYI0AF0tlZgKmME/s1600/DSCN2522.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91ujGSIodCCTniUiySF74gZaxxUi8zk66lPJ5dx__vxIjPU7uTwgvQGTHSqXJIjr7bDeiY5mL_nLxKxHx7sI__oDd2yrXrqPDypnSiPN32XzNt8PNG8wwzYLcVgw4hYI0AF0tlZgKmME/s400/DSCN2522.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409474336729195714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQ-69q0D4Mag59TtpAkRs7QErrG5cikAZlqoP27Kxwion4mxui3xG0IqLQEkMA9vpinkYJGtWlgArPY_DMkoIXaXgFEY-2JupDIp5gE4e7NGZzJaKIH7dVRu66OCVSyaAqtH7NT22fxo/s1600/DSCN2524.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQ-69q0D4Mag59TtpAkRs7QErrG5cikAZlqoP27Kxwion4mxui3xG0IqLQEkMA9vpinkYJGtWlgArPY_DMkoIXaXgFEY-2JupDIp5gE4e7NGZzJaKIH7dVRu66OCVSyaAqtH7NT22fxo/s400/DSCN2524.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409474332982715314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAA6G7kpK8siBRX8VpAzs1LQwHDChg8yxcDNCLRgXBH9-SEFPOyPjL93NCxKIUlE9g9MGLOLPQHoX4X5_gXaS15QrNjuciDxwkOAqCnEOpnpHDR3c16fjPFzX8qftJEgPs-hs-gDxyp0/s1600/DSCN2520.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAA6G7kpK8siBRX8VpAzs1LQwHDChg8yxcDNCLRgXBH9-SEFPOyPjL93NCxKIUlE9g9MGLOLPQHoX4X5_gXaS15QrNjuciDxwkOAqCnEOpnpHDR3c16fjPFzX8qftJEgPs-hs-gDxyp0/s400/DSCN2520.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409472063743518434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMl0es3EBgQ70-zyut2mA8at9rfEVx3aJE5xn2KVroXIbMjtruadhTt7BP5k3f4Yeb6ig4Ff3giuwECVcTD_TnsjDfKMP6pa01C6uulI2BrZSRf6w4HjObhinGZ5BlXph1UKFQUNHdQkQ/s1600/DSCN2519.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMl0es3EBgQ70-zyut2mA8at9rfEVx3aJE5xn2KVroXIbMjtruadhTt7BP5k3f4Yeb6ig4Ff3giuwECVcTD_TnsjDfKMP6pa01C6uulI2BrZSRf6w4HjObhinGZ5BlXph1UKFQUNHdQkQ/s400/DSCN2519.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409472061127956114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marble Pavillion</span><br />Architect: <a href="http://www.tdc.gr/bigres/index.html">D.Tsigos - TDC Tsigos Design & Construction</a><br /><br />I have to admit this was my favorite one, I sat and laid on it in dozens different ways :P<br />It made me feel very comfortable and free.<br /><br />The marble pavillion made by...marble (the surprise!) moved me because Greece and this specific material go way back...about 5000 years back! The earth here is rich with various different kinds of marble, any colour and texture you can imagine, you'll find.<br />It also reminded me of the island my father was born in (and the one I love to think I hail from) , Tinos. The islanders there have a tradition of working with marble to create the most amazing things you can think of, and there's even a marble sculpting school and museum too. (note to self: post about them some time during summer)<br /><br />The architect inspired by the versatility and history of the material itself used a pinkish-red shade of it to create a pavillion that steals away the audience. My first thought on it was that it looks like fins of fish laid upon a beach, bones of a whale, but then it also reminded me of a sound wave, a few leaves fallen on the ground, a stoney wave crashing on rocks...and many many more.<br /><br />Enjoy the photos although I can assure you...it's nothing compared to the full experience of living on/with/by it.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1-SgtmXrfrtzIU6xF8HC11tFTGLltU-qVpmiaYRyOQwBHVbfYYePn5gD9gagZfTWUghJYzJljD9mACVLI9xFrvo4TIY6_WJ_etjWBNqnMmX1Fv6oYLBXCoKIkDfNvbQpAv0eemDVQX0/s1600/DSCN2509.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 462px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1-SgtmXrfrtzIU6xF8HC11tFTGLltU-qVpmiaYRyOQwBHVbfYYePn5gD9gagZfTWUghJYzJljD9mACVLI9xFrvo4TIY6_WJ_etjWBNqnMmX1Fv6oYLBXCoKIkDfNvbQpAv0eemDVQX0/s400/DSCN2509.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409470855286200434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9I1DVQntRxqno_IYAlUYwYmZTV6m5wYng4WFCAnq6f07ARP7tKXIEbI2oBdAiwrThh67Whu_lciAbTO_SN9SIY_qajp-FXAjQWFzgKLAkbmwKiqb9P0d60amrNefnjEITJN8AwhMDtQ/s1600/DSCN2512.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9I1DVQntRxqno_IYAlUYwYmZTV6m5wYng4WFCAnq6f07ARP7tKXIEbI2oBdAiwrThh67Whu_lciAbTO_SN9SIY_qajp-FXAjQWFzgKLAkbmwKiqb9P0d60amrNefnjEITJN8AwhMDtQ/s400/DSCN2512.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409472037083178114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUF7_3msXIAoKr-vFZtZNwG4zl9ObimoH5wdf2KPgLKJdAnG88ctcP_V6cqhd1_GX6y9OhhQ2Tyvup3jlr3GfM4JdBvVM17C9euHVx6jaTQ0JOOeRK6Ihkh7Visd8GNAqpr1zD8LV1yaw/s1600/DSCN2513.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 471px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUF7_3msXIAoKr-vFZtZNwG4zl9ObimoH5wdf2KPgLKJdAnG88ctcP_V6cqhd1_GX6y9OhhQ2Tyvup3jlr3GfM4JdBvVM17C9euHVx6jaTQ0JOOeRK6Ihkh7Visd8GNAqpr1zD8LV1yaw/s400/DSCN2513.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409472046484163794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTYaA40pB9CAjYBcBL9z-_0GXZyKOZPW_76bvSuoL5RKan-jkIebPEcw-JWnhiPTpQHuxpQzbIXX9X9BYWYcDUx0bMpVI8Dh0jT_F973xO-EafVBG5oZ-lM_r4v0HjRXIK4-0Bko7qP0/s1600/DSCN2514.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTYaA40pB9CAjYBcBL9z-_0GXZyKOZPW_76bvSuoL5RKan-jkIebPEcw-JWnhiPTpQHuxpQzbIXX9X9BYWYcDUx0bMpVI8Dh0jT_F973xO-EafVBG5oZ-lM_r4v0HjRXIK4-0Bko7qP0/s400/DSCN2514.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409472050208147682" border="0" /></a><br />ps: how i loved the cool smooth touch of the marble, such an earthy feeling about it and such an airy,flowy form it was given...pure bliss ^.^ (I wonder what happened to it after the end of the show :/)<br /><br /><br />There you go...just a little sample of the most amazing exhibition I've ever been<br />(only so far though! ;) )<br /><br />I'll be back for more colour...as always! ;) K.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05394170494456346391noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4825892589487921567.post-72899307593444942152009-11-27T14:04:00.005+02:002009-11-27T15:19:43.828+02:00Steampunk style revelation...am I the last to know?A few years I found myself spending almost all of my spare time playing one particular PC game and another few years later obsessing over its' sequel!<br /><br />This is actually pretty funny because I'm known to only bother (drool,rather) about the Sims series and it makes sense. I'm a very busy person, I have lots of hobbies and don't care much about PC games, the Sims is almost like an inspiration and creation tool for me and of course it has it's entertainment advantages as well (that's whatever separates it from 3ds max :P ).<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILft40pnC5MRdDwrwhKQ0ztDl8bnEhxvpGhDMO0Fzkc04rdCtEnLOTLQLR6Pm6biPhyphenhyphenXd6aQSfJ5HTpPl1vqkSfFG9vYrlx_72DHg7NZEhKEkFRPPBmnCwoIF_URInhwKpRWORgL4WDw/s1600/Syberia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILft40pnC5MRdDwrwhKQ0ztDl8bnEhxvpGhDMO0Fzkc04rdCtEnLOTLQLR6Pm6biPhyphenhyphenXd6aQSfJ5HTpPl1vqkSfFG9vYrlx_72DHg7NZEhKEkFRPPBmnCwoIF_URInhwKpRWORgL4WDw/s400/Syberia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408765307641407746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But this one particular game...an adventure game, Syberia (and it's sequel) had me glued to my desk for days and days. I blame it on the mystical, victorian, somewhat retrofuturistic atmosphere that Benoit Sokal and the rest of the Microids company team created.<br /><br />Notice the Art Nouveau architecture? It's my favorite historical art genre.You'd think that with my love for Romantic, Art Nouveau, Japanese style and design I have a very complex taste but they all link with each other in many ways. One of them, is the "Syberia" style itself.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDKXAnEVo7iyp5TK2w0CVtY4H94Wmb3ii_kaunggoG3FLM25Zh3GHs6lUxJYdQnZnnnaUGxVicGTx4An0ULID53sWMatKvR2dYkAcS2IBN7CuPNXCxZMOvKouk_IB3M2OusrShDk-M8g/s1600/copyrighter_syb1_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDKXAnEVo7iyp5TK2w0CVtY4H94Wmb3ii_kaunggoG3FLM25Zh3GHs6lUxJYdQnZnnnaUGxVicGTx4An0ULID53sWMatKvR2dYkAcS2IBN7CuPNXCxZMOvKouk_IB3M2OusrShDk-M8g/s400/copyrighter_syb1_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408765298973712850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So...for years and years I've been hooked to this new (for me) style but I could never quite find a word to describe it perfectly, I could only mumble about it for hours,trying to define it!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwUnu3oZMDggo19VAaHcDqiNTkeIshz0lG08h6aoxseVJbyNlDTVpE3x8oJFbtX2yydZRdHkmOhVX8U8gpNQ1w8lFzEIv4teknC3azHeCeTtlvkoetEvEuvYs3825-1WBYzZf2oYQMu8/s1600/5yijwvomu1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwUnu3oZMDggo19VAaHcDqiNTkeIshz0lG08h6aoxseVJbyNlDTVpE3x8oJFbtX2yydZRdHkmOhVX8U8gpNQ1w8lFzEIv4teknC3azHeCeTtlvkoetEvEuvYs3825-1WBYzZf2oYQMu8/s400/5yijwvomu1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408765294812292786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Some days ago, my eye stopped on a word amidst the text of a random site. "Steampunk"...steampunk? Sounds pretty...what it is?? Yeap...it was what I've been looking for without knowing what I'm looking for! hehehe<br /><br /><b>Steampunk</b> is a sub-genre of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_fiction" title="Fantasy fiction" class="mw-redirect">fantasy</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculative_fiction" title="Speculative fiction">speculative fiction</a> that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_power" title="Steam power" class="mw-redirect">steam power</a> is still widely used—usually the 19th century—but with prominent elements of either <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction" title="Science fiction">science fiction</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy" title="Fantasy">fantasy</a>, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells" title="H. G. Wells">H. G. Wells</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Verne" title="Jules Verne">Jules Verne</a>, or real technological developments like the computer occurring at an earlier date. (source: wikipedia)<br /><br /><br />As an online window shopping junkie I had to go and search <a href="http://www.etsy.com/">Etsy</a> (what's with me and this place?? :P) just to create the perfect steampunk outfit (the need to create the perfect steampunk adobe -always with a touch of my individual style- will be satisfied through the Sims 3, I'll be sure to post it and upload it soon).<br /><br />By the way...I don't like to advertise but I appreciate all things handmade and believe in supporting freelance crafters all over the world, that's why I post finds from Etsy and not some other online store (if you know any other online stores like this please tell me).<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecToH09qWJGdv75HPuVn3BY554pMOA486HMZFIQSMua8_1nb_dAyn9iCB8X79tqGLy7ozkb5-_BrCHuJpkzwjN0EMKxWLlwfhyphenhyphenT_5KqEIDHrNi0e55OhZAIGLnv6PEptS1X6ZRG-0Ff4/s1600/cape.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecToH09qWJGdv75HPuVn3BY554pMOA486HMZFIQSMua8_1nb_dAyn9iCB8X79tqGLy7ozkb5-_BrCHuJpkzwjN0EMKxWLlwfhyphenhyphenT_5KqEIDHrNi0e55OhZAIGLnv6PEptS1X6ZRG-0Ff4/s400/cape.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408765311902879858" border="0" /></a>Very "Aviator" style outfit, I love the little cape. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17260514&ref=sr_list_18&&ga_search_query=steampunk&ga_search_type=&ga_page=26&includes%5B%5D=tags&includes%5B%5D=title">Creator: whiteapple</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MmMxXZpIh7joFiDduYMj8nQ5gCcTPprBoHspJBgpNtFS4W54I3SKfK_PpgDLlL2P-xQkaFlfLeeXyQ98X3LyY23-f4qqUux_gSeJD7nJRBCT1p7QP_YWzDbfTXnqlth3Fk-uJAMIQZs/s1600/tee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MmMxXZpIh7joFiDduYMj8nQ5gCcTPprBoHspJBgpNtFS4W54I3SKfK_PpgDLlL2P-xQkaFlfLeeXyQ98X3LyY23-f4qqUux_gSeJD7nJRBCT1p7QP_YWzDbfTXnqlth3Fk-uJAMIQZs/s400/tee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408765956441034866" border="0" /></a>A great way to adopt the style without looking "costumey"! I just love this t-shirt!<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33742857&ref=sr_list_3&&ga_search_query=steampunk&ga_search_type=&ga_page=47&includes%5B%5D=tags&includes%5B%5D=title">Creator: blackmirrordesign</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMnGTRQ0SdnjvCxpsP-rH_KvqkdgKycOUEvpHiTYZ9e3r9ZdOFMCFPWu5hVMHGrg8ou0CRgL2ZLV2FA5WUkv6US9SL0s26NXx6JegV2oRS9elnEbeb74o8_0WVSNNN5iT_z1jpNniXRw/s1600/jacket.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMnGTRQ0SdnjvCxpsP-rH_KvqkdgKycOUEvpHiTYZ9e3r9ZdOFMCFPWu5hVMHGrg8ou0CRgL2ZLV2FA5WUkv6US9SL0s26NXx6JegV2oRS9elnEbeb74o8_0WVSNNN5iT_z1jpNniXRw/s400/jacket.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408765948478041282" border="0" /></a>Another amazing find, a beauuuutiful jacket/shrug, I'd wear it with pretty much anything...<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33513635&ref=sr_list_11&&ga_search_query=steampunk&ga_search_type=&ga_page=50&includes%5B%5D=tags&includes%5B%5D=title">Creator: blackmirrordesign</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdaESC9gd5k4pHu3zCeB2S9rUaWJEMliP4jh2C8JO8eEqY2BDYv39esFhPSc6flxMk5Ple6hxEtSZWcbrgslDMm5Ry4cS8v9GGVDax1LhsDA4FU8hHqj0BjdnKg3z41ForaoIbqj7Yjbs/s1600/oct.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 380px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdaESC9gd5k4pHu3zCeB2S9rUaWJEMliP4jh2C8JO8eEqY2BDYv39esFhPSc6flxMk5Ple6hxEtSZWcbrgslDMm5Ry4cS8v9GGVDax1LhsDA4FU8hHqj0BjdnKg3z41ForaoIbqj7Yjbs/s400/oct.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408765954349598514" border="0" /></a>Speaking of Jules Verne...isn't this totally "20.000 leagues under the sea" reminiscent???<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35355386&ref=sr_list_18&&ga_search_query=steampunk&ga_search_type=&ga_page=&includes%5B%5D=tags&includes%5B%5D=title">Creator: chinookhugs</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqWnplj36bhQsMVZlnMrlJBVIxAmwH2rkb2AXWORZf0xhUamiYwG8iXDwH2Y-FL3z2WPL7zLX4NLLF7EbR3FNWILL1dCPWow2_EQWBfzLeK9bBvc-_WWwv8NzGdvi-suy9WIV4GhS7qY/s1600/cuff.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 354px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqWnplj36bhQsMVZlnMrlJBVIxAmwH2rkb2AXWORZf0xhUamiYwG8iXDwH2Y-FL3z2WPL7zLX4NLLF7EbR3FNWILL1dCPWow2_EQWBfzLeK9bBvc-_WWwv8NzGdvi-suy9WIV4GhS7qY/s400/cuff.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408765315191208370" border="0" /></a>"I just murdered a watch" wrist cuff! no...that's not it's name, that's just me being silly-happy :P<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34190973&ref=sr_list_12&&ga_search_query=steampunk&ga_search_type=&ga_page=7&includes%5B%5D=tags&includes%5B%5D=title">Creator: edmdesigns</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvY0Gla4ImOLY-2K27XFtNY0McKVbs0zS1bX0y54dzCkvc7CzYtG6otC_zAJlK3-VC1bEL3UW1GbwP5PDi7bC0VIZAWwGE4qBuorKGFer_Mxe9GBTsgkQu4rRoRmqk5FVb6mo_bejhSQM/s1600/goggles.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvY0Gla4ImOLY-2K27XFtNY0McKVbs0zS1bX0y54dzCkvc7CzYtG6otC_zAJlK3-VC1bEL3UW1GbwP5PDi7bC0VIZAWwGE4qBuorKGFer_Mxe9GBTsgkQu4rRoRmqk5FVb6mo_bejhSQM/s400/goggles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408765944554847842" border="0" /></a>Last but not least...how would I ever begin an adventure without my brass goggles???? O.o<br />Haha...I'd wear it as a headband easily though! <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35332395&ref=sr_list_18&&ga_search_query=steampunk&ga_search_type=&ga_page=10&includes%5B%5D=tags&includes%5B%5D=title">Creator: ProfMaelstromme</a><br /><br />There...my love for steampunk style is out....I can sleep now. :)<br /><br />Back with nore colour...and a design orientated post. K.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05394170494456346391noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4825892589487921567.post-45428327595120308812009-11-20T15:19:00.011+02:002009-11-27T15:17:48.544+02:00The Sweetest of Finds...(and how to get your colour back)What's with me and I can't see the Colour lately??? Well...I guess it happens sometimes even to me! Remember the "mean reds" mentioned at "Breakfast at Tiffany' s" by the ever-so-graceful Audrey Hepburn? That's what's been happening to me the last few days and I'm still striving to get it out of my system.<br /><br />Audrey, as the lovely Holly Gollightly, may find taking a cab to Tiffany' s to be helpful but there's nothing as delightful as such, close to where I live. That's why I had to (once again) escape into the world of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/">my favorite online shop</a> to do some windowshopping and cheer me up a little! :)<br /><br />This time I was looking for a sugar shot, a sweet escape, a mouthwatering dessert assortment...but without any of the actual sugar and calories of the real thing.<br /><br /><br />So...here you go, the most delicious, tiny, cute, diet friendly, suitable for diabetics, will-never-let-you-down desserts, all handpicked by me (and it was quite a difficult decision to make, if I can say so myself!!!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkptirKp30e2If_uyi2uhmVNQj6O1hOxTPs4oBm7YNFN1JJi8ee7smmEnnk3pZyugYmk9Q0tBSL_WCaKON2MC8te7lZZfBFiu9uXANZVzHpSh41Ux4RpDN7KcUIXEXjlZ-cPrgnsm0rEQ/s1600/donutring.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkptirKp30e2If_uyi2uhmVNQj6O1hOxTPs4oBm7YNFN1JJi8ee7smmEnnk3pZyugYmk9Q0tBSL_WCaKON2MC8te7lZZfBFiu9uXANZVzHpSh41Ux4RpDN7KcUIXEXjlZ-cPrgnsm0rEQ/s400/donutring.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406176323175348866" border="0" /></a><br />What I love most about polymer clay sweets is that sometimes they look even better than the real thing!!! <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34718760">Mint Donut Ring with Sprinkles by BabyLovesPink</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyN6g3udFoHvypCqC_4mbrEBwRFdTRFTYBaBxkLNFJGfdsBrE8wqQXLFzMkZy6fqk1gotlIcpfJNk6TscA4rZz3jQH-QaFxyphItRz-ftWEKqW-OsDJDz7KkU_BfwSOo6peVS467VjSE/s1600/sundae.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyN6g3udFoHvypCqC_4mbrEBwRFdTRFTYBaBxkLNFJGfdsBrE8wqQXLFzMkZy6fqk1gotlIcpfJNk6TscA4rZz3jQH-QaFxyphItRz-ftWEKqW-OsDJDz7KkU_BfwSOo6peVS467VjSE/s400/sundae.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406176542375887362" border="0" /></a><br />I've never had such a rich sundae but I can almost smell the different flavors just by looking at this! <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29928052">Ice Cream Sundae Ring by kacchan</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsZNuwo1Y4hZjmNTZ7tY9viIlJldKEmE1UEabIEXva3DTnKIX8J4TAtm6PpifAro54r855uBauA4NKyYoS1HgmR9qPNI7COnRR-HE7G-Dw5vdLfgpsGBLux818Oj7EvDYk6SyaN68YlQ/s1600/oreo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsZNuwo1Y4hZjmNTZ7tY9viIlJldKEmE1UEabIEXva3DTnKIX8J4TAtm6PpifAro54r855uBauA4NKyYoS1HgmR9qPNI7COnRR-HE7G-Dw5vdLfgpsGBLux818Oj7EvDYk6SyaN68YlQ/s400/oreo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406176541341751186" border="0" /></a><br />I'm a sucker for Oreo cookies and this one is the most realistic fake (lol) I've seen!<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20209594">Mini Oreo Cookie Ring by BabyLovesPink</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgV5n9k2ELgC2r8T-UGQ3zih3ED-Tw9GWXXJ69fRFVYxCwUeg-K2ERxopkt0YF8o0BNhVItuZPcjvzxV6GXtZJ-XHoAMZrY03bg0CEGja2A_0xDFQU4q3GKJDyCM0VZDOJDMkJjiGzBs/s1600/charms.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgV5n9k2ELgC2r8T-UGQ3zih3ED-Tw9GWXXJ69fRFVYxCwUeg-K2ERxopkt0YF8o0BNhVItuZPcjvzxV6GXtZJ-XHoAMZrY03bg0CEGja2A_0xDFQU4q3GKJDyCM0VZDOJDMkJjiGzBs/s400/charms.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406176326079574466" border="0" /></a><br />Have I mentioned I love charm bracelets? Have I also mentioned I love cupcakes???<br />No?! Well...i do! <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33089203&ref=sr_list_4&&ga_search_query=polymer+clay+sweet+dessert+&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=10&includes%5B%5D=tags&includes%5B%5D=title">Sugar High Charm Bracelet by MossyOwl</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6FsXlED8PDUygKuEe99LHJFH3SuA5PAM9-12t6BLb_qqJx7WGIm7o8bxp0hKsdOA97Kpyl9uWCkVgU5Hf9vbF36yvhFlPgb1QahhNY-tjaVbpgS-1p61et-wb2bRmqq4Bc3wEkbjxFY/s1600/truffle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6FsXlED8PDUygKuEe99LHJFH3SuA5PAM9-12t6BLb_qqJx7WGIm7o8bxp0hKsdOA97Kpyl9uWCkVgU5Hf9vbF36yvhFlPgb1QahhNY-tjaVbpgS-1p61et-wb2bRmqq4Bc3wEkbjxFY/s400/truffle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406176548893910946" border="0" /></a>This one is actually a ring...a yummy chocolate truffle ring! <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13019816&ref=sr_list_21&&ga_search_query=polymer+clay+sweet+dessert+&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=22&includes%5B%5D=tags&includes%5B%5D=title">Chocolate Truffle Ring by kacchan</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOW3x_KK3anjNwyYDoFH2IKqkiZwyLIK6TORvdNTq6bXaDpdUx639wqTc-ynKWks3hhI40GVYVwPiSoi7qzv7DCDiiWeO6hgZlD6q5bFB9Yv-nBqKwPyZ9kiu2u3Xej_src6h6kLj1T8/s1600/brownie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOW3x_KK3anjNwyYDoFH2IKqkiZwyLIK6TORvdNTq6bXaDpdUx639wqTc-ynKWks3hhI40GVYVwPiSoi7qzv7DCDiiWeO6hgZlD6q5bFB9Yv-nBqKwPyZ9kiu2u3Xej_src6h6kLj1T8/s400/brownie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406183388439313682" border="0" /></a><br />A brownie necklace??? Sure, if you'd love for someone to bite into your neck ( "New Moon"'s giving me weird associations) <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28706245&ref=sr_list_20&&ga_search_query=polymer+clay+sweet+dessert+&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=21&includes%5B%5D=tags&includes%5B%5D=title">Chocolate Brownie Necklace by mishibu</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmrLsBjQZsSgvSrzg5ClOsRvW8YJteBMUKayV7vgSg2cw7OKA-FiKPGw4tu7VfEB6U9ryuwSpuqCG9T5htdY1wVy1qfozd9wFV4j-OnkXRB1igycCR5WfaYki4DVGUp8956EUn9RWpE8/s1600/heart.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 367px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmrLsBjQZsSgvSrzg5ClOsRvW8YJteBMUKayV7vgSg2cw7OKA-FiKPGw4tu7VfEB6U9ryuwSpuqCG9T5htdY1wVy1qfozd9wFV4j-OnkXRB1igycCR5WfaYki4DVGUp8956EUn9RWpE8/s400/heart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406176329016430962" border="0" /></a><br />A golden heart cookie pendant...it even opens up so you can put photos or hide secrets inside! :)<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20224251&ref=sr_list_9&&ga_search_query=polymer+clay+sweet+dessert+&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=20&includes%5B%5D=tags&includes%5B%5D=title">Heart Sugar Cookie Locket by skybluebunny</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixptO96OV8C1B1E98tXQH4xyP4Kfo0A7hEXwoTJQTNsm7wcHxorWZ40Kcq8kBG6ZXQsN35gUMxf7AP2qkiN_yBcz_PAfyOb8MSgi4amP0VZd51GG0QUY0x9N5tTJ6PCqGLyvoHdvQfUw8/s1600/icecream.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 380px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixptO96OV8C1B1E98tXQH4xyP4Kfo0A7hEXwoTJQTNsm7wcHxorWZ40Kcq8kBG6ZXQsN35gUMxf7AP2qkiN_yBcz_PAfyOb8MSgi4amP0VZd51GG0QUY0x9N5tTJ6PCqGLyvoHdvQfUw8/s400/icecream.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406176333481341218" border="0" /></a><br />Another beautiful,chic and simple charm bracelet with the tiniest vanilla ice cream cone!!!<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17567152&ref=sr_list_4&&ga_search_query=polymer+clay+sweet+dessert+&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=20&includes%5B%5D=tags&includes%5B%5D=title">Vanilla Soft Serve Ice Cream Cone by skybluebunny</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjdO5NW3NMkYnUPi-al3Z7m1eujgrUM7FIrx84QkoB_VPW7RE0NZ4Btc_73M0xNdhNTkg_HCayx1ZfRc4emx4Di89mwBPlVQXXdULevcL1f89gEmOYI2gGaDMTBxrA64dq3vpFpyDzQc/s1600/macaron.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjdO5NW3NMkYnUPi-al3Z7m1eujgrUM7FIrx84QkoB_VPW7RE0NZ4Btc_73M0xNdhNTkg_HCayx1ZfRc4emx4Di89mwBPlVQXXdULevcL1f89gEmOYI2gGaDMTBxrA64dq3vpFpyDzQc/s400/macaron.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406176536314663122" border="0" /></a><br />Last but not least my top two picks... I'm actually going to buy these asap.<br /><br />I think you already now my <a href="http://thecoloureffect.blogspot.com/2009/10/les-macarons-francais-mmmm.html">love for french macarons</a>. So, naturally...I can't resist a tiny little jar with colorful macarons inside!!! <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31631788&ref=sr_list_15&&ga_search_query=polymer+clay+sweet+dessert+baked&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&includes%5B%5D=tags&includes%5B%5D=title">French Macarons Rainbow Bottle Necklace by puffpastry</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4CBuRhDUobkvS0jzzV-3wv7qaJxYKyHf2VWRBYPYUUxa1fAwLsVCsy9SKWgHrv5VDsdTlmSqGobwCnZXAQM08XyWOEWGus65kTQn__N1vtHikJ2uXd4YZBJe7XmLg3Bt9WgzfX-9sOQo/s1600/teacup.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4CBuRhDUobkvS0jzzV-3wv7qaJxYKyHf2VWRBYPYUUxa1fAwLsVCsy9SKWgHrv5VDsdTlmSqGobwCnZXAQM08XyWOEWGus65kTQn__N1vtHikJ2uXd4YZBJe7XmLg3Bt9WgzfX-9sOQo/s400/teacup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406176549723068738" border="0" /></a><br />My No1 pick is this cute teacup ring because of the amazing detail, and it's strawberry scent!!<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34629807&ref=sr_list_3&&ga_search_query=teacup+ring&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=2&includes%5B%5D=tags&includes%5B%5D=title">Purple Scented Teacup Ring by Candychick</a><br /><br />There you go...the sweetest finds from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.etsy.com">Etsy</a>!!! I think I have some of my colour back now.<br />I have to say...as these at all handmade, I am stunned by your work guys (mostly girls actually :P)!!!<br /><br />I'll give it a try and make a few tiny sweets of my own but you...you are great at this!!!<br /><br />*big applause*<br /><br /><br />When I have my first attempts ready, fresh out of the oven, I'll be sure to post picks here (please don't compare, I'm a mere mortal :P)<br /><br />Until next time...(you bet it'll be sooner than later!) keep it colourful! K.D.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05394170494456346391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4825892589487921567.post-19254754748146833112009-11-12T12:21:00.011+02:002009-11-27T15:17:57.956+02:00Ten steps to the Belle Epoque Fantasy aka Etsy Vintage FindsThe last few days I've been feeling a little melancholic, a little theatrical and very very fragile and feminine (no...not in a good sense!)<br /><br />To turn around the "damsel in distress" picture in my favor, I had to "bury" myself in<br />Belle Epoque fantasies and a few of my favorite vintage finds from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/">Etsy</a>.<br /><br />If I'm going to be a damsel in distress I better be in the right era to do so (and properly accessorized too!)<br /><br />Here are ten steps to my Belle Epoque Fantasy<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVobK4n4Rm-VfIw4QAhr6hTLXxgsD3VPOcDK-PnvlEJryEyhyphenhyphenO_vV-alM63jC7B8guEEo0V4WVJBJ3oRbPVsEd2FM59QWBUYTOpBqBNVO9QMspSZZ_k0FFmO3vD52QYgwgCpBo5C0adYo/s1600-h/buttons.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVobK4n4Rm-VfIw4QAhr6hTLXxgsD3VPOcDK-PnvlEJryEyhyphenhyphenO_vV-alM63jC7B8guEEo0V4WVJBJ3oRbPVsEd2FM59QWBUYTOpBqBNVO9QMspSZZ_k0FFmO3vD52QYgwgCpBo5C0adYo/s400/buttons.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403168469074526994" border="0" /></a> 1) To saw on my coats and jeans,cute as a button buttons! <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34330967&ref=cat1_list_1">Vintage Buttons from ButtermilkSky</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWW_qD7ULlsGMtOMci8shBskVctaMD-X-21My9mDJediwRStQruYVKnum6kkOsGQZlGEhIlcRFFXTBdCj3FDHVyDl65M9PtFvWuPmzWE-ZcMCc-6D_mk5N9Cwiv_LUQGh0AbC9Mo7Rxl8/s1600-h/necklace.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 409px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWW_qD7ULlsGMtOMci8shBskVctaMD-X-21My9mDJediwRStQruYVKnum6kkOsGQZlGEhIlcRFFXTBdCj3FDHVyDl65M9PtFvWuPmzWE-ZcMCc-6D_mk5N9Cwiv_LUQGh0AbC9Mo7Rxl8/s400/necklace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403168482766493810" border="0" /></a><br />2) To wear around ivory neck, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28657917">Antique button and vintage lace necklace by sparrowsalvage</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnh4HzawKyX_-i238am6jQvGphfSE3Qyr6BUt2uDj-vzXLO09SIjyXrh55AmFgmCgtq0bqD4FYvqvaFDw_hKjtVP0Z_sEU6EhTLzIq7Omh_YNgSulTFJVIqVnBZGgTdFO2ulojjzXXsw/s1600-h/gloves.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 412px; height: 551px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnh4HzawKyX_-i238am6jQvGphfSE3Qyr6BUt2uDj-vzXLO09SIjyXrh55AmFgmCgtq0bqD4FYvqvaFDw_hKjtVP0Z_sEU6EhTLzIq7Omh_YNgSulTFJVIqVnBZGgTdFO2ulojjzXXsw/s400/gloves.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403178275881669906" border="0" /></a><br />3) To protect my delicate hands , <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33682580&ref=sr_list_16&&ga_search_query=lace+gloves+white&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=&order=date_desc&includes%5B%5D=tags&includes%5B%5D=title">Crocheted Gloves by vintagevalise</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrO1kAJllVTNy2LtU1AQzxqqkb6lJ6NCTQiMmguislhexfv9ipWBpHFCaajXxdNR0MmI7T2lYFw2pXkZDImLcIImgQLanY5EaPTYEIZuGU9mbyICKT690BxhrbwzgktbD3eigpXxzBHk/s1600-h/teapot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 402px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrO1kAJllVTNy2LtU1AQzxqqkb6lJ6NCTQiMmguislhexfv9ipWBpHFCaajXxdNR0MmI7T2lYFw2pXkZDImLcIImgQLanY5EaPTYEIZuGU9mbyICKT690BxhrbwzgktbD3eigpXxzBHk/s400/teapot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403169412139714466" border="0" /></a><br />4) To have an exclusive "oh so chic" tea party in my garden, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33475521">Antique teapot by Jannyfay</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmlNqipHfDbJDHaFQaS0EZEKK263YQbQGk0ItnrBvF_34-GOXKIFy2cXDOmXzxShvE_ztw2MQ8xTr3orP394Boc6v9napvpQrsjERxvpU4MsgyDcLUkHisrUq09-hT1BE0oOypW7ETUc/s1600-h/spoon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmlNqipHfDbJDHaFQaS0EZEKK263YQbQGk0ItnrBvF_34-GOXKIFy2cXDOmXzxShvE_ztw2MQ8xTr3orP394Boc6v9napvpQrsjERxvpU4MsgyDcLUkHisrUq09-hT1BE0oOypW7ETUc/s400/spoon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403182762999348082" border="0" /></a><br />5) To properly try the homemade jam, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30993061&ref=cat1_list_21">Antique Sterling Silver Spoon by Jannyfay</a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoClMmkpQyZ71-VeTpbJkRfyexpxvXrJ9KeiRIjoIwc-_6Qm5Bz_BvVMWFg0YyfSHIndeXL6cRbuxtN7DUPGikKW8Z7dYN7hKAC_8ywnQzSAgfct-O_YAcCih7BKchZAcnyz9Uhpj5KQ/s1600-h/plate.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 389px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoClMmkpQyZ71-VeTpbJkRfyexpxvXrJ9KeiRIjoIwc-_6Qm5Bz_BvVMWFg0YyfSHIndeXL6cRbuxtN7DUPGikKW8Z7dYN7hKAC_8ywnQzSAgfct-O_YAcCih7BKchZAcnyz9Uhpj5KQ/s400/plate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403169404641978562" border="0" /></a><br />6) To taste the homemade pastries and sweets, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34223292&ref=sc_1">Green Carnival Glass Dish by BazarBcuz</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99D9bTfUgZNnxof4nRH_-rkMVi53yNuurlKI-QwyjHqRY-GfzGPbvofP1-f5zVUhus67w6phWyIqu2HjHRCLBxRfXdlKC-yqaFrUnn2a37l5ywuJIKBHOC_pbQqJ9H3DS9S15CZR3AfU/s1600-h/glasses.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 383px; height: 430px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99D9bTfUgZNnxof4nRH_-rkMVi53yNuurlKI-QwyjHqRY-GfzGPbvofP1-f5zVUhus67w6phWyIqu2HjHRCLBxRfXdlKC-yqaFrUnn2a37l5ywuJIKBHOC_pbQqJ9H3DS9S15CZR3AfU/s400/glasses.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403168478696944594" border="0" /></a><br />7)To stylishly drink my way into oblivion ;) ,<a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34296266&ref=sc_5">Whiskey Depression Glass by Jape</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDax5C01EUDS8vODTmbPM2YUSzR94C9ADTBHQka8kIJR_xH6pG4OQ6N8ZpO1ABaTS2MOUVtCsIbaNQtiNTebUrLBXkZR015rEsPZixWxx4LmqS4YFcZYM3ZmwDmZpYPI0B4m1eTYwfRdw/s1600-h/handkerchief.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 383px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDax5C01EUDS8vODTmbPM2YUSzR94C9ADTBHQka8kIJR_xH6pG4OQ6N8ZpO1ABaTS2MOUVtCsIbaNQtiNTebUrLBXkZR015rEsPZixWxx4LmqS4YFcZYM3ZmwDmZpYPI0B4m1eTYwfRdw/s400/handkerchief.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403178273666741602" border="0" /></a><br />8) To ,not exactly fight, the tears that are coming, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34289977&ref=sr_list_9&&ga_search_query=handkerchief+&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_page=2&order=date_desc&includes%5B%5D=tags&includes%5B%5D=title">White Linen Handkerchief by dishyvintage</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpW_a23SRBDeQgLZRO73yl5vTdIepLj1NlN4CwuLZYnNKFs1x9fprbN0D8Z8GtAwWOybAeBb5bEgvnqtfXeFj496CzQU35vzpM4dubP-mm_7rLzdLw2Oq-txehirtoDVo6PWL1MQR1xa8/s1600-h/dress.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 499px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpW_a23SRBDeQgLZRO73yl5vTdIepLj1NlN4CwuLZYnNKFs1x9fprbN0D8Z8GtAwWOybAeBb5bEgvnqtfXeFj496CzQU35vzpM4dubP-mm_7rLzdLw2Oq-txehirtoDVo6PWL1MQR1xa8/s400/dress.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403168474725303170" border="0" /></a><br />9) To prepare by putting on the most amazing dress, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34268581&utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Helene+wedding+dress&utm_content=etsy_finds_111109+_C&utm_campaign=etsy_finds_111109+_C">Helene wedding dress by Leanimal</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62IxJh015SSpjr6Ek3vgCa7EDt-OinUsJcTERNlICphOzdt7mpcNjPyMeHKDsp03Ei9gSbHur7uFkI96kCSowunTysYe85AqzwKaSJstk8BgdZyTBSijG5_WDDLrOvUwbEY3epQN9ZCk/s1600-h/case.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62IxJh015SSpjr6Ek3vgCa7EDt-OinUsJcTERNlICphOzdt7mpcNjPyMeHKDsp03Ei9gSbHur7uFkI96kCSowunTysYe85AqzwKaSJstk8BgdZyTBSijG5_WDDLrOvUwbEY3epQN9ZCk/s400/case.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403168467440317154" border="0" /></a><br />10) And to finally set sail for the stars, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34327000&ref=cat1_list_3">Royal Traveller train case by RetroLane</a><br /><br /><br />Of I go then...when I come back (and it won't be long),<br /> I promise to bring new,exotic colours with me! K.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05394170494456346391noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4825892589487921567.post-53407332495047258432009-11-09T21:34:00.006+02:002009-11-27T15:16:31.283+02:00The Ultimate Site for Colour Lovers!Today I'll present to you one of my favourite sites out there, it never fails to amaze me and make me daydream! <a href="http://www.colourlovers.com/">Colourlovers</a> does all of that and many more! :)<br /><br /><br />Colourlovers is a site that...well...loves colour! In all it's combinations and forms, colour is the main topic here! Thousands of "colourlovers" join forces here to create the biggest database of colours (properly invented and named) palettes (also named after their inspiration) and patterns!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjla46BB26SdjGFuuTlrRCNmXNzN7tu9ja-67MQ_Kx2AIUuxQxIp-vBkkSYqf2e_j7JrCV127q4Xxn4oFgUGFy8JSQKsxivbv7tKNNOiuUAyjCTsG2cDDrlGowICF0qpX73a9bj16eS5BY/s1600-h/The_Colour_Effect.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 349px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjla46BB26SdjGFuuTlrRCNmXNzN7tu9ja-67MQ_Kx2AIUuxQxIp-vBkkSYqf2e_j7JrCV127q4Xxn4oFgUGFy8JSQKsxivbv7tKNNOiuUAyjCTsG2cDDrlGowICF0qpX73a9bj16eS5BY/s400/The_Colour_Effect.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402200717016437410" border="0" /></a> Palette: The Colour Effect!<br /><br /><br />Here are some palettes I've made the last few months...it always amazes me, mostly when I browse through palettes created by other "colourlovers", how the titles neatly match the combination of colours! Colour is, in the end, one of the few universal languages!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVI_xMdnNRIwlU68XKFX8J0SVM5qKJDgGJS-LSDYXnliz3MbSPWDrFguMZgHUNcVVmA9ClxpvutVkm4EF5dAgDiPewgtfcimtCB9C0hSCeH9WdjKVruHJsfJak-XQvC6Zemx4ecRPcAjg/s1600-h/triplets_are_fun!.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVI_xMdnNRIwlU68XKFX8J0SVM5qKJDgGJS-LSDYXnliz3MbSPWDrFguMZgHUNcVVmA9ClxpvutVkm4EF5dAgDiPewgtfcimtCB9C0hSCeH9WdjKVruHJsfJak-XQvC6Zemx4ecRPcAjg/s400/triplets_are_fun!.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402200721959265138" border="0" /></a> Palette: Triplets are fun!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCGE3grrz0G-E1D8x5yqLMqPMUBH1ANTXIs8mUrPowqndVbFhu-quhyctkwuSu5Dnpsn1iwOZdDuYEixc657xne2afnhjxJuvZTpKBFWmfALGEHwFgsB3J6s0PVGd5ckQakkBf04rmRE/s1600-h/kiss_me_now!.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCGE3grrz0G-E1D8x5yqLMqPMUBH1ANTXIs8mUrPowqndVbFhu-quhyctkwuSu5Dnpsn1iwOZdDuYEixc657xne2afnhjxJuvZTpKBFWmfALGEHwFgsB3J6s0PVGd5ckQakkBf04rmRE/s400/kiss_me_now!.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402200717183982546" border="0" /></a> Palette: Kiss me now!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhllecTLT-qFu3TEGe11om0MiF7gEcqTYXE-Fqdl7F0fhgfFgIDd1CA2PtaApvhhLUyLtiX_NBvWOw8O0QOl61zb9bONVhXoc3VCowp-c0hVdrhTCEErS28AIFMVCIJe0B18eocE8luh3w/s1600-h/happy_sea_summer!.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhllecTLT-qFu3TEGe11om0MiF7gEcqTYXE-Fqdl7F0fhgfFgIDd1CA2PtaApvhhLUyLtiX_NBvWOw8O0QOl61zb9bONVhXoc3VCowp-c0hVdrhTCEErS28AIFMVCIJe0B18eocE8luh3w/s400/happy_sea_summer!.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402200714634156434" border="0" /></a> Palette: Happy Sea Summer!<br /><br /><br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOa33MnrNeuv4k1DEPfvQzaLEYQ5ZJM3lBW-tmXK3dAAOLeaYHdpB6_Awb6MhZyknkVlwoefyJYmNEC5HARYSJzkhzlLxd9-bhqyhlSmxKtuAZKPAgYK1KFTY0F6M35kt3yyez-N0KE0/s1600-h/boudoir.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 339px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOa33MnrNeuv4k1DEPfvQzaLEYQ5ZJM3lBW-tmXK3dAAOLeaYHdpB6_Awb6MhZyknkVlwoefyJYmNEC5HARYSJzkhzlLxd9-bhqyhlSmxKtuAZKPAgYK1KFTY0F6M35kt3yyez-N0KE0/s400/boudoir.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402200710178651314" border="0" /></a> Palette: Boudoir<br /><br /><br />If you end up indulging yourselves in the magic of <a href="http://www.colourlovers.com/">Colourlovers</a> post a palette in your comment, i'd love to see what you'll come up with!!!<br /><br /><br />It's a small post but they say a picture is worth 1000 words! And 1000 colours I may add!<br /><br />More colour inspiration tomorrow! K.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05394170494456346391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4825892589487921567.post-8988134649519009522009-11-07T20:36:00.008+02:002009-11-09T15:08:31.152+02:00Fit for an Empress aka The Colour Purple<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvJ27O5w93IqUS5Ki54IXpagenNGOt28LYAJnnKdZupbNWz7a3Dx8xbUxXdTe1LgQWoIq300-7nWC-eX7YgxBqKuH5jK9hqodplR7CLcXjtvZkVT21s8BySLJ5H3tui9LgSgxDBJQxOE/s1600-h/myphoto.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 359px; height: 502px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvJ27O5w93IqUS5Ki54IXpagenNGOt28LYAJnnKdZupbNWz7a3Dx8xbUxXdTe1LgQWoIq300-7nWC-eX7YgxBqKuH5jK9hqodplR7CLcXjtvZkVT21s8BySLJ5H3tui9LgSgxDBJQxOE/s400/myphoto.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401449410984947618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Not blue, not silver, not pink,not even gold...none of these spell <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">royalty</span> better than <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;">Imperial Purple </span>itself!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNecSpbkUdmOi0mZyruRTmyjhu8puh8j1FEqh7d9BWUjTtPp0kIcIUa826N8WIjljVLt0IM9rQcCMBNNBeaTuP6cyq0mQp00FtiAA2c5VI_oCRkuzEejg-a0UM45OrxrP2mmQbpdWBFN4/s1600-h/purple-room-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 342px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNecSpbkUdmOi0mZyruRTmyjhu8puh8j1FEqh7d9BWUjTtPp0kIcIUa826N8WIjljVLt0IM9rQcCMBNNBeaTuP6cyq0mQp00FtiAA2c5VI_oCRkuzEejg-a0UM45OrxrP2mmQbpdWBFN4/s400/purple-room-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401444760570327234" border="0" /></a><br />Purple, a colour psycologically connected with wealth, power, intellect and magical abilities!<br />The word purple derives from the greek word porphyra which describes the dye manufactured in classical antiquity.The dye itself was being produced by a marine snail known as Murex brandaris (that's one BEAUTIFUL sea shell!) and because of its rarity it was accessible only to the wealthiest of people aka the monarchs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgkVgStFDA_N8HJr-6REh9LiqlUznJKJZjz_zsbTrK2HIEoV3dYhfZQSB884gpGyk62WxrshNGLi_emit-vEvO0T4kcqy-y7j7O0f7QagHh26WaLM6W3bc9azpS9YJHGwGvGgo6PZGKQ/s1600-h/murex-brandaris.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgkVgStFDA_N8HJr-6REh9LiqlUznJKJZjz_zsbTrK2HIEoV3dYhfZQSB884gpGyk62WxrshNGLi_emit-vEvO0T4kcqy-y7j7O0f7QagHh26WaLM6W3bc9azpS9YJHGwGvGgo6PZGKQ/s400/murex-brandaris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401444515206716482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />One very interesting fact about purple is that it's non spectral! It has no place of its own in the spectrum of light that is...it is only created by the combination of blue and red!Violet however is a spectral color but it's a bit different than purple itself. Not that it matters when it comes to design and decoration. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wdZnYcShGyilz13mzGKlXSSWY6rCcXzBLc0TCezisIxG56GluJd7W7m9WRj0uvn7o1jTFpgYgrpKF4p0lGDJdPFIJg-4vESnJhdsAp821L8u9LlW59RP4q92gA6oyHblaPxpQ0Ge_LQ/s1600-h/2358407290_cea31c2e7d.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wdZnYcShGyilz13mzGKlXSSWY6rCcXzBLc0TCezisIxG56GluJd7W7m9WRj0uvn7o1jTFpgYgrpKF4p0lGDJdPFIJg-4vESnJhdsAp821L8u9LlW59RP4q92gA6oyHblaPxpQ0Ge_LQ/s400/2358407290_cea31c2e7d.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401444253758411826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />People with purple <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aura_%28paranormal%29" title="Aura (paranormal)">auras</a> are said to have a love of ritual and ceremony.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhgkJIboUedv4eTlHyYaUc4LuvBfWnCrOepMyvDO1wKh_-f_kkDuv_PN4sTO7OoxNFMFaw07EqWk6BBEh-5j4dWMyQKD6DP0oNefmZMueA7GwcRPbZxlLQZ2ZkOIdyWSo8jfFUSVUcb0/s1600-h/purple-paint.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhgkJIboUedv4eTlHyYaUc4LuvBfWnCrOepMyvDO1wKh_-f_kkDuv_PN4sTO7OoxNFMFaw07EqWk6BBEh-5j4dWMyQKD6DP0oNefmZMueA7GwcRPbZxlLQZ2ZkOIdyWSo8jfFUSVUcb0/s400/purple-paint.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401444757500168914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine" title="Byzantine" class="mw-redirect">Byzantine</a> empresses gave birth in the Purple <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamber" title="Chamber">Chamber</a> of the palace of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Emperor" title="Byzantine Emperor" class="mw-redirect">Byzantine Emperors</a>. Therefore, being named <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyrogenitus" title="Porphyrogenitus" class="mw-redirect">Porphyrogenitus</a> ("born to the purple") marked a dynastic emperor as opposed to a general who won the throne by his effort.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHqg3FLmOAJl1bymn7w1jvco4cc8z2BzFp4AKH6ShRSoZijPEyRbh1bOIf6p2IBvgMOjE4jZXTcoC-zXde9kUdqa7YfBLW5sWQttOyE5YsfPDlUFX409_FvPSH6tw0aOTpPpOxkvgUyk/s1600-h/purple_dining.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 377px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHqg3FLmOAJl1bymn7w1jvco4cc8z2BzFp4AKH6ShRSoZijPEyRbh1bOIf6p2IBvgMOjE4jZXTcoC-zXde9kUdqa7YfBLW5sWQttOyE5YsfPDlUFX409_FvPSH6tw0aOTpPpOxkvgUyk/s400/purple_dining.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401444522416352834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Purple is associated with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday" title="Saturday">Saturday</a> on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_solar_calendar" title="Thai solar calendar">Thai solar calendar</a>. Anyone may wear purple on Saturdays and anyone born on a Saturday may adopt purple as their color.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMtnoNZI21vVIYuw5smTifP0I3jdWtBSvPlxiIS0H81wwixW5wjjjWJ0iQC_hb7su4vIOHXdhENY2mPEev0-ghqB87-bOMSP5C9BwqP-Q0x4svhRjxQUWpaCI4vsAt0qKUhghIpIwK20/s1600-h/3278286937_f604bfb958.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMtnoNZI21vVIYuw5smTifP0I3jdWtBSvPlxiIS0H81wwixW5wjjjWJ0iQC_hb7su4vIOHXdhENY2mPEev0-ghqB87-bOMSP5C9BwqP-Q0x4svhRjxQUWpaCI4vsAt0qKUhghIpIwK20/s400/3278286937_f604bfb958.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401444259856751442" border="0" /></a><br /><br />One of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star" title="Star">stars</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades_%28star_cluster%29" title="Pleiades (star cluster)">Pleiades</a>, called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleione_%28star%29" title="Pleione (star)">Pleione</a>, is sometimes called Purple Pleione because, being a fast spinning star, it has a purple hue caused by its blue-white color being obscured by a spinning ring of electrically excited red <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen" title="Hydrogen">hydrogen</a> gas.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiL1Ytt97xeZCKKzhDmYkE5su1R2Rwm7TZMWjseyHaRRFfLfjqpwPfjR70AjXDfAwZU381PXWit7OGGfs4A6OCimS2pJg_ZECljTJVMHzKyorYXVAzhjfb3C_h76r4l_ZK84fbA35DtM/s1600-h/ideal+home+purple+living+room.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiL1Ytt97xeZCKKzhDmYkE5su1R2Rwm7TZMWjseyHaRRFfLfjqpwPfjR70AjXDfAwZU381PXWit7OGGfs4A6OCimS2pJg_ZECljTJVMHzKyorYXVAzhjfb3C_h76r4l_ZK84fbA35DtM/s400/ideal+home+purple+living+room.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401444268929293330" border="0" /></a><br />In interiors purple is one of the colours most feard,though.It's intensity and depth make it challenging for even proffesionals to handle succesfully!Here are a few excellent examples of purple interiors for you to be inspired and let go...eventually everyone loves purple, it's a unisex colour it's a sexy colour it's a mature colour!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXdbAzxy07oT7fW4pHnGPzpg0mdVlUTmhnUUyHb18VmZL_oa6WNuWBAHCvCJxb5ayLabpYxvsRt1_JuCIrO8ZSGZbS57U9hBOB0fsGuY7H0mvyCoqXb17mA9RoAHjATo-hiVIXy4Eh8o/s1600-h/2363137106_3905b910d8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXdbAzxy07oT7fW4pHnGPzpg0mdVlUTmhnUUyHb18VmZL_oa6WNuWBAHCvCJxb5ayLabpYxvsRt1_JuCIrO8ZSGZbS57U9hBOB0fsGuY7H0mvyCoqXb17mA9RoAHjATo-hiVIXy4Eh8o/s400/2363137106_3905b910d8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401444254391504706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Purple is also my favorite colour! My number one favourite colour with green following up! Purple is the colour that I wear the most, I love it on my nails, I'm dreaming to one day dying my hair in a deep imperial purple and decorating my house with it as a dominant colour!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HYFqREhQQ2lH9JF6MSCF3ORqdAB08XaSs4vjmiLh6dSjaUZ0yY-JN6vpdWnNYzyl15UEXpS83kBWwXsEAqgCTZA9NCvhCLa3UulAqwwd-1I8Wmrs3pj2FqS_W5wgBsAq8TsBkY1nsSg/s1600-h/hth2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HYFqREhQQ2lH9JF6MSCF3ORqdAB08XaSs4vjmiLh6dSjaUZ0yY-JN6vpdWnNYzyl15UEXpS83kBWwXsEAqgCTZA9NCvhCLa3UulAqwwd-1I8Wmrs3pj2FqS_W5wgBsAq8TsBkY1nsSg/s400/hth2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401447401693547522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'll be back with a new colour tomorrow! K.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05394170494456346391noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4825892589487921567.post-71525321802313443782009-11-06T21:30:00.007+02:002009-11-27T15:16:46.734+02:00Doe Deere aka any young ambitious girl's mentor!Hello!<br />Today I have something very special for you..I'll introduce to you <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.doedeereblogazine.com">Doe Deere</a> (in case you don't already know her...which i highly doubt) aka Xenia!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIOEhyphenhyphenWw_blcAgNYW8o7qCxWKBhQgEdqPdfP2KA73GA1_4x0sclPe-dZnhqPvQwVwiCRDc-aqSeMjSOkP6K0Mx_KwTo4mnFy6nAzH9jGE4gqnziHvpiGtfmAaKeyDLuO18MatFdRZgy4/s1600-h/6a00d8345206e269e200e5521177f38833-800wi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIOEhyphenhyphenWw_blcAgNYW8o7qCxWKBhQgEdqPdfP2KA73GA1_4x0sclPe-dZnhqPvQwVwiCRDc-aqSeMjSOkP6K0Mx_KwTo4mnFy6nAzH9jGE4gqnziHvpiGtfmAaKeyDLuO18MatFdRZgy4/s400/6a00d8345206e269e200e5521177f38833-800wi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401085275654906962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />She is an inspired young woman that has been involved in dance music, fashion, modelling, make up art and is currently known for her make up company <a href="http://www.limecrimemakeup.com/">Lime Crime</a>! Doe moved from Russia, to New York City when she was just 17 and after facing many difficulties she now is the proud fairy Godmother to any girl out there seeking highly pigmented, insanely coloured and deeply inspirational eye shadows and lipsticks!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldjJPoCnPXUL9Es61Fahp6KOmAqYOVOoPuKpNVYCHxITvyl-7qH14XQZntq5rMLYj007-IwLenXqA_q_0M_sOo5-p8ZPEpTRkp7AT98YJ5OE6rZ9nwaRJdDjNcF67JYi_czKXIFU-djw/s1600-h/leprechaunshh.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldjJPoCnPXUL9Es61Fahp6KOmAqYOVOoPuKpNVYCHxITvyl-7qH14XQZntq5rMLYj007-IwLenXqA_q_0M_sOo5-p8ZPEpTRkp7AT98YJ5OE6rZ9nwaRJdDjNcF67JYi_czKXIFU-djw/s400/leprechaunshh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401085287281773138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Her <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.doedeereblogazine.com">blog</a> has been ,for the last year that i've been reading it ritually every day, an immense inspiration to me, a self-esteem boost, a manifestation to individuality! Her make up tutorials transformed me from an insecure college student, to confident Interior Designer (wannabe :P).<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8YUcWM8i58Q6tuJ9H2pX-D4hr7ZIcM-qBlHfz50QBVBboKjbzHkvCeQxkzRmYcDfGCW4JchyV49Otyd0MRV8ZHE166jeISbIvCzF8UKEw5TEkX3Holp3mMObLLYuv8gPTIckC38cRI0/s1600-h/sugarmafiacrown1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8YUcWM8i58Q6tuJ9H2pX-D4hr7ZIcM-qBlHfz50QBVBboKjbzHkvCeQxkzRmYcDfGCW4JchyV49Otyd0MRV8ZHE166jeISbIvCzF8UKEw5TEkX3Holp3mMObLLYuv8gPTIckC38cRI0/s400/sugarmafiacrown1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401085431744076706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I love her <a href="http://www.limecrimemakeup.com/eyes-c-2.html">eye shadows</a>, but I haven't bought any<a href="http://www.limecrimemakeup.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=72"> lipsticks</a> from her yet, I'm awaiting for her Holiday expansion pack and hoping for a bold golden one actually!<br />Her <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.limecrimemakeup.com">cosmetics</a> are a nightmare to those who fear colour but a heavenly rainbow for me and hundreds of others who have been craving for something other than a 1000 "different" brown eye shadows!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Nooy6yKoS23D_5M8W3OZ8hy14qOFw9unB0OIo55K0P1BdKSX4ZdCx9dMvArActB7eHBcVtkRI94mZuuQikv-uhFtUpE7KjqrNxcIJD3BmwltU5K08kj_I0OYXD-Upz44CApP4pzxe54/s1600-h/fairytale.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Nooy6yKoS23D_5M8W3OZ8hy14qOFw9unB0OIo55K0P1BdKSX4ZdCx9dMvArActB7eHBcVtkRI94mZuuQikv-uhFtUpE7KjqrNxcIJD3BmwltU5K08kj_I0OYXD-Upz44CApP4pzxe54/s400/fairytale.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401085283158750386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />For about one year, Doe has been part of my support system at times when I lose faith to myself, I see her more as a friend than a cold-blooded business woman because that's how she treats her readers! I have to say though, as a very satisfied customer of hers, I was dissapointed and frustrated to read various defamatory posts about Doe and her make up.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAT5JsMFLvSSZgrXaPy1mRGXuHzF65NnlC2A9tMNRw3Yk7F-gKQ0OBpSyU0rsEXrvmPzsyvTufiXznu2-8TZiy6QOM5pMHTyMioQHS6UgHGwkX8Z3QmGvv_oCCjYVOOw9sEKRMXOUJmw/s1600-h/butterflygloves_sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAT5JsMFLvSSZgrXaPy1mRGXuHzF65NnlC2A9tMNRw3Yk7F-gKQ0OBpSyU0rsEXrvmPzsyvTufiXznu2-8TZiy6QOM5pMHTyMioQHS6UgHGwkX8Z3QmGvv_oCCjYVOOw9sEKRMXOUJmw/s400/butterflygloves_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401085278854146898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My experience, as a customer was very pleasing, the products I've ordered arrived after only one week, beautifully and carefully packaged even containing a small thank you note from Xenia herself. The <a href="http://www.limecrimemakeup.com/eyes-c-2.html">eye shadows</a> steal the scene each time I wear them and I'm planning to order a few more soon.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmWueIq8Gj7n5Kxsa3JF0RFTEQ7Mqca-C5qlvJwlLhI69FB2gbzSDznt0jeB8EEL4ncKA_DPkk9hmaaPWUfGIK-kMNokSD7zv0SlN15GeYG5INnFHPd46sDM32HPw4umWSw1nW21HAXY/s1600-h/6a00d8341cf2ef53ef010536218c20970b-640wi.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 334px; height: 340px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmWueIq8Gj7n5Kxsa3JF0RFTEQ7Mqca-C5qlvJwlLhI69FB2gbzSDznt0jeB8EEL4ncKA_DPkk9hmaaPWUfGIK-kMNokSD7zv0SlN15GeYG5INnFHPd46sDM32HPw4umWSw1nW21HAXY/s400/6a00d8341cf2ef53ef010536218c20970b-640wi.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401085271040117538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In her <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.doedeereblogazine.com">blog</a> you can see her video- answer to the defamatory rumours, and most importantly... her fabulous posts about fashion, make up, women talk, creativity and much much more!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzijgak3JpkgiA94vvUwuhyGMijKsxQlZHRre3P8gsKppg7VE9K9VZmAah0R_3LD5oUskxhH5LoWCZqcpCFgdX2jyJX2i4JR5rJbHPT1aZxHRpGf6Q9lfw1oQlj84O2Lpdfe3isekvB0/s1600-h/yellowbrolly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzijgak3JpkgiA94vvUwuhyGMijKsxQlZHRre3P8gsKppg7VE9K9VZmAah0R_3LD5oUskxhH5LoWCZqcpCFgdX2jyJX2i4JR5rJbHPT1aZxHRpGf6Q9lfw1oQlj84O2Lpdfe3isekvB0/s400/yellowbrolly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401085429751907538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'll be back with even more colour tomorrow!!! K.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05394170494456346391noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4825892589487921567.post-36806259712741555302009-11-04T20:17:00.006+02:002009-11-27T15:16:59.358+02:00Nomiya Restaurant at Palais de Tokyo!On July 1st, 2009, a huuuuge crane leaned over "Le Palais de Tokyo" ,the contemporary art center situated in the heart of Paris, and laid 2 container-looking "boxes" on top of it! O.O<br /><br /> Thus "Nomiya" restaurant was born ,otherwise known as "Art Home" (when pronounced by a French it sounds like "arome"). The restaurant borrowed its' name by the tiny japanese bars, it actually means "a shop where you drink"! O.O The restaurant will remail atop "le Palais de Tokyo" for exactly one year!<br /><br /> French artist <a href="http://images.google.gr/images?hl=el&q=laurent+grasso&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=ssnxSo7YIJLWmQPOmJiXDQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CCQQsAQwAw">Laurent Grasso</a> teamed up with architect <a href="http://www.pascalgrasso.com/">Pascal Grasso</a> ,culinary director Gilles Stassart ,a number of artists and Electrolux to make this state-of-the-art dream come true!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbvxogmExmaK6MSaEAMbzNYinN65yQh4QCFFMit4uvT0ponjm8QsGn3JeHJ11Bt6jWHkaS3I01CQ-iDDvLPoHGHFPtW_bLlUnsUDPNQlourWolOjZnA2FG7p8G0cSXCTLJDN_hpxANls/s1600-h/nomiya.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 455px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbvxogmExmaK6MSaEAMbzNYinN65yQh4QCFFMit4uvT0ponjm8QsGn3JeHJ11Bt6jWHkaS3I01CQ-iDDvLPoHGHFPtW_bLlUnsUDPNQlourWolOjZnA2FG7p8G0cSXCTLJDN_hpxANls/s400/nomiya.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400315824724067362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> There is only one table which sits 12 people and there are only two meals per day, lunch and dinner! Anyone who wants to have a chance with this once-in-a-lifetime experience should book their reservation one month ahead (!!!) and be quick as a bullet since the seats can get filled in a flash!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCSDKxk-CIR_TTf6HDtXf7QvzlmYPkochjipIR6u53FiqeYFhfTLo2f-Aw5AFcmsPvrZSUOVFVb6agovjhgHBNNImXo-ul4iyAuouOaTdD-Kf91dfk6CK3lvFxLrleFH_h7DShr4o7wQ/s1600-h/Nomiya-Space-Restaurant-at-Palais-de-Tokyo2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 475px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCSDKxk-CIR_TTf6HDtXf7QvzlmYPkochjipIR6u53FiqeYFhfTLo2f-Aw5AFcmsPvrZSUOVFVb6agovjhgHBNNImXo-ul4iyAuouOaTdD-Kf91dfk6CK3lvFxLrleFH_h7DShr4o7wQ/s400/Nomiya-Space-Restaurant-at-Palais-de-Tokyo2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400315841778318994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> For the design of the whole project Laurent grasso admited"We tried to create an overall impression of airiness, transparency, floating."<br />"<span class="fullpost">I don’t care about making a restaurant," said Grasso. "Creating this experience, on the roof of the Palais de Tokyo, with interesting architecture and the creativity of a chef – that’s not a restaurant. It’s a work of art."<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimINvYvITqoQGgkncbgjZ0eCUa_cuJuUcKEQcj1rNPgs_Y3dMSR0gm0X9YiNzWiuKB79Pk6Biw67P4BYw6edWg0WwGFqxuaaAXSDKMjToZ1BMWQmUOKlyGVLhxfBxxEbMybL2_-wreu9g/s1600-h/Nomiya-Restaurant-_Pascal-Grasso_plusMOOD-03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 511px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimINvYvITqoQGgkncbgjZ0eCUa_cuJuUcKEQcj1rNPgs_Y3dMSR0gm0X9YiNzWiuKB79Pk6Biw67P4BYw6edWg0WwGFqxuaaAXSDKMjToZ1BMWQmUOKlyGVLhxfBxxEbMybL2_-wreu9g/s400/Nomiya-Restaurant-_Pascal-Grasso_plusMOOD-03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400315836890844322" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /> And I couldn't agree more! Apart from the edgy architecture, the amazing view, the limited seats, the gourmet dishes,the everchanging menu and the impermanence of it all (it probably won't be there next time I visit Paris) paired up with the fascination of dining with a number of strangers (or formerly so) make up for an amazing interactive art installation rather than a restaurant!!!<br /><br /> I'll definately try to book me and my friends seats for our upcoming trip to Paris, mid- December. Wish me luck! :)<br /><br /> For 60 euros /lunch and 80 euros/ dinner with wine included and all the top notch characteristics I already described it's a good deal for sure!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2z1QlXE6SBklJ-ZKNktiDIGZBxA60u90-ZTEoAa6GN8MonZR928ye5BdGmHBu8ZPabdwmvxNYFYWXn1oZmUFs3FHF4uIsZYj0ekpixNRenb58flE5g2FVYjqWR6FdVdO0umil51XztJM/s1600-h/nomiya-02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 449px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2z1QlXE6SBklJ-ZKNktiDIGZBxA60u90-ZTEoAa6GN8MonZR928ye5BdGmHBu8ZPabdwmvxNYFYWXn1oZmUFs3FHF4uIsZYj0ekpixNRenb58flE5g2FVYjqWR6FdVdO0umil51XztJM/s400/nomiya-02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400315832900850130" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="fullpost"><br />As for the design of Nomiya...it looks like a see-through container basically. It blends perfectly with the "Palace" underneath it and the lighting installation makes it a breathtaking art piece at night! The metallic cover is perforated ,its' numerous holes create a borealis'like shape in the sides of the restaurant. When lit, it actually looks like a borealis cloud surrounds the "Art Home" and its' exclusive guests.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUQOliFHME_cNtLF4WG8dR3WltjePeGZjw6yQpA2aT5pA6vjmZdhXC3NTVQqjPMsaK2raP0GiPYu04VFwr73l0Cydhuvd6Ssb1tu9zeNnHTkDYQkuuPwy9Z4BjCik8jodYgY_Yprbbss/s1600-h/PLG002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUQOliFHME_cNtLF4WG8dR3WltjePeGZjw6yQpA2aT5pA6vjmZdhXC3NTVQqjPMsaK2raP0GiPYu04VFwr73l0Cydhuvd6Ssb1tu9zeNnHTkDYQkuuPwy9Z4BjCik8jodYgY_Yprbbss/s400/PLG002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400315843283472418" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br />The kitchen is in open plan with the seating area which gives a homely feeling to the experience. Besides, having a great chef creating mouthwatering dishes right before your eyes is quite an interesting thing to watch! The view is breathking and totally unobstructed thanks to the height and the frameless glass! The simple layout and the japanese feeling of the interior complete the perfect setting.<br /><br /> For more information about the Nomiya visit <a href="http://www.art-home-electrolux.com/en/">Nomiya at Electrolux!</a><br />To read about an actual post-Nomiya experience visit <a href="http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2009/08/art_home.html">David Lebovitz!</a><br /><br /> More colour tomorrow! ;) K.<br /></span>K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05394170494456346391noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4825892589487921567.post-66786334350678273812009-11-03T22:53:00.008+02:002009-11-27T15:17:14.337+02:00Colorstrology...my favorite "-ology"Nope...that's not the post I've been meaning to present today but I'll get to that...eventually! Today, though, I have something really really interesting to share with you...<br /><br />"The <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">C</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;">o</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">l</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;">o</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;">u</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51); font-weight: bold;">r</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;">s</span> that we see all around us are a reflection of the Sun's light in all it's glory. It is magic made visible!!! There is nothing more miraculous, unexpected or wondrous thanseeing a rainbow appear in the sky!<br /><br />You are a part of that rainbow of light and just as being born on a particular day, under a particular Sun sign offers insight into your personality and nature, there is also a colour that corresponds to the real you! It is the color that reflects the very essence of your specific birth date!"<br /><br />written by: michelle bernhardt<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheM08duYvzMgQt6IxIsZCs1CCrbXjM4gTdiDy92v81eienqobF8AdHwdO18lqUOYhyqNq9sYBxOrn3As0e9IPAIDzIqZSMkLSkush5EJb3dpoQWDn50OxWuKGYKDMKGRiVkyil9kr9sG4/s1600-h/Book.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheM08duYvzMgQt6IxIsZCs1CCrbXjM4gTdiDy92v81eienqobF8AdHwdO18lqUOYhyqNq9sYBxOrn3As0e9IPAIDzIqZSMkLSkush5EJb3dpoQWDn50OxWuKGYKDMKGRiVkyil9kr9sG4/s400/Book.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399990686017580178" border="0" /></a><br />I had to quote the introduction of the Colorstrology site because I couldn't find a better way to describe what it is. Michelle Bernhardt came up with the term colorstrology and a whole book of it lead after that!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxQbzvhj6IJRuek9HufGbfCpzS7rFn_My04FGEnLWYI0XfO6EjZyH9zWSQ985nrW8mKZwqzomhOPB405YUrZ5wAp9yml0_DAqV78ERM6WnQJoKdbg346PCM_cwlA4KPBYUg8RW6wXzr4/s1600-h/colorstrology.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxQbzvhj6IJRuek9HufGbfCpzS7rFn_My04FGEnLWYI0XfO6EjZyH9zWSQ985nrW8mKZwqzomhOPB405YUrZ5wAp9yml0_DAqV78ERM6WnQJoKdbg346PCM_cwlA4KPBYUg8RW6wXzr4/s400/colorstrology.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399990693405338802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/index.aspx"> Pantone </a>sponsored it and of course they would since they are all about colour!!!<br />You can find your own birth date color at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.colorstrology.com">www.colorstrology.com</a> too! :D<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQSTR79JYLGVuAFRBbQMDFDJqYgP-a5cC1B5snBgKnCp2Fk89Q8xeFcoFNNp1ShTOZAW7KL3mUx7hVqyvpAOR2ffIKEXyucypFo77U4022l60co3HcyVjG_Ie0zbO2TWnrmPg6Bfk7ic/s1600-h/myphoto.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 356px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQSTR79JYLGVuAFRBbQMDFDJqYgP-a5cC1B5snBgKnCp2Fk89Q8xeFcoFNNp1ShTOZAW7KL3mUx7hVqyvpAOR2ffIKEXyucypFo77U4022l60co3HcyVjG_Ie0zbO2TWnrmPg6Bfk7ic/s400/myphoto.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399991899705904738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mine is <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Kelly Green</span>!!! What a coincidence, matches my actual name too!<br /><br />The description was pretty accurate too...how about yours??<br />Pretty small post today but I'll be back tomorrow with more colour!!! K.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05394170494456346391noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4825892589487921567.post-23168048116054224752009-11-02T22:41:00.006+02:002009-11-09T15:08:02.661+02:00A Change of Heart aka The Colour PinkSo...today I was in a pretty bad mood...all day long. I can't put my finger on the reason of my grumpiness but the thing is I had no intention of posting any kind of colour today...the day just seemed so...dull.<br /><br /> But as I was leaning over my netbook trying to find the "happy elixir" a word popped in my head! A colour word of course!!! And suddenly my day blushed a little and my heart fluttered for a moment!<br /><br /> You can't go wrong with pink...<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">you can NEVER go wrong with pink</span>! And there are so many of them too...hot pink, cotton candy, baby pink, strawberry pink, peony, reddish pinks, purplish pinks, dramatic and muted, light and deep...all of them unique and pretty!<br /><br /> I found a few pictures of <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">pink interiors</span> that I want to share with you...It's actually like a prelude to my next post as you'll see later.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1T7s6MAA26M-LtwEcSx4Bi0OuHCoVlm-uipIoo3pIq3lNmKd5YPxndxqSvn3WbS7sPtS-HQRXCPjLPt1KK24G9hHkDO99IgzJruLAwr-sssEFFcV5jduq4qkiSsooJr-O0PJ24A1qsnM/s1600-h/parisianchichomesandgardens-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1T7s6MAA26M-LtwEcSx4Bi0OuHCoVlm-uipIoo3pIq3lNmKd5YPxndxqSvn3WbS7sPtS-HQRXCPjLPt1KK24G9hHkDO99IgzJruLAwr-sssEFFcV5jduq4qkiSsooJr-O0PJ24A1qsnM/s400/parisianchichomesandgardens-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399609956220218610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> So...what do we know about <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">Pink</span> ? It is considered the most feminine of colours, it's softest hues remind us of cotton candy and rose petals and its most striking ones make our blood pump!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17F-OlN_iYmD1BFChXjUMiBDul9sozW08MNOueCMfmks0OAAhpC-m7Vky1Hd3YwPLLjPhc_wXNaA6nRjDckhSYziZNcCIOT3ORvAwf7nErfyPjK2GEIA5DUoMkthe4l8RPMHndKWOnMc/s1600-h/acif-pink-bathroom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17F-OlN_iYmD1BFChXjUMiBDul9sozW08MNOueCMfmks0OAAhpC-m7Vky1Hd3YwPLLjPhc_wXNaA6nRjDckhSYziZNcCIOT3ORvAwf7nErfyPjK2GEIA5DUoMkthe4l8RPMHndKWOnMc/s400/acif-pink-bathroom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399610235405026098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucretius">Lucretius</a> used it to describe <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">the colour of dawn</span> in his epic poem "The Nature Of Things".<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qA22CwuVBWPfu2Eu05t_xKRSAbIAlwbzVQLyEgYovMEII0R7RUUsAicPgQKRAQd4tFaM9iXijGfcVjCZK1A5d85noB8yL8P4QKTHto5MQMv7XmZaVO3Iu4-yCGZUhYWBGmWFmXJJPhQ/s1600-h/Black_and_Pink.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qA22CwuVBWPfu2Eu05t_xKRSAbIAlwbzVQLyEgYovMEII0R7RUUsAicPgQKRAQd4tFaM9iXijGfcVjCZK1A5d85noB8yL8P4QKTHto5MQMv7XmZaVO3Iu4-yCGZUhYWBGmWFmXJJPhQ/s400/Black_and_Pink.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399609958348461250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">pink ribbon</span> is the international symbol for breast cancer awareness!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDLfyqgywZre2wI-ki3GPlC5QnGv_uPoduKWhKhMWs9VZDEJXco3X73Ng090fkXpnVvXFHXNlsuwmNd7saK0laPXORqMq6-R0kPtdZl0LNFaPLUrWcJhgk9McDCYTU5xj89B-qH8otv8/s1600-h/pink500x500.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDLfyqgywZre2wI-ki3GPlC5QnGv_uPoduKWhKhMWs9VZDEJXco3X73Ng090fkXpnVvXFHXNlsuwmNd7saK0laPXORqMq6-R0kPtdZl0LNFaPLUrWcJhgk9McDCYTU5xj89B-qH8otv8/s400/pink500x500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399609966973371954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It has been suggested that females prefer <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">pink</span> because of a preference for reddish things like ripe fruits and healthy faces.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHP1R_SiA0OHYpIoABWT80c6KI-8kqmm3WXWcS-xNA8A11PoeX3_AYP72GbXkHhyphenhyphenZ9SI2-58HAcjafaStyC2xmizv0W43zSGcxlYw164MWvcQbCyZVsE4L6eZXk1mW9zew4JC6u9cBSw/s1600-h/PinkRoom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHP1R_SiA0OHYpIoABWT80c6KI-8kqmm3WXWcS-xNA8A11PoeX3_AYP72GbXkHhyphenhyphenZ9SI2-58HAcjafaStyC2xmizv0W43zSGcxlYw164MWvcQbCyZVsE4L6eZXk1mW9zew4JC6u9cBSw/s400/PinkRoom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399610232559513010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> In Japan the color <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">cherry blossom pink</span> is associated with a woman's vagina, and therefore, in Japan, softcore pornographic films are called "<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">pink movies</span>". O.O<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif33nGgD6zLq33GAM2F2_4sknjU-yqaui0Jq5rzlJfxKOiFK4OMDfYjgUb5MovtbIAxPRXZYnmQ0da-_r-sWx0o6T9zZqHaKC-keMK4wnRfU-l6AfZnx7G8s4avpZ5Obduu_kB9Yuxnw0/s1600-h/pink.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif33nGgD6zLq33GAM2F2_4sknjU-yqaui0Jq5rzlJfxKOiFK4OMDfYjgUb5MovtbIAxPRXZYnmQ0da-_r-sWx0o6T9zZqHaKC-keMK4wnRfU-l6AfZnx7G8s4avpZ5Obduu_kB9Yuxnw0/s400/pink.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399609963157874610" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>"<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Seeing Pink Elephants</span>" is a euphemism for hallucinations caused by delirium tremens! The concept was used in the Disney's animated film "Dumbo" when the cute character accidentally becomes drunk and sees a parade of pink elephants.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCmUFiGKUfTVlpXAmLB3u5CExIfbxQOXWqPWRqbmDxJDuZfkNOl1wf0c_eE5O6APMMcTFQnWNcFyuOR-z2sfDL4aGe-lhkt9qsIl_kGF95Wm8kNMLB3wacinuyim5HvPDoUiSi7IOCSs/s1600-h/Pink+Interiors+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 388px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCmUFiGKUfTVlpXAmLB3u5CExIfbxQOXWqPWRqbmDxJDuZfkNOl1wf0c_eE5O6APMMcTFQnWNcFyuOR-z2sfDL4aGe-lhkt9qsIl_kGF95Wm8kNMLB3wacinuyim5HvPDoUiSi7IOCSs/s400/Pink+Interiors+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399609964298164930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> Ultimately <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">Pink</span> may not be all that innocent at times but it is definately one of the most beloved colours!<br /><br />Next time you feel down give yourself a healthy serving of <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">Pink</span> and remember that things will only get better!!! I'm retreating now...to my (admittedly) <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Pink Room</span> and just...be a princess in pink for the night.<br /><br />Until tomorrow (cause I just won't give up) be well and veeery much "<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">colourful</span>"!!! K.<br /><br /><br />(the facts for this post were found in Wikipedia)K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05394170494456346391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4825892589487921567.post-79248631815477759012009-11-01T13:25:00.006+02:002009-11-27T15:15:30.055+02:00The Sushi Bar revelation!Last night I spent the evening with my parents (yes... that's what you get for being single!) and a friendly couple! My parents' friends expected me to book a table at a nice sushi bar (because of my love for the japanese language and culture) but I had nothing as such in mind! :/<br /><br />When I'm craving sushi I usually go to Dosirak, a korean restaurant near Syntagma square but I have never been anywhere that serves ONLY that kind of food! My quick search lead me to <a href="http://www.thesushibar.gr/bar/company.html">Sushi Bar</a> and eventually that's were we had dinner last night!<br /><br />By the minute we got there I was blown away by the carefully designed interiors of the small restaurant and the general zen atmosphere that the soft lighting, the natural textures and the music created for us! It was the perfect remedy to a quite cold evening!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDS0nJmuy7r-JVwrTi3eGCigOkxbaKcnfMpBSkJnPjP8EY9W4Ydua7I2lasD9QY1YnQjk8ZaYkVaNPueXxibMY-E7WojphU7oZPseI6LBEOapATLnZt6EeMEv0S2SMszuzuxh0rJ73sOU/s1600-h/PA310065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 486px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDS0nJmuy7r-JVwrTi3eGCigOkxbaKcnfMpBSkJnPjP8EY9W4Ydua7I2lasD9QY1YnQjk8ZaYkVaNPueXxibMY-E7WojphU7oZPseI6LBEOapATLnZt6EeMEv0S2SMszuzuxh0rJ73sOU/s400/PA310065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399099404697404178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The kitchen is -of course!- open to the dining area! Wooden kitchen counter, corian dining counter, black simple chairs and weaved bamboo decorations on the walls. Lime green and white details and you have it!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFr5bDtStplhVysdZm_w-Rr0sU9nULBcjhBtRiHaAyZC-saFEZqeACu803cb-4OD7wnsKtFQbPLs5F0y1MtDGJVkuhXuZkrMyJ0iXeEb4WXjyQeo7-vhgfs6hfv8YELaqBt5DE4-3iqmw/s1600-h/PA310067.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFr5bDtStplhVysdZm_w-Rr0sU9nULBcjhBtRiHaAyZC-saFEZqeACu803cb-4OD7wnsKtFQbPLs5F0y1MtDGJVkuhXuZkrMyJ0iXeEb4WXjyQeo7-vhgfs6hfv8YELaqBt5DE4-3iqmw/s400/PA310067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399099409899230226" border="0" /></a><br />The attention to design comes down to the details! The black&white patterns to the center of the square tables, the beautiful green and white bottles and bowls for the soy sauce, the paper cases for the disposable hashi and even the colour coded menu (yay!). All in pure harmony!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPr8kssdERFz70lfppFr3VTuOWNR1joCVP_La7GS7_8udy4xldmGwdeXCsT6tiUIplNdqK51w2zDkAOC8lMFY2KkcanIoR_46HnxJ6U3SRlRkGGK-nfU4zPsTA2VsgwmLc6ZKEpbQUWSs/s1600-h/PA310071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPr8kssdERFz70lfppFr3VTuOWNR1joCVP_La7GS7_8udy4xldmGwdeXCsT6tiUIplNdqK51w2zDkAOC8lMFY2KkcanIoR_46HnxJ6U3SRlRkGGK-nfU4zPsTA2VsgwmLc6ZKEpbQUWSs/s400/PA310071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399099411607940082" border="0" /></a><br />Then the food arrived and it was yummy!!! Among other things, we had Rainbow maki, Boston maki and Sea Urchin maki! There was quite a big selection of which he had to choose and likely we were 6 people there to justify all the different combinations we ordered! :)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNeiOIO_PDpWQBObUJlQ3Fgb6YL5WZI7tps7fvf6PmgHydbIUUs0O5N_peAiEKKgeOpHXU6Js227grLfWZTAGTUGoGBS6RP0srKy78UJ0n6nX_i7H8ZUE7vqEhGGYHG3RHYQK9nHgAAW4/s1600-h/PA310072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNeiOIO_PDpWQBObUJlQ3Fgb6YL5WZI7tps7fvf6PmgHydbIUUs0O5N_peAiEKKgeOpHXU6Js227grLfWZTAGTUGoGBS6RP0srKy78UJ0n6nX_i7H8ZUE7vqEhGGYHG3RHYQK9nHgAAW4/s400/PA310072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399099417982992706" border="0" /></a><br />This dish had eel in it so I didn't try it (still too hardcore for me) but our friends loved it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHw6LQXetSw0yYpL6Q67RaQU68lZwHhZ4B-mf72FMBOmk0YfxK6D7mnwvvCZOim0lBCN-ta6hhar8kqPI7WR-4xzhHH48LWEqTrcov2DfB-eQ4fFWzJDNNPkB3YB7DB9umojityAQosY/s1600-h/PB010073.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHw6LQXetSw0yYpL6Q67RaQU68lZwHhZ4B-mf72FMBOmk0YfxK6D7mnwvvCZOim0lBCN-ta6hhar8kqPI7WR-4xzhHH48LWEqTrcov2DfB-eQ4fFWzJDNNPkB3YB7DB9umojityAQosY/s400/PB010073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399099421582658498" border="0" /></a><br />To top it all, I had to visit the WC and see if the zen design continued even in there!... Of course it did and I wouldnt have it any other way! Plus, the funky graffiti on the doors were the cutest thing ever!!!<br /><br />If you are lucky enough and live in Greece, better yet Athens, pay a visit to the Sushi Bar closest to you. Even if the thought of raw fish and seaweed doesn't attract you much, I guarantee you'll have a wonderful and delicious time! Even my dad loved it and he is the "burger and fries" kind of man!<br /><br />More colour tomorrow...have a lovely and ,of course, colourful Sunday!!! K.<br /><br /> P.S.: I forgot to mention that we had a whole lot of sushi, 3 salads, salmon teriyaki and a noodle dish, a lot of sake and refreshements and paid about 20 euros per person! My pocket was happy too.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05394170494456346391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4825892589487921567.post-25323714442865650922009-10-31T18:14:00.010+02:002009-11-27T15:15:22.266+02:00Les Macarons Francais sont arrives aux Athenes!Hello!<br /><br />I'm back with a tiny piece of heaven today... les macarons francais!<br /><br />I only thought I would taste such delicious macarons in France but I'm glad to announce that Athenians can now have their fair share of mouthwatering, eye candy bliss daily!!!<br /><br />The most famous Athens cafe,"Zonar's" recently "gave birth" to "Zonar's Chocolaterie" located right next to it. This is the tiny showcase for the sweet creations of french patissier Mathias Gautron!<br /><br />White, red and golden colours, natural stone and warm wooden flooring make up the set for the chocolate confections, the colourful macarons (my personal favorite) and the multi-flavoured pastries!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdsM8M0S0eWMAIQSVCsdElRyVAgPglNW69fRb6BtZBysaaWWLRdRDhG8pCr1Rs7bOxBR6_NFEbNbPa5SFq_ph9LLzgOx1dUlj9h4FCBf8ebvXLEXsL8eFe3mxME79RUBwpiooORcGNe4/s1600-h/tz12c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdsM8M0S0eWMAIQSVCsdElRyVAgPglNW69fRb6BtZBysaaWWLRdRDhG8pCr1Rs7bOxBR6_NFEbNbPa5SFq_ph9LLzgOx1dUlj9h4FCBf8ebvXLEXsL8eFe3mxME79RUBwpiooORcGNe4/s400/tz12c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398802410062838130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I read about the "Macaron Arrival" at a magazine a few days ago and I've been waiting for my chance to swing by Zonar's and pick some up!! I finally got my chance a couple of days ago when business reasons had me wandering around Suntagma square.<br /><br />I went in the tiny tiny store and a very nice and kind looking woman welcomed me! She offered me a rasberry macaron (yum!) and I said I'd like a small box with a selection of them (I was totally strapped for cash-it's the end of the month- but the macarons totally worth it!!!) When she put in a cinnamon one I mentioned they are my favorite and she offered me another one!<br /><br />I spent my (almost) last 6 euros for a small box with 7 macarons, but the lovely lady had also treated me with 2 more for free! :D<br /><br />When I finally got home I had to take some pictures of the high-end-aesthetics box and the whole experience so...here you go!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmrDTgCiJQkGxrCxPdLR1yrKVUKeR33AIWl8cxJ52x4QDXMEubrhgt35mnWAmnEyFCxxv8G2szM3VOAHXhgTlU1oG2jvlEi4bamHX6D7zJPNA5Lq7xAlNG4aI04NAMLVLODiOAaKcnzs/s1600-h/PA310052.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmrDTgCiJQkGxrCxPdLR1yrKVUKeR33AIWl8cxJ52x4QDXMEubrhgt35mnWAmnEyFCxxv8G2szM3VOAHXhgTlU1oG2jvlEi4bamHX6D7zJPNA5Lq7xAlNG4aI04NAMLVLODiOAaKcnzs/s400/PA310052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398805119933886514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The loveliest bag and box I've ever found sweets in...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMmoaxVgMplwGQ7P5W1amMdzdwE-Xmvt2vcZas7efIKz-Wv53RB22kpOambYxfqZ3yZMnwZx6jfTrTBvgA7yevfgbyMzCEvnyANoAZR77NtPs1ntv9Fsb4AeurO0XD37aGQmTqv7_DZc/s1600-h/PA310054.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMmoaxVgMplwGQ7P5W1amMdzdwE-Xmvt2vcZas7efIKz-Wv53RB22kpOambYxfqZ3yZMnwZx6jfTrTBvgA7yevfgbyMzCEvnyANoAZR77NtPs1ntv9Fsb4AeurO0XD37aGQmTqv7_DZc/s400/PA310054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398805376148773074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A heaven of smells, flavours, colours...no comment for the golden inlay of the box...it maximizes the eye-candy pleasure!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimg5ltD3ZFxn8bjnJ5bYwRk5ybZG8ZiIUrDdSJZ87rx_UJQerZHquWpS6OWebQ53lfLwi-mZmNI1Jco0sOOyg1v-PQthktpWJTnl0nrC9HJ8hCxsAj3AWecQyb8zrYui02yDR5tmLs35U/s1600-h/PA310055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimg5ltD3ZFxn8bjnJ5bYwRk5ybZG8ZiIUrDdSJZ87rx_UJQerZHquWpS6OWebQ53lfLwi-mZmNI1Jco0sOOyg1v-PQthktpWJTnl0nrC9HJ8hCxsAj3AWecQyb8zrYui02yDR5tmLs35U/s400/PA310055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398805639859270498" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ready for the first bite of the tiny cinnamon macaron...<br /><br />And the rest is pure love and joy!!!<br /><br />Stay tuned for the next Colour...<br /><br />Until then be well and colourful! K.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05394170494456346391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4825892589487921567.post-13596089140337228702009-10-30T19:42:00.011+02:002009-11-01T10:53:54.856+02:00New beginnings and the "Design S" exhibitionHello!<br /><br />They say "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade!" but I've always been quite a rebel and always loved strawberry juice better!<br /><br />That's the reason this blog "happened" to me. I'll try to get my share of fresh squashed strawberry juice every day, a dash of happiness, a splash of colour, no matter what!<br /><br />My first attempt to colour your day is the "Design S" exhibition! This is an event that happened in Athens,late October.It was all about quality living, green design and new ideas, all of those coming from Sweden! My dearest cousin Lefteris from <a href="http://grafikplastik.wordpress.com/">Grafik Plastik</a> escorted me there since he is a swedish design lover himself!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvzbIWbTZbiJw2Bx7G20fYLk1hO8t5c0KotXJ_8zo9Tb_2JAhSMn_oZVLz57DtPpDGPN7qMM6BR4xezn6YYMbyYvkY-E8rQW5KLeN5JMBooxvKqtbNu4qBPkz5DCXxL6LX0RxdAUme08/s1600-h/P9160026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvzbIWbTZbiJw2Bx7G20fYLk1hO8t5c0KotXJ_8zo9Tb_2JAhSMn_oZVLz57DtPpDGPN7qMM6BR4xezn6YYMbyYvkY-E8rQW5KLeN5JMBooxvKqtbNu4qBPkz5DCXxL6LX0RxdAUme08/s320/P9160026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398452828875028194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are the highlights!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3YlK29VEFP-OWxnHzmIWNgACeEyEBEmBo5bW4yZjAaKv1YSy0oedFG6xsnMf3C7M4okx3xcBdJAx0euab_feW-r8mAZt5CTC5CFua_DdOrWOtFmO5JMC0VIGDnllyMDxwLR60UV3SWY/s1600-h/P9160001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3YlK29VEFP-OWxnHzmIWNgACeEyEBEmBo5bW4yZjAaKv1YSy0oedFG6xsnMf3C7M4okx3xcBdJAx0euab_feW-r8mAZt5CTC5CFua_DdOrWOtFmO5JMC0VIGDnllyMDxwLR60UV3SWY/s400/P9160001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398454896648894690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtR8OunJ5hvMnRqpYo4XV4kE0j-AlgfIkLeujp72_5NbedTH-QZZvt8iQeaYf9EShik-tLJpmb88QIv6jx5I_0Vf9ghBYUaYBWYeuUUuMxTi8IAtVI6xvgOCgArmvjkcOdG5ZcqQ4xmQ/s1600-h/P9160022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtR8OunJ5hvMnRqpYo4XV4kE0j-AlgfIkLeujp72_5NbedTH-QZZvt8iQeaYf9EShik-tLJpmb88QIv6jx5I_0Vf9ghBYUaYBWYeuUUuMxTi8IAtVI6xvgOCgArmvjkcOdG5ZcqQ4xmQ/s400/P9160022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398455237305767234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzIZIvJoHL7hI8a2vh7nfgszNeX19KzoWTMixALl3M2N8bXYM4SaSVZaO63FH5c17TGw1pLJuwUmdjmfxdP2uuRMP8fSLo-muTQTok-nA5qaxaMdSs0bClxgd7nQNKMNxlkrTWn02CE4/s1600-h/P9160005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzIZIvJoHL7hI8a2vh7nfgszNeX19KzoWTMixALl3M2N8bXYM4SaSVZaO63FH5c17TGw1pLJuwUmdjmfxdP2uuRMP8fSLo-muTQTok-nA5qaxaMdSs0bClxgd7nQNKMNxlkrTWn02CE4/s400/P9160005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398455562861712178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiToKljrEolUkSE_J3tt8nEgUI9FW1Ly2EXY2NFGfy6ZPWyUxL0GD5-MmHGdwcLOk6qxjjCcWEifRjb7msJDfc8JYhPE4F6khO9Ng26SQwiXD0f_3DAEK45MpN10C2vJLWnHCHNBwZ8W0/s1600-h/P9160011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiToKljrEolUkSE_J3tt8nEgUI9FW1Ly2EXY2NFGfy6ZPWyUxL0GD5-MmHGdwcLOk6qxjjCcWEifRjb7msJDfc8JYhPE4F6khO9Ng26SQwiXD0f_3DAEK45MpN10C2vJLWnHCHNBwZ8W0/s400/P9160011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398455841725015250" border="0" /></a><br />All the furniture above can be found at <a href="http://www.myran.com/">www.myran.gr</a> (it's coincidental :P )<br /><br /> Until the next post...be well and colourful! 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