7. This memory game is a little more advance than most of them: instead of disney characters (like the one we had at home), you have to recognize and remember the typeface. Should be an easy game to win for the graphic designers among us… Buy it here.
8. Cheerful bunting which would look pretty good in my room too. Available here. (source)
When we were in Morocco, we made a little trip to Essaouira, a town by the seaside. On our way over there, we stopped at a place where women made argan oil according to old traditions. (photo 1 and 2) They explained the process to us and we could try both the culinary oil (tastes so good with a piece of bread) and the cosmetic oil (of which I took a little bottle home, it’s supposed to work miracles for your hair and skin). When we were in Essaouira, we enjoyed the view over the sea, ate fresh fish (including sea urchin!) and enjoyed the only beer we found on our entire trip, in a café which was nothing more then a roof and a view over the sea, and where they only served beer and coke.
About 5 years ago, when my interest in photography sparked, I was really into photo manipulations. Rosie Hardy, who posted a new manipulated self portrait on her flickr each day, was my biggest inspiration back then. (She inspired me to do photo manipulations myself, I posted them once here.) Once, she mentioned her own source of inspiration: the duo Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison. While I’ve outgrown the photo manipulation phase and became a fan of more realistic work, I’m still mesmerized with this couple’s magical work. See for yourself!
2. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (I’m sure all of you know him from the movie ‘500 days of summer’) published a book under the motto: “The universe is not made of atoms; it’s made of tiny stories.” Therefor he asked Americans to send in illustrations and super short stories, of which 60 made it into ‘The tiny book of tiny stories, volume 1‘, which is nothing more than a collection of inspiring mini stories, and that’s probably all it needs to be. I haven’t read it, but I expect this to be a great gift for a loved one, and I wouldn’t mind getting one myself!
3. If I were a man, this would be my bible. ‘The moustache grower’s guide‘ helps every man to achieve his dream mustache, and since my love for mustaches is endless, my male friends can all expect this book as a birthday gift, until none of my friends is without a mustache. Making the world a better place one mustache at a time!
4. Stefaan Pauwels and Dominique Nzeyimana from knotoryus released a book (available at colette or as an ibook version), filled with inspirational photos, drawings and words. Looks like a book I need on my coffee table. (source)
5. ‘Living in brussels‘ is a collection of 20 interiors in our Belgian capital. As far as I can tell from the sneak peeks at I love Belgium, this is another book I’d love to get my hands on.
6. Photography is unfortunately a very expensive hobby, but luckily you don’t need an expensive camera to make beautiful photos. ‘Pin hole cameras, a do-it-yourself guide‘ shows how you can make pinhole cameras from objects which you can find in every household.
7. ‘The guerrilla art kit‘ by Keri Smith (which I’m sure you all know from ‘wreck this journal’) gives you all the inspiration you need to start an arty revolution. Let’s get crafty!
“Once upon a time there was a girl who had 7 invisible horses. People thought she was crazy and that she in fact had 7 imaginary horses, but this was not the case. When autumn came the girl spent a whole day washing all her clothes. She hung them on a string in her garden to let the gentle autumn sun dry them. Out of nowhere, a terrible storm came and its fiercefull winds grabbed a hold of all her clothes and all seven horses (authors note: since they are invisible they obviously didn’t weigh much). The girl was devestated and spent all autumn looking for each horse spread around the country, wrapped in her clothes. “
1. Lovely messages inside the fridge. (source unknown)
2. Lots of floral patterns in Ilanka’s outfits. You will probably never find me in a similar outfit, but still, I think it’s beautiful! (source)
3. This adorable tea set, available here. (source)
4. Kaleidoism can turn any image into a customizable kaleidoscope. When I was a kid, I always regretted not having one, so yay! (source)
5. NASA’s ‘Most Amazing High Definition Image of Earth – Blue Marble 2012’ gets me dreaming of outer space… Take a look at it in full size (which is huge!) here. (source)
In my second post about my Moroccan trip, I’m showing you photos of our more touristic outings in Marrakesh. We saw several palaces (wish I remembered which one’s, but the names are so hard and there were so many… oops!) and the divine Jardin Majorelle (recognizable by the gorgeous blue building), once restored by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé. That gorgeous blue color alone is enough reason for me to consider going back to Morocco!
