anniversary day

today is our 4th anniversary!

wow, I can't believe it's been four years already since we got married!!!

this is a picture of roses I got on the day we tied the knot.

the bouquet was from our friends who witnessed us signing the marriage papers.

not from my hubby! lol

and this is my wedding ring that I finally got about two years ago.

we were ring-less until then.

we got the rings from PRIZE.

I forgot the name of the artist who made the ring...

it is a very thin gold ring that has willow buds motifs.

I like thin skinny rings. they are very feminine.

my husband had the same ring,

but it was too 'feminine' that it couldn't handle all the 'abuses' from being on a carpenter's finger.

it got caught on thing and stretched, then it broke!

sad... :(

he won't be back home until later in the evening today.

it's rare, but he's working this friday...

maybe we'll do something fun tomorrow!

have a lovely weekend, everyone :)

xo

polaroid photos

I've purchased a polaroid camera at a local thrift store a few weeks ago.

the lady at the store told me it was pretty much brand new, and it was $3.

so, I thought, 'oh what a heck, get it and give it a try.'

next day, I went looking for the films for it.

and the woman there told me they stopped making the films like two years ago!

uggggggh!!

I also went online looking for the films, but oh my! they are expensive!!

I mean, waaaaayyyyy more than the price I payed for the camera.

I had been wondering ever since,

"how are those polaroid photos I see very often on the web(fashion blogs and such) made??"

Satomi had the answer for my question :)

oh, yes! of course, everything has a softwear in this modern high-tech world!!

she used this program, but for some reason I couldn't download the sample... :(
I am very cheap when it comes to things like this, so I am kind of hesitant to pay $10 to get the softwear.
I think there is something wrong with the setting of my computer, but what if it doesn't work on this?!

so, again I went to the world with all the answers, called google, searching for 'polaroid',

and found this one.

here are a couple photos I tried.

how to use it is pretty easy and simple.

image of a polaroid camera shows up when you start the program,

then all you have to do is to drag an image on to the camera.

it's kinda cute and fun. it even makes the noise of the camera.

but the down side is you can't really control/edit how you'd like it to look...

now, I am curious,,,

have any of you used a polaroid program? what do you use??

is any of the free ones good??

no more sleeping on the floor!

last weekend, my husband suddenly decided to make a bad frame.

well, finally...

we've been sleeping on the floor(Japanese style, I guess) for... over a year....

he left to the shop saturday afternoon, saying he would be done in a few hours.

of course, things always take longer than what you expected/estimated.

he didn't get too far that day, and next morning he went working again.

came back home 1:30AM that night with all the parts.

and next morning, we assembled the bed.

taddaaaaaaa!

this is our new bed :)

it is his own design!

no nails/screws are visible.

he's planning on making drawers underneath the bed.
but we'll see when that's going to happen.

maybe in six months, or a year or two...

thanks, babe!!

having a carpenter(well, timberframer, so he prefers to be called.) as husband is definitely handy and awesome :) :) :)

if you'd like him to design/built you a bed(or anything!),

please contact me:)

thrifted

here are some of the thing I thrifted last week and this week...

poppie mugs -25c each

I have a thing with poppies.

and they were from Japan :)

new leopard socks -50c

I love animal prints, but don't quit have guts to try anything crazy...

I think I can give it a try with these lovely purple socks :)

obviously this is not everything,,,,

I got lots of fabric for making things!

I am hoping to work on making dresses out of them.

will make a post soon :)

rose barrettes

it's kinda early,

but is anyone getting ready for Valentines day?

we don't usually do much because my husband doesn't agree with the whole concept.
he says it is just commercialized holiday/event(well not even a holiday)
that is set up to consume more money and things...
he also thinks it doesn't have to be only one day to celebrate being in love.

well, there is a truth to that, I agree.

but it is still nice to do something sweet and romantic,
and celebrate the love you have to the people in your life.

I just saw these cute barrettes and the how-to on the purl bee.

I might have to make myself and little L some!
they are so adorable :)


before thinking about Valentine's day,
our 4th anniversary is coming up this week!
wow!! can't believe it's already been four years since we got married!!
I don't think we'll do anything fancy.
go out for dinner,
and maybe a surprise gift...?
something I can whip it up quickly??

any suggestions????

milano girls

Milano girls tend to catch my eyes on the Sartorialist.

her knitted items make me feel warm and cosy by just looking at them!

her sizing is just so perfect!

I want that jacket...