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C and I have been looking for a new place to rent - we've been in our current home for a year and being 150 years old, it is quite small, cold, damp and with tiny rooms that are awkward to fit furniture (and tiny little doorways that 6-foot-tall C hits his head on a lot to my amusement). As we've been going to inspections and looking at pretty places online I've been imagining how I'd like to arrange things and furniture and decor I might make a little splurge on. My budget for things like these is pretty slim so I'm thinking some DIY projects might be in order. Here are some (mostly totally impractical and way out of my price range) bits and pieces I'd love to have around my home. Decor inspiration if you will.


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My friend Sara is a beautiful creative lady. We became friends through uni this year and despite my absolute joy for her as she moves to Ireland next year to be with her love, I can't possibly hide my misery that my uni bestie will be disappearing from my day to day life in a mere six months! Facebook and Skype will not suffice! I've made it my mission to finally get my passport before she goes and I'll wander on over and visit her in pretty Dublin.

One of the (many) crafty, arty things she's been doing lately is coordinating the International Scarf Exchange 2011. Tonight the wonderful woolly things that were made and sent in were exhibited at the Powerhouse Gallery at our uni and the fruits of this project were so, so beautiful. These are just a couple of pictures I took at the opening - I'm sure Sara will post a big bunch more.





PS. MUST LEARN TO KNIT.

Christina recently did a post about riding bikes in Paris, where helmets aren't typically worn, then returning to San Fran and not really feeling so keen about wearing a helmet. I am a bit in two minds about helmets - it is illegal not to wear one when cycling in Australia, so there is no choice - but a part of me thinks that the choice should be left up to the rider. It has become something that is very automatic for me, so I don't have to even think about it, I just put it on - although it would be nice to be able to wear different hair styles. Being safe is obviously a bigger priority (though I've never fallen off my bike before).

Having to wear a helmet - and helmets generally being ugly and totally unstylish seems to be a significant factor in people not riding bikes these days. I have a pretty cute rounded mauve helmet, which doesn't cramp my style too much, but this decoupaged helmet DIY by Modcloth is an awesome way to revamp a sad, boring helmet - I might try it with another helmet.



Modcloth have been doing some other sweet cycling style posts lately including cute helmets, pedal savvy fashion, the Modcloth bike ride guide, write a bike and the "We Can't Stop Talking About... Bikes!" post.

Planet Green also has a guide to Pimping Your Bike Helmet.

PS. I'd die for an Audrey Kawasaki bike helmet!

+ The textiles studio at my university is a lovely colourful place. I have two of my subjects in this room and it has good vibes.



+ I can't remember if this chandelier was made by Mae or Abigail (forgive me!), isn't it lovely?