#Pink Frida Flowers and Birds

[zebralady]

Pink Frida Flowers and Birds Desk Mat Pad Size's 18x12 or 24x14

Pink Frida Flowers and Birds Desk Mat Pad Size's 18x12 or 24x14 Design Personalize your Home or Home Office or Office , Great for a gift. Material: Neoprene/Non-Slip Rubber Base Shape: Rectangle, final sale on printed items Please note that all monitors reproduce colors differently. I cannot guarantee that what you see on your monitor All inclusions like gold, foil, glitter, wood, metals,this is a digital etc. are just the images thereof printed on fabric, All items orders are handmade printed & made to order

Size: 18″ x 12″ x 1/4" thick

Size: 24″ x 14″ x 1/4" thick

[waithyuck]

extra elongated tag game

tagged by @gohyuck my love

tagging: @kwantified @honeyyu @jensungf @renjunwrites @neo-shitty @suingjaehyun

O N E

tell me the first song that made you stan your current fave group and why did your faves attract you so much?

okay so my ult group is nct and I can’t remember what song exactly but i remember not being a stan and LOVING back 2 u so much that I had to look into nct

for bts is was serendipity and blood sweat & tears

ateez was pirate king bc we stanned since debut 😔✊

T W O

rule: answer the ten questions and write your own!

favorite item of clothing?

I own a lot of hoodies but my fav is my dark gray we go up hoodie and it’s big n comfy....yeah

if you had to smell like one scent for the rest of your life what would it be?

I think I would want to smell like vanilla or lavender

favorite painter? why?

frida kahlo bc she embraced everything about herself and did wonderful self portraits

what’s your favorite horror movie (and if you don’t like horror, why not?)?

I don’t like jumpscares so most horror is not to my taste....however give a psychological horror and I’ll go off ab how much I love it (like idk if it’s considered horror but ‘a cure for wellness’ anyone???)

iphone or android?

iPhone dude

favorite tiktok trend (and if you don’t like tiktok, you can talk about how much influencers suck)?

i only go on tiktok for the kpop content I don’t know trends,,,,also can be talk about how most influencers on that app manipulate literal children into giving them money?? for doing absolutely nothing??

if you could wake up with any new ability what would it be?

the ability to read others emotions and make them happy no matter what (call me a corny ass bitch but it’s true)

favorite superhero/supervillain/antihero?

people consider her a ‘villain’ so I’m saying maleficent (from the movie maleficent) bc ??? she fell in love with a man and he fuckin just,,,,did her so dirty and left her broken-hearted and cut off her wings like ??? hell I’d be mad too I’d curse the little ass baby he had with another woman just as fast as she did. also how about that character development??? she cursed aurora but always looked out for her and eventually came to love her?? and that’s the kiss that broke the spell and woke aurora up?? call that motherly love we stan

if you could only dress in one color for the rest of your life which color would it be?

realistically black is prob the way I would go but gray is also a valid option

who’s your ult and give me five reasons why.

oof y’all already know it’s my boy lee donghyuck

1. his vocals??? the vocals alone are enough reason to stan

2. his dancing??? he is so incredibly talented and I love watching him move

3. his hardwork and dedication to his career, like he loves what he does so much and I love seeing him shine (but also like, pls let him sit the fuck down for a sec)

4. his aura and personality !!!!! is just so loveable !!! he brightens the room with his mood-making personality and I’m just in love with him god

5. okay okay now I’ll touch on the fact that he’s so fucking handsome??? a visual king ???? look at that face, look at those legs, JUST LOOK AT HIS BODY PROPORTIONS. PERFECT.

my questions:

what is your favorite memory from your childhood?

If you could travel anywhere in the world with just a snap of your fingers, where would you go and why?

describe your personality in three (3) words.

what is your favorite thing that you have ever read? (anything you’ve ever read counts! fanfiction, poems, novels etc.) why?

are you the studying type of person or the type to just ‘wing it’ when you have a big test coming up?

between bold colors and pastel colors, which do you prefer?

do you live life in the moment or do you plan every action you take?

what is your favorite holiday and why? (all holidays count! across all religions and cultures 😄)

would you rather stay up to stargaze in the middle of the night or wake up early to watch the sunrise?

what is your favorite eye color on another person?

T H R E E

rule: bold the statements that apply to you, italicize your aspirations, then tag nine people.

AIR ༉⋆͙̈

i have small hands / i love the night sky / i watch animals and birds when i pass them by / i drink herbal tea / i wake to see the dawn / the smell of dust is comforting / i’m valued for being wise / i prefer books to music / i meditate / i find joy in learning new truths from the world around me

FIRE ༉⋆

i don’t have straight hair / i like to wear ripped jeans and overalls / i play an organized sport / i love dogs / i am not afraid of adventure / i love to talk to strangers / i always try new foods / i enjoy road trips / summer is my favorite season / my radio is always playing

WATER ༉⋆͙̈

i wear bracelets on my wrists / i love the bustle of the city / i have more than one set of piercings / i read poetry / i love the sound of a thunderstorm / i want to travel the world / i sleep past midday most days / i love simply lit dinners and fluorescent signs / i rewatch kids shows out of nostalgia / i see emotions in colors not words

EARTH ༉⋆͙̈

i wear glasses or contacts / i enjoy doing the laundry / i am a vegetarian or vegan / i have an excellent sense of time / my humor is very cheerful / i am a valued advisor to my friends / i believe in true love / i love this chill of mountain air / i’m always listening to music / i am highly trusted by the people in my life

AETHER ༉⋆͙̈

i go without makeup in my daily life / i make my own artwork / i keep on track of my tasks and time / i always know true north / i see beauty in everything / i can always smell flowers / i smile at everyone i pass by / i always fear history repeating itself / i have recovered from a mental disorder / i can love unconditionally

F O U R

the ultimate tag: answer whichever ones you want to because there are a lot and then tag a few blogs you’d like to get to know better!

PERSONAL

name: samantha

nickname: sam

birthday: march 9

zodiac: pisces sun

nationality: american

languages: english, currently learning korean

gender: female

sexuality: pansexual :)

height: 5’2” (157 cm)

BLOG STUFF

inspiration for muse: music, tv, movies

meaning behind my url: hyuck is doin too much he’s gotta just give me a break and wAIT A SEC = waithyuck

blog established: 2020 but I’ve been on tumblr since 2015

followers: 791

FAVORITES

favorite animals: pigs, cats, dogs, snakes

favorite books: lord of the flies, the great gatsby, hamlet even tho it wasn’t technically a book

favorite color: yellow, orange, pink

favorite fictional characters: gilbert blythe, prince zuko from atla idk who else

favorite flower: sunflowers, carnations, roses

favorite scent: vanilla, citrus, lavender

favorite season: spring or fall

RANDOM

average hours of sleep: like 4-5

cats or dogs: both

coffee, tea or hot chocolate: hot chocolate

current time: 2:23 p.m.

dream trip: seoul, rome, greece in general, london, dublin

dream job: teaching english as a second language, linguist, translator

hobbies: writing, drawing, singing

hogwarts house: hufflepuff

last movie watched: burlesque lmao

last song listened to: kick it - nct 127

no. of blankets you sleep with: 1

random fact(s): my fingers are double jointed lmaO idk

F I V E

10 things i can’t stop listening to

slow down - chase atlantic

watermelon sugar - harry styles

to die for - sam smith

we go up - nct dream

blue side - j-hope

god’s menu - stray kids

inception - ateez

love me right - rendezvous at two

renegade - aaryan shah

HER - chase atlantic

[thanksforthedinosaur]

june 2020

[edm/kawaii future bass] 1. ducky - hyper bloxxd 2. yukiyanagi - achondrite 3. nghthyp - quake 4. mameyudoufu - progress 5. zekk - oxygen 6. protostar - galaxies 7. awfuless - redemption 8. sanaas - polestar (junk remix) 9. c-show - realize 10. lafale - what if i'm not good 11. milkoi - where we go 12. couple n - shine 13. nakamura sanso - fluffy 14. reno - connect 15. ranasol - gone days 16. you - painter 17. snail's house - twinklestar 18. such - magic sign 19. happy kuru kuru - natsu no hi no labyrinth 20. emocosine - magenta potion 21. miruku - damn it she's cute 22. aice room - compiling (2019ver.) 23. cute girls doing cute things - ideal 24. kakeru - nostalgic 25. yuc'e - ghost town 26. tekalu - yourself 27. gaburyu - seek 28. cosmo@bousoup - mow*mow*abduction!!! 29. picco - lonely pop 30. camellia - looking for edge of ground 31. lola disco ☀ - dreaming 32. ev.exi - stellae 33. desired - being an idol

[j-pop/k-pop/j-rock/etc] 34. april - lalalilala 35. oh my girl - nonstop 36. steve aoki - play it cool 37. kyary pamyu pamyu - kamaitachi 38. 4s4ki - suck my life

[electronic/electropop] 39. qrion - mars 40. soleily - passenger trains 41. cloudnone - lights out 42. direct - opal 43. fehrplay - spaces 44. durante - 13 voices 45. jubee - joyride (km remix) 46. elohim - vacuum 47. llll - note to you 48. eva - deci - delà 49. 박혜진 park hye jin - like this 50. the bilinda butchers - low 51. namasenda - dare (am) 52. charli xcx - claws 53. carly rae jepsen - felt this way 54. kim petras - malibu 55. xjk. - blood moon 56. pacific coliseum - turquoise

[ambient] 57. briana marela - forgiveness 58. aether - she isn't here 59. kaitlyn aurelia smith - the spine is quiet in the center 60. park bird - new place, same people 61. daisuke miyatani - film 62. talsounds - opening 63. gia margaret - barely there 64. julianna barwick - inspirit 65. okada takuro - waterfront (up-01) 66. flying solo - dos días después 67. lights & motion - separated hearts 68. akisai - repetition 69. this will destroy you - fair breath 70. mogwai - major treat 71. sleepmakeswaves - time wants a skeleton 72. marika takeuchi - out looking in 73. [.que] - glimmer 74. southern shores - estrisa

[indiepop/electropop] 75. austra - i am not waiting 76. haim - i know alone 77. breakup - in my head 78. emily blue - aperture 79. baths - mikaela corridor 80. prince innocence - sadie & maud 81. frida sundemo - anything 82. oh wonder - oceansize 83. dominic pierce - vivid 84. kitty - baby pink 85. pink skies - st tropez 86. cobalt road - one of these nights 87. blondfire - climb 88. chvrches - forever - separate but together 89. gfoty - by my side 90. oohyo - brave (single cut) 91. munya - boca chica

[indie rock] 92. varsity - fine forever 93. candace - great basin 94. winter - here i am existing 95. hikaru station - first date 96. hayley williams - why we ever 97. the 1975 - tonight (i wish i was your boy) 98. thao & the get down stay down - how could i

[lo-fi hip-hop] 99. tatsuya maruyama - park 100. yutaka hirasaka - glass 101. oatmello - smiles 102. kuranes - magnolia 103. the field tapes - paper trails 104. funkonami - looking for you 105. yoshino yoshikawa - isolation blues

[hip-hop/r&b] 106. misogi - falseawakening 107. yung lean - dogboy 108. taeyoungboy - naminoue 109. crush - mayday (feat. joy) 110. qveen herby - check 111. little simz - might bang, might not 112. jean deaux - recipe! 113. megan thee stallion - savage remix (feat. beyoncé) 114. h.e.r. - wrong places (from songland) 115. parisalexa - 2 optimistic 116. mahalia - brb 117. kllo - insomnia 118. kehlani - water 119. ayelle - got love 120. umi - introspection 121. miknna - jaded 122. keiynan lonsdale - i confess my love 123. tala - control 124. l.e.j - pas l'time 125. yelle - je t'aime encore 126. ximena sariñana - una vez más

[soft indie/acoustic] 127. ghostly kisses - where do lovers go? 128. lianne la havas - paper thin 129. madeline kenney - sucker 130. katie von schleicher - wheel 131. owen - a new muse 132. field medic - better way 133. johanna warren - twisted 134. lucy rose - question it all 135. squirrel flower - take it or leave it 136. land of talk - compelled 137. big thief - love in mine

[j-pop/k-pop/j-rock/etc] 138. 熊川みゆ - sixteen 139. aaamyyy - home 140. cheeze - today's mood 141. 笹川真生 - 産声 142. she her her hers - s 143. lucky kilimanjaro - 光はわたしのなか 144. mei - spriterain - henry remix 145. gesu no kiwami otome - 蜜と遠吠え 146. pinoko - トーキョーブ��ース 147. mei ehara - どちらにピントを 148. österreich - i'll take you everywhere 149. penguinrush - 色彩 150. yonige - あかるいみらい 151. cö shu nie - supercell

[pop punk/emo/math rock] 152. mikey erg - bon voyage 153. the bouncing souls - world on fire 154. new found glory - himalaya 155. dream wife - so when you gonna... 156. jeff rosenstock - scram! 157. diet cig - stare into the sun 158. joyce manor - house warning party 159. mush - plaza hell 160. trophy scars - artist. artists. 2020 161. options - don't mind 162. mouse on the keys - room 163. covet - parachute

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5qSE2Pgcxl1XxUEfBKzPX6?si=m2kTx45VTlumUCnXKZdntw

[deathofanne]

My painting final on the topic of “IDENTITY”. I used a lot of symbolism in this piece. and it took a lot out of me, but man am I proud of it. Took three days collectively to compose and complete.

My writing assignment:

Two 16x20 Canvases

This project was a lot of time and effort but I sincerely enjoyed it and I love the outcome! It took me hours to think of the composition because of all the things I had on my identity list and got excited when I came up with this. It feels like surrealism / contemporary meets collage in a sense. I was evidently inspired by four artists.

Mariko Mori’s “Ring” from her rebirth collection as the collection in general really drew me in due to the minimal, light and cozy feel her work gave me. “Minimal” was one of the words on my list two weeks ago and I really enjoy the way opal looks in the light which “Ring” captures beautifully. I did my best to put together the pastel blue and yellow to mimic the lit up opal look, and instantly I knew I needed to make this a moon in my painting. I realized how much I gravitate to a cosmic aesthetic in my work so it paired well with my idea of depicting the origin of my name. Roman Goddess Diana was the Goddess of the moon and animals (amongst other things) as she is subtly represented.

Alvarado Gaitan Barrios’ “Nostalgia De Paraiso” is a beautiful highly saturated painting depicting a variety of wildlife and botanicals done by a Nicaraguan painter. This piece inspired me to include my favorite flower, the tulip, as well as represent my nationality with Nicaragua’s national bird, the Guardabarranco (also known as a motmot finch). I wanted to make sure to keep a majority of the painting highly saturated as well, with contrasting pigments.

Frida Kahlo’s “Self Portrait Along the Boarder Line Between Mexico and the United States” is the piece that I could not get out of my head while painting this assignment. I felt a strong connection to that piece because although I was born here in the states in New York, I yearn the simple and humble lifestyle in Nicaragua. Kahlo shows an American side along side a Mexican one, which inspired me to put the Statue of Liberty’s crown on top of the Guardabarranco. This puts an emphasis in my prominent New York roots as well as my pride in my Nicaraguan roots. I kept this painting in mind as well when painting my self portrait. Keeping my image involved in my identity just as Kahlo has. (Just with an anxious expression to represent my anxiety).

Will Cotton’s “Candy Clouds (Hannah)”  had the most notable influence on my painting. I wanted to mimic the light airy looking cotton candy clouds as a way to convey sensitivity, vulnerability and intimacy. HSP (highly sensitive person) was on my list and is something I recently found out I was. It has been something I truly struggled with my entire life. The neon pink screams feminine which is something I also struggled with showing pride in most my life. These clouds are an ode to my newfound self love in my sensitivity and not being ashamed to show I love obvious feminine representations.

Aside from the artists who inspired me, I wanted to depict other words from my list.

I strongly identify with my zodiac, so the Aries constellation is depicted in the night sky.

i arranged the tulips with purpose. I wanted four of them ( 4 ) in total, one at the top ( 1 ) and three at the bottom ( 3 ) symbolic to my birthday 4/13.

The third eye on the self portrait ties in with “intuition” which I got without a doubt from my mother, and so I made the eye the same color as her actual iris because her eye color is so unique.

Lastly, I wanted to accent the self portrait with representations of the word “millennial” (my generation of people comically teased as being self absorbed and superficial) so I added one of those trendy halo crowns (I always wanted one since the met gala). And to show my love of make-up, something I definitely identify with, I went ahead and painted a popular make up look of clouds across the face.

[lafrantumaglia]

🌱💫🔮MY RANDOM HOROSCOPE🔮💫🌱

which includes: colors, planets, food, flowers, dog breeds, painters, tarot cards, pokemons, songs from carly rae jepsen’s album “emotion”, novels by haruki murakami and movies from studio ghibli

(2019 edition)

aries:

color: yellow /// celestial object: mars /// food: curried rice /// flower: daffodil /// dog breed: siberian husky /// famous painter: joan miró /// tarot card: the lovers (VI) /// pokemon: ninetales /// song from carly rae jepsen’s album “emotion”: warm blood /// haruki murakami novel: a wild sheep chase ///studio ghibli movie: my neighbor totoro

taurus:

color: brown /// celestial object: saturn /// food: burger and fries /// flower: carnation /// dog breed: shar pei /// famous painter: frida kahlo /// tarot card: the chariot (VII) /// pokemon: tauros /// song from carly rae jepsen’s album “emotion”: gimmie love /// haruki murakami novel: hear the wind sing, pinball 1973 /// studio ghibli movie: porco rosso

gemini:

color: white /// celestial object: mercury /// food: blue cheese /// flower: tulip /// dog breed: dachshund /// famous painter: edvard munch /// tarot card: the wheel of fortune (X) /// pokemon: ditto /// song from carly rae jepsen’s album “emotion”: when i needed you /// haruki murakami novel: norwegian wood /// studio ghibli movie: nausicaä of the valley of the wind

cancer:

color: purple /// celestial object: the moon /// food: soup /// flower: chrysanthemum /// dog breed: saint bernard /// famous painter: giotto /// tarot card: the moon (XVIII) /// pokemon: kingler /// song from carly rae jepsen’s album “emotion”: i didn't just come here to dance /// haruki murakami novel: 1Q84 /// studio ghibli movie: from up on poppy hill

leo:

color: gold /// celestial object: the sun /// food: creamy noodles /// flower: sunflower /// dog breed: chow chow /// famous painter: gustav klimt /// tarot card: the strenght (XI), the sun (XIX) ///pokemon: ho-oh /// song from carly rae jepsen’s album “emotion”: emotion /// haruki murakami novel: kafka on the shore /// studio ghibli movie: whisper of the heart

virgo:

color: pink /// celestial object: stars /// food: salad ///flower: jasmine /// dog breed: corgi /// famous painter: hieronymus bosch /// tarot card: the star (XVII) /// pokemon: gloom /// song from carly rae jepsen’s album “emotion”: boy problems /// haruki murakami novel: south of the border, west of the sun /// studio ghibli movie: ocean waves

libra:

color: lilac /// celestial object: venus /// food: ice cream /// flower: lotus flower /// dog breed: collie /// famous painter: claude monet /// tarot card: the justice (VIII) /// pokemon: alakazam /// song from carly rae jepsen’s album “emotion”: making the most of the night /// haruki murakami novel: after dark /// studio ghibli movie: only yesterday

scorpio:

color: black, silver /// celestial object: pluto /// food: pizza with black olives /// flower: rose /// dog breed: german shepherd /// famous painter: francisco de goya /// tarot card: the devil (XV) /// pokemon: gengar /// song from carly rae jepsen’s album “emotion”: black heart /// haruki murakami novel: hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world /// studio ghibli movie: kiki's delivery service

sagittarius:

color: red /// celestial object: the earth /// food: tacos /// flower: gerbera /// dog breed: golden retriever /// famous painter: wassily kandinsky /// tarot card: the magician (I) /// pokemon: charizard /// song from carly rae jepsen’s album “emotion”: run away with me /// haruki murakami novel: the wind-up bird chronicle /// studio ghibli movie: princess mononoke

capricorn:

color: dark green /// celestial object: jupiter /// food: barbecue /// flower: lily /// dog breed: greyhound /// famous painter: raphael /// tarot card: the empress (III), the emperor (IV) /// pokemon: ampharos /// song from carly rae jepsen’s album “emotion”: your type /// haruki murakami novel: dance dance dance /// studio ghibli movie: spirited away

aquarius:

color: light blue /// celestial object: uranus /// food: sushi /// flower: cherry blossom /// dog breed: shiba inu /// famous painter: henri matisse /// tarot card: the temperance (XIV) /// pokemon: lugia /// song from carly rae jepsen’s album “emotion”: all that /// haruki murakami novel: sputnik sweetheart /// studio ghibli movie: the wind rises

pisces:

color: dark blue /// celestial object: neptune /// food: black coffee /// flower: hydrangea /// dog breed: beagle /// famous painter: pablo picasso /// tarot card: the high priestess (II), the hierophant (V) /// pokemon: tentacruel /// song from carly rae jepsen’s album “emotion”: LA hallucinations /// haruki murakami novel: colorless tsukuru tazaki and his years of pilgrimage /// studio ghibli movie: howl's moving castle

can you guess my sign???

[nako-doodles]

tag game 📦

The rules are:

tag the person who tagged you

answer the questions

tag 10 people

Tagged by the lovely @nervousatthenightclub​ 💖💖💖 thank u

How tall are you? 172cm

What color and style is your hair? it used to be a black but the sun has bleached it into dark chestnut brown....it used to be a lob but I pull my hair back so often I dont even know what to call it.....an........electron cloud of baby hair around a bun nucleus?

What color are your eyes? a nice poopy brown

Do you wear glasses? i use to wear contacts and OK lenses but i didnt have time to clean my OK lenses in college and then i keep getting irritants in my eyes here so im back with glasses 

Do you wear braces? nope

What’s your fashion sense? it used to be monochromes and neutrals with the occasional pastel pink but now that i've depleted my summer clothes, my mom has now made my entire wardrobe bright florals and prints, but really you can find me in loungewear most of the time

Full name? shirley

When were you born? oct 26, sometime in the year of our lord

Where are you from and where do you live now? the last place I was at was NYC, and now I’m in HK

What school do you go to? university. sadly.

What kind of student are you? i used to be an overachiever in high school but i kinda.....gave up? in college. so the ‘crams the night before and prays to lord buddha vishnu jesus during the exams’ kinda gal

Do you like school? everything about uni but academia is great.

Favorite subject? linguistics, urban economics, art history, english, ethics and philosophy, history of fashion

Favorite tv show? avatar the last airbender, house of cards, legend of zhen huan, game of thrones, sponge bob? i dont really watch tv anymore 

Favorite movie? off the top of my head: spirited away, graveyard of the fireflies, your name, the godfather, schindler’s list, up, the flowers of war, the princess bride, the sound of music, e.t....but im sure im missing a lot

Favorite books? reading off my bookshelf in the family library: 

grapefruit by yoko ono

no longer human 人間失格 by dazai osamu

no exit by jean by paul sartre

pride and prejudice by jane austen

i know why the caged bird sings by maya angelou

the wind-up bird chronicles ねじまき鳥クロニクル by murakami haruki

twelfth night by shakespeare

the waste land by ts elliot

the alchemist by paulo cuelo

jin ping mei 金瓶梅 by anonymous

le petit prince by antoine de saint-exupéry

red sorghum clan 红高粱家族 by mo yan

13 flowers of nanjing 金陵十三钗 by yan geling

between the world and me by ta-nehisi coates

the complete poems of Emily dickinson

milk and honey by rupi kaur

e e cummings: complete poems 1904-1962

dear ijeawele by chimamanda ngozi adichie

a confederacy of dunces by john kennedy toole

l’etranger by albert camus

the art of spirited away

wall and piece by banksy

yayoi kusama: give me love

slow food: dutch and flemish meal still lifes, 1600-1640

china: a cookbook by terry tan

frida’s fiestas by guadalupe rivera marín and marie-pierre colle

thug kitchen: eat like you give a fuck 

encyclopaedia of chocolate by ecole grand chocolat valrhona 

sweet: desserts from london's ottolenghi

(yes i had “half a suitcase” full of my fave books when i moved here. yes i almost had an overweight luggage. yes i finished all these books before they got my wifi set up. yes i buy cookbooks for their pictures. yes i stole the chinese novels from my dad bc i didnt want to bring their translations with me. yes i read coffee table books bc im a nerd. yes half these books are my favorite people bc my favorite people gave them to me. no i will not say which ones. no this is not a comprehensive list.)

Favorite pastime? huddling with a cup of coffee and a book, baking, cooking, people-watching, wandering through cities

Do you have any regrets? you cant live life without some form of regrets

Dream job? traveling. eating. traveling and eating. im an easy girl to please.

Would you ever like to be married? to...gourmet food? sure. otherwise no.

Would you like to have kids? no. maybe a food baby?

How many? a number approaching negative infinity

Do you like shopping? depends on the thing. books and cute stationary and accessories? sure. furniture? house hunting? fuck no. never again. 

What countries have you visited? just a layover, visit, or lived? for reference: i memorized my passport numbers from the sheer amount of times ive had to fill it in for various customs and border control forms growing up

Scariest nightmare you have ever had? i dont usually dream (or rather I guess technically speaking i dont remember my dreams?) but most harrowing one I remember...was particularly sisyphean. for some reason i was tasked to outsmart a sphinx in the form of 20 questions? which is already unfair considering, but anyways every time we got to a subject i didn’t know i would be thrown into a pit that somehow houses another sphinx? and every repetition we would be closer to question 20? it was just a nerdier version of zeno’s paradox repeat ad infinitum until my exhausted brain stop running on a hamster wheel of hell and woke me up at 4am for my 3pm exam :D

Any enemies? im not a doormat

Any significant other? yes, to food and my bed

Do you believe in miracles? hmmm.......on a ‘jesus turns wine from water’ scale? no. little ones like talking with a nice neighbor on a plane, meeting a new friend somewhere unlikely, or just barely catching the last subway train? yes.

How are you? i was watching a video about how columbia has opened its borders to the venezuelans in light of the economic crisis...which then escalated into me marathoning a journalistic mini-documentary series about borders and migrants and refugees and asylum seekers while crying into a bowl of mangos. tldr im great. 

I tag my usual loves: @t0d-oder-freiheit @seokjinsult @jinswife @jinkooksremedy @jinbeann @jinergy @cafejoon @jionysus @iluvnj @jincentvangogh @yooniescheeks @hellreads 😘😘

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Happy Monday! It's a rainy morning here in New York and after compiling and sorting through all the questions from this past week on Instagram, I've decided to do more regular posts answering your questions through my blog rather than social media. Reason being is for the sole purpose of having enough space to answer everything. You only get so many characters on your captions on IG! I was initially selecting and answering 10-theme questions every Sunday on my Instagram, but after some consideration, I think it'll be much more effective on here. So without further ado, let's jump into some questions! This week's theme is inspired by Vogue's 73 Questions, where I went through them myself and did one for you! Since there were a ton of similar questions within this questionnaire from you guys, I thought it was a perfect way to start the new week and also getting the chance to know me better! So come along and take a quick read! Fun and easy :) 

1. What’s your favorite movie?  Fried Green Tomatoes 2. Favorite movie in the past five years? The Shape of Water 3. Favorite Hitchcock film? Psycho 4. A book you plan on reading? Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 5. A book that you read in school that positively shaped you? Lord of the Flies by William Goulding 6. Favorite TV show that’s currently on? Sharp Objects 7. On a scale of one to ten how excited are you about life right now? 8 8. iPhone or Android? iPhone 9. Twitter or Instagram? Instagram 10. Who should EVERYONE be following right now? Jamie Beck from @annestreetstudio

11. What’s your favorite food? Korean 12. Least favorite food? Tripe. I. Just. Can't. 13. What do you love on your pizza? Green pepper, mushroom, onion & black olives. My fav combo. 14. Favorite drink? Cherry Coke 15. Favorite dessert? Chocolate cake 16. Dark chocolate or milk chocolate? Dark 17. Coffee or tea? Coffee 18. Lace or latex? Latex 19. What’s your favorite band? The Rolling Stones 20. Favorite solo artist? Al Green

21. Favorite song? Rich Girl by Hall & Oates or Sign My Name by Terence Trent D'Arby, or Tom Petty's, American Girl. Hard to choose just one!!! 22. If you could sing a duet with anyone, who would it be? Ha ha, Eminem! 23. If you could master one instrument, what would it be? Piano. 24. If you had a tattoo, where would it be? On my spine. 25. To be or not to be? To be. 26. Dogs or cats? Dogs. 27. Bird-watching or whale-watching? Bird-watching, but much rather prefer people watching. 28. Best gift you’ve ever received? My beautiful German shepherd, MaQ. 29. Best gift you’ve ever given? A sterling silver card holder from Tiffany. 30. Last gift you gave a friend? Lotion

31. What’s your favorite board game? Monopoly 32. What’s your favorite country to visit? Ukraine. 33. What’s the last country you visited? UK. 34. What country do you wish to visit? South Korea. 35. What’s your favorite color? Toss up between black and green. 36. Least favorite color? Pink. 37. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds. 38. Heels or flats? Heels. 39. Pilates or yoga? Neither? HAHA! If I had to pick then yoga. 40. Jogging or swimming? Swimming.

41. Best way to de-stress? Read a book. 42. If you had one superpower, what would it be? Telepathy 43. What’s the weirdest word in the English language? Oeuvre. 44. What’s your favorite flower? White lily. 45. When was the last time you cried? Last week. 46. Do you like your handwriting? Sometimes. 47. Do you bake? Yes. 48. What is your least favorite thing about yourself? My impatience. 49. What is your most favorite thing about yourself? My relentlessness.  50. Who do you miss most? My parents.

51. What are you listening to right now? Uptown Funk. 52. Favorite smell? Bergamot. 53. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? My husband. 54. Who was the last person you sent a text to? My girlfriend. 55. A sport you wish you could play? Polo, but I can't ride horses to save my life! 56. Hair color? Originally jet black, now I'm almost blonde. 57. Eye color? Dark brown.  58. Scary film or happy endings? Scary film.  59. Favorite season? Fall. 60. Three people alive or dead that you would like to have dinner with? Lisa Ling, Michelle Kwan, and Frida Kahlo.

61. Hugs or kisses? Kisses. 62. Rolling Stones or the Beatles? RS 63. Where were you born? California. 64. What is the farthest you have been from home? Ukraine.  65. Sweet or savory? Savory. 66. Lipstick or lip gloss? Lipstick. 67. What book have you read again and again? Anything by Murakami and Bukowski.  68. Favorite bedtime story? The Princess Bride.  69. What would be the title of your autobiography? Sorry, can't fully answer this as it conflicts with what I'm currently working on! And NO, it's not an autobiography, but definitely within that realm.  70. Favorite sound? Rain. 71. Favorite animal? German shepherds, or dogs in general.  72. Who is your girl crush? Natalie Imbruglia.  73. Last photograph you took? An art mural. 

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❝   incoming   transmission:   OBRINN,   KETURAH   from   the   planet   of   YAVIN   IV   is   making   arrangements   to   land   on   batuu.   the   TWENTY-SEVEN   year   old   HUMAN   is   here   to   become   a   REBEL   INFANTRY   LIEUTENANT.   keep   a   close   eye   on   them,   i   hear   they   can   be   CURIOUS,   EMOTIONAL,   and   INVENTIVE.   they   have   documented   that   they   always   bring   their   BLASTER   with   them.

LINKS:   PINTEREST.

❝   STANDARD   DATA.

full name : keturah antilles obrinn

aka : cat, ember li connix

age : twenty-seven

birthday : january 20, 8 ABY

gender & pronouns : cis female, she/her

orientation : pansexual

species : human

occupation : rebel infantry lieutenant

❝   APPEARANCE.

hair : light blonde, almost white

eyes : green

height : 5′3″

scent : peaches, roses, resistance soap, slight scent of explosive residue

accent : dulathian ( pacific northwestern ) -- sweet bird-like voice that isn’t afraid to get rough if threatened or sticking up for herself, but for the most part it’s gentle and sweet and feels like how whipped cream tastes??? i dont know why that’s what i think of but it is it’s cute and nice and i connect it to apple pie and thanksgiving and family making fun of me for putting WAY too much whipped cream on my pie?? happy?? things??

scars : she does have quite a few scars from random stuff, infantry missions, a particularly shitty boyfriend.

tattoos : she’s got a couple little tattoos, one is a thin outline of a little cluster of poppies and one is of a matchbox with a pair of matches making an x above them. super cute and pretty small. now has the rebel symbol in honor of the yavin attack

piercings : ears are pierced! she has quite a few cute piercings kinda like hope’s, they’re in a cute lil design

face claim : josefine frida pettersen

❝   PERSONALITY.

positive traits : curious, inventive, charismatic, bright

negative traits : emotional, headstrong, self-sacrificing, impatient

force signature : keturah’s force signature is an abandoned church. echoey and just big enough while still being modest and the walls covered in ivy, more ivy and plants hanging from cracks and holes in the roof, chipping and flaking gold foil accents on walls that used to be white, leaks everywhere, a spring running through the crumbled floor from a hole in the wall to one side, all the way to another at the other end – nature reclaiming its place despite the human invention in the way. the pews are all rotting and not safe to sit in, there aren’t any statues or idols, it’s a place devoid of specific religion and no one’s there, but it still feels like a place you should be quiet in. stained glass makes colored patterns everywhere the light hits and it’s a great place to read a book or take pictures or just sit and be quiet and listen to whispers. when she’s upset, you need to board up the windows because that little church-turned-hovel will collapse. there have been a couple fires that blackened the walls and caused more decay, but for the most part we’re just lucky it’s still standing

❝   BACKGROUND.

birth place : dulathia, raised on yavin iv

father : derra connix - fc: cary elwes ( birth father ), bartam obrinn - fc: javier bardem ( adoptive father, deceased )

mother : ryndi averath - fc: cate blanchett ( birth mother ), doma delstee - fc: gong li ( adoptive mother, deceased )

siblings : kaydel - fc: elizabeth olsen ( older sister )

pets : none

notable skills : weapons expert, explosives, infantry battle strategy, droid repair

❝   MISCELLANEOUS.

zodiac : aquarius

alignment : lawful good

mbti : enfp, the campaigner

hogwarts house : ravenclaw

greek deity : artemis

greatest wish : for her friends and family to be safe

greatest fear : getting lost

pop culture characters : luna lovegood from harry potter, annabeth chase from pjo, merida from brave, elizabeth swan from potc, serah from final fantasy 13, kitty from anna karenina

among us details : cries. bad at imposter, she asks how to vent or how to sabotage. good crewmate. pink with the flower.

❝   HISTORY.

her earliest memory was waking up on the millennium falcon, a concerned wookiee overhead. she was tiny, just five years old, and very scared. she couldn’t remember much, only that she didn’t know where she was and that she didn’t know where her family was. she had no name, no home, nothing.

she had been found with a bump on her head, knocked out cold after getting lost and separated from her family. han solo had been stealing from the warehouse nearby when he noticed the girl and decided he couldn’t just leave her there. he searched high and low and couldn’t find the girl’s parents, so… he supposed he had no choice but to take her with him. he wouldn’t feel right throwing her to the streets, and he knew of a pair of rebels that could care for her.

bartam and doma were rebels that fought with the alliance and settled on yavin iv with the others after the war. bartam was a strategist, and doma worked as a droid mechanic in charge of servicing the astromechs and other helpers. an accident left doma unable to have her own children, so this girl falling into their laps so to speak was truly a blessing from the force. the pair reminded her of her fuzzy memory of her parents, and honestly she was just so scared and sad that she jumped at the chance of family once more. they adopted her and named her keturah antilles, continuing the tradition of naming the children after famous rebels, in this case her middle name came from wedge antilles, the pilot.

she grew up around poe and the other kids, learning from the rebels, hearing all the stories and dreaming of being as bold and brave as the heroes around them. she mourned losses with them, celebrated new babies with them, fought and played and grew with them, she quickly became one of them. but she knew something was missing. something would always be missing, but it wasn’t like she could retrace her steps and go backwards. all she could do was keep moving forward.

she was one of the only yavin brats that didn’t die, get taken, or leave.

always a big fan of putting together puzzles and little inventions, her skills proved incredibly useful through her life. she went through school and then into training, finding that she had a real knack for fixing weapons, building bombs and weapons, and using both effectively. she could hold a blaster and know what was wrong with it, and even saved a couple people from losing an arm to a defective blaster.

when it came time for her to be part of the resistance, she was twenty and rearing to get in the action. she was part of the infantry class and rose through the ranks quite quickly; her skills in strategy from her adoptive father clearly showing through. she was appointed to lieutenant a couple years ago, which is her current rank.

since most of the attention and resources went to the navy, keturah spearheaded most of the ground operations. they were just as important but much harder to organize and protect – they couldn’t just fly away from a sticky situation, they were the ones dropped in on foot and all but left for dead until the work was done. such a life has made her incredibly resourceful and inventive. she doesn’t mind that they’re less looked after, because she trains the other infantry to be just as cunning as the speedy pilots. they still lose good soldiers, but they’ve endured this long and they’re still going strong.

she lost her adoptive parents in their transports on the way to crait from the raddus. she’s still pretty broken up from it. they were all she had.

❝   ARRIVAL ON BATUU.

she arrived on batuu with most of the rebels when they were establishing it as a base. she’s been here ever since.

❝   PRESENT.

keturah and the other infantrymen have been working as peacekeepers, protecting the innocent citizens of batuu from the troopers and first order officers. they get roughed up pretty often, but it’s better that they take the hits than the innocent civilians.

she still hopes her adoptive parents will come to life like everyone else has. maybe she’s just not that lucky.

recently found out that kaydel co connix is her sister, she was born on dulathia to a family that loved her very much, and her recurring nightmare was the memory of her last few moments before losing all her memories of her past.

❝   HEADCANONS.

because life in the infantry is so hard, and her memories of the past still hurt her, she has a tendency to be a little emotional at times. but she refuses to continue the centuries-long culture of emotions being bad things in war. she’s not afraid to say what she feels or cry or get frustrated, and her emotional support extends to everyone in the resistance. she’s a firm believer that keeping it all bottled up gets in the way of being an effective soldier.

she’s one of those people that can find a way to connect with anyone, she’s genuine and kind and will listen to your problems all day long, share her own in return. it’s not that she trusts easily, but she believes that there’s nothing she could share that could really be used against her, so if asked, she’d share anything. she’s just a bright girl.

she has a tendency to wander ( which is probably the reason why she got lost in the first place. ) she gets distracted if she’s not working on something because she’s always looking for something new to do.

loves droids so much, she treats them like people and hangs out with them all the time. bffs with k-2so.

she’s very artistic!! she loves to knit and draw and be creative.

❝   TIMELINE OF IMPORTANT EVENTS.

8 ABY / AGE 0 : birth on dulathia

13 ABY / AGE 5 : gets lost and loses memories, is found by han solo and taken to yavin iv, is adopted

28 ABY / AGE 20 : joins the resistance

34 ABY / AGE 26 : arrives on batuu, present

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April 2018

Rediscovering an old passion of mine: The ice. I went to another ice-hockey match the other day and the atmosphere was fantastic - tense, excited, the players were really going for it. Hannes bought me beer and a hot dog and I enganged in friendly banter with the enemy (I wished him a safe trip home to Karlsruhe after Mannheim had lost and he winked at me). I really hope we'll win the semi-finals. I desperately want to go to the final! Ice-hockey brings back childhood memories for me because I used to join my dad who had season tickets for the LA Cannibals. He was allowed to bring children under 6 for free (I think I must have been 6 until I was about 10 years old...) I also saw the movie I, Tonya about the infamous figure skater Tonya Harding on Easter Sunday, sitting alone in the cinema, enjoying my popcorn. I loved this film. The soundtrack is awesome, the acting and the humour are spot-on. A few days later I actually went ice-skating with Korbian (in the EHC Red Bull rink!) and even though my feet still hurt so much that I have to unfasten the ice skates every twenty minutes it was great fun. Water and ice - I'm in my element.

A small present from a sixth-grader: a sticker of a smiling bowl of ramen noodle soup!

I can see that I'm so much fitter now than a few months ago. I can run up a flight of stairs without being out of breath. Not even a bit.

Sewing together all the granny squares I had lying around. The size is still on baby blanket level so just give me a few more years to finish it...

The first warm days. Planting flowers in front of my window (primrose, forget-me-not, buttercups). Setting up the canvas chair. Hanging up the laundry on the balcony. Eating outside, walking over Viktualienmarkt just before sunset. Great light and amazing smells.

Climbing the hill in Olympiapark. Lying in the grass, making out with K., enjoying a spectacular view over the Alps and the city.

Having painted toe nails for the first time after the winter. I especially like O.P.I's Tickle my France-y (and how every nail polish just looks so much prettier under water).

The Describe Yourself Like a Male Author Would Twitter thread: Her breasts entered the room before her far less interesting face, decidedly maternal hips and rounded thighs. He found her voice unpleasantly audible. As his gaze dropped from her mouth (still talking!) to her cleavage, he wondered why feminists were so angry all the time. (stellar example by Jennifer Weiner)

Watching Gegen die Wand by Fatih Akin for the first time. And Frida - seems like I'm quite into biopics considering how much I liked I, Tonya.

Seeing how the cat reacted to Korbinian. She just rolled into a little ball in his palms and he held her in his hands for quite a while. Seems like she prefers men...

Amira Casar is very pretty.

He said I didn't snore!

Unter Glück hatte ich mir eigentlich was anderes vorgestellt.

A new double-ended eyebrow brush.

Talking about that one illustration in Janosch's Post für den Tiger (mole network!) and Lena knew immediately what I meant.

Walking over the playground with Lena and Alexandra. Trying out the seesaw, a carousel and the swings. Climbing a jungle gym, squeezing through the ropes, sliding down (my ass didn't get stuck!!)

Lying outside in the sun on a deck chair after one hour of swimming. Cold at first, very very nice after I was dry. It's incredible how much power the sun already has.

Sore muscles from ice-skating. Hill-climbing. Swimming.

Talking a walk in the Nymphenburg castle grounds. Taking a photo of Magdalenenklause (as always - I think it's fascinating how you can see the reflection of the trees and the blue sky as well as the interior of the chapel and the windows at the far end). Reading at Königsplatz. Buying food at the Asian market and some candy at Pomeroy & Winterbottom. Meeting Lena and Obi, having avocado toast with fried eggs at Holzkranich in Schwabing. All in all a really nice day even though I wasn't in a great mood to begin with.

Trommeln in der Nacht was the best play I've seen at the Kammerspiele so far. I really liked it. I mean, an Australian guy singing pop songs during a classic Brecht play - what can go wrong?

Swimming freestyle laps for the first time! My technique is probably shit but all that matters is that it gets my heart rate up.

Finding four tiny holo stars on a page in a librabry book.

Deciding to ride my bike down to Großhesselohe - I lay around in the sunshine in my bathing suit. And I needed sunscreen for the first time this year! I love the smell of the Garnier sun oil. Felt like summer! Isarkaribik... I also lay across from a nudist guy with a pretty good ass. Doesn't hurt.

Moser Roth lemon yoghurt chocolate.

Getting a bunch of Alstroemeria flowers at the supermarket. They were so pretty and stayed fresh for weeks.

Scene hunting.

The sound of the woodpeckers in the trees outside my apartment.

Delicious recipes for all kinds of wraps in the latest issue of Schrot und Korn.

Walking barefoot.

Meeting two huge, fat cats on my evening walk over the fields. Seeing the illuminated living rooms, watching people having dinner, wondering if they actually like each other. The smell of the first blossoming trees. The view over the forest after sunset, watching planes rise above the clouds. The sound of last year's leaves in the wind. Still some traces of light left. Seeing a hedgehog behind a garden fence.

How interested the cat was in the little blooming twig I brought home from a walk.

Reading so incredibly much.

Reading, yes, again - reading about Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes in Connie Palmen's Du sagst es. It's a fictional autobiography of Hughes. All these feelings, so much drama and a life for literature.

Another evening walk (I like them best) - lying down in the big nest swing at the playground. Finding a pile of free give-aways on a bench, taking home paper plates (I use them for acrylic paints).

Trauringe have only one letter more than traurige.

Going to work by tram on a sunny morning. A book in my lap, eating fruit salad. Seeing the city in a different light and discovering places I had never seen before because I usually only go there by night (for example the square/monument left of the Isar near Müllersches Volksbad).

The fact that the laundry dries in a matter of hours on the balcony now.

Taking a random library book to read on my way to work. Reading the passage "Es war April, der Monat, der von T.S. Eliot zum grausamsten unter seinesgleichen gekürt wurde, und es war Freitag, der dreizehnte." in April, on Friday the 13th. The likelihood of this happening is approximately 1 in 2500.

Kunstautomaten.

Meeting basically everyone at Muffat-Biergarten. The Fabis, Claudia, Frank, Manu and Susa. Even Lucy the dog-lady was there.

Paying Rasmus a compliment which he was really happy about.

Hanging up some crystals in the trellis on the balcony.

Spending a day at the Northern part of the English Garden with the "family". Playing Kubb, somersaulting spontaneously, so much delicious food (pizza, chocolate fruit, chickpea salad, sushi, cold drip coffee, ...), exploring some old trees at the riverside, climbing, playing with cheeky dogs, reading Lena's graphic novel.

The Destiny's Child reunion at Coachella.

Ferrero is making mother-effin' Kinder Bueno, Milchschnitte and Kinderriegel ice-cream now! Deliiiish.

Going to a workshop about voice and body language. I actually got way more positive feedback than expected. Apparently my voice and articulation are quite nice and I keep eye contact much better than I thought. Also, I asked another girl from the group to join me for lunch. Yay, talking to people! Hello, new extrovert me!

Foldable silicon lunch boxes.

Playing badminton in the park. I want to do that more often!

Getting eight more books from the library even though I still had five at home.

When your book fits exactly into the handle on the seat in front of you and you don't need a bookmark.

Having a monthly ticket for public transport is surprisingly nice. Hop on, hop off.

Visiting some of my students at their work place on Girls'/Boy's Day. We went to Deutsches Museum and a kindergarden, for example. It was great to see how much the kids enjoyed their days.

The playoff final!!! Two goals in 10 seconds, omg. So EHC Red Bull Munich won for the third time in a row. There were gold glitter, beer showers, the players' children on the ice. And I flirted with a dude from Garmisch who kept calling me princess.

Woodworking. I'm currently carving a bowl and a small bird out of limewood.

Carrying a huge pot of flowers all the way home on the train.

That other kind of mango. The type you usually get in Asia. Less sweet, creamier.

Going to the market on Saturdays. Getting fresh bread, vegetables or flowers for the balcony.

Riding my bike through the forest in order to get to the garden centre.

A weird childhood flashback while washing my dirty feet in the sink: the memory of my grandma who wouldn't let us sit on the sofa in the summer if we didn't do that.

Spending a day with a happy-go-lucky woodworker. Playing games at the Starnberger See. Driving around in his Skoda. Eating pizza.

Wearing the &otherstories sunflower necklace with the one I bought in Portland and had always been to tight for me. And wearing the pink-blue checked pyjama pants in combination with a soft grey longsleeve shirt. Another thing that used to be too small.

The balcony!!! Tomatoes, yellow zucchini, pink poppies, multi-coloured petunias, I mean, YES. The light breaking in one of the crystals. Rainbow reflections.

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8 Puzzles You Can Do While Staying at Home—That Also Double as Delightful Decor

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Lockdown restrictions may be lifting across much of the country, but many states are still encouraging residents to stay at home whenever possible—which means that puzzles and games are still one of the best ways to keep busy.

But rather than fill your living room with one more fugly (fun, but ugly) puzzle, we thought it’d be better to give you a few that actually look good—and that you can repurpose afterward into some delightful wall art.

So if your days are still dragging by and you’re looking for something fun to switch them up, check out one of these eight puzzles that will double as delightful decor.

1. La Henri Catisse

Mudpuppy Henri Catisse puzzle from Amazon

Amazon

This Mudpuppy Henri Catisse puzzle from Amazon isn’t quite as French as it sounds, but it sure is cute. Featuring a lounging pink cat on a colorful modern background, this 100-piece, 12-by-12-inch puzzle is an easy hour-or-less project you can complete with the whole family.

Not feeling el gato rosado? Check out its sister puzzle, the Frida Catlo, which is similarly priced at just $15.

2. Agate geode

Agate Puzzle No. 100 from Nervous System

Nervous System

Geode designs are hot this season, which is one of the reasons we love this Agate Puzzle No. 100 from Nervous System. The other reason? Coming in at only 8 inches in diameter, this round little gem is actually still pretty challenging—especially for a 180-piece puzzle. Made from thin birch plywood and cut in a “dense, maze-like” pattern, there’s much more to this $65 geode puzzle than meets the eye.

3. White Heaven (or hell)

Adeeing 1,000-piece mini jigsaw puzzle in White Heaven

Amazon

Depending on your definition of heaven, this Adeeing 1,000-piece mini jigsaw puzzle in White Heaven ($23 from Amazon) might just be it. (This is the insanely challenging 1,000-piece, all-white puzzle that people have been talking about for months.)

And while it might seem weird to hang an all-white puzzle on the wall, rest assured it can be colored to your liking once—or shall we say if—you ever end up finishing it.

4. Birds ‘n’ bees

Michelle Morin hummingbirds wooden jigsaw puzzle from Artifact Puzzles

Artifact Puzzles

Simply put, this Michelle Morin hummingbirds wooden jigsaw puzzle ($77 from Artifact Puzzles) is a work of art—full stop. And it isn’t just the whimsy of these pastel-painted hummingbirds we’re talking about; it’s also the fact that each individual puzzle piece has been laser cut into tiny birds and bees.

Would this 287-piece wooden jigsaw puzzle make for a great gift? Absolutely. But it would also look pretty damn good on your wall.

5. Tropical greenery

Monstera tropical leaf jigsaw puzzle from Zazzle

Zazzle

We’re all dreaming about exotic destinations right now, which is why it helps to have a bit of fresh greenery around. And if you’re not the houseplant-keeping type, no worries. This 252-piece Monstera tropical leaf jigsaw puzzle ($20 from Zazzle) will look great in your living room—no watering required.

6. Colors of Venice

1,000-piece colorful Venice jigsaw puzzle from Amazon

Amazon

And speaking of the vacation we didn’t get to take this year, this 1,000-piece colorful Venice jigsaw puzzle ($20 from Amazon) is perfect for any armchair traveler. Filled with the brightly colored houses of Venice, just completing this 20-by-27-inch puzzle will lift your spirits out of quarantine, and it makes for a great bit of colorful wall art once done.

7. Sunny flowers

“Twelve Sunflowers” puzzle from Puzzle Warehouse

Puzzle Warehouse

We’re all in need of a bit more sunshine, which is why this 1,000-piece “Twelve Sunflowers” puzzle ($18 from Puzzle Warehouse) inspired by Van Gogh’s famous painting is such a great one to work on while staying at home. Showcasing the details of one sunflower from the famous painting, this is a challenging puzzle with a big payoff, bringing all those sunshine vibes back into your place.

8. Puzzles are for lovers

Ridley’s Games gin lover’s 500-piece puzzle

Walmart

Gin lovers, that is. If the whole staying-at-home thing has you feeling like you need a stiff drink more than anything else, this Ridley’s Games gin lover’s 500-piece jigsaw puzzle ($22 from Walmart) cuts straight to the chase. Besides reminding you of all the cocktails you’ll order once bars reopen, it’ll also look great next to your home bar.

How to hang a puzzle

Once your puzzle is completed, it’s time to hang that baby up. In order to make it sturdy enough to hang, you’ll want to start by investing in some puzzle adhesive.

With that done, take the time to measure your puzzle and order a frame for it. A word to the wise: Don’t just use the box measurements. Puzzles can vary from product to product, so it’s better to just measure it yourself.

Keep in mind that some puzzles (like the wooden ones listed here) are thicker than your standard cardboard puzzle. For this, consider getting a heavy-weight frame that can better support it.

Looking for more details on adorning your walls with a finished puzzle project? Check out this tutorial from Puzzle Warehouse.

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DIY Paperlamp Kits That Will Delight Animal Lovers

Handmade in dyed paper, these beautiful DIY paperlamp kits have been designed in the shape of elephants both large and small, hippos in different poses, perched parrots, varieties of owls, poised penguins, shrunken cachalot whales, upright rabbits, and trudging tortoises. Animal decor collectors, animal lovers in general, and crafters will all get a kick out of these unique additions, which bring soft cosy light to the home in a unique way. Whether you want to brighten up a shady corner, add ambient lighting to a wall of shelving, or add interest to an underused side table, perhaps one of these little animals will make the perfect character to adopt to come keep you company.

$32BUY IT Baby Elephant – DIY Paperlamp (pre-cut papercraft kit): Measuring in at 24 cm tall, this little baby elephant is sure to delight all who she greets with her cute upturned trunk.

$32BUY IT Some elephant youngsters roam the dry grassy plains of the African Savanna, but this one looks right at home on a glossy tabletop in a modern living room or a rustic cabinet in a bohemian bedroom.

$70BUY IT Elephant Family – DIY Paperlamp (pre-cut papercraft kit): Mama Elephant and Baby Elephant come together in this kit to create a majestic family unit. Mama measures in at 32 cm tall, next to her 24 cm height baby.

$70BUY IT Mama and baby elephant come in the same colour as standard. However, it is possible to ask for a personalised colour kit, which can be selected from an extensive colour palette.

$70BUY IT The animal models are cut from high quality 160g paper for good resistance and durability. Each arrives with a base complete with E14 light bulb socket (which requires an LED bulb) an electrical cord with switch, and a europlug CEE7 (type C). Other plug options include UK plugs (type G) and EU to US plug adapters (type A).

$70BUY IT Hippo Duo – DIY Paperlamp (pre-cut papercraft kit): No need to decide whether you want a Roaring Hippo or Lazy Hippo, the Hippo Duo pack has both.

$70BUY IT Roaring Hippo measures in at 38cm x 22cm, and Lazy Hippo is just a smidge smaller at 34cm x 18cm. The two new members to your household can be personalised from the online colour palette to suit your own specific decor requirements.

$70BUY IT Not just for hardcore crafters, these kits come with a step by step assembly guide, plus an extra practice model to get you in the swing of things.

$49BUY IT Parrot – DIY Paperlamp (pre-cut papercraft kit): Parrot Alberti has left a distant tropical rainforest to roost in your home.

$49BUY IT Perch the pretty boy on the end of a shelf, or a chunky picture frame for a unique decorative addition in any room of the home.

$49BUY IT Why not couple up with a duo of shades? This 72cm feathered friend comes in a variety of colours, including cotton white, sandy beige, caramel, sienna, cadmium yellow, light grey, soft blue and soft pink.

$41BUY IT Barn Owl – Two DIY Paperlamps (pre-cut papercraft kit): From birds of the tropics to birds of the barn, these two little 15cm tall barn owls make an adorable partnership. This is a great beginner’s papercraft kit that allows you to build two easy and small models. Each one will take around an hour to carefully and comfortably complete.

$51BUY IT Barn Owl – Three DIY Paperlamps (pre-cut papercraft kit): Twit-two owls not enough for you? Then how about the three owls in this trio kit?

$51BUY IT As with the other kits, only one colour is supplied as standard, but alternative choices are welcomed. These simple kits can be used to pass the time alone or to complete with some crafty friends.

$47BUY IT Night Owl – DIY Paperlamp (pre-cut papercraft kit): Are you a night owl? If so, then meet Aurora. WIth her big owl eyes, she will keep watch all night long.

$47BUY IT We think wise old Aurora would make a beautiful addition to a desk, a side table in a study, or standing guard over a library of books.

$47BUY IT Measuring 38.5cm tall, and arriving in 30 pieces, Aurora is more difficult to construct than her smaller Barn Owl companions – but so worth the extra effort.

$44BUY IT Small Penguin – DIY Paperlamp (pre-cut papercraft kit): The next bird in the flock is a fellow from the Antarctic. Measuring 42cm tall, this proud penguin would make a perfect nightlight companion for kids and grown ups alike.

$44BUY IT He’s a friendly looking fellow with a glow in his belly.

$44BUY IT Available in all of the standard shades for this collection, you could team up a few to make a cool colony.

$44BUY IT Fans of origami might find this papercraft to be a brand new obsession!

$40BUY IT Cachalot – DIY Paperlamp (pre-cut papercraft kit): One of the largest mammals on Earth, this Cachalot –aka Sperm Whale– has been shrunk down to a dainty 38cm x 21cm so that he can swim right into your home.

$40BUY IT Laying on his belly with tail swishing, his open mouth and eyes emit slivers of bright light. Softer light emanates from his oversized head.

$40BUY IT The crisp paper folds create geometric pattern that would fit with many modern decor elements of the moment.

$26BUY IT Rabbit – DIY Paperlamp (pre-cut papercraft kit): Enjoy a springtime vibe in your home all year round with Dolores the bunny rabbit.

$26BUY IT Dolores is another basic skill level papercraft kit, consisting of just 10 pieces. With ears pricked up, this curious young rabbit measures 34cm tall.

$26BUY IT Pop her next to a vase of fresh or dried flowers for a charming nature combo.

$26BUY IT Her asymmetrical pricked ear pose give her bags of character.

$26BUY IT The lamps take on a different look by day and night.

$47BUY IT Tortoise – DIY Paperlamp (pre-cut papercraft kit): Slow and steady wins the race, and this trudging tortoise has certainly won our hearts.

$47BUY IT Frida the tortoise lamp could be teamed with Dolores the rabbit to create a magical woodland scene reminiscent of the childhood fable ‘The Tortoise & The Hare”.

$47BUY IT

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Pink Frida Pink Crown Flowers and Birds Desk Mat Pad Size's 18x12 or 24x14

Pink Frida Pink Crown Flowers and Birds Desk Mat Pad Size's 18x12 or 24x14 Design Personalize your Home or Home Office or Office , Great for a gift. Material: Neoprene/Non-Slip Rubber Base Shape: Rectangle, final sale on printed items Please note that all monitors reproduce colors differently. I cannot guarantee that what you see on your monitor All inclusions like gold, foil, glitter, wood, metals,this is a digital etc. are just the images thereof printed on fabric, All items orders are handmade printed & made to order

Size: 18″ x 12″ x 1/4" thick

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DIY Paperlamp Kits That Will Delight Animal Lovers

Handmade in dyed paper, these beautiful DIY paperlamp kits have been designed in the shape of elephants both large and small, hippos in different poses, perched parrots, varieties of owls, poised penguins, shrunken cachalot whales, upright rabbits, and trudging tortoises. Animal decor collectors, animal lovers in general, and crafters will all get a kick out of these unique additions, which bring soft cosy light to the home in a unique way. Whether you want to brighten up a shady corner, add ambient lighting to a wall of shelving, or add interest to an underused side table, perhaps one of these little animals will make the perfect character to adopt to come keep you company.

$32BUY IT Baby Elephant – DIY Paperlamp (pre-cut papercraft kit): Measuring in at 24 cm tall, this little baby elephant is sure to delight all who she greets with her cute upturned trunk.

$32BUY IT Some elephant youngsters roam the dry grassy plains of the African Savanna, but this one looks right at home on a glossy tabletop in a modern living room or a rustic cabinet in a bohemian bedroom.

$70BUY IT Elephant Family – DIY Paperlamp (pre-cut papercraft kit): Mama Elephant and Baby Elephant come together in this kit to create a majestic family unit. Mama measures in at 32 cm tall, next to her 24 cm height baby.

$70BUY IT Mama and baby elephant come in the same colour as standard. However, it is possible to ask for a personalised colour kit, which can be selected from an extensive colour palette.

$70BUY IT The animal models are cut from high quality 160g paper for good resistance and durability. Each arrives with a base complete with E14 light bulb socket (which requires an LED bulb) an electrical cord with switch, and a europlug CEE7 (type C). Other plug options include UK plugs (type G) and EU to US plug adapters (type A).

$70BUY IT Hippo Duo – DIY Paperlamp (pre-cut papercraft kit): No need to decide whether you want a Roaring Hippo or Lazy Hippo, the Hippo Duo pack has both.

$70BUY IT Roaring Hippo measures in at 38cm x 22cm, and Lazy Hippo is just a smidge smaller at 34cm x 18cm. The two new members to your household can be personalised from the online colour palette to suit your own specific decor requirements.

$70BUY IT Not just for hardcore crafters, these kits come with a step by step assembly guide, plus an extra practice model to get you in the swing of things.

$49BUY IT Parrot – DIY Paperlamp (pre-cut papercraft kit): Parrot Alberti has left a distant tropical rainforest to roost in your home.

$49BUY IT Perch the pretty boy on the end of a shelf, or a chunky picture frame for a unique decorative addition in any room of the home.

$49BUY IT Why not couple up with a duo of shades? This 72cm feathered friend comes in a variety of colours, including cotton white, sandy beige, caramel, sienna, cadmium yellow, light grey, soft blue and soft pink.

$41BUY IT Barn Owl – Two DIY Paperlamps (pre-cut papercraft kit): From birds of the tropics to birds of the barn, these two little 15cm tall barn owls make an adorable partnership. This is a great beginner’s papercraft kit that allows you to build two easy and small models. Each one will take around an hour to carefully and comfortably complete.

$51BUY IT Barn Owl – Three DIY Paperlamps (pre-cut papercraft kit): Twit-two owls not enough for you? Then how about the three owls in this trio kit?

$51BUY IT As with the other kits, only one colour is supplied as standard, but alternative choices are welcomed. These simple kits can be used to pass the time alone or to complete with some crafty friends.

$47BUY IT Night Owl – DIY Paperlamp (pre-cut papercraft kit): Are you a night owl? If so, then meet Aurora. WIth her big owl eyes, she will keep watch all night long.

$47BUY IT We think wise old Aurora would make a beautiful addition to a desk, a side table in a study, or standing guard over a library of books.

$47BUY IT Measuring 38.5cm tall, and arriving in 30 pieces, Aurora is more difficult to construct than her smaller Barn Owl companions – but so worth the extra effort.

$44BUY IT Small Penguin – DIY Paperlamp (pre-cut papercraft kit): The next bird in the flock is a fellow from the Antarctic. Measuring 42cm tall, this proud penguin would make a perfect nightlight companion for kids and grown ups alike.

$44BUY IT He’s a friendly looking fellow with a glow in his belly.

$44BUY IT Available in all of the standard shades for this collection, you could team up a few to make a cool colony.

$44BUY IT Fans of origami might find this papercraft to be a brand new obsession!

$40BUY IT Cachalot – DIY Paperlamp (pre-cut papercraft kit): One of the largest mammals on Earth, this Cachalot –aka Sperm Whale– has been shrunk down to a dainty 38cm x 21cm so that he can swim right into your home.

$40BUY IT Laying on his belly with tail swishing, his open mouth and eyes emit slivers of bright light. Softer light emanates from his oversized head.

$40BUY IT The crisp paper folds create geometric pattern that would fit with many modern decor elements of the moment.

$26BUY IT Rabbit – DIY Paperlamp (pre-cut papercraft kit): Enjoy a springtime vibe in your home all year round with Dolores the bunny rabbit.

$26BUY IT Dolores is another basic skill level papercraft kit, consisting of just 10 pieces. With ears pricked up, this curious young rabbit measures 34cm tall.

$26BUY IT Pop her next to a vase of fresh or dried flowers for a charming nature combo.

$26BUY IT Her asymmetrical pricked ear pose give her bags of character.

$26BUY IT The lamps take on a different look by day and night.

$47BUY IT Tortoise – DIY Paperlamp (pre-cut papercraft kit): Slow and steady wins the race, and this trudging tortoise has certainly won our hearts.

$47BUY IT Frida the tortoise lamp could be teamed with Dolores the rabbit to create a magical woodland scene reminiscent of the childhood fable ‘The Tortoise & The Hare”.

$47BUY IT

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San Antonino Castillo Velasco is a small town famous for one thing, the traditional and iconic Mexican peasant blouse. Located 40 minutes outside of Oaxaca City, the artisans residing there are renowned for the multicolored, minuscule and pretty embroidery that was said to have taken the American hippie fashion scene by storm in the 1970s.  Although these Mexican woman have been wearing the peasant blouse for decades, the garment has become a signature piece of the ‘boho’ look with traditional designs being plagiarized by high-end fashion houses who have turned the peasant blouse into a much sought after designer look.

Traditional Mexican Peasent blouses made by the artisans of San Antonino Castillo Velasco in Oaxaca. You can order a custom blouse at Artesania Textil, learn how they’re made in a drop-in workshop or choose one of the many beautiful items they have for sale.

In November 2018 I went to Oaxaca to hunt down traditional techniques for workshops for our new tour, Mexico: Frida, Fashions, Fabrics & Fiestas. It was here that I was introduced to Artesania Textil, a woman’s co-operative in the outskirts of the city who specialise in producing embroidery for Mexican peasant shirts.

Artesania Textil provides a network of 60 or so women with opportunities for supplementary income by producing blouses, dresses and huipils for special occasions. The co-operative, which is run by the local church, also gives the women daily meals, natural medicines and opportunities for education.

San Antonino church.

San Antonino town can be reached by automoto; it’s about 45 minutes fro Oaxaca.

Photo Credit of Church and Automoto by Stitch & Yarn 

Traditional designs are made using traditional techniques by artisans who have had their trade passed down to them through the generations and the  co-operative provides them with all the fabric, thread, sewing equipment and training they need.

Around ten different women are primarily responsible for drawing the designs of tiny pansies, wild flowers and birds onto the cotton fabric in biro pen. One dress design normally takes around two to three hours to draw. The garment is then returned to the workshop where the embroiderers come and collect it to take home. There they will finish the designs with a combination of draw thread, smocking, satin stitch embroidery and crochet techniques. The pieces are then returned to the workshop where in-house tailors machine sew the garments together.

The artisans themselves are not wealthy. They work part-time and are paid around 200 pesos ($10) for a finished embroidery panel on a blouse. Each blouse takes around five to seven days to complete and is often worked on in the in-between hours of their other jobs.

A embroidery design marked in biro pen on a white cotton sleeveless dress.

San Antonino Castillo Velasco embroidery process blusa. This half finished blouse shows some finished embroidery and the remaining biro-drawn designs.

A part-time artisan drops off her embroidery into the co-operative manager

San Antonino Castillo Velasco embroidery workshop

The workshop is full of different coloured strips of fabric and vivid embroidery threads.

Embroidery thread color palette.

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The traditional and most popular style is in white cotton, but there are now brighter options available too such as purple, pink, blue, green and orange. Simpler two colour  blouses with one colour embroidery instead of rainbow colours is also becoming more popular. The designs vary from simple blouses for $40, like the ones seen in the photos, to ornate and heavily embellished dresses which sell for around $200-300.

San Antonino Castillo Velasco embroidery dress. A Mexican peasant blouse is traditionally white, but more vivid colours are becoming increasingly popular.

The brightly coloured embroidered flowers are what sets the Mexican peasant blouse apart from traditional designs from other countries.

San Antonino Castillo Velasco embroidery

Artesania Textil is based in San Antonino Castillo Velasco, which can be easily reached from Oaxaca along highway 175, turn right around 2 km before Ocotlan Los Morelos. Call ahead to arrange a traditional textile workshop,  one hour costs 100 pesos and includes materials.

Map



Contact details:

Marta Sernas, Manager: tel 9511353231 – 539 6243

Alejandra Santiago, Designer: tel 9513226062

Address: Mecedonio alcala no 32, San Antonino Castillo Velasco

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  San Antonino Castillo Velasco textiles and embroidery in Oaxaca Mexico

  Meeting The Artisans of Mexico’s Famous Peasant Blouse in San Antonino Castillo Velasco, Oaxaca. San Antonino Castillo Velasco is a small town famous for one thing, the traditional and iconic Mexican peasant blouse.

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Peony on my portrait of Louise, newly finished (detail oil on canvas). Inspired by @theplantroom & Japanese master Ogata Korin. Working this morning on Frida's birds... Shout out to @laurence_tokyo for Japan excellence in my insta. #portraiture #painting #portrait #oiloncanvas #art #artwip #oilpainting #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #artwork #artoftheday #flowers #flowercrown #illustration #illustrate #illustrator #photography #pink #peony #flowerartgraphy #flowerart #paint #japan #japanese #edo #ogatakorin #inspiration