I’ve been weighing the pros and cons of both etsy and bigcartel lately; and really think I’m going to go for bigcartel.
do you guys have had any interesting experiences to share?

anyway, since I’m about to become fanny z (pronounce fanny zed) on bigcartel, I’ve been checking quite a lot of bigcartel hosted shops; and eventually fell in love with this one.

after years of hesitation, I finally got around making my very first seamless pattern, using photoshop. you can download it for personal use.
just click on the image above and save the little tile that’ll appear.

I’ve finally found the desktop wallpapers of my dreams. twenty beautiful patterns to make your computer look pretty.

thank you tess & liz.

I came across Maria Forde’s beautiful website today, and totally fell in love with her illustrations.

spent pretty much all day thinking about being outdoors, and taking polaroid pictures of the surrounding herbs. quite coincidentally, that’s what I did after work.

I just love my camera. and thought I should carry it in my bag all the time.

it’s funny how I love documenting my meals through photographs. it feels so relaxing and different from my usual food photography.

I never use many props. I just love clean shots, with vibrant colours, that highlight the food itself. overstyled food photography just isn’t for me. and despite my love for very simple pictures, I still pay a lot of attention when shooting for foodbeam.

however, when I plan on talking about one of my meals around here, I just need some white fabric - or as in today’s picture, my window’s border - and I’m all set.
I love how spontaneous this feels. no editing. the pictures are just resized, uploaded and worded.

I know some of those pictures aren’t the best around, but I love them. love how fresh they are. and I really hope you like them too.

I picked a couple of books at a garage sale last week end for barely nothing. in the pile stood this lovely children’s book: daniel et valérie à la montagne.

1981.

and still rocking. and makes me happy.

I’ve noticed something quite interesting. I go through phases. sometimes, all I want is to create little random things. drawings, notecards, pictures, you name it. other times, I just feel like baking and making pastries.

and as much as I would like to, I never find the time to do both at the same time.

at the moment, I’m in love with foodbeam. and with the NY Times. I recently made some delicious herbed fritters and liked them so much I decided to make one recipe from the NYT magazine every week.
but I do truly miss drawing. and taking the time to browse the internet for inspiration. soon.

this is so inspiring; and pretty, too.