so…I’m sorry, I tried. But I couldn’t get back to writing. You see, I am a very visual person.
Pinterest is where I’m at now, so if you happen to chance upon this blog and like what I had found before, you might like my new home.
http://pinterest.com/maybebabe/
till then! xx
We have a back garden. And although it’s really pretty, we’ve never really made much of it.
Except the occasional barbeque. Or frolicking on the grass, our faces and bare shoulders catching the rare summer sunshine.
When YJ visited during Christmas, she was amazed at the size of our garden. ‘You can keep a horse in here!’ Nay…no horses. Though we do get fox poo (because we stepped in one that evening).
It would be nice to host a movie evening. Like this:
Maybe. When summer comes. If the neighbours aren’t going to complain. 
2 weeks in 4000 photos in 2 minutes.
I love this holiday video by the talented Mike Matas.
And this would make such a cool wedding (or honeymoon) video. All you need (I think), are photos (lots of them! Especially if they were taken in quick succession), and iMovie. I’m going to go dig up all our wedding day photos again.
What cute wedding cake toppers from Lace & Rubbish. Hardly rubbish. I love how individualistic these are.
..with a nice touch of red!
What a pretty chair from Oka.
I haven’t been blogging.. but besides slogging my arse off, I’ve been busy with designing the bathroom, and now our bedroom. So since we have to try and squeeze a home office in for me, I’ve been looking for inspiration on the internet. I guess that’s what you’ll see in this space from now on..decor..and food.
Yay! We’re now featured on ExtraOrdinary Weddings! Having been there, done that, and poured all our heart and soul into planning our big day, I can only hope there are brides out there who would find some inspiration from it.
And of course, if anyone ever needs tips from an ex-bride, just drop me a line!
I am attracted to taupe. I want taupe. For everything. First it was for our wedding. Then our bedsheets. Now our bathroom.
I believe I can compete with Kelly Hoppen for the title of ‘Queen of Taupe’. At the same time, I think that is why my heart gasped when I first saw her own house and real life makeovers on TV show ‘Superior Interiors with Kelly Hoppen’.
I’m now sat at the table with Mr P, surrounded by stacks of bathroom brochures and magazines. And supposedly doing research. He finally revealed his preferred colour scheme (After a whole month of brainwashing from me, no less). Taupe.
I fell in love with this bathroom from CP Hart the moment I saw it in the LivingEtc magazine.
This is a little overdue, but I finally found the time to photograph our painstakingly put-together wedding favors. And when I say painstakingly, I do mean painstakingly..in every sense of the word.
Not content with just a standard box for our bird tea strainer favors from Sheraton, I had to give them a bit of oompah loompah. To complete the favor, we added a small packet of loose Earl Grey Tea (with pretty blue cornflowers!).
And brewing suggestions.
And a chiffon wrap.
And another personalised tag.
It’s all great..but who does most of the hard work? My poor mum. Two nights sat on the cold hard marble floor, twisting the peach packages into little works of art while she glances at the TV over the rim of her glasses. Because she ‘used to make clothes and doesn’t trust anyone else’ to do a better job than her. (Aren’t mums the greatest?)
So here are the photos:
And what I made these with:
1. Chiffon or any other wrappable material – Bought from Chinatown
2. Satin ribbon – Bought from Chinatown
3. Plastic bags – Bought from shop that sells packing material, Eastpoint (or similar opposite Golden Landmark Shopping Centre)
4. Paper tag for tea bag – Paper from Fancy Papers, Bugis, designed and printed on home inkjet printer
5. Outer tag – Bought from ebay
6. Birds monogram – Customised stamp from Singapore Rubber Stamp Maker at Everton Park; turquoise stamp pad from Spotlight
7. Lots of love and hard work
Wow, it’s been a month since we got hitched.
Many times, I’ve been asked how married life has been for me.
I feel rooted. A sense of belonging. I have no reservations calling Pinky’s parents as Ma and Pa, or taking over the house as my own 
But perhaps the transition has been easy because I have lived with them for 7 years after all. It’s just that now it’s unlikely I’ll get thrown out of the house if I make a bad meal since I’m no longer just a ‘girlfriend’. (Just kidding, I have never been mistreated.)
So, married life..feels good.
Before we returned to Singapore for our wedding, Mr P’s sister and brother-in-law gifted us a photobook voucher. Since we were only getting soft copies of our photos from our photographer friend, this was perfect for putting memories onto paper.
I’ve seen so many websites for photobooks, but this one makes a real impression. It can be as easy as dropping pictures into a fixed template or be completely customisable using an Adobe InDesign plug-in. I would have gone for the latter option, except I had one day to throw all our pictures together in the book, since the voucher was fast expiring!
Soft or hard cover, standard or premium papers, the choice is all yours. I can’t wait to receive our book in the post.
In the meantime, here’s the link for our photos!
