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I love looking at flowers and I passed by a new florist at Eastpoint (second floor, who moved 3 months ago from Bedok) yesterday and picked up a stalk! I’m glad I found this florist BeauCreations in Simei as they are much cheaper compared to the florist at basement! So Simei peeps, if you need flowers to cheer up your place for a party, you know where to get them!
I came across this little DIY project from Apartment Therapy! If only I’ve not bought those random accessories for my Christmas tree, I would have try this out too! Have fun!
Sino Trading & Frame Works
450 Clementi Ave 3 #01-281 Singapore 120450
Tel: 67771188
Remember I put up a post about a painting we bought at Piazza Navona in Rome? We finally got it stretched! Instead of going to JB which we thought is a hassle to save $20 – $30, I brought it to Sino Trading & Frame Works at Clementi! It costs $73 (after asking for a discount from $75) to stretch the canvas which was 24 inches by 34 inches! Not a bad deal I say. Skillful old masters do the framing and stretching at the store instead of sending them to a factory. They are also helpful and attentive to our requests. The material they used looks strong and of good quality! Total cost of this painting $243!
Awaiting to hang on the wall
And about our painting, I love the red poppies in the foreground,the little house on the hill and the great blue sky! It is a view of Tuscany in Summer / Spring and it is beautiful! Different from most of the paintings found at Piazza Navona, it is less of a country style. Instead, it looks modern with the use of vibrant and striking colors! Most importantly this painting makes me happy while looking at it! I once went to an art exhibition and an art collector gave a talk on how collectors should buy a painting because they love looking at it, instead of its “collectible value” which makes them think “ah, what an ugly painting but I can surely make some money out of it in a few years” and I totally agree with him.
We bought this more than a year ago during the Tokyo Proposal Trip and I’m glad we can finally let it see some lights! I know my posts are getting random but these are all the random things I took with my iPhone over the two weeks I’m away! There are more random posts to come!
A while back I bought a Marimo from a street store at Clarke Quay and I shared it in my blog here. I love Marimo and they have been cheering me up after a bad day at work and I happened to take this picture with my latest Squareroom magazine featuring Eco Chic design ideas! Me feeling all greens and eco-ly decided to take my marimo with the front cover and it turn out pretty well! These Marimos will be sitting at my bathroom in my new apartment and I can’t wait!
The store owner, Give a Plant, invited me to take part in the Marimo photo contest and winners will win the following.
I’ve decided that I will be giving out all the prizes (if I win them) to my blog readers! As I don’t need any more Marimos but I’m sure one of you might need one to cheer you up! So depending on how much you want it, you can start voting for my picture! Do drop a comment here if you voted so that I can randomly select winners for this contest. So this contest is not mine, but yours! If I got the 1st prize, there will be 4 to giveaway and if I got the 2nd or 3rd prize, there will be 2 to giveaway! Also, the owner will be picking 3 voters to give them one Marimo each! After all, good things must share! Haha! Do remember to vote for the correct picture though. Haha.
So vote here, if you need a Marimo or if you think someone needs a Marimo!
// I know I should be posting about my Shanghai Trip but all my pictures are with my colleague. Sad.
I’m going to share with you a little store I got recommended to at The Clementi Mall! It’s The Good Things! It sells mainly items sourced from the UK and other European countries! Some of the random things are also from Museums all over the world! I couldn’t resist and broke the bank for two little items for our new home!
It is located at the Third Level (the level linking from MRT linkway) and just right behind Starbucks!
The “S” is cut off. Oops.
You should spend some time reading this, really funny.
They sell random clocks and vintage posters.
This owl can so add on to my collection! But no, I resisted this.
But I couldn’t resist this! We always wanted a map for our study room and this is an interactive map! A scratch map! We will be scratching the places we visited together on this map! Yippee. This costs approximately $40 and it’s made in UK!
This other item I bought is the real bank breaker!
I always wanted a reindeer head in our house and I guess this is something that is more artsy, matches our Scandinavian theme a little and adds a splash of colours to our neutral tone home. It’s designed in Italy and made in Germany and it costs more than a $100 dollars. GULPED. Someone need to stop me. This is what happens when I shop alone.
I want a bicycle like this!
I’m thinking of either this (above) or this (below) for my walk in near my dresser. Hee.
I like this too! Maybe for our bedroom! I think it’s therapeutic to look at a tree first thing you wake up in the morning. All from Decorette! I have an idea which is not there, something Scandinavian.
I bought 13 letters and a wooden bird (not in picture) from Typo today and I’m going to put it in my house! You can make a guess on where I’m putting each of these combinations! All these for $40!
(1) Live
(2) Love
(3) Laugh
Was told by Cheng Wei that Typo is here in Singapore! It is from the same parent company that operates Cotton On and it is extremely popular in Australia! There are many beautiful things that I want to lug home from this store but Jason stopped me! He predicted that there will be a periodic sale just like Cotton On. BAH. See! I told you engineers are tough cookies and tight on your purse string!
It’s here in Wisma!
Pretty wall decals!
More!
Random blue things I like!
This picture was sent to be from CW by the time I went to the store (24H later) this item is gone! Pff! Gone! Can you believe it? I wanted to get this for our new place and wedding decor since the colour is just right! Just not my day.
This will be perfect for my owl collection except that it is a tad oversize and my tiny loft (I know oxymoron here) may not have a space for it. BOO.
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