Archive for May, 2011

Stylish Kitchen Shelf arrangement
Interior Styling

Stylish Kitchen Shelf arrangement

I like to collect all the nice cookware, table accessories and other aesthetic stuff which help me to make the dish look more tasty and make the table pretty. Over the years I collected a lot and at a certain point they didn’t get the attention they deserved in our […]

Bedroom styling tips part 3: less is more
Interior Styling

Bedroom styling tips part 3: less is more

Bedroom styling – selection of the right closet is key. Even though at first I liked customized closets to organize all our clothes and accessories. I had some tough decision to make over the Japanese bed (futon bed) and a modern M-line. Finally chose the futon bed, a beautiful handmade […]

Healthy, easy and mouth watering traditional Chinese recipes
Food

Healthy, easy and mouth watering traditional Chinese recipes

Food provides nutrition for our body. Everyday many people prepare different kinds of food with family or alone. Making food is just like making music or fragrance. You need to have different layers or notes to blend it. You need to strike the key elements of it and balance them […]

Stella In Two Peony perfume
Fragrance

Stella In Two Peony perfume

This month is a peony month. I had my wedding anniversary and got a bunch of beautiful Red Charm peony flowers from John. It reminded me of my trip to Hong Kong when I got a gift from John – Stella In Two Peony perfume in 2005. I have to […]

Lovely wedding invitations – cute modern letterpress design
Wedding

Lovely wedding invitations – cute modern letterpress design

When I was requested by a friend of mine to make her wedding invitations this week, I was thinking of using a traditional print technique such as letterpress. I love letterpress, because the design is so abstract, the smell and texture of ink on the paper is so vivid. The […]

Top 10 wedding photographers – let’s get inspired
Wedding

Top 10 wedding photographers – let’s get inspired

We say pictures say more than 1000 words. I am so lucky today to come across the blog Aperturaphoto by Ray Erwin. A good starting point in very important search for wedding photographers. Pictures are about emotion, about the memorable moments with someone we love and care. In his large […]

Wedding Flowers – Tips for Centerpieces
Flower Inspirations / Wedding

Wedding Flowers – Tips for Centerpieces

May is the month for weddings in The Netherlands. Our wedding was also in May. There are so many ways to make the wedding flower design simple yet have dazzling effects. But some preparations are needed in advance in order to make it work. Today I will concentrate on Wedding […]

Fabulous handmade art & crafts – tree branch artwork
Interior Styling

Fabulous handmade art & crafts – tree branch artwork

I am always fascinated by the work that are hand-made, pay attention to detail. The world is moving in a vast speed, it is such a luxury thing if someone can take time to make some nice piece of art crafts. The human creations with the excellence, love and passion […]