Dogorialist

Following on from my cat post, I found these 2 pics on my computer today. Lolly and Charlie, the puppies of two good friends of mine and I just want to tickle Charlies tummy! When i get a dog I think it will be a French Bulldog like the one above.

xmas decor8

So I haven't put up my tree or decorated my house yet! But this weekend I have plans...major festive plans! In previous years I have decorated my standard xmas tree from Myer with the usual suspects- think baubles and tinsel... However this year the thought artificial branches and tinsel is making me cringe...so I have decided to take a more super-cute and modern approach this year!

I'm having my best lady-friends over for a Christmas feast (where I'll be attempting to cook a roast! eeeek Roast+ Renee=fail! However Jamie Oliver has assured me that his recipe is 'fool-proof'!!!) so I want it to be festive and fun! This is my inspiration...I'll take a photo of the final product and post it after the weekend!

I am in love with these wooden trees if anyone knows where I can purchase let me know!!! I would actually have these in my house all year round!

How amazing is this tree?! So pretty! I have no idea where its from but LOVES!

And finally Lady Melbournes xmas tree from 2008! I think this is what I'll probably do as its really sweet and I think I could actually recreate that!

Lip Lock

I was parking my car and heading to supermarket for some groceries and I spotted a cute couple making out against the back loading dock of the IGA wall. She was wearing one of our new vintage frocks we got in last week! I love spotting people wearing our clothes it make me feel warm and fuzzy! I also thought to myself if you wear Lala Orange you might get some summer loving!

P.S And yes I want to see that kissing movie Kristy just posted!

As Day follows Night

Last Friday evening we gathered our rugs, red wine, cheese and crackers and our lovely friends and headed to The Quarry Amphitheatre in Floreat to be dazzled by the gorgeous Sarah Blasko. Blown away is all I can say! The venue is simply amazing!!! I was surprised this was the first time I had been there and I've lived in Perth for 26 years and now I think its one of the best Perth music venues we got!

It might have also had something to do with how brilliant Sarah Blasko is live! This was seriously the best venue for her too! She is one crazy-lady with her kooky dance moves and interactive costumes. See that dress up there she undid the shoulders and out popped these insane rainbow structures. We just heart her!

We finished off the night by retiring to the bar on the upper lawn for some cider and wine which looked over the city skyline...oh we heart you too, Perth!

Colour me happy

On Wednesday we had the launch of Colour Me! Two lovely ladies from Curtin University Fashion Merchandising transformed our window into a lala orange dreamscape! Super duper cute! Come check it out if you're in the hood and collect your colouring in pencil!

Date Night

We stumbled across this post the other day on Icing's blog. Super cute! I love the idea of an unusual date. Sometimes it's so fun to do something that you wouldn't ever do and what is better than doing that with a someone you are crushing on!

My favourite were "The Collaborative Art Date", "Write a letter to each other and post it" and "Be Tourists for the Day"! These are such super-duper ideas! Ahhhh love...its a nice feeling.

Saturday is date night yeah? My lovely boyf and I are jam-packing our date-night with art and exhibitions! We are off to Over Growth 2 at Last Chance Studios and then popping by BOOM at Spectrum. I'm not sure how romantical it will be as there are a group of us going...but

it'll be fun!

Edge-Ucate

Thursday night saw Kitty, me and bunch of our lovely friends trek to the glorious streets of Fremantle to check out the Fremantle: On the Edge project. Curtin Uni students from fashion, jewellery, design and architecture design windows, installations and public art around Fremantle city. We got a map and had to follow it around viewing it all. It was kind of like Windows on William, kinda, but not. We ended up at Clancy's Fish Pub where our lovely friend Yolanda Stapleton had curated a series of graphic images which were projected onto the old Woolstores building (see above!) It was my fave part of the night. Gin, chips in a cone and watching the super-great projections.

I have decided to stay in Perth this weekend. I planned to get crafty today but its already 2:30pm and nothing has been done. ha ha. Stay tuned it might happen tomorrow. Maybe.

I hoot you!

I want this. NOW! I was spying on Nylon Mag blog and found this bag by designer Kate Spade! Its so super cute and worth an arm and a leg so I'm thinking this might be my craft challenge for this long weekend! Hoooot!

P.S Check her jewellery out its AMAZING!

Swan-ing About

Awww bless. I heart this photos taken by the amazing Tim Walker. Whimisical pom-poms + swans= heaven! I hope you all had a delighful weekend. I am hanging out for the v. exciting LONG one this weekend! I can't decide what to do: Either go away down south and relax by the sea or stay at home be crafty and hang with my lovely friends. Life is tough.

Swan Lake

Kitty emailed this to me the other day! We love swans! (Yes, I think you would have guessed that though- as its our logo!!!) Our inspiration came from a pair of swan pot plant holders we found at the Bondi Markets years ago, Kitty kept one and so did I. I consider my swan pot one of my most prized possessions which is funny because I don't think its work more than $10! Whats your most loved item?

It was all Yellow...

As you know I quite enjoy Natalie Portman and a friend sent me this pic of her. And I was quite shocked! I wouldn't have thought she'd be a yellow nail-polish wearer! She gets away with it though without it looking tacky, cheessy or twee which I'm pretty sure is what I'd look like if I sported this colour! I wonder if this is whats 'in' at the moment in the world of nailpolish?

I do LOVE nail polish at the moment, I must admit. Not sure why! Maybe it's because I have been typing lots lately and enjoy capturing a pretty painted nail when I glance at the keyboard. I have been enjoying these colours lately dark plums , light solid and barbie pinks. But I would love to try that mushroom colour, blue and lilac!

P.S: Maybe I should try this! haha just joking! Oh Heidi when will you learn- though I love your tackiness!

Gullig! (thats swedish for cute!)

I would like to drink from this cup and eat from this plate! These lovely things are by the talented and super cool Swedish duo Camilla and Elisabeth who run Studio Violet! I know moustache paraphernalia seems to be in the 'in' thing at the moment (I am seeing necklaces galore!)-just like last season it was wolfies and the season before it was owls! Us lala girls like these cutesy things all the time (I especially enjoy everything deer-like!)

Studio Violet are so cute they have re-claimed porcelain cups, teapots and plates and worked their magic and waaala nifty little pieces of art. Oh, I want to go to Sweden!

Something Pretty

I really liked this shoot of Mandy Moore, not sure whats it from or how old it is but its pretty! I like that feather head thing, very Bat for Lashes...that is all have a lovely Saturday night! xox

Eye-Candy

Yay! Its F-R-I-D-A-Y! I love the weekends so much! Tonight I am off to tenpin bowling (I am not very good at it but it is lots of fun!) Kitty emailed me this youtube clip featuring the preview for the new Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna movie-oooo lala we can not wait! Enjoy! Happy Friday! xox

LOL

I read lots of blogs and today this post on Coco Rochas blog Oh So Coco made me laugh out loud....I want one of those kitties...no really I do...I had this friend who had this funny little dog called Cisco and he had a bald chest kinda like a puppies belly. Have you petted a dogs belly? Its all smooth and funny like thats what I imagine petting Gollum (he is actually model Behati pet!) would be like...like velvet!

P.S Coco Rocha is still one of my fave supermodels at the moment! She is a chameleon!

Sweet Treats

I tried to sleep in today but it didn't really work but it's so nice not to wake up to an alarm and just get up because I want to! So I have 4 days in total of holiday bliss and I am going to fill them with eating great food, hanging out with nice people, maybe a spot of shopping and lots of reading and mooching in the sun!

Last night I had some drinks with some friends and Kitty and our friend P.Dot baked some sweet easter treats- they were inspired by this amazing New York bake house called Elleni's! They made little carrots, bunnies, easter eggs and fluffy lamb cookies! They looked too good to eat but I ate them anyways and they tasted divine! Happy Easter fellow blog lovers! I hope you a super relaxing holiday!

Smitten-Mitten

I was snooping round the lovely Chasing Lou blog this afternoon (as I am waiting for cocktail hour to arrive!) and discovered these outrageous but totally super-cool gloves by designer Anna-Sara Davik. And now I want to make a pair because I'm pretty sure they would cost an arm and a leg (and maybe a hand too...haha). I'm thinking I might find a pair of vintage gloves and get crafty. Man, my DIY list is growing v. v. long....

Don't you think they would look smashing whilst drinking my Friday night cocktail? On that note-have a lovely weekend!

Crusty Goodness!!!!

We just got these delightful goodies into the shop yesterday! Bless, they are cute! Uppercrust hails from Melbourne and has created a funny and quirky label. I think a brooch added to a lapel of a winter coat would bring a little cheer to a cold winters day!

P.S they are cheap as chips small ones start from $30! yeeeha!

Would you beliEVE it?

So funniest thing happens last night...I went and saw Flickerfest @ Camelot Outdoor (oh super lovely free drinks and pizza yum!) and I am watching this film called 'Eve' which is about this grandaughter who is dragged along on her grandma's date! It stars that girl from the Wackness and Juno- Olivia Thirbly and Lauren Bacall (who is so still very beautiful) and the cute and v. charming Ben Gazzara. After it finished I am thinking to myself 'Awww that was my favourite!" and then guess who directed it?! Natalie Portman-no wonder I haven't seen her in anything recent lately she is making cute super cool films! I guess thats also why she had such great actors and had the very talented Sufjan Stevens do the soundtrack they are probably all friends but regardless I think she tells a lovely story! Tops!!!!

P.S Oh yeah Flickerfest runs all weekend and has different films each night! I think I might go on Saturday night too!

P.P.S Oh yeah how pretty does she look with long hair-yeah?

Pinky, Promise!

I've been all M.I.A for last several days as I have been busy little bee and then it was a long weekend and I took some 'me' time! Having a 3 day weekend was total bliss! I mooched round, read a book, went to the pub, woke up late but now my week is all out whack and I keep thinking its Tuesday but it is actually Wednesday-yay almost the weekend again!


Anyways, I was checking out my long list of daily blogs and I stumbled across this!!!! So super cute! I want meet the pink dolphin! Apparently its albino. I wonder if there is going to start to be a trend in the animal kingdom-whats next a green bunnies, blue bambis and purple horses? I kinda want to see that...

P.S: Did any see the weekend papers? Lala got x 2 shout outs! One in the West Mag (which featured a terribly awkward photo...) and Lala made it into the top 50 boutiques in Perth under the gift section! Good work!