Amanda | July 30, 2010
I probably should have mentioned that I was taking a blog rest for a week but I never really like to commit to things like that so I went with the flow. The flow unfortunately did not direct me towards writing anything meaningful, so silent ole Mocking Bird sat. My mind has been filled with [...]
Amanda | June 24, 2010
Want to get your hands on a limited edition Rainbow SX-70 OneStep Polaroid Camera? Photojojo to the rescue. The lovely folks from Photojojo have teamed up with The Impossible Project to offer 50 of these bad boys packaged up with 2 packs of sepia toned PX 100 film. The cameras have been fully refurbished by [...]
Amanda | June 2, 2010
My love for stationery/gift stores knows no bounds. I could spend an entire afternoon peeking in and between shelves packed with notebooks and hand crafted ribbons. As I have shared in the past, books and pencils always stir up feelings of happiness for me. I’m not sure whether it’s a notion of childhood nostalgia remembering [...]
Amanda | May 4, 2010
In my returning to Sydney discoveries, I’m loving: Children’s store Seed now has a women’s range- gorgeous clothing and accessories! Gorgeous homeware stores in close by suburbs. Latest Frankie and Real Living magazines by my bed. Peter Alexander’s new range in store. Magnation store in Newtown. Crust pizza (nothing new- just loving it once more). [...]
Amanda | April 26, 2010
Doesn’t the name alone illustrate how awesome a place this could be? Last week I finally made my way to Main St, Vancouver to check out the stationery store with so much more, The Regional Assembly of Text. This amazing land of paper and stamps shot to the top spot of Amanda’s Adored Attractions the [...]
Amanda | March 18, 2010
After the last mammoth post, this is a quickie. I have updated the print store with some new prints for Spring! Lots of flowers, Parisian dreams and warm, sunny days. I’ve also got the popular ‘Vintage’ Polaroid back in stock. These are a little different than my older prints because they have a white border [...]
Amanda | March 2, 2010
What is better than finding a beautiful blog and stationery store to pore over? All that and winning goodies from said store! Yesterday a lovely package arrived for me from Australia from the lovely Alarna of stationery store, Little Jane St. Alarna is one very talented lady who runs a boutique stationery store out of [...]
Amanda | January 3, 2010
These non filmy shots are now available as prints in my Print Store. I hope you are all enjoying your beginning to 2010. I am currently planning for our little getaway to Oahu. Currently I have packed: 3 packs of Polaroid 779 (plus 5 shots left in the camera) 2 rolls of Portra 160NC and [...]
Amanda | December 15, 2009
Ever since Rifle Paper Co. opened it’s doors, I have been patiently awaiting my order of Holiday postcards. My package arrived this week and oh my, the work is stunning. Anna Bond’s illustrations are as beautiful as I had imagined and the postcards are so sweet that I don’t want to give any of them [...]
Amanda | December 11, 2009
And here we have another “THINGS THAT ARE DIFFERENT IN MY COUNTRY AND MAKE ME GIGGLE ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY” mega post of wondrousness. Are you bored of these yet, kids? So Sydney is a pretty stylin’ town full of an impressive array of original style schools. From your uber trendy high end fashionistas, to your [...]
