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Address: 107+109 Rowell Rd S208033 (in Little India)
Nearest MRT station: Farrer Park (Northeast Line)
Buses: 23, 64, 65, 66, 130, 131, 139, 147
… on Saturday, I found myself at the Post Museum in Little India. And I really do not know what to make of it. Perhaps that is good because as Brian D. McLaren puts it, “clarity is good, but sometimes intrigue may be even more precious; clarity tends to put an end to further thinking, whereas intrigue makes one think more intensely, broadly, and deeply“.
I admit to being intrigued by the place. Situated in Little India, it is not anything like the traditional Indian type of shops you would see. The sort laden with jasmine garlands, the Hindu gods and Tamil scripts all over. Instead it houses Show Room (exhibition space), Food #03 (contemporary vegetarian café), Back Room (multi-purpose space), artists studios and offices in two 1920s shophouses.
The floor is untiled with the raw concrete floor fitting in with the uneven brick walls. Modern and quaint all at once, it holds its own in Little India. Feeling a little like the ‘new’ Haji Lane, the pillars just outside the shopfront have been given an arty, Japanese anime treatment ‘I love Veg’ touch.
The place is a project initiated by Singaporean curatorial team p-10 and it opened in September 2007. Interesting place and probably could do with a whole lot more publicity though a little limited on attraction if there are no events being held.
… rewinding a little on the mini proposal / wedding series, this pop up book proposal is reminiscent of Disney stories. Why? Somehow the coloured books and pop up images remind me of fairytale books which Disney is undoubtedly famous for.
Eric Lau had painstakingly cut, glued and told his tale of how the hero is looking for the key to a magic box, which ultimately ends up being his true love. Great work and the wedding favours they made for guests paid tribute to the proposal with them making 400 pop up books that told their story.
Wow. Now how is that for getting you started on thinking of a theme? Or a favour that is not the usual keychain / soap / chopsticks you see offered by the hotels?
Twas a busy day. I started out with folding this cut out from ZoCards and placing it on the dashboard as we turned out of the carpark. I like this series a lot. If you are staying in Singapore, go check out the ZoCards stands. The cards are free! If you are overseas, head on over to Audible Hearts to send an e-card instead.
Midway through the day, I played around with the Fujitsu Lifebook (*drools*) at M1 Paragon. A real beauty. Surfed up to this page too. It looked great. 
A previous customer had surfed to Coach. Hmm. I believe was it was a lady customer.
Ok, random ramblings out. Back to work. New goodies coming soon. April is approaching!
I don’t think I will ever get over my ‘ring’ craze. Especially not with such beautiful rings by Colleen Baran. She is currently having a jewelry exhibition, Like Wearing A Love Letter over at Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada. Oh what I would not give to go have a look! (I have fond memories of browsing through the vibrant art community there…)
In her own words,
the ‘Like Wearing a Love Letter’ series features jewellery that was like a love letter. Like wearing a daydream, a memory or a thought of love.
If you are like me (unable to make it in person!), track her blog on the project.
(seen via Poppytalk, all images copyright of Colleen Baran)
… of the handmade variety. Seen on Oh, Fransson!, this vintage pillowcase has been given a new lease of life as a lunch bag. Follow the tutorial found on site and make one unique piece for yourself. Add your photos of the done up piece to the Flickr group and let us make vintage all the rage.
Some friends know that I am on the look out for a great work lamp for myself. I tend to do most of my beading at night and it is getting to me. My eyes specifically. While I have not exactly found the one I want to bring home, I found this.
It would certainly take care of the receipts and scribbled orders lying around on the table but I don’t know whether it would provide enough light to bead by.
And so the search continues.
The Eco-Friendly Cork Table Lamp is available for sale at Shades of Light at USD 145.
(As seen via Shelterrific. Image of lamp via Shelterrifc.)
Not sure how many mums (or mums to be) are reading this but this is too fun to pass up.
Hand Picked Pumpkin allows you to customise clothing for your little one (or your friends’!). Mix and match for endless possibilities. Just make sure you do not commit some fashion crime. You can even customise accessories to go along with the outfit.
This piece features… Romper Body: Kiwi – Raglan Shoulder Trim: Good Old Stripe Cherry – Faux Short and Raglan Shoulder Tirm Lining: Good Old Stripe Cherry – Snaps: Chocolate Brown.
What does yours look like? If you are getting it made, it costs USD 56.
(seen via Design Mom)
Picture by Mauricio Alejo
With the fluctuating currencies, I decided to make the Singapore dollar the main currency of the shop. Makes sense as I do my costing in the local currency and well, the calculation of the changing rates was starting to drive me crazy.
We are still open to overseas customers, will ship just about anywhere. Just that now, when you pay for your Sparkle Thots order, we collect in SGD via Paypal. Paypal would do the necessary conversions. The figures you see for other currencies on site is just an estimate. True / accurate currency exchange rates apply at the payment portal.
There, now that we settled the admin issue that was eating me up (just a little), we can move on to the picture up there.
Don’t you think it is an amazing work of art? Ok, yes, it was good money cut up but the beauty it now has is quite something. I found this image by Mauricio Alejo being mentioned at Rag & Bone. Still searching for more information on who did the piece. If you have the time, check out this other post (also by Rag & Bone) featuring another artist’s money sculpting works.
Hello, I'm Ruth, and this is my lil corner of whimsical fun. Choc-ful of dreamy romantic delights, it's my escapade from the daily grind. 
