I just couldn't resist buying this for the baby.
Or for myself.
Just add a key....
and you hear the soft sounds of Mozart's 'Voi che sapete'.
(details: 'Mozartkugel" in light beech by siebensachen, made on the edge of the Black Forest)
I love my ipod.
Scratches and all.
Lately its been getting a bit of a workout while I've been busy putting together a large order of paper and wallpaper packs for a new store, "Behind the Monkey" in Highgate, WA.
Top ten at the moment ( in no particular order)....
Please, Mr Please - The Scud Mountain Boys
Another lonely day- Ben Harper and Pearl Jam
High and Dry- Radiohead
I've seen it all- Bjork and Thom Yorke
The Woman by the well- Sarah Blasko
Kite- U2
Looking in - Club Hoy
Moon on the Rain- Fairground Attraction
Wuthering Heights- Kate Bush ( such a treat to hear me sing along to this one, I can assure you!)
Relapse- Little Birdy
After making at least a zillion packs, I really need a few new tunes to freshen up the mix. Otherwise, I will have to resort to listening to Rose and Charlie's groove number playlist. This list not only includes a good dose of Abba , Bucks Fizz and Hi-5 but ends on a high note with Jefferson Starship's "We built this City".....
Please, I need your help.
All tunes gratefully accepted from any genre and any decade.
Thank you!
No collage tonight because my wonderful brother ( oops, almost wrote bother) arranged tickets for Georgie- the- wonder- girl and I to see Sarah Blasko perform.
We arrived at the Enmore theater to find it looking kind of dark and kind of well, closed.
Hmmmm, not such a good start.
One quick phone call and I realised that I had the venue wrong - the show was at the Seymour Centre not the Enmore theater ( I really should pay attention to the small but important details). Luckily we were only a five minute drive away and made it just in time.
Sarah and her musicians ( Melissa, they even had a cello!) were amazing, wonderful and brilliant - what more can I say?
Except that next time you get me comp seats, Adam, I want front row, not just three rows from the front and dead centre.... oh and a champagne brought to me in the interval would be nice!
Just joking, best seats I've ever had for a musical performance( and they were free!).....I would have been happy to be let in to stand up the back to hear Sarah sing ( yes, she was that good). Thanks, Adam!
Tomorrow, the girls and I are off to Wollongong to see the play "Pearlie in the Park"
Georgie-the -wonder -girl knows Pearlie ( or at least the lovely girl who plays her part!) and organised some tickets for us. Rose can't wait to see one of her storybooks come to life and Charlie just can't wait to see a fairy! Hurly burly Pearlie!
And the moral this week is...it's definitely WHO you know!
Look at what I found today at the Sydney Craft and Quilt fair....the most amazing pin made out of vintage buckles and a bird button. This one just called to me, even though I rarely wear green ( I'm convinced I look jaundiced in green) and there was an equally wonderful red and white bird pin, which is more the type of colours I tend to go towards. However, after asking the opinion of about a dozen lovely ladies, who all said go the red, the stall owner ( who also said red) told me to go with the one that "sang to me" . Green it was and isn't it just lovely..... I saw so many wantable things and I thought i was doing very well until I came across the Ecoyarns stand. The most wonderful 100% organic cotton, naturally pigmented and fair trade all the way from Peru. They had knitted it up into simple moss stitch face cloths - simple and divine. Despite my embargo on new wool purchases ....Oops, I've done it again ( thanks Britney) and now all I have to do is knit them up.....
Two other highlights of the day- I came across Prints Charming who handprint a range of absolutely inspired designs on cotton. Not only is the fabric charming (the colour palette is a dream) but the women who own and run the business are warm and welcoming and passionate and proud about their products. Visit the website and enjoy!
My other moment involved the discovery of a new ( at least to me ) craft...Russian punchneedle embroidery. Like I need to take up another craft but I just couldn't walk away without tucking the "show special" into my bag.
Stay tuned - I have lots of ideas for how I can use this and I'm going to start mastering the technique as soon as I've finished with "just because" package number 2...
Today's package includes the following goodies for your crafting pleasure: some more of the wallpaper that was mentioned in yesterday's post , a piece of vintage barkcloth from my hoard of treasures, beautiful buttons , some Jo Sharp DK wool (I am going to throw in two balls of each colour as penance for giving in to the wool buying demon today) , a postcard from my much admired Yoshitomo Nara and a selection of other fabrics. I forgot to put the trims in but there definitely will be some.There is also the secret not quite ready for public display small project in the works that will be in there too, along with the compulsory chocolate. The rules are the same as for yesterday - leave me a comment. This time I would love to know the most tragic love song you enjoy/hate/ feel compelled to listen to. I have so many its hard to choose just one but try Laura Branigan's "Best was yet to come" for a start. Lots of whoa,yeah kinda wailing and sob story lyrics. Air Supply's "Making love outta nothing at all" was a close second......"the beating of my heart is a drum, and it's lost, and its looking for a rhythm like you..." Beautiful stuff guys, makes my heart ache.....literally - and yet I can't seem to turn the damn stuff off!
Drum roll please for yesterdays winner.........Mummy jo come on down. I was really pleased when Charlotte pulled her number out of the bag as Jo regularly leaves comments for me and I always enjoy a visit to her site. Go take a look at the lovely "red" picture she has posted - happy happy red indeed.
Thank you to everyone else who left a comment and a song - I will post a complete list when I get a moment. Try again today or tomorrow....roll up, roll up all welcome to try ( even if I sent you anything before you will still be in that draw , so Nichola,quick,name that tragic love song !)
So cruel- U2 *
Creep - Radiohead *
Narcolepsy - Ben Folds five*
Moon on the rain - Fairground attraction
Curious soul astray - k.d Lang*
Alive - Pearl Jam*
Crying - Roy Orbison
Voi che sapete - Le Nozze de Figaro ( The Marrinage of Figaro)
Better be home soon - Crowded House
Looking in - Club hoy
I hope I never - split enz
Joelene - the White Stripes
Let's get it started- Black Eyed Peas
I was having a quick look at swap bot just to see what was new, when I came across a swap for a cd of your 12 favourite songs.
Of course, when I went to bed, way way too late as you do, I couldn't sleep for trying to decide what I would choose if I signed up. The list above is what I narrowed it down to for today and there are 13 as I just couldn't do 12 only. The artists with stars are the ones that I could have picked any one of several songs from and the last two are current favorites that could change in the next day/week/month ....or not.
I would be lost without my ipod - I am continually making new playlists depending on my mood/ activity/time of the day!
I have playlists of my favourite "broken heart" songs, one with the most tragic songs I know( and I know waaaay too many of those - I was brought up on a strict diet of them) and a list that conjures up memories of old loves..sigh
Then there are the workout mixes - a mix that is perfect for those long easy runs,one that is more upbeat for those days when I really need to pick up the speed (Eye of the Tiger is a must of course).
Holiday travel playlists, best movie soundtrack list,Rose's fave dance mix for each month, and a list of songs that just have to be sung to at the top of your voice when no one else is around to laugh when you hit the wrong note or sing the wrong words- the "belt em out" tracks. Meatloaf has a lot to answer for.
I realised that I don't have a playlist of songs for knitting/crocheting/sewing/crafting to....and now I need one. Simply because if you are going to have a playlist of songs to run to , then to balance it out you must have a playlist of songs to kick back and create to. I welcome any suggestions for the list ....also if you have a list of your all time 12 ( or 13 if you must like me) please,please post it and let me know...I love listening to other people's music as it gets you out of that "musical rut" that is so easy to fall into ......I can't believe that my list has changed since I started this post.."Bizarre Love Triangle " by Frente just got the shove for "Better be home soon" by Crowded House and I'm not convinced that it was the right decision.
Better stick to crafty things before I do my head in, so moving right along ....
my "All things Zakka" package finally arrived in Hawaii so I can show off my happy snaps now...
And here's a sneak look at a parcel that is on its way to Canada to sienna poet who was a little unlucky in the indie secret pal swap......3 months and not a single package....I'm sure that swap karma will bite them back at some point.....
Last of all...after much thought and consultation with best friend Steph , I have decided that I will put the name of everyone who leaves a comment on tomorrow"s post ( first "just because" package") into a hat and draw out a name. That gives all the early birds, late sleepers, diligent workers, superparents....everyone the same chance of enjoying a giveaway! So just leave a comment on tomorrows post ..oh and leave me a song title to add to my list ....BEFORE I post the Saturday spiel and I will add you into the draw. I promise it will be worth it.
Clear as mud.....I hope.....see ya tomorrow, off to put together the first "just because " parcel. Fun, fun fun.....