Grazie Marianna!

A quick post to thank the gorgeous Marianna from It's Party Time for presenting Looking Glass with not one but two awards! The Kreativ Blogger Award & The Versatile Blogger Award.

As Marianna did, I will now nominate 3 wonderful bloggers to receive these 2 awards:

1. Katie ~ The Resolution Revolution

This Procrastination Princess is hilarious & witty. Katie's also one of my very best friends.

2. Laura ~ Ricevere con Stile

Laura & I have so much in common & have formed a wonderful blogging friendship from opposites sides of the world.

3. Debby ~ Inspired Design

Combining fashion with interior design, Debby's sense of style is oh so wonderful. She's also having a very awesome giveaway at the moment, so head over!!

~ Clare x

This Week's Loves...

A behind-the-scenes peak at the lookbook shoot for brand spankin' new label Mad Love which I attended yesterday in Bondi. Stay tuned for plenty more on this shortly!!

Bryan Brown & Colin Friels in Sydney Theatre Company's ZEBRA!

Beautiful One Mile Beach in Port Stephens where we attended a Wedding over the weekend.

And.... big news... Linda gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on Friday, Olivia Rose!!

What are your loves this week? I'd love to know...

~ Clare x

Credits: Christopher Perkins, The Brag, Beachwiki

Artist Flavour of the Month ~ Irene Suchocki

I've seen some of her images out in blogland & on Pinterest a fair bit lately but I didn't know who the artist was until I saw this guest post by Daily Suze on Uh...lala yesterday. I now know this most talented fine art photographer is Irene Suchocki from Montreal.

I'm a  lover of Paris (who isn't?) and Irene's Paris artworks are, as she says, "poetry for the eyes." In fact all of her artwork is, but today I thought I'd show you my favourite Paris artworks of hers.

 This is definitely my favourite image. The colourful hot air balloons over the rooftops of the stunning Paris architecture. I love the soft, warm colour of this image.

 The rooftops of Paris are an artwork in themselves.

 These two images are magnificent. The antique colours still have so much depth.

All images copyright Irene Suchocki

Check out Irene's website for all of her gorgeous work or if you want to purchase one of her dreamy artworks, head over to her etsy store. I want to buy them all! She also has an abundance of Venice photographs that I'm in love with. You can also check out Irene's blog here.

Wishing you all a beautiful weekend.

~ Clare x

Instantly stationary for stationery ~ Guest Post

Today I'd like to introduce you to one of my most favourite girls, Katie from The Resolution Revolution. She has a little secret passion that she wanted to share with Looking Glass readers. I'm sure many of you share this passion too, as I do. I'll now leave you with Katie aka The Procrastination Princess.

~ Clare x

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I love stationery! I don't know why, but I am stopped in my tracks whenever I come across a stationery shop, even if it is just a "mainstream" store like OfficeWorks. My heart skips a beat when I encounter a rare and beautiful boutique paper shop, or if I find an example of fine letterpress work. So, this post today is dedicated to the power of papercraft; the colours, the textures, the limitless possibilities. With a modern or vintage touch, paper is beautiful. 

I stumbled across this stunning blog on the weekend, and am in stationery heaven. Bella Figura are a genuine artisan letterpress shop, that still use antique equipment and old fashioned methods...and the results - magic!

Have a look at some of their work:

 

Their retailers are just as dreamy:

 Social Graces

Gus & Ruby Letterpress

 

But there's more to paper than just invitations:

Paper bouquets!

Paper Plane Wedding Toss!

 

 Paper Chains & Flower Banners!

And check out this toilet paper wedding dress here.

 

Just a bit of fun, and eye-candy, especially for me! I'm in the midst of writing a pretty full-on essay with a lot of heavy scientific content... so this was a welcomed break from the science, and a great little creative outlet. 

~ Katie

Credits: Bella Figura, Bravo Bride, I Do It Yourself, Parcel Post

Oh Sleepy Sunday

Still in my PJ's at midday today.... gotta love these sorta days, right?

If either of these rooms were mine, I don't think I'd ever get out of bed.

~ Clare x

Images: Paris in Pink

Big Girls Need Big Diamonds

Elizabeth Taylor

1932 - 2011

A true star & one of the most beautiful women to ever grace the big screen. The two photos above are from two of my favourite movies, Suddenly Last Summer and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

~ Clare x

Images from here & here

Your Home is Your Castle

Well in this case it really is a castle...
(and not mine unfortunately)

This is my favourite "dream home" right now

Loving all the open space, the bones of this castle & the neutral colours

Perfect...

Credits: skona hem found via Me and Alice


 I saw Weird Al on Friday night - he was too too funny! Such an awesome gig. It was also my Mum's birthday. I baked a delicious chocolate tart for her and we had a lovely family lunch.

~ Clare x