finished the sewing and all today! this was a tad tricky!
gosh the sunlight sure does weird things to the color… lol
this is a custom design i’m doing for leonie, it’s gonna be a felt card case!
just doing some rough color checks to see it’ll look nice once it’s done…
what do you think leonie?
xoxo
We finally made the big one year. Its been such a tough journey, but it seems so short. It shows that there are many many many many more years waiting for us. This 1 year may have been very important, but the ones coming up will be more important. We did not do anything glamourous or WOAH WOAH. We had a simple evening. Walking around, well basically more like walking into ACCESSORIES at Raffles City.
*ahem… ACCESSORIZE
Then we had dinner at Hogs Breath Cafe at CHIJMES.
cream of carrot and yummy garlic bread
my regular cut prime rib!
ben’s aussie cut… pig.
Won’t say the quality was super duper this time around, but well, I haven’t been there for 3 years.
Right there, I opened my FOE t-shirt, and got my Anniversary card which panda took time and tears to make.:)
ps : see it’s blur, cos ben took this photo!
And names were given to the Pandas which I bought for her from Shanghai. So niao, ask for 5 pandas. Still can say wanted 10 actually. Later Shanghai think I smuggling things inside or something. Neh.
clockwise from left : bolster, fattie, tiny, fluffy, mao mao
So we hijacked my initial plan to go walking around and went to watch Harry Potter, not like Panda would last the walk in heels anyway. We been wanting to watch HP also.
We got the popcorn combo, which had a Cauldron for the popcorn, and a nice cup with a cover with that hat from Harry Potter on the top. Movie was alright, not brilliant. Not much action I guess as its the second last book. Very dark though, eeeeeeeeeeeevvvvvviiillllllll.
So we went back after our simple and nice anniversary evening. People may think what kind of person am I, dunno how to conjure up the biggest stuff for my girlfriend and stuff. I’m not a good planner, but what matters to me more than the materialistic stuff is the time we spend together. Simple and pleasant things that keep us happy. I’m glad I enjoyed this 1 year with Panda, and looking forward to the many many many more years to come.:)
BAMBAM
ps : all photos uploaded by jeanine, pink text is me too. (cos ben is too lazy! hahaha!)
xoxo (Definitely me, you know who)
we just hit 24,000 visitors!
….wait, is 24,000 alot? hmmmm
anyways, more bamboopandalove mentions around the world!
xoxo
Posted in Advertorials, Fashion, food
Tagged bamboopandalove, foe, freedom of expression, womansday, womansday.com
thanks rodney for sending them! here’s video of us opening the package!
(actually i already opened it. couldn’t help it! then i taped it back for ben to re-open! lol)
i’ll update on what we did on our anni yesterday in abit!
xoxo
wheeee! that’s all 5 of them. fresh from shanghai! :)
actually i asked for 10 pandas… but i only got 5… but i still love them alllll! hee
thanks baby :)
i haven’t really given all of them names…
and see, this last one is supposedly po’s long lost sister. hahahahaha! po (right) is still the original ball of cuteness tho! and he’s had more airtime on tv than ben!!!
okay dinner time. i’ll be back! :)
xoxo
(i didn’t think i’d like how i look in blue…i love this!)
photography by Neng : Intrigue Visuals
florals here, florals there… there’s gonna be florals everywhere! :)
well it’s 315 am, and i’m waiting for ben’s flight to land.. it’s scheduled to land at 434 am, and i’m supposed to be asleep now!
but i have photos to edit anyway right? and i can’t help it. the new dresses are way pretty! but you girls have to wait till they launch the collection next week… so i’m being nice and i’m sneaking a few outfits!
be sure to visit their blog and join the mailing list so you won’t miss out on anything! what i’ve shown you is just a fraction of the collection!
ps : gonna take a cat nap then wake up to “welcome ben home”!
xoxo
Posted in Advertorials, Fashion, jeanine amusing herself, Photography
Tagged the closet lover
i spent yesterday tweaking the order forms on jeaninegabrielle.com and also adding a little chunk of “shopping etiquette”!
everyone who runs an online store absolutely hates dead buyers, buyers who order and cancel, or worse, just stop replying your emails altogether… online shopping should be something that’s convenient and fun, and everyone has a part to play in keeping in that way, yes? it makes the whole experience way more pleasant!
i’m still not even halfway through switching all the order forms tho, cos in the process, i’m also moving sold out items to a separate page cos the pages are getting super overloaded with designs! so bear with me girls while i neaten up the site over the next week (cos i get a one week break from photoshoots!) and meanwhile, go check out all my new designs!
pages updated yesterday :
ps : i am also working on a new page to accomodate my growing collection of handmade hair accessories! so keep checking back for updates, and have a great sunday loves! :)
xoxo
Posted in accessories, jeanine's design updates, shop jeaninegabrielle
Tagged shopping etiquette
if you haven’t already seen these…
these divinely studded heels from Balmain have been all over the runway….
and the koreans sure are good at copying runway styles!
spot the difference, if you can. cos it looks mighty fine to me….
and for the price difference, the amount of money you can save if you get the korean version doesn’t even allow for hesitation.
want to get your hands on one?
CLICK HERE TO GO GET IT FOR S$42!
♥ xoxo ♥
Posted in Advertorials, Fashion, steal VS splurge, styles
Tagged balmain, korean shoes, runway fashion, studded heels
somehow i have a higher tendency to shop when ben is overseas…
but hey! i got a really good deal on these heels i reckon! (i actually typed a good heel on these deals)
i hardly ever buy things on sprees, so i thought i’d give it a go for the heck of it! haha!
afterall, a girl can’t have too many pairs of shoes… it’s never enough!
this one is S$35
the spree closes on Thursday, so there’s still time if you girls wanna grab something :
♥
and then i found these absolutely adorable open toe oxford booties!
i ordered these in beige since i already ordered the other in black… if it fits well and is comfy for my flat feet i might actually consider getting more colors!
afterall, this pair was only S$27! its a great deal!
this spree ends TONIGHT at 9pm, so go check it out if interested! :)
♥
i’m blogging while having my double cheeseburger from mac’s
xoxo
when you have a boyfriend who is a DJ, you better learn how to trust…
but then again, it’s not just about learning to trust, it’s building it together, too.
♥
he’s always out in the clubs, even when you’re way past your bedtime.
if he’s spinning, he won’t reply your texts…
he’s always around the things that cause you sleepless nights, but you have to trust that he’s just doing his job.
and if that isn’t bad enough, he goes overseas for gigs, and then you get left behind for a couple of days.
the overseas texts are pricey, so you can’t text all the time. and all day you try to keep yourself busy, but you can’t really help but wonder… ”what’s he up to now?”
and then you tell yourself, “it’s all part of the job”
you just keep your fingers crossed that you won’t see photos popping up on facebook, photos that will make your heart stop.
even if you do, you have to tell yourself it’s all part of the job.
…
somehow, you force yourself into disillusion, you try to convince yourself that everything he does is part of his job as a DJ. but somehow, something almost always gets in the way…
when he doesn’t reply your texts, you wonder who he’s with, what he’s doing and why he isn’t replying. you start to let your mind wander, and you envision what the situation could be.
before you know it, paranoia can and will destroy you. It’s good if you can still keep yourself in check, if used in a good way. It’s okay if you can control your emotions. It lets him know you actually do worry about him, and what he’s up to; it sure beats not bothering at all.
But when you let paranoia get to you, nothing can prevent the damage that lies ahead. You’ll lose your sense of what’s real and what’s not; you would have turned your “assumptions” into “false truths”. Then nothing he says can reverse what paranoia has done to you… Cos when our mind wants to think something is true, it somehow finds a very twisted way to gather a whole lot of bits and pieces to back that thought. Somehow when paranoia gets to you, it’s very easy to turn small things into big issues…
Some of which, the damage is irreversible. Which is why, in any relationship, it’s all about trust… Trusting each other, and keeping the trust. Trust is not an easy thing to build in a relationship, it may be initially present from the beginning, but it needs to be constantly affirmed.
Even a small mistake can shake it, and it is almost impossible to rebuild once it’s broken. I’ve learnt from experience, and I have my own little “motto” to live by.
it isn’t easy, and it definitely is not always put in practice, but remembering to do that can prevent paranoia from getting to you..
being with a DJ for a year hasn’t been easy, at all. trust me, it’s not as “glamourous” as people may think… cos there’s a lot of emotional baggage you need to deal with, especially if you weren’t born a party animal.
But in any relationship, you need to have goals.
i could go on forever, but i’ll keep that for another post…
♥ xoxo ♥
ps : i’m just in one of my “writing moods”, it happens when i have to amuse myself while ben’s away…
pps : i doubt you’ll see this but… baby i love you :)
xoxo
rodney from FOE is sending us the latest OBSESSION tees from the SUMMER COLLECTION, and we think (no, scrap the think) you must go check it out!
xoxo
remember these?
i may have sold out on the original version but i just came up with a solution today so as not to disappoint those who didn’t manage to get their hands on one!
the only difference is… this time i have hand cut and sewn these flowers! and they come in different colors! :)
perfect for your hair, and they readily double up as brooches or bag accessories too!
this one is made from cotton fabric in a color i’d like to call “oatmeal”.
also with white tulle in between.
the color is very neutral, and will go with practically any outfit and hair color!
♥
this one is made from baby pink felt and white tulle…
very much similar to the original!
and here’s one in a pretty baby blue…
♥
all flowers measure approximately 7.5cm across and come with an alligator style hair clip on the back.
i hope you girls will like these new hair accessories! i’ve spent all day figuring out how to sew them! :)
xoxo
Posted in accessories, jeanine's design updates, shop jeaninegabrielle, steal VS splurge
Tagged flowers, hair accessories
yesterday we (tried) to wake up early for breakfast… Ben woke up on time, i didn’t! By the time i got to mac’s it was like 1115am, and breakfast was 15 mins over.. but i still got my hotcakes anyway! :)
anyway, fast forward to dinner… ben finally got one item checked off his “wishlist”.
i know the photo is a little blur, that’s what happens when you let ben take photos of food.
i can’t even remember what was in this burger but let me try to recap, if i’m not wrong… it was
2 sunny side ups, 2 beef patties, 4 slices of cheese and 4 slices of bacon.
see, i wasn’t kidding about the cheese.
there, chomp on that! ha!
and this was mine! it’s just,
but i added on cheese and bacon, otherwise it’d just be the beef patty.
ah that’s a better shot of the burger i reckon…
that’s all for botak jones, but there’s something else i wanted to show you guys!
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yuppp. there it is… i got so freaked out when i saw it i actually screamed. honestly. imagine walking along a pathway and just barely miss stepping on this.
i had to google it when i got home to make sure it was actually a chicken foot and not some alien thing.
i mean, look at those ghastly nails! how do people actually eat these things?!?!
it’s absolutely, and insanely disgusting. *BLEURGH*
♥
ps : ben just left for shanghai this morning cos he’s got a gig at MUSE tomorrow, so i have to amuse myself until monday…
but he’s supposed to get me 5 more pandas.
that’s the event poster, photo was taken by Neng of Intrigue Visuals.
but haha, they messed up on the DMC thing. don’t know where they got that info from…
anyway, back to me… SO! pardon me if i start blogging nonsense cos really, monday is still 2 days away.
xoxo
Posted in Ben's Gigs/Music Updates, food, just us, parties
Tagged botak jones, chicken feet, dj neboet, intrigue visuals, massive sunrise, muse, shanghai
this is a customised version of “dreaming in paris”…
now i have my fingers crossed that Cass will like it!
xoxo
Posted in accessories, jeanine's design updates, shop jeaninegabrielle
Tagged paris
hey girls!
just got my new supplies imported from Canada on Monday so i’ve been busy working on some new pieces!
a laser cut silver plate with words “love is”, and a vintage brass key and bird charm
19 inch chain
♥
an absolutely adorable blue porcelain bird, a silver plate engraved with “i love you” and a vintage silver key
length is adjustable between 17 – 20 inches
a white bell flower, a coral hibiscus, a silver vintage key and a brass map stamping
chain length is adjustable between 18 – 21 inches
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right : gold mesh ring (sold)
vintage gold plated butterflies on gold ear posts
♥
will update this post with more new designs in abit!
xoxo
just made this yesterday!
it’s a feather hair clip! people in the US like to call these “fascinators”, they do live up to their name by adding a very chic and sophisticated look to any hairdo!
okay, gotta run for lunch with ben before we go to neng’s…
THE CLOSET LOVER’S COLLECTION 20 PHOTOSHOOT TO GO!
xoxo
massive sunrise to the rescue!
another of my new card cosy creations… this one has a huge burger on the front! complete with a flap to prevent contents from falling out, it also allows you to attach your card cosy to anything with a loop!
ps : ben named this one, well he inspired the name cos it reminds him of the burger at botak jones!
♥
i’ll be including a heart keyring (shown in photo) with every order of a massive sunrise!
xoxo
it’s now 215am, i know i’m nuts to still be sewing at this time but ben’s spinning at OBAR right now and i have to keep myself occupied!
i just finished the camera one, did the onigiri one while i was watching harry potter on channel 5!
(see the pink cheeks i gave my onigiri? that’s real blusher!)
anyway, these are both card cases! they’ll fit a ton of cards or an ipod nano, or most music players i guess?
i must be getting readdicted to sewing, it’s fun and although getting the measurements right and cutting out individual shape templates for each design can be quite tedious… i look at the final product and feel it’s well worth it! :)
i feel quite satisfied now so i’ll probably get ready for bed… ben doesn’t get off work till 4am! and i bet he’s gonna have supper before he even goes home. more like breakfast really.
ps : the card cases are for sale, i just haven’t priced them yet… tomorrow! maybe. my brain is just shutting down very rapidly right now.
xoxo
Posted in jeanine's design updates, shop jeaninegabrielle
Tagged camera, card case, holga, ipod case, ipod nano case, onigiri
i was checking out fredflare this morning and found these food funnies!
yup, those are what i call food funnies… go check out fredflare.com for more quirkies!
xoxo
