tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52051470236504826902024-03-13T20:59:01.838-04:00Seeing FuchsiaInspiring Interiors and Takes on LifeSabbie Narwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983016587771478348noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205147023650482690.post-13102461951773214602015-06-06T09:33:00.000-04:002015-06-06T09:34:44.191-04:00Inspiration from India: A Love for Lenghas<div style="text-align: center;">
Sarees (or saris) are a fairly well known Indian garment and are often the first thing people associate with Indian fashion. While I certainly love sarees, I confess I have never actually worn one. That's because I just can't part with my <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagra_choli#Lehenga" target="_blank">lenghas</a></i>.</div>
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There are quite a few Indian fashion designers I am in utter awe of, their work filling my Pinterest boards and making me more than a little desperate for trip to India. Above are some of my favourite lenghas by one of my favourite designers, Anju Modi. Her work is just breathtakingly eclectic, and her costumes for the Bollywood film <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szVW_w-W8cQ&ab_channel=ErosNow" target="_blank">Ram-Leela</a> really blew me away. No one mixes fabrics, colours, cuts and styles quite like her.</div>
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Manish Malhotra was the first Indian designer to capture my heart, though. While his work may not be the most cutting-edge, it does take the tradition of Indian fashion to new heights of intricacy by honouring the history behind the garments. Luxe, sumptuous and bold designs define his work for me, and probably are what make him the most sought-after designer in Bollywood.</div>
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Sabyasachi Mukherji is a designer who is new to me, as I came across his pieces for India Couture Week 2014. The deep, dusky colours artfully draped and layered caused quite a bit of commotion in the fashion world then. While his work varies quite a bit, these designs from '14 hold a special place in my heart for their heady aesthetic—and I still think the belted lengths are an ingenious reinvention!</div>
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Yeah, so that's a round up of my three favourite designers in India, all of their work being magical and (sadly) unattainable, for me at least. All in all, I do find myself increasingly loving Indian fashion for it blends the art of details, history and tradition, within a modern context, so very well.</div>
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Sleep. Work. Eat. Tv. Sleep. Work. Eat. Tv. Sleep.</div>
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(Or whatever routine is you)</div>
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Whether your days are a mad bustle or a slow, unwinding series, sometimes you may just feel like you're in an aimless rut.</div>
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I know I certainly struggle with that. Regardless of how outwardly busy I may be, sometimes my days just start to lack meaning and I fail to get excited about life as it happens. And I'm sure lots of people feel this way so here's how I manage to create a purpose for each and every day, making getting out of bed in the morning a whole lot more exciting.</div>
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<b><br /></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #cc5c92;">1. 30 Challenges for 30 Days</span></b><b><span style="color: #cc5c92;"><br /></span></b></span><br />
Inspired by <a href="http://www.highexistence.com/30-challenges-for-30-days/" target="_blank">High Existence</a> and <a href="http://thoughtbrick.com/lifestyle/hundred-30-day-challenge-ideas/" target="_blank">Though Brick's</a> challenges, I did something a bit weird on January 1st. I sat down for a few hours, cut up 150 slips of paper and wrote something (a dare, a compliment, an idea) on each. Then I stuck these all in a jar with the resolution to pick one out each and every morning, having to complete/keep in mind what each slip dictated, before the day's end.<br />
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The few people I shared this with thought I was a little zany but guess what. It totally works. I woke up every morning excited and nervous (in a good way) to pick out a slip. Finally I had something to look forward to, something to accomplish for myself, just for myself, each and every day. It was also super interesting to figure out a way to accomplish some of these tasks, especially the dares!</div>
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It's a fairly simple technique—this jar—but it's really so effective that it's now my go-to thing to keep the blues away. Definitely try it out to add a certain <i>charge</i> to your life :)</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #cc5c92;">2. Find something you want to do. And do it just for <i>yourself</i>.</span></b></span><br />
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So, over the winter, I kind of got hooked on learning languages. I've always been interested in exploring the cultures, lifestyles, mindsets, histories, etc. of people from around the world, so this isn't much of a jump. But it is quite different from my day job as an interior design student. I've decided to learn Korean and have dedicated hundreds of hours this past semester to learning the language, alongside other aspects of the culture. I've also been improving the other languages I know (Punjabi and Hindi) by writing my notes in those languages, listing to diverse music and so on.<br />
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The idea is to find something that is separate from your more "obligated" day job, even if it is a job you love. For example, an accountant may take up cooking or photography classes, or a graphic designer may take up dance or astronomy classes. Whatever piques your interest, develop it. Indulge it and enjoy doing something without any external pressure to succeed.<br />
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This is indulgence at it's best.<br />
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Peace and Stuff,<br />
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Sabbie</div>
Sabbie Narwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983016587771478348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205147023650482690.post-55350237883041091522014-11-19T18:22:00.001-05:002014-11-22T16:40:06.800-05:00Swathed in Comfort: Robes<div style="text-align: center;">
House robes, bath robes, dressing gowns, whatever you choose to call them—I love them!</div>
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So indulgent, so girly and just so, so much fun! </div>
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Of course, I have my very old, very worn but very loved comfort robe (I confess: it's navy and it's polyester!) but I love to pick up a couple of pretty little things here and there!</div>
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Honestly, sometimes the robes I love are practically confections. Ruffles, ribbons, silk, chiffon, fluff, and lace are all very welcome. Especially if the end result looks like something Lara Turner, Marilyn Monroe or Laura Ingalls Wilder would have worn…</div>
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And I love robes so much, I'm always trying to find ways to either sneak them into my day wardrobe or find pieces that resemble them—like long coats and sweaters!</div>
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Absentminded as I am, I am always scribbling things down as soon as they come to mind…on my wrists, little slips of paper, several notepad apps, and of course, actual notepads. So, I've really come to appreciate tiny little notebooks lying around my house and in my bag.</div>
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When I was assembling (assembling!) a birthday present for a dear friend a while back, I just had to include this quick little DIY bit!</div>
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They are actually really quite fun and easy to create. I just needed three tiny composition books, a quick rifle through my crafts drawer and I started gluing things on. Simplicity is key here!</div>
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For the first one, my favourite, I covered the notebook with card-stock, added concept art from the movie <i>Tangled</i> and then covered the spine with some decorative tape.</div>
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The second one I painted black and added some printouts of a cozy room I found on Pinterest (of course!). Third, my Union Jack inspired notebook is covered with a bit of leather and ribbons laid out in a cross pattern, tying off to the side.</div>
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These are pretty great for carrying around, tucking around the house or gifting, so I'll definitely be coming back to this DIY every now and then! </div>
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And that is how you make these delightful handy dandy little notebooks!<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue's_Clues" target="_blank"> Blue's Clues</a>, anyone?</div>
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P.s. This doesn't mean I'll give up writing on my wrists, though!</div>
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1. Cut out a whole lot of different sized rectangles from parchment paper (I think I used almost 100 to cover a 12" wide fixture! But it didn't take more than a couple hours of folding in front of <i>New Girl</i> to get to this.). I wanted two different styles and sizes so I cut about half my pieces at 10cm x 10 cm and the others at 15cm x 10cm.</div>
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2. Then I folded the smaller pieces according to <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Paper_Airplane.png/300px-Paper_Airplane.png" target="_blank">this basic style</a>, for narrow planes. And the wider ones were done according to<a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Delta-Wing-Paper-Airplane" target="_blank"> this tutorial</a>.</div>
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4. I used <a href="https://2ecffd01e1ab3e9383f0-07db7b9624bbdf022e3b5395236d5cf8.ssl.cf4.rackcdn.com/Product-800x800/8d50ee5b-1852-4305-a8ed-92253a6c1718.jpg" target="_blank">Weldbond</a> to put a dot of glue on on the main fold of each plane to just help hold it together.</div>
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5. I strung each plane by alternating styles with about 4 planes on each string. You can use white string (like I did) or fishing line—either should be fine! Just double knot the end of each string and thread through the planes with a needle.</div>
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And there! An easy and fun little chandelier-thing to brighten up your room. I used parchment paper planes because I love travel and the translucent paper worked best for my room. But you could use pastel tissue paper flowers, origami boats and cranes or maps folded into planes—anything really! It's such a versatile craft so…no excuse for a desolate standard light fixture!</div>
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I almost drowned once.</div>
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I watched a Pirates of the Caribbean film which led me to doing some research on pirates which led me to filling up page after page in my sketchbook with pirates which led me to singing "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdS2xj0br34" target="_blank">Hoist the Colours</a>" all the day, everyday.</div>
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And soon enough, the sea went from being an angry, unforgiving and merciless mystery to an angry, unforgiving and merciless mystery—that also beckons to us, offering adventures to far off lands and undiscovered worlds. This Earth of ours is mostly water right? It's amazing, then, how little we know of these great oceans that surrounds us then.</div>
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So, last year I learned it makes little sense to hate on water. And now I love it.</div>
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I used to think spontaneity and creativity were synonymous. Being weirdly random and deviant, i.e. no routines or schedules, seemingly guaranteed whimsical genius for me back then. I avoided structure like a plague or a noose. Turns out, I was horribly wrong.</div>
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Instead of waiting for ideas to drop from the sky, turns out keeping up some creative routines that work for you is the key. I am definitely working on that. Right now, I'm trying to wake up earlier (the morning feels very, very foreign to me after <i>years</i> of night owling) to sit at my desk with a hot drink and my sketchbook. I am such a believer of sketchbooks as you may <a href="http://seeingfuchsia.blogspot.ca/2014/01/glee-and-creativity.html" target="_blank">remember</a>, so I'm really enjoying the challenge of starting each morning with a totally blank page and nothing but my own thoughts.</div>
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So, it seems like this whole creative habit thing is working out pretty well, too bad I didn't try it sooner—it would have saved me a lot of frustration! Whether it is a time with a morning drink, some yoga, end of the night journalling, whatever is your thing, simply pushing yourself to actively pursue creativity can be just the thing you needed all along.</div>
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There is something so satisfying about taking a generic little thing and turning it into something more one-of-a-kind. I have this obsession all my life, where I'll try to turn everything I buy into something that feels so much more my own.</div>
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I finally got around to revamping some generic lace-up boots that I picked up. I had wanted to try out <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/433823376578460132/" target="_blank">this</a> awesome DIY, so I waded my way through various outlets to find the bits and pieces I needed.</div>
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And all I needed was a random, pretty but boring pair of boots, some lace scavenged from the bottom of a forgotten old slip, two bargain bin belts and feathers I'd bought and was dying to use. Oh, and superglue.</div>
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I am just having <i>so</i> much fun parading these around the house, I can't wait for autumn so I can actually wear them out!</div>
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I really recommend this DIY as it is sooo easy but looks so great. And you can really put just about anything you want on any boots you want. Basically, you can create some footwear that really feels like an extension of your sole—I mean soul ;)</div>
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P.s. Mr. Kate also has this more hard-core Free People-esque boho boots tutorial <a href="http://www.mrkate.com/2011/12/03/diy-boho-belted-boots-tutorial/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Think of all the places they take you. All the spaces they tread.</div>
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Think of all the places you have walked, ran, jumped and skipped.</div>
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So why do people neglect their feet? Just because they are so far down from one's head.</div>
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Today, spare a moment for your feet. Get a pedicure. And wear your favourite shoes.</div>
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Look at your toes. Look at your ankles. Amazing.</div>
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And then forget how weird this post was.</div>
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P.S. In the process of revamping these boots! So fun :)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Wrote a looong letter for and made a bracelet for this <a href="http://aspiralof--creativity.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">darling</a> here!</td></tr>
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I'm especially obsessed with making bracelets, be they of thread or metal. So fun and easy too!</div>
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Simultaneously, I am trying to revamp some boots and am planning to trace a world map by hand (I know, it's kind of a...weird project). </div>
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It's rather exciting collecting random bits and bobs for all these crafts too—it lets me indulge my inner hoarder. And I'm finally making a dent in my <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/sabbienarwal/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> crafts board! Now if only I could get out that sewing machine and finish all those dresses I started years ago…</div>
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Sabbie Narwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983016587771478348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205147023650482690.post-51704357083266964002014-06-19T16:34:00.001-04:002014-06-19T16:34:18.299-04:00The Mean Reds<div style="text-align: center;">
Confession: I wear wayyyy too much red. Especially in cooler weather. So much so, my friends have made it a game to count the number of red things I have on me every day. But can you blame me for this obsession? Red is the perfect colour.</div>
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But not any red will do, I usually prefer deeper, richer shades. A nice cherry red, a burgundy, a wine shade…I love them all! But bright orange-red (like on a yard sale sign) can be a bit garish to me. One of my all time favourite reds is Raven Red by Revlon. It is exquisite and I spent years looking for the perfect red nail polish until I found <a href="http://www.cvs.com/shop/product-detail/Revlon-Nail-Enamel-721-Raven-Red?skuId=608208" target="_blank">this beauty</a>.</div>
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I absolutely adore red poppies in a clear vase on a white table and am looking for some realistic faux stems. Also, my room is basically a medley of whites, greys and reds—further reinforcing the idea that my favourite colour is red (which it actually isn't! I'll always love green best!)</div>
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Sabbie Narwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983016587771478348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205147023650482690.post-23075971987584797792014-06-03T03:28:00.001-04:002014-06-19T16:36:41.500-04:00Great Escapism<div style="text-align: center;">
You know what? <i>The Tourist </i>isn't exactly the greatest movie. It's not the most exciting. Nor is it anything groundbreaking. But it is beautiful. And I mean, <b>beautiful</b>.</div>
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Elise and Alexander/Frank are such a dashingly, daringly gorgeous couple that you can't help but be mesmerized. It <i>is</i> Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp, after all!</div>
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Seriously, all this beauty and glamour in one film! It shouldn't be allowed, for all our sakes.</div>
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Basically, this movie is completely, utterly fabulous. It's so classy it's ridiculous and the setting, the costumes, the characters are to die for! Get it? It's a caper film? Oh, just watch it if you haven't. It's the best eye candy ever!<br />
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Sabbie Narwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983016587771478348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205147023650482690.post-53632693165402591062014-05-29T22:06:00.000-04:002014-06-19T16:37:32.346-04:00Fireside Tales<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I find there is something so cosy about the idea of a small dwelling in the middle of nowhere, where everyone is gathered closely together, around a fire, surrounded by everything they need to survive a long, cold winter night full of ancient, enchanting stories told by a revered storyteller. Ah, I know it's practically June... but here is an excerpt from a traditional Aboriginal story that just makes me swoon.</div>
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<span style="color: #50371b;">"Outside the longhouse, the wailing wind whips the snow into high drifts…All the animals are safely tucked away in the dens and burrows. It is so cold that the wolf won't even be howling tonight.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #50371b;">Inside the longhouse, a log is thrown on the fire. Sparks shoot up and dance through the dark…Wisps of smoke swirl around the drying corn, beans, and squash hanging from the longhouse rafters.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #50371b;">The birch-bark walls are lined with baskets of ground corn and bundles of hollowed reeds and painted clay pots, filled with dry meat, berries, and fish. Above the fur-lined sleeping platforms are shelves piled with soft tanned hides, baskets of shells in glowing colors, sewing awls, and lengths of sinew.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #50371b;">The elders sit by the warm lodge fire, quietly talking of past winters. The women are stitching and beading new moccasins, shirts, and leggings. The men dream of the spring hunt as they craft new bows and arrows. Children fidget as they wait. Finally it is time.</span></div>
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Sabbie Narwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983016587771478348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205147023650482690.post-87642751352064685022014-05-27T15:31:00.000-04:002014-05-27T15:31:15.155-04:00Beating the Heat: Dreaming of Cooler Times and Cooler Places<div style="text-align: center;">
It's been such a hard winter to endure this year…so why am I so apprehensive about a heated summer?</div>
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I guess I just can't stand the idea of not being able to add layers and keep out fluffy duvets and throws.</div>
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Also, my reasoning for hating on summer: in winter you can at least jump around, put on more layers, and light a simple fire to get warmer. Summer leaves me wanting to peel my own skin off—it's inescapable (sorry AC, you're just not good enough).</div>
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Since the heat affects me so, I know popular places like Florida and California will never be my home. I need my four seasons, I can live with six months of parkas but I can't live with anything over 30<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ºC for very long. </span></span>Canada is good to me for all that.</div>
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I'd move to wild and beautiful B.C., by the ocean, lakes and mountains in a heartbeat if it weren't for the natural disaster aspect… *sigh*</div>
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(Aw, look, these asterisks look just like little snow flakes ****)</div>
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Sabbie Narwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983016587771478348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205147023650482690.post-54293324379142741652014-05-22T22:29:00.000-04:002014-05-23T00:02:26.232-04:00On Feeling Craftier Than EverHi there!<br />
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I haven't been on here for a while but I certainly have kept busy and creative! Or at least, I tried my best!<br />
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So, I love Chapters. Of course, right? Most people seem to. But I feel both giddy and overcome with hopeless longing every time I visit. The main reason being the dizzying array of exquisite-looking leather journals. There are so many beautiful options and really, I want every last one of them, but the price tags…oh, the price tags for something that was just robotically manufactured in some far-off factory. So, naturally, I had to try my hand at making my own! And here is the result!<br />
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Not too shabby, eh? The best bits are that it cost me next to nothing (I just used some leather scraps lying around), it's super simple and there was no sewing involved (thank goodness!!) I will definitely giving this another shot in the hopes of perfecting it but in the meantime, do check out the post that inspired me at <a href="http://www.oh-sopretty.com/2014/01/diy-journal-lark-linen/#.U36xz8bfaag" target="_blank">Lark and Linen</a>!Sabbie Narwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983016587771478348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205147023650482690.post-712097913890678502014-04-22T23:46:00.000-04:002014-04-22T23:46:17.421-04:00Fleeting Hopes and Dreams<div style="text-align: center;">
This year, I guess (no, I <i>know</i>) I've spent a lot of time just ruminating on how I've seemed to reach That Age. The age that I thought I would have it all together. The age where my wildest dreams would be within my grasp and maybe, just maybe, I'd be ruling my own little corner of the world? Well, that clearly never happened and each and every day, it all seems to become more and more unlikely.</div>
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See, I've spent a good amount of my life trying to convince others that ageing and being "old" is the best. That we can become the wisest, most graceful, most self-actualized people on the planet as we age. I wholeheartedly believed that getting older was the best part of living out our lives. But now I think I'm beginning to see what others have probably been seeing for years.</div>
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I've always been a dreamer. I used to think everyone was exactly like that—wide eyed in a world of limitless possibilities— but eventually I came to realize that some children had already given up on their hopes before they started. I've talked to middle-schoolers who have lower expectations from life than I do. Twelve year olds have resigned themselves to following more sensible professions, promising themselves security and respect, rather than allowing their minds to wander and draw up beautiful, beautiful alternatives.</div>
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But all of a sudden, it seems like the world and it's limits are closing in. I can't do many of the things I once thought were mine to pursue to my heart's desire. I know now that I won't become an Olympic figure skater, an astronaut in space, a quirky mad scientist, an adventurous storm chaser or a world renowned teenaged fashion designer (<a href="http://fashionista.com/2013/08/teen-millionaire-designer-kira-plastinina-goes-all-out-texas-style-for-u-s-comeback#awesm=~oCdSbG3LiNY5S9" target="_blank">Kira Plastinina</a> haunted me throughout my middle school years). I know most, if not all, of my old dreams seem far-fetched to most people but to me they were just about everything. Because hope and possibility were the joys of my life.</div>
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Today, I am finally faced with the reality of finding a career that does pay bills, realizing that some things really just <i>can't </i>happen after all. And those are some really tough truths to swallow for me. And it makes me wonder…</div>
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P.s. Does this count as an existentialist drama? Ugh. Sorry.</div>
Sabbie Narwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983016587771478348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205147023650482690.post-34458727462298215072014-04-05T15:35:00.002-04:002014-04-05T15:35:52.555-04:00Over Yonder<div style="text-align: center;">
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Sabbie Narwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983016587771478348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205147023650482690.post-9147849899055375622014-03-21T23:17:00.000-04:002014-03-21T23:17:17.788-04:00Tech-less Crafting Weekend :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few weeks ago, I embarked on a brave new journey. I decided to stay at home and—wait for it—<i>not</i> use my phone or my laptop or even the tv. *gasp* All year, I've been connected more than ever, with emails and alerts from my school or professor stressing me out, group projects to be coordinated, and all my best friends to be kept in touch with.</div>
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Suddenly, it really started to feel like too much after all. So, I cleared my schedule, stashed my tech in an obscure cabinet and settled down with some Vivaldi, Austen and a list of crafts to be completed. Bliss.</div>
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Here's what I created during my tech-less weekend…<br />
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A pretty quick and easy update of a run-of-the-mill clutch. Pretty much just removed that boring old button and superglued some robin's egg blue (broken) earrings in its stead.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">And that's a quick (not really) garland I made from dusty </span><span style="text-align: center;">old</span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"> flowers someone brought to the hospital when my </span><span style="text-align: center;">brother</span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"> was born, an age and a half ago!</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Also, I had a darling </span><a href="http://amriit-bal.tumblr.com/" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;" target="_blank">friend</a><span style="text-align: center;"> over for tea. That's right, a good </span><span style="text-align: center;">old</span><span style="text-align: center;"> fashioned tea! We made s</span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">ome </span><span style="text-align: center;">surprisingly good mug cakes—desserts I am determined to perfect and master.</span></div>
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Will I be trying this again? Heck yeah!</div>
Sabbie Narwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983016587771478348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205147023650482690.post-4223214640740458302014-03-20T14:03:00.000-04:002014-03-20T14:03:39.163-04:00Good As Gold<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Sabbie Narwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983016587771478348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205147023650482690.post-51037046346047818192014-03-14T23:12:00.002-04:002014-03-14T23:12:20.694-04:00Illuminated<div style="text-align: center;">
Holy moly! I just discovered a whole new world!</div>
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…The world of <i>lighting</i>!</div>
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I've been at this interior designing stuff for a while now but obviously, I'm an amateur. </div>
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Even more so for not exploring lighting ages ago!</div>
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I have always appreciated lighting and it definitely plays a ginormous role in my designs and life but I never really gave much though to the actual fixtures. I mean, every once in a while, I'd come across some cute DIY chandelier or something but I never once actively searched for <i>designed</i> lighting fixtures.</div>
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But I did today. And boy, was it wonderful! Just feast your eyes on these beauts! (Quite enthused, huh?)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://eurolite.com/products/chandeliers/chandelier/" target="_blank">Chandelier</a> (left) and <a href="http://eurolite.com/products/chandeliers/satyr/" target="_blank">Satyr</a> (right), both found on <a href="http://eurolite.com/" target="_blank">Eurolite</a></span></td></tr>
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These are both so enchanting! I've always had a passion for medieval-like chandeliers, and that setting is so inspirational and dreamy! The lampshades though, is something I've seen much, much less of! I just adore it! So rich in history!</div>
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I actually gasped when I saw this! I thought it was a castle at first! But isn't it SPECTACULAR? I imagine a child looking up in complete wonder at this.</div>
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And the one above is such a work of art! I was drawn to it instantly, it's just so quirky and fascinating. Really reminds me to stop looking at light as just light, but also as an opportunity.</div>
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This last one just mesmerizes me! It is loosely based on rain clouds and ingeniously employs a method of glass moulding that is usually reserved for industrial use. Oh, I just can't stop looking at it, it's so wonderfully strange!</div>
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—Sabbie</div>
Sabbie Narwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983016587771478348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205147023650482690.post-88903745420031569752014-03-14T10:49:00.002-04:002014-03-15T14:38:39.899-04:00The Spring Thaw<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>No one has ever painted a more beautiful spring for me than the beloved Anne Shirley</i></span></div>
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<i><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Spring had come once more to Green Gables—the beautiful, capricious, reluctant Canadian spring, lingering along through April and May in a succession of sweet, fresh, chilly days, with pink sunsets and miracles of resurrection and growth"</span></i></i></div>
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<i>"Almost before Anne realized it, spring had come again to Green Gables and all the world was abloom once more…wint<span style="font-family: inherit;">er was over and gone with the thrill of delight that spring never fails to bring to the oldest and saddest as well as to the youngest and merriest</span></i><i>…"</i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Everything is new in the spring…Springs themselves are always so new, too. No spring is ever just like any other spring. It always has something of its own to be its own peculiar sweetness."</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">All these lovely quotes are from L.M. Montgomery's <b>beautiful</b> series, <a href="http://www.inglesideimpressions.com/annequotes.html" target="_blank">Anne of Green Gables</a>. A series I read each spring and summer, without fail.</span></i></div>
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Sabbie</div>
Sabbie Narwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983016587771478348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205147023650482690.post-6572133762308955182014-03-07T13:36:00.003-05:002014-11-24T21:45:02.542-05:00Stripes, Not Just For Convicts...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Stripes are right up there with polka dots as my favourite patterns <b>ever</b>. Just like polka dots, they can be classy, conservative and sophisticated, and then they can be cosy, fun and playful too! They are simply some of the most versatile patterns out there. I definitely turn to stripes whenever I feel that </span>adult Sabbie is getting the best of me.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">See what I mean? Instant fun! Aren't these socks just…<span style="color: #ff771b; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"> <b>MARVELLOUS</b></span>? Can't imagine feeling sad while wearing these beauts!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And I certainly love stripes in a home! Here you can see three totally different takes on stripes—all of which I'm torn over…Okay, I pick the Union Jack blanket! It's bloody brilliant!!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">L to R: <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/433823376577338732/" target="_blank">source</a>, <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/433823376577353604/" target="_blank">source</a>, <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/433823376577353607/" target="_blank">source</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I usually <i>despise</i> nail art (sorry!) but these amazing nails are all so tempting! And all of them involve stripes at their subtlest, classiest best!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, I hope you liked some of those stripes! My own faves are the socks! Seriously, I own a lot of colourful striped socks but they have got <i>nothing</i> on the ones up there!</span></div>
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Sabbie Narwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983016587771478348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205147023650482690.post-18136323235643832732014-03-03T22:36:00.001-05:002014-03-03T22:40:56.028-05:00A Dose of Perspective with a Dash of Eccentricity<span style="font-family: inherit;">Perspective is everything. At least that's how I feel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So much so, that I've spent my life eagerly exploring different perspectives, changing things (even little things) just to get a new look at life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For as long as I can remember, I've tried to create and understand opinions or ideas someone else may have of something that I experienced or thought about. It has been a way for me to satiate my inquisitive soul but to also soothe my fretting mind. If I ever felt bad about my own life, I would imagine how happy and perfect it may look to someone on the outside and that would help me emanate the positivity of that idea until it felt more tangible in my real life, or I would just realize how inconsequential and incorrect façades can be. Instant comfort.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thus, perspective became something I crave. A therapeutic exercise. But it isn't always just about keeping it all in the mind, either. Another crazy important thing to be is <i>weird</i>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I definitely seem a little kooky to my family, but even they have come to (more or less) accept that it is perfectly normal and to be expected that I may be found lying face down in the snow in the middle of the backyard one afternoon or drinking tea from atop a bookcase, the next. Really.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Every night, I like to sleep in a different corner of my bed. Sometimes against the wall, sometimes balancing right on the far edge. Sometimes the headboard becomes the footboard or the width becomes the length (good luck trying to find my head in the mornings). I like to keep things changing because, well, first of all, why not?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Second, it just keeps this sort of creative energy weaving in and out of my life, keeping my eyes fresh and me from ruminating on the dull, unchangeable facets of life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, if you'll excuse me, I'd like to go brush my teeth in my closet. What can I say? I like keeping myself on my toes…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">P.S. I totally dare you to try it! When you pick up a book tonight or a cup of tea (or a plate of cookies!), take it to a new corner in your home. Maybe you can nestle into a kitchen nook on the counter or just sit on top of the table, whatever it is, just try it! And take a good look around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>Sabbie Narwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983016587771478348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205147023650482690.post-5861242744026491512014-02-28T20:56:00.002-05:002014-02-28T20:58:01.940-05:00For a Lack of a Better Option<div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: justify;">
All in the name of authenticity, here's what I'm really thinking.</div>
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College sucks. Big time.</div>
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I mean, I don't think I'm in the <em>wrong</em> program. Is there another program I would rather be in? No, I know that much. Do I think I can complete this program? Yes, I'm not totally incapable or dispassionate and every sign <em>does</em> say I can.<i><br /></i></div>
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Is college right for me? No, you know what, I don't think it is after all! Do I have a better idea? No, that's why I am here.</div>
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This is simply where I figured I needed to be. I <em>still</em> figure a degree is my best shot...besides myself. You know, my <em>self</em>--the innate skills and interests and quirks and ideas that make up <em>me</em>. The self that I will ulitmately need. That I know, now. No college could give me that.</div>
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But, I guess I'm sticking around until the end. Am I convinced that this is what I should do? No, but it's what I tell myself daily because without that...well, what would I do? At all?</div>
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Is that the general situation then? Concerning college? That <em>besides</em> it, what would I do? Interesting that it's come to that. Really, though, there's currently not even another <em>idea</em>, let alone a <em>plan</em> for me to turn to. So that's why I'm staying in college, eh?</div>
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<strong>For a lack of a better option</strong>.</div>
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Good to finally know, I guess.</div>
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P.S. Who knows, maybe I'll come to like it (college) after all? Then again, no shame in dropping out. Not that I'm gonna do that. Am I...no...I guess not.</div>
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