Carousel -- Week Ending 2nd November 2007

[ 3 November 2007 ]

Or as I like to call it, an orgiastic link-fest! Happy Friday! Who needs work, anyway?!

<3 Okay, not to toot my own horn too much, but this morning I woke up to the most wonderful surprise! iCiNG is a finalist in the Best Australian/New Zealand blog category at The 2007 Weblog Awards! Voting is open NOW & I would be overwhelmed with swoon-y goodness if you cast a vote for me!

<3 How to Have an Amazing Day from Craig Harper. Nice tips, baby!

<3 Style tips from Lucia Van Der Post & Times Online.

<3 Write a positive thought & Mount Franklin will donate $1 to National Breast Cancer Research…

<3 Atsuko Kudo — amazing latex couture. Check out the gloves, mmmmm…

<3 My friend Laurel makes wonderfully atmospheric, haunting radio. Click her name for creepy noise!

<3 Help raise money for the National Eating Disorders Association by going nuts on their auctions! There are a lot of amazing things up on offer, like a trip to Tokyo for a week, an iPod nano, a weekend in Malibu… I’d be happy with any of those things! The auctions opened yesterday & go for another month. Good luck!

<3 How To Work Like The Masters from LifeRemix. Super-good. It’s a compendium of great tips from the best self-development blogs the internet has to offer!

<3 Freez is a brand spanking new online store selling Australian labels at fabulous prices. They have one of my favourites, Mink Pink, who you may know as the designer of my oversized New York t-shirt, which incidentally is one of the softest, most comfortable things I’ve ever owned. Yay!

<3 Savoring Life’s Little Indulgences & 10 Effective Ways to Increase Your Energy Levels from the perennially featured on Carousel favourite, Dumb Little Man!

<3 Face Hunter goes to the coolest parties, seriously. This one for Gareth Pugh is no exception. Ooh la la!

<3 Knitted bondage suits, anyone? (From Sex & Blogs, & probably NSFW... though I guess it depends on your boss!)

<3 Traits of Stress-Hardy, Resilient People from Stress To Power. It’s a pretty interesting list & the best thing is that you can make these traits your own if you want to!

<3 Skelliewag is a blogger’s blogger — that is, she blogs about blogging. Kind of like Darren Rowse of Problogger fame. Anyway, she is an expert & her blog is fabulous. She recently posted A Penny For Your Thoughts?, which is essentially her taking reader requests. So if you have a question about blogging, Skellie is your gal! (She also posted 110 Resources For Creative Minds which is fantastic.)

<3 Viva Las Vegoose from Stylesightings. I love Stylesightings. Every post is a visual feast. Lots of interesting style on display… as you would imagine, being that it’s set in Las Vegas!

<3 The Secret to Self Loving from a new blog I’ve recently discovered called Think Simple. Be Decisive. (Hint: it mentions gratitude, so if that’s not a reason to participate in Things I Love Thursday, then I don’t know what is!)

<3 A use for old lightbulbs, or as they say, “Ampoules usagées récup, esprit cabane, faire du beau avec de la recup”! I couldn’t agree more.

<3 Tokyo Undressed is a great blog, but of course, it does involve nudity so perhaps you shouldn’t look at this first link at work. Here are two very cute Hallowe’en costumes, & a lovely girl in a mask — & she’s not naked. Beautiful & whimsical photos.


A giant girl goes for a walk.


Origami crane mobile for relaxation!

Also… tell me about your favourite sites! Where do you spend most of your time online? I am always looking for new eyeball fodder — hook me up!


Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala <3


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  1. Congrats on being nominated! I will definitely vote for you when the time comes.

    I love the giant girl video, it’s so, so amazing. You really did get me addicted to coilhouse, thank you!

    This week I love: www.abitshady.com.au/ Because I’m intending to use a parasol to keep the sun off and my skin porcelain, and these ones are just fantastic.

    Have a good weekend, all!

    <3 Rachael · Nov 3, 04:53 AM · #

  2. hi gala!

    thanks for all the linkies, i’m sure clicking on them secretly will make my work day fly by.

    wanted to point you in the direction of my FAVE artist:

    www.brendanmonroe.com

    his work is amazing. i am lucky enough to own 3 of his prints. oh to own an original…..

    i’ll definitely be voting for you when voting opens.

    have a great weekend!
    hugs B

    <3 Beth · Nov 3, 05:00 AM · #

  3. http://www.vintageous.com/dressy.htm

    I can’t get enough of the wonderful, wonderful dresses!

    <3 lilysela · Nov 3, 05:10 AM · #

  4. I love A Dress A Day:

    http://www.dressaday.com/dressaday.html

    If nothing else, make sure you read her ‘Secret Lives of Dresses’ series – unbelievably good!

    <3 Nadine · Nov 3, 05:30 AM · #

  5. Thanks a lot for the link on the Self Loving article! Is a very good idea, I’ll try it :3 Today I had a “myself” day; stayed home with my siblings (my parents went to NY! envy), I knitted, made a little colorful fabric flower pin, I’ll watch Proyect Runway soon, and sleep in my parents’ big bed!! I’m happy :D
    The Little Giant Girl came to my city, Santiago! It was amazing to see all the town getting into the girl’s adventure; so different from the usual frenzy, stressful ways of the city’s life :)
    I spent most of my time on the web browsing through DeviantArt, I looove it; lots of inspiration, resources, beautiful pictures! My url is anodien.deviantart.com, I made really ugly stuff xD. I also like threadbanger.com, I’m waiting to have a sewing machine so I can transform my clothes like they teach!

    <3 fran · Nov 3, 05:37 AM · #

  6. Glorious socks, tights, legwarmers and more:

    http://shop.strato.com/epages/61359424.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61359424

    You will LOVE it ;) ive already ordered some legwarmers due to the fact tht i cant find newhere that sells them in perth :(

    I will definently b voting for you!!!

    xx strawberry kisses

    <3 EmmaRose · Nov 3, 05:39 AM · #

  7. Ohhh I have to say

    www.postsecret.com

    and

    http://miatimpano.wordpress.com/

    Mia is such a funny writer!

    Thanks for all the links again!
    Love your work!

    <3 LadySmaggle · Nov 3, 05:42 AM · #

  8. I don’t know if you know but style.com has an option where you can look through a runway slideshow and then add certain pieces you like to your “lookbook” I totally thought of you! I am starting a lookbook folder on my computer. :D

    <3 Tiffany · Nov 3, 06:45 AM · #

  9. ooh i’m loving DLM’s article on Life’s Pleasures. what a sweetheart. thanks for the link!

    <3 lcmo · Nov 3, 06:46 AM · #

  10. http://i12.tinypic.com/6gc0dw0.jpg

    I thought you might enjoy this girl’s photo—very purple and teal!

    <3 de Profundis · Nov 3, 06:49 AM · #

  11. Gala,

    I’ve decided I’ve become totally Internet addicated, so when I’m not obsessively working on my own blog, I’m reading:
    1. Yours!
    2. Manolo’s – www.shoeblogs.com
    3. DaddyLikey – daddylikey.blogspot.com
    4. Pretty in Bleu – prettyinbleu.blogspot.com
    5. You’re gonna need to write this one down – baristaconversations.blogspot.com
    6. Style Bubble – stylebubble.typepad.com
    7. The Coveted – thecoveted.blogspot.com/
    8. CuteOverload.com – ‘cause you gotta have kittens!

    I read about 10 more, but those are some great ones. And you probably know half of them!

    Luv
    Poochie
    shoedaydreams.blogspot.com

    <3 Poochie · Nov 3, 08:52 AM · #

  12. Congrats on your nomination.

    I too am addicted to the internet at the moment, and blogs in particular.

    In my travels I came across http://triplux.com/dayzero/ and the concept of the 101 in 1001 list, which is 101 things to do in 1001 days.

    I’m just over 2 months in, it’s a lot of fun. I’ve put my list on my blog to keep track of my progress.

    I’m also loving Inside a Black Apple
    http://theblackapple.typepad.com/inside_a_black_apple/

    <3 Bridey · Nov 3, 09:05 AM · #

  13. Hi Gala,

    Thank you so much for including my article “The Secret to Self Loving”. I am so honored!

    I LOVED your pictures from your about page. They are super creative and original. I loved the colors and composition. Beautiful work! Do you do photography? I am also a photographer, if you like, you can check out my portfolio at www.tinasu.com

    keep in touch, drop me a line at my blog sometimes, k?

    Love & Gratitude,
    Tina

    Think Simple. Be Decisive.
    ~ Productivity, Creativity & Happiness
    www.thinksimplenow.com

    <3 Tina Su - Think Simple. Be Decisive. · Nov 3, 12:09 PM · #

  14. i’m so happy for you!! hope you win!

    <3 Cruella · Nov 3, 01:07 PM · #

  15. hey!! a lot of people actually voted for you!!

    Cheers!!!

    <3 Cruella · Nov 3, 01:09 PM · #

  16. I am absolutely loving smagglestyle.com!!
    She is a cutie – I actually found your site thro her. she cracks me up

    Congrats on the nom too!

    <3 Mrs Munk · Nov 3, 01:20 PM · #

  17. 101cookbooks.com is amazing. The food always looks so good, and the rescipes I’ve gotten from there are filling and easy to make.

    <3 Crinaeae · Nov 3, 07:08 PM · #

  18. Congrats!
    Just voted for you sweetheart^^

    <3 Beijing Baby! · Nov 3, 07:32 PM · #

  19. Hey, gave you heard of an animator called Jan Svankmajer. Look hikm up on youtube if you havent :)

    <3 Zoe · Nov 4, 01:15 AM · #

  20. the 110 resources for creative minds post was amazing…i think my favorite link of the ones i have gone through so far is sidewalk chalk guy (http://gprime.net/images/sidewalkchalkguy/). wow. why? wow. how?

    the video of the giant girl kind of scares me, but i like it.

    and i voted for you and will try to every 24 hours! ha.

    <3 rachel radness · Nov 4, 04:57 AM · #

  21. Hey! I love your blog. I just wanted to say “thanks” for linking to stylesightings.com! Also, congratulations on your award nomination – it’s always so nice to be recognized. x Eddie

    <3 Eddie Newton · Nov 6, 09:31 PM · #

  22. thanks for the link, lady! i just now noticed it. woops.

    <3 lau · Nov 19, 11:14 PM · #
 

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