it’s who i know

Doesn’t the saying go, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know”?

Seriously, I know the most amazing and talented vintage jewellery designers.  I’m so lucky!  I was lucky to receive gorgeousness from this beautiful friend a few posts back, and now I’m going to share gorgeousness from another sweet friend.

Heather and I have been friends for several years now.  We have a lot in common and I’m lucky enough to have met her even though we’re half a world apart.  She is one of my dearest friends, and I’m so happy that I know her.

She is thoughtful and kind.

She lives across the world, but she knows me well.

To top it of, she’s UBER talented.

And she’s modest and humble, almost to a fault, actually!  I wish she could see herself the way I do, the way everyone who knows her, does.

We did a little swap late last year, just the two of us. I created a pair of seaside paintings and as you can see, between my little story-telling here, Heather made me some stunning jewellery.

Each bead is divine.  I love looking at the way the aqua one glows in the photo below

And my favourite colour in sweet earrings {green!}

Thank you sweet friend, for everything.

If you want some of your own, you can find Heather’s shop here.

And keep her in your thoughts today, she’s probably a nervous wreck.  Her Pittsburgh Steelers are playing to win the 2011 Super Bowl against some team that wear cheesehead hats {?????} What is that? lol!  Go Steelers with their strange whipping towels!

Natasha xo

magical sunset

 

Summer holidays are ending… my son goes back to school in the morning.  The holidays were full of exciting activities, and went faster than they ever have. 

While we were away down at the beach, we did LOTS of activities run by the nature parks at Phillip Island.  They’re great for kids because they’re education and fun at the same time.

One activity, in particular, was pretty amazing.  I think I appreciated it more than the little guy did.

It was the Shearwater Sunset Walk on Woolamai beach.  The Short-Tailed Shearwater colony is a protected species, and Phillip Island holds tens of thousands of them.  They come in EVERY evening at dusk, after travelling down to Tasmania!

It was very surreal, sitting within their colony, watching thousands and thousands of these magnificent birds circling above us, coming in to land.

The sky was perfect.  The birds were incredible.  It felt like we were INSIDE a 3D movie.  I just don’t know how else to explain it.  I guess Oprah would call it a spiritual moment?  It was pretty magical.

One thing we did learn, though thankfully NOT the hard way, was to keep your mouth closed when looking up…. just in case!   Get it?!

Natasha xo