Carpenter & Cook!

Hi all! It's SUNDAY!

Hope the weekend has been great for you cos i'd a really amazing one! Heh.

Went shopping with the sister, an impromptu one and we went crazieee at Topshop last Friday. Their new SS collection is damn prettyyy!

And i went to the IT Fair yesterday to get the iPad mini only, but ended up with a whole lot more! Bought a new cammie which i really really love, hehhee. I should be blogging more often now! :p

The SGH EX2F is really awesome, super love how i can have the photos on my phone direct from the camera! So fuss free, great for lazy people like me, hahaha.

The swivel screen is something like the G12 which we're still using, so i was really drawn by it! :)

The WHITE one is sooo pretty, right?

Was so tempted to get the white one but i ended up getting the black one instead cos it's much easier to maintain. I'm still lusting over the white one! :x

Tried a couple of shots with the cammie already and their beauty mode is really beauty, haha. It makes me fairer (plus points x1000!) Speaking of which, anyone has any recommendations on effective products for whitening? Email me if you have any, hehe thanks in advance! :)

Walked around MBS after the fair since we were already there, and got myself a Pandora bracelet too! Not quite a fan of it initially but it kinda grew on me! :)

Just 3 charms first, it should be fun seeing it filled up overtime, teehee. 

Have done this much of retail shopping in a long while now, and i must say retail shopping rocks big time. Hahaha. Bimbo much, but it's true. I felt SO HAPPY with all my loots i got over the weekend! :D So motivated to work hard now! 

Anyways, we'd a photoshoot last Wednesday at a Carpenter and Cook!

Remember when was the last time we did a cafe shoot?

C100 when we were still on LJ! Hahhaa, which was about 1.5 years back, such a long time ago!

Time is really whizzing past so quickly!

If you haven't shopped with us then, it was one of our best collections and one of the collections i really liked! :)

Shall bring you down memory lane..

Though this is 1.5 years back, as i'm looking through this set of photos, i still think it's really well done, teehee. Some of these items will be making a comeback this year btw, pretty easy to guess which ones right? :p

So back to Carpenter and Cook, it's a quaint cafe located at Lor Kilat, near Bukit Timah. If you know where Udders is, it shouldn't be that hard to find it, just walk further down! :)

A vintage home store and cafe, one step in and you'll know the owners have put in 101% effort in setting it up! :) 

You'll know why when you see the photos below.

PS: Most of the items seen below are also for sale at the cafe! :)

Instead of food and drinks, it's hunger x thirst.

Creative much!

A step into the cafe and you're greeted with this wooden counter, filled with vintage dainty floral teacups! 

Retrolicious metal colored cups, quite beautiful despite the age. Somehow in this cafe, the wear and tear of the things make them more beautiful, hehe.

All sorts of old school stuffs as you can see.

They serve pastries too. A pity the pastries werent ready when we were shooting as they were still preparing for them, so not many photos of them. But we ordered a couple to try and they were yummy! 

SO, if you're someone who loves vintage and looking for perhaps a brunch place, you should totally make a trip down! :) 

There's no reason why you shouldn't, cos TCL customers get 10% off your bill!

Yay? Hahaha, i'm definitely making another trip to satisfy my lemon tarts cravings! :) 

Carpenter & Cook

19 Lor Kilat #01-06 

S598120

Operating Hours:

Tues - Fri 1200 - 2200

Sat 1000 - 2200

Sun 1000 - 1900

Some BTS of the upcoming pieces! :) 

GORGEOUS GORGEOUS ACCESSORIES/ BAGS!

I'm really gonna end up keeping them all, haha.

 We'll be having a special promotion for this collection, so watch out for updates on Facebook okay! :)

LIKE USSSS HERE!

Which reminds me..

We'll be giving away (and putting it up for sale too!) our eco-friendly bags! We used a thicker fabric and changed to normal straps/handles so it can last longer! :) Teehee, gotten these since March but we didnt get down to shooting it until last week! If you have gotten our courier service, you may have gotten one of these free too! More details will be up sooooon! :)

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Something out of the blue. If you have missed out the Ombre Denim Shirt & asked for more slots, please don't miss it again! We added more slots, and probably the last, so do place your orders okay?

http://www.theclosetlover.com/tops/backorder-3-ombre-denim-shirt

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Before the crazy shopping last Friday, we were at the suppliers! :)

Upcoming tribal denim shirt! :)

PHOTOBOMBZZZ.

Spot my very nice nails, hahahah.

Noms noms. I'm never sick of the food at Creations. My #1 pasta choice, Crab Meat Pasta!

And the to-die-for dessert!!

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Random updates and otds from Instagram! :)

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*For those who have asked about this bag, i've managed to bring it in for TCL, so it'll be sold online soon! :)

 

 

  FOOD.

CAN I STRESS HOW GOOD THIS IS?

OMG, it's really a bowl of gooooodnesssss, chewwwy bits!

It's such a long post, haha. Hope you've enjoyed reading it!

Off for dinner now!

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Till the next!

xx 

Dream Chaser.

I'm supposed to be verifying payments now, but as i'm sitting at where i am right now, 

looking at the world going pass, a sudden thought struck me. 

What are your dreams?

Whatever it is, at the end of the day, whether you end up rich or poor, 

end up being someone struggling with school or a high flyer at work, 

if your health fails you, you're just someone with nothing; nothing at all.

The greatest wealth is health.

Looking at how the elderly are all wheelchair bound, 

i cant help but feel a tinge of unhappiness.

I don't like how people grow old and start to feel helpless, 

how skin start to age and wrinkle, 

though deep down i know it's all part and parcel of life.

Money cannot buy health.

Life is unpredictable.

Stay healthy people, cos health matters. :)

"Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. 
Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it.
 Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. 
Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it.
 Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. 
Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it.
 Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. 
Life is too precious, do not destroy it. 
Life is life, fight for it."
- Mother Teresa 

Have a good remaining week!

xx

New beginnings.

Hiya babes! :)

It's CNY eve and i hope you girls have gotten what you need to get!

Attempting a short update before this blog collects dust again!

It's been a busy Jan/Feb 2013 and i'm looking forward to what the rest of the months bring about!

We have officially shifted out of our old office and moved to a spanking new space; a space we call our own! :) 

This is our third office, no longer a shared space, so i'm really proud at how far we've come!

We started searching for this new space late last year, and after all the drama we went through, horrendous and tedious renovation process, i'm so thankful we're finallyyyy done! 

More on the move at another post perhaps!

But a peek a how it looks like maybe? :)

The bare and empty unit when we first got our keys.

Transformed to this now! :) Kinda like how it looks SO NEAT and empty.

And part our warehouse space! :)

Will take more photos and blog about it probably the next post!

Our office is closed and operations will resume on 20/1. Mainly cos we'll need time to unpack the stuffs, clean up the place, so bear with us alright? We will be back in full force earlier once the unpacking and cleaning work is done! :) Time to get RECHARGED! :D

Bite size updates!

(@briannawonggg on Instagram)

One weekend out with Bert sourcing for stuffs.

Wearing an upcoming jelly loafers! I've acquired a liking for shoes with such shapes, haha.

Anyway jellies are supposed to be really comfy, but for shoes, whether they cause blisters or pain, it really depends on individual feet. What works well for others may not work well for you.

The floral top was meant to be my CNY day 2 top i got from F21, but i couldn't resist and wore it out. :x

Monday's otd.

The day our pixie told us we must wear red to huat for 2013, hahha.

Loving my cross bangle, i got it for $6.90 plus 20% discount!

Cheap thrills! 

Am also contemplating re-doing the knotted suede flats in new colors.

I reallyyy like how comfy it is, one of the comfiest pair of flats ever!

Let me know what colors you'd like to see and we'll try to see if we can work it out?

Hehe, formspring me! :)

My love for sweet things. <3

And i love those mini glutinous ballssss, hehe.

CNY Nails done by the girlfriend! :)

Not my usual style but no harm trying something different for the festive!

Have i mentioned how "new nails" always make me feel refreshed?

I've been doing manicure since i started working 6 years ago, and you hardly see my nails bare. I think the colors and nail art are part of the dressing up stage. Just my personal opinion! :)

And today at the new office, the boyfriend and me set this up! :)

Spent 2 freaking hours though, hahahaa.

It looks simple but it was quite a chore!

First OTD in the new office, hehe.

Wearing my one of my favorite knits top since it was raining the whole day, together with my new sneakers! Haven't worn something like this since i was 16/ 17? Hahaa, but i kinda like how it made me remind of school days.

Yummy dinner today, my kind of comfort food. :)

New year, new hair!

Had my hair permed and did a treatment at salon vim yesterday! :)

I have always kept my hair long since a bad hair cut experience, but at the last visit, i snipped off 5 inches, and i snipped it shorter again yesterday! I have no idea where the guts come from, but i believe you nee to trust your hair in the hands of the stylist! :) People have been asking if i'm very tired cos i've the 24/7 tired face, hahahaha. I'm hoping this shorter hair will make me look more awake and less tired looking! And those curls are what i've always wanted. I've been using the tongs daily and the split ends are starting to show, so this new hairdo is gonna save lots of time in future! :)

I'm gonna end the post here.

Have a splendid break and enjoy the CNY babes! 

I'm definitely looking forward to this short but much needed break! :)

Will be updating still on Instagram, FS me if you're bored!

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Much love,

Bree