Kiss the Paper

"Kiss the Paper is a poetic documentary that contemplates the revival of the nearly obsolete, centuries-old craft of letterpress printing."

Anyone interest in letterpress or beautifully made independent documentarys should check out the facebook page.

Currently screening at the Slamdance Film Festival, check it out!

KISS THE PAPER teaser from fionaotwaydotcom on Vimeo.

Wonderful work by my friend Fiona Otway; her work as an editor has attracted many awards, including the first ever prize for 'Best Documentary Editing' at Sundance Film Festival two Academy Award nominations.

Island Girl

xoxo

2012 - Happy New Year!

New Year’s is really the only holiday I “celebrate’ or get into. It’s not religious and it’s an event pretty much everyone can relate to. I love new beginnings and fresh starts. The New Year is the perfect time to plan and set goals and I take advantage every year.

My overall resolution or theme this year is to “stay on top of things”. I’ve learnt that keeping the theme positive has really helped me want to achieve and keep my resolutions. So instead of “Stop procrastinating” I’ll be staying on top of things!

The way to achieve this goal is to plan! Plan! Plan! So I’ve started to organize, de-clutter, prepare schedules and plan (should be easy since I was a Girl Guide for 5 years).

Then there are goals that I set for myself, they are pretty much the same as last years; financial goals, health and fitness, family and relationships, school or study goals and creativity. So I’ll be working out in some way once a week. Not that I don’t intend on doing more, but 30 mins once a week is the minimum. Apart from the craft I do with the kids I want to do more Art Journaling and drawing. Of course one big goal is to blog more! Not just because I want to but more and more I see the need for a positive response to the insecurities of Caribbean Island Girls. So I am going to do my part!

At least one blog post a week!! 

Xoxo

Island Girl

Carnival Restyle - Feather Head Band

During Carnival I was overwhelmed by the amount of feathers in all those beautiful head pieces. I only thought to ask people for their pieces after Carnival, by which time most had abandoned theirs somewhere along the road side. I can imagine they can become a hindrance when all you want to do is jump and wave down the stretch.

I did manage to get a few and they will keep me busy for a while. So here's my first feather project and a Carnival Restyle too!

This photo just made me realized that I labeled the last one incorrectly. The piece there is not a head piece but it was the only one I photographed. I actually used a head piece for the restyle.

This is my first attempt and I quite liked it, as did my sister and little Bunny. I used only what I had on hand at home; beads, shells and cord.

So here's the before and after with my Bunny modeling the head band! ( Posted here in the Project Restyle Flicker group). Check out all the other cute restyles, there are some great ideas!

Island Girl xoxo

Carnival Post

Okay, so St. Lucia Carnival 2011 is long gone. But as I start planning my 2012 adventure in Trinidad, looking through this years pics made me long for those brief 2 days of pure enjoyment. Here are some pics that I loved, more can be seen on my flicker.

Are you playing Trini Mass in 2012?

Island Girl xoxo

Painting for Fun

Sunday when we got home from visiting "Our Planet", the interactive center I posted about yesterday, we got right down to painting.

We worked on creating texture using dry brushes and other techniques.

And did some stamping using a left over piece of bok choy!

It's always a challenge to keep these kiddos entertained (in a house with no TV), but painting is always a winner. How do you keep your children happy and TV free?

Island Girl xoxo 

Visiting Our Planet

Today we took the kids to visit Our Planet, an interactive visitor center at La Place Carenage. It is geared to towards raising awareness about climate change and preserving the environment. A very informative and unique experience. The kids loved the interactive games.

School starts tomorrow and we wanted to get some fun in before Monday. When we got home we painted a bit and then went to the Marina for cool drinks.

How did you end Summer Vacation?

Island Girl xoxo

Flavor of the Week - Meringue Kisses

I made kisses! Finally! After many failed do-it-myself attempts and really wanting to do something with left over egg whites from baking lemon Meringue Pies, I got this recipe and it worked. I did not use any flavor just food coloring. They were a great hit especially with my Mom, sisters and Bunny who never had them before. They take a really long time though, I did not expect that, and my oven isn't that large so I was up very late and the last batch didn't make it.

(sorry about the image quality, I used my phone)

Have you ever tried these?

Island Girl xoxo