Phaffing around in Photoshop

Some of these images I made in Photoshop have hardly seen the light of day. They come from my  file entitled  WHIMSY.  Just a bit of fun really.

Finally, my New Year's Resolution:

All images © Rosie West

The Magic of The British Bandstand

I've plundered these pictures from Vintage Bandstands
because they're whimsical in design (sometimes oriental, sometimes wedding cakey) and evocative of the innocent pleasures of promenading on a fine day and settling down on a deckchair to listen to a very jolly brass band, a military orchestra, local musicians.. They are also fine examples of old postcard art.














Locations Top to Bottom: Westcliffe-on-Sea; Southend-on-Sea; Leeds; Newcastle; Margate; Kirkaldy; Hastings; Eastbourne; Dovercourt; Clacton-on-Sea.
The Vintage Bandstands site includes many more 'overseas' from Algeria through The USA to the Virgin Islands . Too lush for words.

Finally, fromWikipedia, this fantastic bandstand from the 1930s in Eastbourne

Whimsy

I googled whimsy, a concept I am rather fond of, and came across this charming company Whimsy Press with a great website and cheeky products.  It's American which won't help my British pals but worth  goggling at I hope. For those with dollars to burn I notice that there's a 60 per cent-off-every-product clearance sale right now. That was clever of me.

This box of cards would look nice on one's desk

 

And this too

Cupcake crazy  notebook

A non-cheesy giftwrap for dudes

Fab double-sided giftwrap

'You are way less  annoying than most people'  

 suggested as a sexual-harassment-free greeting card

And my favourite (oh surely not) The Bitch Box of  cards

Check Whimsy Press for all manner of witty and pretty gifts, giftwraps, cards and even 'onesies' for babies.  Also find handy hints on presentation. (Guys, this will save you money on expensive giftwrapping services. Perhaps.)