ADDICTED TO STATIONERY

I LOVE STOPPING IN STATIONERY SHOPS. I ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING I NEED, WANT, OR SIMPLY MUST HAVE. WELL, TO BE HONEST..I HAVE THAT PROBLEM IN A LOT OF SHOPS..BUT, STATIONERY IN PARTICULAR. I LOVE THESE DESIGNS, AND TRUST ME THERE'S MORE TO COME FROM LRP DESIGNS. SHE'S JUST OPENED HER ETSY SHOP AND I LOVE HER HAND DRAWN WATERCOLOR CARDS. MUST HAVE. 

JUST IN TIME

I KNOW OF ONLY ONE OTHER PERSON WHO IS AS EXCITED AS ME WHEN CADBURY RELEASES THEIR CREME EGGS FOR EASTER. I CAN'T HELP IT..I'M ADDICTED.

PUT A RING ON IT

I LOVE JEWELRY, I JUST DON'T WEAR MUCH. I'M THE KIND OF PERSON WHO WEARS THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER. I LIKE SIMPLE AND YET INTRICATE DESIGNS, SOMETHING REALLY SWEET FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD.  ELMA BLINT DESIGNED BOTH THE BRACELET(COMPLETELY IN LOVE WITH THE BRACELET) AND EMERALD RING ABOVE. SHE'S DESCRIBED AS A "PERSON WHO'S WELL-TRAVELED, CULTURALLY AWARE AND IN POSSESSION OF THE SELF-ASSURANCE AND WARMTH OF A WISE NOMAD WHO UNDERSTANDS THE INTRINSIC NATURE OF PEOPLE." 

THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.

TEXTILE HEAVEN

ONCE IN AWHILE YOU COME ACROSS A BLANKET, A BEADSPREAD, A THROW, A CARPET AND IT BECOMES THE BACKDROP OR THE FOUNDATION OR THE PIECE THAT TIES IT ALL TOGETHER. I STUMBLED ACROSS CAROLINA IRVING AWHILE AGO AND THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE HER WITH YOU.

SWEET TOOTH

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LET IT SHINE

SILK TIE VOTIVES AND TIE DYE VOTIVE SET AVAILABLE HERE

POP UPS

THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL ABOUT THIS POSTER. IT MAKES YOU FEEL AS IF YOU'VE STUMBLED ONTO SOMETHING RARE.

INSTALLATIONS

VINTAGE STEEL PADLOCKS AVAILABLE HERE
TOOK THIS PIC IN MOROCCO AFTER STUMBLING ON AN ANTIQUE SHOP IN THE MIDDLE OF SEVERAL WINDING STREETS. WE SPENT A LONG MINUTE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CARRY THE ENTIRE BOARD OF OLD KEYS HOME. 
TOOK THIS PIC AT THE SAME ANTIQUE STORE IN MOROCCO. MY FRIEND WHO HAS INSPIRED ME THE LAST FEW DAYS WOULD CALL THIS AN INSTALLATION. I TRIED TO MAKE IT BACK WITH ALL 8 AND ENDED UP WITH 3.

SECRET LIVES OF BEES

BLACK CAT RAW HONEY FROM NEW ENGLAND WILDFLOWERS. TRY AND SAY THAT 3 TIMES FAST. KEEPING IN THE TRADITION OF BEING INSPIRED BY MY NOMADIC FRIEND THIS WEEK(HER FAMILY USED TO RAISE BEES IN IDAHO,) I FOUND THIS TREASURE. AMAZINGLY INEXPENSIVE, THESE JARS(VERY COOL JARS, MIGHT I ADD) WITH RAW HONEY WOULD BE THE MOST UNIQUE GIFT AT THE PARTY. AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE HERE

YOU'LL GO DOWN IN HISTORY

A POUCH MADE OF 200 YEAR OLD SOFT  REINDEER LEATHER AND IT'S AN 18TH CENTURY DESIGN. IT REMINDS ME OF MY FRIEND WHOSE BROTHER CAME BACK FROM RUSSIA WITH BOOTS MADE OF REINDEER.  I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT THE POUCH WILL LOOK LIKE ONCE THE LEATHER IS WORN.

HEAVY METAL

TILES MADE OUT OF RECYCLED METAL AVAILABLE IN POLISHED, MATTE AND SANDBLASTED ALUMINUM OR BRASS. SIZES RANGE FROM 2" x 2" to 12" x 12'. I'M THINKING THE OPTIONS ARE ENDLESS...BATHROOMS, KITCHENS, LIVING, DINING, BALCONY, ON AND ON AND ON...

EVERYBODY'S WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND

BEST INVENTION EVER. DOWNLOAD AND PRINT OUT THIS CALENDAR FOR 2009. USE A1 SIZE PAPER, BLACK AND WHITE PRINTER AND PRESTO. A CALENDAR DESIGNED BY THOMAS WILLIAMS TO REMIND YOU LIFE IS TOO SHORT AND ENJOY EVERY WEEKEND!!

DEEP THOUGHTS

REMEDIES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE HERE.

TENTS FROM THE INSIDE OUT

I LOVED THIS POST ON REMODELISTA. ITS OF THE ACE HOTEL IN PALM SPRINGS. WHAT I LOVE THE MOST HOWEVER, IS THE IDEA OF TENTED WALLS. THINKING OF ROOMS TO TENT NOW.

TO SIT OR NOT TO SIT

THE CRAFT OF DESIGN IS A NEVER ENDING GAME OF "WILL IT?"-ARIK BEN SIMHON
ARIK DESIGNS FURNITURE THAT COULD SOMETIMES BE WRINKLED, UNTIDY, STITCHED LIKE THE PAIR OF JEANS WE LOVED THE MOST...THE ONE WITH THE TEARS...

FATHER TIME

GRANDFATHER CLOCK BY GILES MILLER COMPLETELY IN CORRUGATED CARDBOARD. AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE HERE

PAINT THE CHAIR RED

BORN IN BAMAKO, MALI CHEICK DIALLO WAS TRAINED AS AN ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER IN PARIS. HE CREATES EACH UNIQUE PIECE FROM SALVAGE MATERIALS.

INDIGO

ELLY NELLY IS A DESIGNER OUT OF NEW YORK THAT FOCUSES ON PATTERNS AND PRINTS. I'VE BEEN FASCINATED WITH INDIGO WHICH IS WHY THIS ORIGINALLY CAUGHT MY EYE, BUT ON FURTHER EXAMINATION I REALIZED THIS PATTERN WAS DRAWN BY HAND, PAINTED AND PRINTED. FIND LACE STUDY TWO HERE.

WHO SAYS?

"IT SEEMS LIKE ONCE PEOPLE GROW UP, THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S COOL." CALVIN AND HOBBES. TEPEE FOR ADULTS FOUND HERE.

EGG DESIGNS

EGG DESIGNS, SOUTH AFRICA

"WE HAVE A DESIRE TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE PIECES, PERHAPS NOT IN A STRICTLY ECOLOGICAL SENSE, BUT IN THE SENSE THAT THEY ARE NOT EMOTIONALLY DISPOSABLE, AND THEREFORE HAVE LONGEVITY". GREG AND ROCHE DRY

"GREG AND ROCHE DRY REPRESENT A NEW BREED OF LOCAL DESIGNERS, WHO INSPIRED BY AFRICAN HERITAGE, ARE CREATING A NEW DESIGN LANGUAGE THAT IS NEITHER ETHNIC NOR CLICHED."