Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 8:00AM(i heart) ART - Juan F. Leguizamon
A nice little visual narrative for you to look at this morning, courtesy of Juan F. Leguizamon. I'd love to spend a day navigating the sea on the back of a friendly serpent. Really. I seriously would.
PS - This is only a little snippet of the story: see more here.
Mary Poppins Pick for 8/25/10 - A Wilderness For You and Me
Today's "practically perfect", "tip of the top" & "cream of the crop" pick is a necklace from A Wilderness For You and Me.
Lovely Finds - Moose
Moose has such a wonderful and eclectic selection of jewelry. I mean - I never thought I'd see a dumpster necklace. And I definitely never thought I'd see a dumpster necklace and desperately want it!
found via So on and so forth
(i heart) ART - Ana Montiel
Some triangle-terrific-ness from Ana Montiel. I am a rather-extremely-large fan of her use of color. For real.
Lovely Finds - Just Noey
If I were getting married soon, I'd put twenty-six things on my registry. Those twenty-six things would be a Just Noey plate for every letter in the alphabet. They're SO awesome! I don't know why I'd need all twenty-six... but I wouldn't be able to eliminate any of them.
This is one of my favorite finds in months. Parul Arora - you're a gem. I'm jealous that you have all these guys sitting in your home.
Mary Poppins Pick for 8/24/10 - Collected by Tas-ka
Today's "practically perfect", "tip of the top" & "cream of the crop" pick is a notebook (seen in two different styles) found at Collected by Tas-ka.
BLOG - Movie Titles
I discovered the Movie Titles tumblr and proceeded to go through every single page of it. Some might call that a waste of time - I just call it time well spent enjoying some awesome movie titles.
Have you seen any supremely-fantastic movies lately? Do let me know, because my Netflix queue actually isn't full right now (you can only have 500 movies on it at a time - I wonder how many people ever [like me] discover that).
(i heart) ART - Drew Beckmeyer
I love t-shirts = the reason I will never be very "high fashion". I have so-so-SO many, but I couldn't resist buying two from Threadless yesterday when I got an email reminding me that some are on sale for $10.
One of the shirts I bought features an illustration by Drew Beckmeyer. After I bought the shirt, I ended up spending awhile browse-browse-browsing away on his website, & I most definitely liked what I saw (understatement - I loved what I saw).
Lovely Finds - Natalia Milosz-Piekarska
Nice. Nice. NICE. I love this jewelry by Natalia Milosz-Piekarska... I've never really seen anything like it. She doesn't seem to have an online shop, but here's hoping she gets one soon.
via +handmadelove+
(i heart) ART - Monster Friends
So, if you listen (or, um, read) my rambling, you are well aware of the fact that I love squid / octopi / many-legged-creatures-of-the sea. I've touched on that fact like... 94843 times before. Well, Alex Pearson either knows the way to my heart OR he's just lucky, because he sent me an email to me introduce me to the Monster Friends Series.. and the first image I saw upon opening the email was The Kraken. True love. True love between an illustration and a 24-year-old living girl.
I always pictured The Kraken as this insanely terrifying creature that would gobble me up without batting a giant slimy eyelash. Alex's version of The Kraken looks as though he just wants to have a swimming partner. I'd love to have him lift up my boat! Gently. Very gently. But as long as he had a tender-tentacle-touch, he'd have my full permission to bat around my boat a little bit.
Anyway. The Monster Friends Poster Series is a complete delight & you should all go check it out. All four are limited edition prints (100 each).
The Kraken is by the aforementioned Alex Pearson, the Yeti is by Jeff Kandefer, Andy Young created the Loch Ness Monster, and the Sasquatch? He's by Julian Baker.
Now someone slip me a $80 so I can buy the quartet.
Mary Poppins Pick for 8/23/10 - Allira Tee
Today's "practically perfect", "tip of the top" & "cream of the crop" pick is a tote from Allira Tee.
Things, stuff, life, it's the weekend, & so forth, etc.
This is a rather long-winded (or long-imaged) end-of-the-week post because I found a lot, a lot of things I loved during my internet gallivanting. I actually found way too many awesome delights to fit in this post, so I tumblr-ed them (and will continue to do so)... so you can keep an eye on LOVELINESS if you want some more goodness.
HAVE A FANTABULOUS WEEKEND you fine folks, you.
So... I was the Guest Curator at Etsy with a bunch of book & reading related picks. It was awesome & you should go check it out if you haven't... for me, haha.
Oh, & sorry that you won't find any actual books there: one of the commenters was displeased about this... like... m'am? These are things for people who like to read, or things to use while you read... you have to provide the actual books yourself. Plus - who goes on Etsy to buy reading material. Really? Get outta here.
Super-splendid barnacle-looking creatures from Lili Scratchy.
Watercolor hearts on a string strung together by Alice at Quaint Living (p.s. she has a totally rad links page).
A picture of some delightful pastry packaging snapped by Spoken Love Song.
Fantastic gift tags by A Wilderness For You and Me found via Eat Drink Chic.
I'd end up ripping these 2 to 3 hours after wearing them... but those first rip-free couple of hours would be magical (via julia.)
Bright & illustrated beer packaging by Straydog Marketing + Design via Lovely Package.
Ah! I'd love to have hair like this for a week (via the Urban Outfitters blog).
I did a little round-up of animal jewelry over at N.E.E.T.
My dream office found via Lace & Tea.
Cottage bedroom greatness found via Kitka.
The belts! They just make the outfits (from Maan and - SADLY - for kids, not adults) even more awesome. Found at SeeSaw.
Shoes from u n g t b l o d.
Etsy, Etsy, Etsy (Illustration)
I have one more Etsy post for you & it's filled with illustrated goods / prints because I love all things illustration-related so much. Indeed.
The print above is from Hillary Bird.
starting in upper-left corner, going clockwise - coasters from Retrowhale / clock from Valerydesignwrks / pillow from Bang Bang You're Thread / pin cushion from Christy Wooke / mug from Alma Pottery / tumbler from Patti Ceramics / beer or soda cozy from Ryan Bubnis / pillow case from Leah Duncan / wall pillow from Stepanka Ceramics / bin from Jenna Rose / mug from craftyFOLK
tote from Bee Things / tote from Nomoi / tote from Pescerosso Shop by Laura Di Francesco / necklace from Harem6 / brooch from Sarah McNeil / shirt from Bonbi Forest / necklace from Pamela Michelle / necklace from Mati Rose / pins from Hollandsworth
print from Box of Birds Shop
card from APAK / print from Caitlin Shearer / print from The Small Cat Club / print from Man vs Ink / print from Clever Nettle / print from Lizzy Stewart
Etsy, Etsy, Etsy (Sea Creatures)
To happily contrast with the last post featuring many a creature of the forest, this post is full of creatures from the sea. I have a huge collection of octopus-squid-jellyfish related things. I don't really know where my love of tentacled creatures comes from.
Actually - maybe I do. In 8th grade science class everyone had to do a presentation on an article from National Geographic. I chose an article called "Jelly Bellies" about jellyfish. I think that started my semi-obsession.
The print above is by Jen Skelley.
starting in upper-left corner, going clockwise - octopus from OctTeaPod / necklace from Dollybird / card from Owls Go Hoot / notebook from Blackbird Letterpress / postcard from Caitlin Hinshelwood / print from Tugboat Printshop / t-shirt from Zen Threads / stuffed squid from Zooguu / card from Pearl & Marmalade
necklace from Maggie Wood Designs / print from Christopher Bettig (The Mountain Label) / card from Jill Kleinhans / card from Sparklepaw / painting by Lisa Congdon / shirt from Milo in Maine / stuffed octopus from Rodo Zoo by Deelind / necklace from boygirlparty
print from Cricket Press
wooden plaque from BROOKLYNrehab / jacket from Chikabird / necklace from Odette New York / print from Sea Urchin Studio / print from Mati Rose / print from Nut and Bee
gift card from Caitlin Hinshelwood
Etsy, Etsy, Etsy (Forest)
Now I have some more Etsy finds for you. This group is very woodsy / forest-y / view-from-outside-my-window-y (well, there's not always a bunch of animals chilling out there, but sometimes!)
Above, you see a print from Watersounds.
going clockwise, starting in upper-left - ring from Dollybird / card from Little Beehive / tumbler from SKT Ceramics / tea towel from Barehanded Press / print from Deerface / earrings from Nervous System / t-shirt from By Bethany / cards from Other Such Things / necklace from Clementine
print from Alberto Ceriteno / tea towel from Flock / print from Native Vermont Studio / vintage embroidery from Everyeskimo / t-shirt from Critter Jitters / earrings from Colby June Jewelry / print from Slide Sideways / card from Present & Correct / tie tack pin from Make It
print by Laura Berger
embroidery by Miniature Rhino / mushrooms from AM Radio / raccoon print from Anna See / earrings from Tiger & Hare / tea towel from Moontea Artwork / headband from Quirkybeauty / print from Astulabee / print from Dutch Door Press / necklace from Colby June Jewelry
Etsy, Etsy, Etsy (Color!)
My beloved blog will be getting a lot more visitors tonight, as my Guest Curator post on the Etsy blog just went up (hurray!!!! there'll be more on that later...).
To welcome (HELLO!!!) any new visitors to my little & lovely corner of the internet, I've decided to do a few Etsy-centric posts... since all you newcomers are obviously Etsy fans.
To start off with, here are some colorful finds...because I'm pretty much obsessed with anything bang-a-rang bright. You'll find stuff for your home... your wardrobe... a little bit of everything.
To start out with, we have (above) a peacock by Jen Skelley.
(clockwise, starting in upper-left corner) a tray from SeeSaw Vintage / clock from Chromalab / pillow from Murdock Design / glasses from Scenic Roots / tea towel from MILKA-loom / wall decals from ChocoVenyl / tray from Little Odd Forest / collage from Made By Anna
a print from Abby Try Again Photography
skirt from Deja Vu Vintage / dress from Dolly Dress Shop / tshirt from JEN Fashion / shorts from NeNeee Clothes / dress from 9th Avenue Vintage / dress from The Greedy Seagull / top from My Loved One / dress from Put On That Dress!
a print from Hsin Ping Pan
necklace from Gabriel & Schwan / handkerchief from Avril Loreti / suitcase from Kitsch Cafe / tote from Bonbi Forest / earrings from Broken Fingers Art and Vraifaux / brooch from Sleep Dream Play / ipod or iphone case from RN & TN / magnet from Secret Pocket
(i heart) ART - The Lily X (Xian)
The Lily X's work is just the bee's knees and the cat's meow and the dog's bone and the hippo's teeth and.... um... I don't know. Other things like that. The Lily X's work is fabulous.
Lovely Finds - Le Voyage Creatif
I tend to post lots of things that are brightly colored because, well, because I love brightly colored things! But that doesn't mean I don't appreciate goods that aren't as vibrantly hued. No way. For example - I think all the jewelry in the Le voyage Creatif shop is wonderful. Very wonderful, in fact.
