Food Week - Food Goods

ROW ONE - a clock by Petit Flaneur / a print by Fisk & Fern / a print by memo / honey by River Farm, RI

ROW TWO - a card by memo / a collage by Vivienne Strauss / a print by Matte Stephens / a tote by MrPS

ROW THREE - a bread board by snug / a print by Amy Walters / a notepad set from The Small Object / a print by Laura Amiss

ROW FOUR - a print by The Small Joys / a card by Kathryn Whyte / a plate by Just Noey / a print by This Paper Ship

ROW FIVE - a tea towel by Slide Sideways / pancake floor pillows at Unica / a card by Present&Correct / a note set by zoetropa

a card by Concrete Lace / a card by Nourishing Notes / a card by Hello!Lucky

ROW ONE - a card by Hello Hello Design / a notecard by APAK / a card by Nourishing Notes / salt and pepper shakers by BROOKLYNrehab

ROW TWO - a necklace by Contrary / a card by Printerette Press / a print by anek / a card by Fisk & Fern

ROW THREE - a print by Chris Silas Neal / a shirt by Monkeyboy Clothing Company / a print by Wonder Thunder / a tee by Lunch League

ROW FOUR - porcelain nuts by K G Ceramics / an original painting by The Lily X / a print by Pixel & Post / a print by Jill K

ROW FIVE - a print by Bee Things / a bowl by lltownleyceramic / a lobster bib by Avril Loreti / a necklace by MiniCyn

ROW SIX - a tote by Bright Beige / a print by Albert + Marie / gift cards by Kathryn Whyte / a lunch bag by girls can tell

ROW SEVEN - a tee by Lunch League / a tote by Mrs Eliot Books / a card by Amy Walters / a print by Mrs. Loaf

ROW ONE - a print by Lucy Knisley / a coaster by Robot Candy / a card by Hello!Lucky / a message burger at Upon A Fold

ROW TWO - a paper puppet by The Pin Pals / this item was removed from the Etsy shop it came from since I saved it and the link to it (see - it doesn't work) - does anyone know who made it? / a key chain by girls can tell / a card by ROVENKO

ROW THREE - a card by Ashkahn at buyolympia / a print by DEM Illustration / pillows by Mokuyobi Threads / a card by Wit & Whistle

Awesome Things - Volume 23

ROW 1 - a necklace from rah and rah / a mug by Laura Zindel at Blackbird / a quilt at Anthropologie / a dress at Anthropologie

ROW 2 - a backpack by Bac 'n' Noun at The Goodhood Store / art by Bladon Conner at POST 27 / leggings by Cavern Collection / sandals by ACNE

ROW 3 - wide leg pants by She Bible / a scarf by String Theory / a book by Pierre Le Hors at Magpie & Rye / a (sold out) skirt at Dear Fieldbinder

ROW 4 - a pouch by Nutsa Modebadze at Pour Porter / earrings by Nettie Kent at Dear Fieldbinder / a pillow cover by Arcelia / note cards by In Haus Press

ROW 5 - pillow cases by roddy&ginger / a storage basket from Pigeon Toe / a coat by Kai-aakmann at Dear Fieldbinder / a set of paper cuts by Mon Petit Fantome

ROW 6 - a zine by Deerface / a bag by Brady Bags at Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold / a necklace from Liam of York / a top by Rachel Antonoff at The Moon and Mars

ROW 7 - a dress by Audrey 3 + 1 at Tobi / a pillow cover by Leah Duncan / boots by Jeffrey Campbell / a poster by Faye Moorhouse

Awesome Things - Volume 22

ROW 1 - a pillow from Leah Duncan / pants from asos / a vintage chair at POST 27 / hanging glass bubbles by Shane Powers at West Elm

ROW 2 - vintage mugs at Kibster / a pillow by Erin Flett / a skirt by Tsumori Chisato at Opening Ceremony / a sold out bench from Plumo

ROW 3 - a Correll Correll dress at Pour Porter / string lights by Pigeon Toe / a tote at Darkroom / a dress by Elise Berger at Young British Designers

ROW 4 - a necklace by Things Together / a skirt by Rachel Comey at Frances May / a candle holder at Halo / a bag by Proud Mary

Awesome Things - Volume 18

ROW 1 - sunglasses by Spitfire at Pixie Market / a dress by Rachel Comey at Frances May / tea towels by HAY at The Lollipop Shoppe / a pair of sunglasses at Opening Ceremony

ROW 2 - a pillow by coucou salut / cups by up in the air somewhere at POST 27 / a jacket by Slow and Steady Wins the Race at Ooga Booga / a vintage dress at Salvage House

ROW 3 - coasters by Erin Dollar / a mug by Kin Ship Press / a pillow cover at West Elm / a tote by MMH at Spartan

ROW 4 - fabric by Kalla / a necklace by So Little Time / a vintage dress at Young Captive / Ein Magazin über Orte at Anais

ROW 5 - a blouse by Sea Blanket / a dress by shabd / a necklace by Erica Weiner / a dress from ASOS

ROW 6 - a blouse from Anthropologie / a necklace from Anthropologie / a print from Satchel and Sage / a dress by Manning Cartell

BLOG - An Afternoon With...

An Afternoon With... - how did it take me so long to discover this beautiful blog?

found via one of Melanie's tweets.

LOOK - Calder at Home

Photos from inside Alexander Calder's home. Taken from this book. So, so good.

found via one eight nine / Jenny Florence.

Lovely Finds - Ferm Living

Take a few minutes to look through Ferm Living's Autumn Winter 2011 Collection (see it here catalog-style).... I think you'll enjoy it.

Awesome Things - Volume 12

ROW 1 - an airplant wall tile by Pigeon Toe Ceramics / a zine by Edward Juan at buy olympia / a necklace by Shlomit Ofir

ROW 2 - a tea towel by bookhou / a print by Noah Woods / a poster by Jenna Rose

Awesome Things - Volume 9

ROW 1 - a print by Jen Skelley, jeans from asos, a Rachel Comey dress at Stuart & Wright 

ROW 2 - a skirt by Beta Fashion at asos, a card by Dude & Chick, a necklace by Dollybird 

ROW 3 - a necklace by Mociun at Anaise, a dress by No. 6 at Stuart & Wright, a card by Sycamore Street Press 

ROW 4 - a mug by Marcus Oakley at no-one, a vintage dress from The Private Party, a dress by Charlotte Ronson at Tobi 

Awesome Things - Volume 7

So... 

ROW 1 - sunglasses from Anthropologie, planters from Clam Lab, a print by Yellowlion, a mug by Kin Ship Press 

ROW 2 - a plate by dahlhaus, a necklace by GOLD-hearted, a dress by shabd, a top by Rachel Antonoff at Bonadrag

ROW 3 - loafers from Anthropologie, Rag and Bone jeans at Need Supply, a print by groundwork / Danna Ray, a pillow (sold out) by lambert   

Awesome Things - Volume 6

A lot (a LOT) of patterned goods. 

ROW 1 - dress by Cristina Pires, Mociun fabric at Beklina, dress by La casita de wendy, a bag by ANNTIAN at Pour Porter

ROW 2 - a macbook case by Della at Free People, dress by potipoti, a print by Ana Montiel, a skirt by Margarita Saplala at Dear Fieldbinder  

ROW 3 - a vest by Piko at Tobi, a (sold out) suitcase by Kristin Farr at Swarm Gallery, a vintage bathingsuit at The Greedy Seagull, a vintage pillow from 7:BC

ROW 4 - a print by Nate Duval, a tee by Rachel Rose, a print by Zoe Ingram, a pillow sham by Small Talk Studio

ROW 5 - a cushion cover from Sister Batik, a happy hanky from Mr.PS, a wrap dress by Suno at Frances May, a collage by Neon + Neutral  

Gems of the Week

It's true. So go outside! But if it's too buggy out there (and it is in my part of the world) come back in & look through some posts or at (deep breath needed to recite them all, or should I say finger stretching) - loveliness, Wear Color, Colorful Homes, Illustrated Ladies, Illustrated Gents, The Merry Blog, The Zoo Keeper, twitter & pinterest.

Great book, great illustration. Jacob Stead.

Bonjour Johanna.

Erdem via because im addicted.

bye bye sea.

The Style Crusader.

We the People.

Sara (Matchbox Kitchen) was in the newest edition of N.E.E.T. magazine!

Lisa Rupp.

Happy Doodle Land.

Work by The Hungry Workshop via Lovely Stationery.

Carly Waito.

Chris Gray via Brown Paper Bag.

Valentino Vamp.

via Her fame warm gun.

via gingerbread house.

Ndebele house painting, South Africa (found via). So awesome.

Poland Fashion Week at The Style Crusader.

LOVE AESTHETICS.

Sally Ross via butter and brass.

Also -

• a good read for everyone who loves Anorak as much as I do.
• Outdoor scrabble. Want.
• I'd like to eat here.
• The book guilt post at Simple Village Girl.

Lovely Finds - Kate Clarke

Bright goods from Kate Clarke.

LINKS - site / shop

found via Spearmint Kitchen

Mary Poppins Picks for 5/15/11

Today's practically perfect, tip of the top and cream of the crop picks are... 

• a pouch from Mingus Designs
• a vintage jacket from Mammal & Lamb
• Karolin Schnoor's Wreath print
• a vintage romper from The Crumpet Closet
• Amy Blackwell's Cool Cat tote bag
• a tea towel from Katherine J. Lee 

LOOK - American Vintage Home

Want to look at some awesomely retro old homes? If you don't, it's definitely too late now because you're already looking at the post. But if you want to see MORE - go to American Vintage Home (where all these images were found).

LOOK - Weekend Cabin

I love cabins. If I was absurdly wealthy, I'd have cabins all over the world for me, my family & my pals to use. You guys could stay in them too. Adventure Journal's Weekend Cabin posts serve as marvelous inspiration for my "future cabins" (ha - I wish!).

Each image is linked to its respective post, so you can jet off to the sources & such.

found via Cold Splinters.

Mary Poppins Picks for 4/7/11

Today's practically perfect, tip of the top & cream of the crop picks are.... 

• Ayame Line Pattern Slouch Knee Socks at Koshka
• the Kyanite Spike Necklace by Erica Weiner
• the Lizzie Fortunato Sage Mountain Necklace at Anica Boutique
• a Crystal Band by Maison Michel for Opening Ceremony
• the Paul Smith Ink Print T-shirt at Nitty Gritty
• and a Vintage Bolivian Mantle at Spartan 

Gems of the Week

Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov. Via Marian Apparition / welovepaintings.

The Swinging Sixties. Hullabaloo is an awesome name for a magazine.

I was watching Pleasantville the other day (I love Pleasantville) & I said - "Is that Jenny Lewis?".

And it is. It is Jenny Lewis. For approximately 1 minute. Images from here.

The Bootstrap Project.

via Worn.

The Other Emily.

Anna Higgie via bumbumbum.

NorBlack NorWhite via lola bits and pieces.

Kate Shaw at The Working Proof.

KronKron tights at Olive Shoppe via Modish. My legs want these too, Jena. Badly.

RioRio.

Mixes at Miss Moss & Music Savage.

Nous Vous toys via Nobrow.

Bradford Haubrich.

Also - 

• an extremely adorable Miffy clock at A Merry Mishap.
• Ina shows off some of the wonderful books she got at the Bologna bookfair.

And, per usual, more at pinterest, tumblr, and twitter.

Gems of the Week

Hannah and Landon.

My life, illustrated by Kris Atomic. I'm an oh-so-smile-full girl... except when I just let my face sit in its natural state. Then I look.... mean. I can't help it! I'm not unhappy/angry/sick/pissed, I'm just letting my facial muscles be at rest. That's all. 

Sterling Style.

Esti's Drawings.

Charlotte Henry in Alice in Wonderland (1933). Old Hollywood.

Atelier Halo via Art Hound.

Lena Buss knitwear at The Streethearts.

Jan Skacelik's home / studio. Via Studio Sweet Studio (you should also check out Jen's studio tour).

Another colorful home photographed by Nicolas Mathéus for Marie Claire Maison. Via Seesaw (who found via).

ASOS via Knock You For Six.

Hazel Scott. Valentino Vamp.

Liu Wen. Via Anywho / Rackk and Ruin.

Scans from a vintage embroidery book via Cathy of California.

Also - 

• a post for "four eyed" people like me at Pennyweight.
• Quilts, quilts, quilts.
• Karin made a lovely desktop wallpaper you should totally download.
• Ashley (of Fancy Fine) is in the newest issue of Bust & posted behind-the-scenes photos, which is cool.

And I was already excited to watch Mildred Pierce (eventually - I don't get HBO, sadly), but I'm even more pumped now that I know that Tom Colicchio taught Kate Winslet how to chop chickens for her part. I love Top Chef. I found that little tid bit of info out in this slideshow.

Gems of the (Previous) Week

I didn't get around to putting together a Gems of the Week post this weekend.... so here's one now. On a Tuesday. But.... still here. Still here.

Matthieu Gafsou via Jaclyn Paige.

A studio seen on the Ikea blog via Bonnie Tsang.

An adorable birthday card from The Seventy Tree.

A delightfully creepy valentine via Tuesday Bassen. Artifact Bags via PAWLING.

Illustrations by William Dugan (the fox) and Alice and Martin Provenson found on Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves.

An awesome tapestry by Evelyn Ackerman seen in the book Handcrafted Modern by Leslie Williamson via Cathy of California. Paintings by Hadley Holliday via Banquet / Jeana Sohn.

Amelia Jane Murray (via).

Kite valentines from Misako Mimoko.

Michael Sontag at Stil in Berlin. 

Tula's dream house, as well as mine (via).

Adorable toothpick holders at Eat Drink Chic. Tiles by Mano found via Design Shimmer.

Wikstenmade.

Mctega via Anne Louise Likes / Daily Poetics.

Goldenink Collaborative via That's Happy.

Streetfsn.

Flora Douville. 

Simple Village Girl.

I really love the album artwork of Deb Oh's (The Debonaire) debut ep. Download the album here.

.... okay. The Swamp.

Elliot Erwitt via Lemon Tea and Earwig Biscuits.

Also -

• The Bunny Museum videos. So weird. So grand.
• I'd like to live in the pink building.
• Stitched illustrations.
• You may like this if you enjoyed my NeverEnding-Story-esque ring post.
• I love ice cream this much too.
• I seriously would like to only wear gowns. Constantly.
• Speaking of gowns - the first one here looks like a jellyfish. Which I enjoy. Although I don't think I'd actually wear it.
• Oh how I'd love to take a tour of the Pixar studios like the folks at Eight Hour Day.
• This looks like a lovely children's book.
• and a marvelous-marvelous necklace.

Also - I've posted about Polli before & I endlessly love the jewelry there, so I feel like it's appropriate to tell you that they're having a huge sale starting today. 70% off. Insane. Insanely.... awesome.