July 20, 2012

Happy Weekend

01/ Musical wine glasses!
02/ Easy DIY candle stakes for your yard.
03/ Clever DIY painted wall frames.
04/ TellTails. When you feel like your ensemble might require a tail.
05/ A DIY splatter ‘brella.
06/ Loving this line of marble housewares.
07/ A brilliant concept for a carbon monoxide detector – Canary.
08/ A kicked up version of safety pin jewelry.
09/ Paper Passion, a perfume for book lovers that smells like (duh) books.
10/ Dying to own a Film Map.

Posted In accessories, beauty bag, concept, create, grand design, happy weekend, house and home, jewelry, kitchen, make it, outdoors, paper goods, prints, walls, wear it
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July 20, 2012

Cupcakes and Cashmere

One of my very favorite parts of being a blogger is getting to befriend incredible people I’d otherwise never have the chance to know, and Emily Schuman of the wildly popular lifestyle blog Cupcakes and Cashmere is no exception. She just released her first book – Cupcakes and Cashmere: How to Create your Own Signature Style, Entertain with Ease and Spruce up your Space – that’s based on her blog, and I knew it was just going to be full of great tips. Wednesday night I settled into bed thinking I’d peruse the photos and dive in later… only to read the entire thing cover to cover. It’s no wonder since it has the same easy style as Emily’ blog posts. My favorite takeaway is an important one, that you don’t have to have a bazillion dollars to lead a stylish life. It’s all about high and low end items and knowing when to scrimp and when to splurge!

Posted In blog love, read up
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July 19, 2012

Sarada Ravindra

 

 

 

Sarada Ravindra makes acrylic paint on canvas look mighty nice and mighty textured, don’t you think? I love how she took the ever-trendy triangle and turned into something else that’s completely her own.

Posted In create, painting
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July 18, 2012

Fictitious Dishes

The Catcher in the Rye. Oliver Twist. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. What do these fictional books all have in common? They, along with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Moby Dick, all feature meals that have been meticulously recreated and photographed by Dinah Fried for her Fictitious Dishes series. I’m completely drawn in by each overhead shot, so I hope Fried continues the series throughout further meals!

Posted In collaboration/project, create, photography
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July 18, 2012

Best Word Ever

 

Oh man, I love a good bracket! Ted McCagg is working his way through the entire alphabet, attempting to (humorously) narrow things down to the determine the Best Word Ever.

Posted In collaboration/project
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July 17, 2012

Sladle + Stabber

Sharon Myoung and Tony Kim get so many points for the Sladle & Stabber. Let’s start with the name, which is undeniable genius. Then there is their idea to combine indoor and outdoor objects into a sort of hybrid utensil. Last, let’s not forget the overlook the crazy-smart design.

According to Sharon and Tony, it’s this easy to use:
1. Scavenge for a stick. Fight off a bear while doing so.
2. Shave/trim off edges(if need be) to fit snug into the diameter of Hexagon Nut.
3. Rotate & Screw to the neck of either utensils! 

Posted In concept, create, grand design, outdoors
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July 17, 2012

Food Sketches

Salted Caramel Budino

Olive Oil Gelato

Berries with Citrus and Mascarpone

Food Sketches is a graphic diary of dishes Erin Jang has eaten. It immediately mades me think back to college design classes and reinterpretation assignments. A great example of less being more and food looking tasty no matter the medium.

Posted In create, graphics
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July 13, 2012

Happy Weekend

01/ A whiteboard and marker has never looked so good.
02/ Matchbook-sized stories.
03/ Inspiring conceptual work from Anouk Kruithof.
04/ Anatomy of a paper bird.
05/ The Chap Olympiad! A battle of gentlemanly prowess.
06/ Liking these DIY paper clay barnacles a lot.
07/ New York is paved with random food.
08/ 50,000 gummy bears = 1 full-length gown. If you were curious.
09/ Looking at ribbon scraps a little different now.
10/ Outdoor wallpaper exists.

Posted In accessories, concept, create, happy weekend, house and home, illustration, installation, make it, mixed media, outdoors, paper, photography, read up, travel, wear it
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