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Livin’ Like a Lumberjack
Living in a log cabin seems like a dream come true. Though the cabin in my mind’s eye is primitive and cozy with an ancient hearth and roaring fire, this miniature modernized version, designed by Piet...
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Let’s Hear it For the Boy
Funny story: I was watching Designing Women the other day (don’t pretend you don’t love some Sugerbakers!) and there was a storyline about a crazy inventor the ladies met on a dating cruise ship. This...
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Ghost Hunters
I’m both terrified and attracted to the idea of ghosts. I’m the first to admit that I love abandoned houses — mostly just to watch how something decays — but the possibility of haunting is also pretty...
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Embroidery Queen
Check out the inspiring interview with embroidery goddess Jenny Hart over on My Love for You.
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Enhabiten, Quilts and Peas in a Pod
As far as peas in a pod are concerned, Liane of enhabiten is a vegetable I can get down with. (Prepare for me to get a little mushy, y’all!) Our friendship started with casual Etsy Favorites perusal...
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Astronomical Quilting
Ellen Harding Baker set the standard for nebulous quilting way back in 1876. Check out all of the tiny stars and what appears to be the Milky Way! This magnificent embroidered wool and silk quilt,...
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Anatomy of a Bird
Finally! Anatomy and jewelry no longer need be separate obsessions. Tithi Kutchamuch’s “Companion Parrot” can serve as a life-size sculpture and gold plated animal friend — until you ceremonially...
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David and Martin’s Inspirations
I am so pumped to check out Maia Adams new book, Fashion Jewelry, which profiles the work of thirty-three talented jewelers. All of the photos I’ve seen are incredible, and Maia’s blog, The...
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Moon and Stars
I think I’ve fallen in love with this Mociun ring. The turquoise, the diamonds: it looks ancient, but it’s new. Love! [Photo by the lovely Lena Corwin.]
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Sheets of Egyptian Cotton
If you’d asked me in my gap-toothed younger years about my career aspirations, you’d receive one shrill reply: “Egyptologist!” (And maybe anthropologist. Writing was not yet a twinkle in my eye.) I...
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Polly Van der Glas
I am officially obsessed with Polly Van der Glas’s hair and tooth jewelry. Seriously, that cast braid ring? I’ve put it in my Etsy cart about ten times already. Must.have.immediately. Adding to my...
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Bike Luv
Ever since my bike was stolen (a very weird story for another time) I’ve been pining for a new (to me), functional bike to explore Brooklyn with. I’ve seen quite a bit of buzz about this Princess...
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Canvas, My Love
Maybe it’s because I’m in a nesting phase right now, but stumbling upon green housewares company Canvas made me excited. Pumped, even — like it’s snowing buckets and my school was just mentioned on...
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Industrial Makeshift
Looks appetizing, no? Artist Simon Hasan hand-made 400 buttery leather bowls, vases and cups using the medieval leather-working technique of Cuir Bouilli, a.k.a. boiled leather, which was once used as...
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Metallic Lace
Arielle de Pinto’s intricate knotted chains and metallic knitwork makes for some pretty interesting jewelry. I love how it’s like a copper spider web. Also, her lookbook makes use of some amazingly...
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Prison Art
As a longtime watcher of Lockdown and a fan of handicrafts (if you didn’t already know…), I’m pretty enthused by any and all prison rehabilitation programs that allow inmates to unleash their creative...
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At long last I’ve actually started using my Pinterest account. Now I’m addicted! If you’re on Pinterest, follow me (and I’ll follow you back!).
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It’s a Giveaway: Baggu Backpack
* Congrats to Paige, winner of the backpack! Thanks for playing, everyone! * I’m a huge fan of Baggu Bags. My friend Amber gave me one of their reusable grocery bags for my birthday and I’ve been...
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Sheer Gorgeousness
Arielle de Pinto is a dreamweaver. For serious. If a formal occasion arises that necessitates a headpiece, I’m all over this. [Via Marieaunet]
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Take Aim, Then Fire
I didn’t eat turkey this Thanksgiving — lobster ravioli, more cheese than I could carry and a whole lot of anchovies, in fact (not a traditionalist, if you didn’t already know). However, these hunting...
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I Couldn’t Stay Away
Here I am in Iowa, sixteen inches of snow on the ground and a self-proclaimed blawggin’ hiatus currently underway…but I just couldn’t stay off the internet. Nope, addicted. Then I saw this glorious...
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Wild Horses
I’m probably much too big to ride these ponies — contemporary reproductions of A.F. Ayres’s Victorian rocking horse designs — but that doesn’t stop me from wanting one.
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Cave Living on Pour Porter
I’m not very attached to the idea of four walls. Yurt, igloo or houseboat — I’m down! I created a fantasy inventory of how I’d approach life as a cave woman for the always intriguing Pour Porter....
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Michele Quan and Love Adorned
As soon as I laid eyes on Michele Quan’s ceramic bells, I knew I needed to see them in person. Like, needed. As soon as JB and I returned from vacation, I dropped my bags and hurried to the Love...
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Weathervane Stamps
Prior to the invention of the barometer in the 17th century, weather vanes were indispensable instruments for observing and predicting the weather. These 45¢ denominated stamps feature photographs of...
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Dreams!
OH MY GOD. Can you believe this thing? It’s a pyramid. Kind of like a tent. But it’s a daybed, for outdoor use. So Egyptian, so luxurious, so sumptuous! Funny story: I always had a waterbed growing up...
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