office supplies … organized!

papercut love

a long introductory video…

…and the amazingness of Elsa Mora

If you wander around on Pinterest as much as I do, you may have seen her work. She was born and raised on an island off of Cuba and relocated to Los Angeles in her 30s. She has an Etsy shop and a wonderful blog, from which all of these amazing photographs of her work come from.

Enjoy.

 

print of the week :: erin dollar

[print of the week]

When making Two Houses, Erin Dollar of Pasadena, California was inspired by the ways we communicate silently with our friends and neighbors. Her art is lovely! She used to make beards too, but that got old. See her cute beard obsession on her Beardy Pinterest board.

Find her on:

Pinterest
Twitter
Etsy

[The Fine Print]
Size: 8 x 10 inches (20.32 x 25.4 cm)
Each print is hand numbered and signed by the artist 
Hand-pulled linocut print
Printed in a rich black ink on heavy Rives BFK printmaking paper

crazy painting skills

I am amazed and confused. HOW ARE THESE PAINTINGS??? Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. All painted by Gregory Thielker who lives in Delhi and Washington, DC.

Images from here.

sarah blasko – all i want

[music monday]

a week in the life

Was blessed to have been able to celebrate a friend’s birthday up in Portland last weekend. There was much eating and walking and shopping. It really is a great city. I was asked for a few things-to-do-in-portland suggestions by an old friend a few days later and promptly drew up the most amazing Portland travel guide. It might have taken me 3 hours … but it’s delightful. It may just have to be published someday!

etsy shop now open!

My Etsy shop is now officially open! Wander over to find a collection of vintage housewares curated by me. From now until Tuesday, you’ll get 10% off by entering the code ‘HOORAY1′ at checkout!

Find my shop here.

vintage picks from here and there

All of these are for sale, friends. Take your pick!

1. Chopper. That mod orange plastic gets me hot.
2. Vintage Bennington Potters Bowl. from Luola’s lovely shop.
3. Georges Briard glasses.
4. Mid Century taper candle holders. These inspired this whole post actually. I just love them.
5. Red enamel pitcher. SEXY.
6. Mid Century steel and wood salad servers. Find these lovelies in my own shop!

sleepy king :: etsy spotlight

[an etsy shop spotlight]

Liam - The Woodland Fox

Savannah Carroll of Chico, California is the artist behind Sleepy King and purveyor of wool felt plushies and accessories you are sure to adore. I am a sucker for woodland animals … especially those made of felt. All of the designs you’ll find at Sleepy King are 100% original. Find her blog here.

Click any item to see it in her shop!

wilfred - the little woodland owl with stars on his wings

circus - woodland owl wing hair clip

Gwendolyn Gingham - Woodland Spring Bunny

Lovers - Bon Bon and Belchick - tweed woodland squirrels in love

Nimble the little woodland owl

print of the week :: eszter schall

[print of the week]

In honor of good ol’ Saint Valentine, we have this sweet couple today, printed by Eszter Schall of Budakeszi, Hungary. She attended Novus Art School in Budapest and now focuses on illustration and graphic design. They’re sweet, don’t you think? They perfectly show what I love about love. They’re shielding each other from the rain and content with each other in this beautiful, but semi-depressing scene.

I hope each of you have a perfectly lovely Valentine’s Day!

[The Fine Print]
Print of an illustration on a matt paper (250 g/m2) with white border.
Signature, title and date of work is on the back.
Size: international paper size A4.
$25