color love

I am in fall mode and looking forward to enjoying all the fall colors and food but today I saw these fantastic gypsy curtains and fell in love with them & their fantastic blues made from vintage scarves. Lovely Gypsy curtains made by Babylon Sisters.

color love

I'm feeling green today & House of Ceramics has the perfect green fix with these handmade, rustic bottle forms.

photo kindly borrowed from http://www.etsy.com/listing/101142507/still-life-of-six-bottle-forms?ref=af_collection_featureditem

woodland cuties

I am helping to decorate my niece-to-be's nursery. We are going with a woodland theme and I have found so much lovely art along the way. I love the idea of having original artwork but of course that is expensive & takes time so yes, another reason to love all the makers at etsy, there is something for any theme you can think of.

Little yellow fox illustration from Gingiber \ $23 || Pen & Ink Heart illustration from Lovely Sweet William \ $26.95 || Geometric yellow owl illustration from Gingiber \ $23 || Pen & Ink feather Illustration from Lovely Sweet William \ $26.95 || Hedgehog woodland love from Mika Art \ $7.99 || Bunny & Bear woodland love from Mika Art \ $9.99 || Squirrel & bird reading a book illustration from Mika Art \ $7.99 || Honey bear watercolor print from River Luna \ $20 || Yellow feather water  color print from River Luna \ $20 || Sweetest thing hand-cut birch tree note card from Ashley Pahl \ $12.00 || Bunny stack illustration from Lulu Froot \ $30.00 || Forest friends bears from Lulu Froot \ $30.00 || Hand painted woodland bear on wood from Sweet Bananas Art \ $70

color love

I have found myself admiring all the hoop embroidered wall art out there. It has such a great shape, texture & pop of color on your wall. I thought this would be cute in a baby or kids room. Colorful hand embroidered fireworks from On The Wall by Yoko.

photo kindly borrowed from: http://www.etsy.com/listing/163026540/colorful-hand-embroidered-fireworks-home?ref=favs_view_13

brilliant words

I could not have said it better! These words are from the pretty blog, Lovely Clusters. There are so many reason's to love Etsy but you can't beat the work & uniqueness of a lovely handmade gift. We all have our needs from the local big box store but when it comes to a gift, knowing that it is made by hand makes it even better. Handmade may cost a little more but remember that little extra cost is because one person imagined it, developed it, loved it, had confidence in it & created it for you to love...I think that is worth every penny.

robbie moto leather

This Saint Paul, Minnesota based company makes some awesome wallets! RobbieMoto makes these beautiful, handcrafted leather lovelies. The colors are fantastic, the craftsmanship is impeccable & they just feel good in your hand. I saw them at the Renegade Craft Fair and for a really nice leather wallet they are reasonably priced.

all photos kindly borrowed from www.etsy.com/shop/RobbieMoto

yellena james

Yellena James is a pretty amazing artist I recently stumbled across. Her work his intricate, colorful & makes me smile. I found her work on Etsy and for a limited time you can buy 2 prints & get 1 free. There are so many beautiful pieces to choose from.

Pods: Gilcee 8" x 10" Fine Art Print

 

Glimpse: 8" x 10" Fine Art Print | $20

Season: 11" x 14" Giclee fine art print | $48

Morning: Giclee 8" x 10" Fine Art Print | $20

sample gallery of Yellena James work

color love

Lille Syster is a "paper gardener", love that. She has so many lovely color palettes to choose from and right now I am so drawn to this yellow, gray with pops of white.

happy labor day!

Time to BBQ print from Kollective Fusion.

color love

Colorful, Giclee, modern map from Jazz Berry Blue.

triangle, triangle

The lining in my new purse is triangle pattern, I've been seeing all these 

lovely little triangles everywhere and loving them.

 Birch wood earrings from Shop Rukus $25

Triangle wall decals from Urban Walls $35.88

Geometric art print from Hannah Dansie $20

Leather passport case from Tovicorrie $55 | Triple triangle earrings from The Altered Chain $15

Delicate pendant necklace from Jewel of a Girl $23 | Mint triangle studs from The Purple Balloon $14

Pyrite triangle ring from Boutique Minimaliste $20 | Colored Triangle washi tape from The Rabbit & the Duck $2.63

color love today

I love these bold, bright colors mixed with this neutral stone brown. 

I stumbled across these fantastic planters on Etsy. They are great on their own or with 

some added greenery they will really pop. Tripod planters from Stvdio Brooklyn.

Photo kindly borrowed from Stvdio Brooklyn.

etsy & lace

There is something really fresh about this re-purposed lace jewelry.
It's got a vintage feel yet modern edge to it.

Red lace pendant from Decoromana | Lace statement necklace from White Owl

Lacy oval pendant from The Whirlwind | Lace earrings from Decoromana

in the mail

I'm not gonna lie, I celebrated my birthday for the past month. I have more than a few thank you notes to send out to the thoughtful people in my world that helped make it memorable. I figure if you're gonna have a birthday, you may as well celebrate it, right? Here's some lovely snail mail gratitude:

lovely colors in this geometric/tribal pattern from shawnax

fantastic Chicago illustration notecards from Albertine Press, bought at Greer Chicago (a store filled with more stationery lovliness than you can imagine).

thanks a bunch letter press note from egg press

yellow pattern letter press note from egg press

organic modern art wood cut note cards from Bryan Nash Gill.

Ok this might be my favorite part, I like addressing & decorating the envelope. 

Especially when I have new washi tape to play with!

yes, i still send snail mail & love it...

oh, nancy drew

I was at a flea market this past weekend and stumbled across a set of these yellow spine beauty's. I passed them up but now I'm wishing I had snatched up one or two to read & covet. I once read all of the Nancy Drew books in my school library. I can't remember each mystery but for some reason "The Mystery of the 99 Steps" stands out...I guess I'll start there if I can find it. Check out all the fun Nancy Drew stuff out there:

Bookends from The Sleuth Shop | Two vintage blue Nancy Drew Books from Happy Home Collective | Pendant Illustration from "The Clue of the Dancing Puppet" from Larking | Match box party favors from Goddess Glass 10359 | Framed vintage Nancy Drew postcard from Susan's House of Cards | The Clue of the Broken Locket Journal from Cafe Press | Get a Clue Nancy Drew fabric bundle from The Quilt Barn | Fold & mail stationery from Amazon | Vintage Nancy Drew Books for So Verily Vintage

do i need a globe?

My map iphone app just isn't cutting it, I want a real globe to look at, reference & 

figure out where in the world the Amazing Race teams are this week. But seriously, 

what a cool, functional piece of art and so reminiscent of growing up.

Vintage Replogle world nation 12" globe from Kathat Kreations $45  | Illuminated 10" Replogle library globe from

 Found Vintage Style $175 | Vintage glove bank from Bella Lulu $38 | Vintage stereo relief globe with stand from

 Amelia Jane Vintage $79.99 | 1920's black Replogle starlight floor globe from Haven Vintage $175

Cram's imperial world globe with stand from Industrial Relic $75

Sol del Sur

 

I stumbled across this very cool bracelet on etsy a few days ago and couldn't stop thinking about it. So I checked out the Sol del Sur Shop. Soledad, the California creator, has so much fantastic stuff! 

I love the mix of texture and color with metal. And I think these sweet lil' suede hearts are 

just great...these are fresh and something different. Check out the Sol del Sur line.

a new addiction

So I was introduced to these interesting little air plants this summer. They are a great pop of greenery, they look like sculptured art work and they aren't easy to kill. I'm starting to feel like you can't have too many.

Air plant mix from Twisted Acres | Purple Pod with Velutina air plant Bird & Feather Co. | Three Iona colorful 
air plants from Twisted Acres | Set of three glass terrariums & air plants from The Tropical Garden

sweet little box

 

There is something about a sweet little box that I can't resist. I like to keep my favorite pieces in my favorite little places like these bright wood pixie ring boxes! I saw these boxes some time ago on the swiss miss blog (you should check it out!) and I keep finding myself going back to them to figure out who I can gift one of these little gems too. Hmmmm maybe a pink one with a little girl gift, dark blue with some cufflinks, red with some red earrings? The colors are great and I love the brights mixed with the salvaged wood- they really are little works of art.

Pixie ring box from Oh Dier Living: Handcut & made from salvaged wood. Choose from 16 colors.