brides of frankenstein: happy halloween!

bride of frankenstein necklace

a special halloween etsy wedding! i have been *dying* (mwahaha) for a horror-bride feature. for your pleasure, the best of etsy's brides gone wrong:








each image is linked to its respective store. hooray for halloween!

retro psychedelic motifs of morocco

i loved this mix of retro psychedelic 60's moroccan motif's that was featured in marie claire maison this month. retro arabic signage and paint cans incorporated into furniture, mixed with pattern after pattern. somehow it all works and is just nice visually for a change and point of view.

rae dunn

these are such great ceramics from rae dunn out of san francisco. inspired by those red + white striped pepperment candies, these festive or anytime mugs would be so great for that mug of hot cocoa. each one has a different word on the front and bac and a red stitch detail running down the front, inside and back of the mug.

also this pourer (for anything that pours) is so sweet. i like the word "pour", the font used, it's placement along with the graphic and matte finish.

guitar and amp set

urban outfitters have these fun guitar and amp pillowcase sets that i just spotted for the guitar nut in your life. (available online only).

new book project seeks canadian talent!

the folks over at uppercase are putting together a new book project called work/life. it's a book celebrating canadian illustration and photography which is a directory and also delves into what fuels creative life. click here to find out how to enter to be chosen to participate!

did you take the handmade pledge?

www.buyhandmade.org

halloween style shots

suzanne buchanan, a freelance designer/ illustrator sent in these halloween invites as a style shot submission just in time to post today. she says, "some of my favorite projects are custom invitations/stationery".



also, these house numbers carved into pumpkins from sunset magazine (photo - Rob D. Brodman) look so inviting.

awelldressedbullet: shotgun wedding

shotgun wedding reception bar and party lights

oh, but wait. these are too much! mwahaha, shotgun wedding lights. hilarious. and they're technically upcycled -- repurposed fired hulls -- in silver, gold, or r-r-red. a brilliant gift for those gittin' hitched in a hurry.

last days of october's poppytalk handmade!

just today and tomorrow left for the october poppytalk handmade! a few highlights! gocco'd deer notebooks from cabin + cub:



cannot breathe print by restless things



love coaster set by handmade julz



hydrangea letterpressed card by satsuma press



12 oz cup creep from circa ceramics

lisa stickley walls + bulb vases

i wish lisa stickley would make wallpapers. these vintage plate linens as a background found in october's marie claire maison, look absolutely stunning. bulb vases from la pastorale, 118, avenue mozart, 75016, paris, 01 45 25 73 56.

folklore at the candystore

one of october's poppytalk handmade's participants, diana fayt has an upcoming show, FOLKLORE, opening november 8th 6:30 until 8:30pm at the candystore in san francisco. known for her ceramic work and though there will be some of her ceramics featured in the show, this work is a new direction for her, featuring drawings and paintings.

Candystore
6:30 to 8:30 p.m
3153 16th Street (between Guerrero & Valencia St.)
San Francisco, CA
www.dianafayt.com
www.oneblackbird.blogspot.com

silkscreened papergoods from rifferaff

loving this new jigsaw giftwrap from etsy shop, rifferaff out of cambridge, ma. it's hand screenprinted featuring a simple line drawing onto 18 x 24 sheets of french paper. they also have some great scrap packs and gift enclosures to match.

studiometalsmith: custom rings

custom-made wedding bands

here are lovely simple sterling silver wedding bands, available in three different finishes (hammered, high-polish or satin) and in two different widths (both rings the same thickness or one thick/one thin as above). modern and without ostentation. the best part? the price is for *both* rings. crafted in san diego, also available in 18k gold. check out the other cool jewels as well at studiometalsmith.etsy.com

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you may have noticed, faithful reader, that i have shied away from the vast subject of bridal jewelry. mainly because i find it stupidly repetitive -- freshwater pearl, freshwater pearl, swarovski crystal, natch. white rice jewelry. but that's not helping you, now is it? so i pledge over the next few weeks to seek out something new and different in the bridal set department -- let me know if you have your own etsy favorites you'd like to nominate (send a note if you like) with my thanks!

new site alert! nantaka joy!

congrats to joy and the launch of her new website for her beautiful papergoods line, nantaka joy! it's now live! beautiful designs just in time for the holidays!

win a $200 shopping spree!

has it only been six months? well to celebrate their six month anniversary, delight.com is hosting a $200 shopping spree on their site. check out the details here!

claire cole wallcoverings

the the new york times featured uk designer, claire cole recently in their currents post on wallcoverings she pieces together from vintage wallpapers. she picks up old wallpapers from flea markets and charity shops and then cuts out the flowers, birds, etc and sews them onto other antique papers with a loose and delicate stitch, using an embroidery machine. sometimes she adds bits of flocked paper, felt, leather and gems. she was widely blogged about this past year about her embroidered tables, but i hadn't seen these papers or her ceramics.




clairecoledesign.co.uk

style shot submissions please!

i love these style shots from some of the participants of the october poppytalk handmade market. so much so i had to do a little blurb on them. and thinking of that, i thought it might be a cool way to find out about some cool new design/products out there by putting out a call for "style shot submissions"! so if you'd like to participate, just shoot an email to poppytalkblog@yahoo.com with some pics of your best style shots of your products (along with links of course)! make sure to make the subject "style shots" when submitting. i will post my favorites as they come in! in the meantime check out these: (the first one's (above) from frazier and wing her beautiful mobiles look stunning in these settings (both interesting and colorful!). these mobiles by the way are made out of recycled magazines! truly amazing pieces!

below, from south africa's skinny laminx's, heather moore put together an amazing set featuring her beautiful hand screen printed linens (i love the added south african touch with the little animals).




om home shows off their eastern influenced designs with interesting furniture and flooring.




i look forward to seeing all the submissions coming in! feel free to send as soon as possible or at your leisure. i hope to make this feature a weekly post and can hardly wait to start!