muntedkowhai: fantastic crochet jewelry

{ admiral on leave necklace with copper chain }

when one hears "hand-crocheted necklace," it does sound like a bit of summer camp craft, or "fuzzy afghan tea cozy" as tiffany put it. but muntedkowhai's crocheted lace confections, paired with asymmetrical vintage buttons and chains, or arranged symmetrically in hand-factured winglets... have never seen their like. original and compelling.

portland-based muntedkowhai is a research scientist by day who combines her globetrotting background (new zealand, malaysia, hong kong) into delightful off-kilter conversation pieces.





more at muntedkowhai.etsy.com

Real Wedding - Jasmin and Ben

This great, unique wedding was sent in by White Pearl Photography. Jasmin and Ben are such a cool, young couple who really personalised their wedding with unusual details. She accessorised with leather, lace and pearls and he wore thongs (flip flops). Jasmin and Ben were married on the Gold Coast beside the gorgeous Currumbin Creek which was followed by a reception at The Rocks Resort. Josh did a great job of capturing the personality of the couple with the photography, there are some great shots, so enjoy!

Jasmin designed her beautiful gown. Love the shoes!

The bride carried a bouquet of Orchids (phalaenopsis) with twisted bramble vine and a base of monsteria leaves, whilst the bridesmaids carried their own miniature posy versions. I love the flat style of these bouquets with the little trails, very different!

A very windy day by the creek meant the aisle runner needed to be pinned down by boulders but also some great windswept hair in the photos.


A chocolate fountain creates a great focal point at the reception and a lot of fun for the guests.

CASTING CREW

Reception Venue: The Rocks Resort
Photographer: Josh from White Pearl Photography (0424 577 624)
Brides Gown: Bride's own design
Groom and Groomsmen's attire: Tarocash Shirts, Kenji Jeans and Thongs
Flowers: Black Magic Florist (Burleigh - 07 5576 7533)
Hair and Makeup: Carlie's Cosmetic World


Thank you Ben and Jasmin for sharing your wedding and Josh from White Pearl Photography.


(Image Credit: All White Pearl Photography.)

New Collaboration: Freshlyblended Press & Lara Cameron Journal Collection

A long awaited debut, Nicole of Freshlyblended Press and Lara Cameron have collaborated together to create this wonderful collection of covered journals. These heavy duty journals are bound with the original illustrations of Lara Cameron and hand silkscreened on 100% organic fabric. Adorning the interior of the books is a custom bookplate and an italian cotton ribbon book marker from Angela Liguori at Carta Inc. The books measure 5x7 inches and holds a 1/2 in. of 100% tree free white blank paper. Available here.

Inspiration from D*Sponge + Enormous Champion

Loving this Margaret Kilgallen print on the wall of this Sneak Peek post today on Design Sponge. It's the home of Enormous Champion couple, Jason Wong and Jordan Provost. Their space is really lovely as well, lots of mid-century furniture mixed with fun collectibles. Click here to see more.

hippity hoppity!

It's almost April which means that it's almost hippity hoppity time! From top left clockwise:

Letterpressed Easter cards from Sycamore Street Press; Cheery Easter Garland from Corrieberry Pie; Hand-knit bunny from Knitalette (also known as Resurrection Fern); Lucky rabbits foot print by Roll and Tumble Press; Paper Mache eggs from The Broken House.



Hope springs eternal ceramic egg from Paloma's Nest; Ceramic nest egg (egg bank) from Mudpuppy and Whatever you are, be a good one ceramic egg from Paloma's Nest.



King Rabbit ceramic bunny light from Non Fiction Design; Rabbit photobox from Elizabeth Soule; Bunny pin from Helis; Bunny photograph from Sharon Montrose.

New at The Handmade Artist

Image clockwise (top left): Whitney Smith Pottery, Five trees softees, Storia Home Eiffel Tower and Susannah Conway spring blossoms

Lots of pretty spring posts are happening over at The Handmade Artist (our artist community blog). Whitney Smith is having an online pottery sale; Storia Home is hosting a spring sale; Sycamore Street Press has a new Easter print (not shown), click here to see; Susannah Conway has some new spring blossom prints; Five Trees has made some new critters while is snowed last sunday in Chicago; New P's and Q's posters by Roll and Tumble Press. And May Luk has a special sale for Poppytalkers!

The Hanmdade Artists blog: poppytalkhandmadeartists.blogspot.com

New Dallas Shaw

New Dallas Shaw paintings. Click on contact for each piece to purchase. It's a little confusing at her website. Then just click on "click here to purchase artwork". That will take you to her list of shops where she sells online (however I couldn't find the new ones up yet), or email her at dallasshawdesign[at]gmail[dot]com. She has booked 4 shows this summer to show off her new wares, which will include SF, DE, Phildelphia, NJ and NY. She will post the dates on her website and art blog very shortly.

Blog: dillydallas.blogspot.com
Etsy: dallasshaw.etsy.com
Site: dallasshaw.com

an eco-minded recession stationery line

Hey, there's still room for a sense of humour in this economy, and 9spotmonk, an eco-friendly letterpress company has it going on. A recession line with all the jokes and humour to help us all get through this. Click here to see.

9spotmonk.com

must-read!

if you haven't already, please read:

this, which gets at the heart of why i blog at all

this, which i think is immensely sane and steady thinking

and this, on kicking the wedding blog blues, all from a practical wedding.

oh heck, just read the whole thing. such a blog crush. just please don't stop reading *this* blog, right?

Fragrant Freesia

In the language of flowers, Freesia means "innocence and trust". It's a beautiful simple flower with many florets on one stem and a gorgeous perfume. Available in Australia through late winter and spring (though hot house production has increased availability), they come in white, yellow, deep red, mauve, deep purple, pink and deep pink. Freesia work well with lisianthus and roses and can be used in arrangements, bouquets, buttonholes and corsages. A single short stem works especially well as napkin decorations.

(Image Credits: Burlington Bride; Brides; Bloomery Weddings; Placerville Flower Market.)

B-Boy Giveaway!

Portland illustrator, Ward Jenkins is offering an etsy giveaway on his blog this week (well till Wednesday April 1st - no April fools joke)! He will have his kids each pick out a number from the total number of comments that are posted on that particular post from now until 11:59pm PST. These are awesome prints! Click here to enter!

wardomatic.etsy.com
b-boy series @ etsy
And a nice new website: wardjenkins.com

Sneak Peek!

Courtesy of Josh from White Pearl Photography based here on the Gold Coast, this months featured Real Wedding is of Jasmin and Ben. The bride designed her own gown and wore a leather and lace headpiece! The wedding is a gorgeous fusion of relaxed chic and unusual sophisticated touches. Keep checking back for the full post!

(Image Credit: White Pearl Photography.)

New Art: Civil Disobedience

My latest purchase by a new favorite Vancouver artist, Gillian Worsley of Civil Disobedience a hand-drawn (amazing) screenprint of Allen Ginsberg from the Blim Main Street Community Market this past Sunday. Gillian also makes some awesome journals and other beautiful prints. Her website isn't updated with those, but you can probably email her for more info.

Also had a delicious cupcake there too! Thanks Lyndsay! The market will run every last sunday of each month!

The Art of the Display: A Nashville Rancher

Found these swank images uploaded to our The Art of Display pool this weekend, and just love. Hailing from Nashville, TN, owner of this lovely 1955 brick rancher, Marusica has really created a music city home. From music and country-themed collectibles, and local artists her style is down home and full of heart. Note her bedside shelf she made out of an old paper cutter (top image), brilliant! And we love the Johnny Cash image, welcoming guests to Nashville. Visit her flickr to see more!


Art by Harry

Off to PDX!

There’s no secret we love Field Notes, those agricultural-inspired memo books from Coudal Partners out of Chicago. Well, we’re sending some to PDX this week for the swag bags being handed out at the Handmade Nation northwest premiere screening, April 3/09! Wish we could be there, but we hear the film will be making it's way here this summer! More info here about the Portland show.

A sunday bake

Mmmmmm............this Lemon walnut cake is sounding pretty yummy! (Loving that dish all these ingredients are on too) From Ceramic Dish (a blog about cooking and home made ceramics.

Re-surface at Dumbo Pop-Up Market

This Sunday March 29, from 11am-6pm RE-SURFACE will be at the Brooklyn Flea's Indoor Winter Pop-Up Market located at 81 Front Street in Dumbo.

Special Guest Post: by Ladies and Gentlemen (Storytime)

Today on L&G's storytime segment, we would like to share with you this wonderful book, "The Camera" one of Time-Life Book series. We found this book and it totally fuels us to get even more excited about cameras and photography!

Read more...

Special Guest Post: by Design is Mine

Good afternoon everyone! It's Summer from Design is Mine and this is my last guest post here on Poppytalk. I have had such a blast doing this- thanks so much for reading!

To wrap things up, I would like to share something that shares three of my biggest loves: interior design, art, and Portland. I spend such a large portion of my time browsing through beautiful interiors online and have found that not only are Portland artists extremely talented, but they tend to have some pretty gorgeous homes. I find few things more wonderful than seeing little corners of the homes of some of my biggest inspirations.

And so, here you go: ten peeks into the homes of Portland illustrators, bloggers, photographers, and crafters.



Who: Alicia Paulson of Posie.
What: A crafter and blogger.
Where else: her personal website and blog.
More images: "Corners of My Home".



Who: Jill Bliss of Blissen.
What: An illustrator and crafter.
Where else: her portfolio
More images: "sneak peek: jill bliss".



Who: Matte Stephens of Matte Art.
What: An illustrator.
Where else: his shop and blog.
More images: "home and Portland".



Who: Susan O'Connor of Sulu Design.
What: A blogger and jewelry designer.
Where else: her shop.
More images: "susan's home" (photos by Abby Powell)



Who: Chelsea Fuss of {frolic!}.
What: Blogger and photo stylist.
Where else: her portfolio and market.
More images: "my home".



Who: Stephanie Congdon Barnes of stephaniecongdonbarnes.com.
What: A crafter, blogger, and photographer.
Where else: her shop, blog, and book.
More images: "Knock, Knock: Nature Inspired Home".



Who: Nubby Twiglet of Nubbytwiglet.com.
What: An artist, designer and blogger.
Where else: her shop.
More images: "Haus & Belongings".



Who: Andrea of hula seventy.
What: A blogger and photographer.
Where else: her shop and flickr group.
More images: "home" and "hula seventy: Show & Tell Home Tour"



Who: Julie Dutton of Studio Olivine.
What: A stationery designer and printer.
Where else: her shop and blog.
More images: "sneak peek: julie dutton of studio olivine".



Who: Andrea of scout.
What: A blogger, crafter, and photographer.
Where else: Her photostream.
More images: "new nest".

Thanks again everyone!

xoxo,
Summer

New KG & AB

I leave you this morning with these new porcelain mixed nuts I found from Brooklyn's KG & AB yesterday and instantly fell for. I'm off to a meeting but hope to be back in time this afternoon to catch you all and post Summer's last post of her Special Guest series with us.