champion cup

Stopping by Yellow Owl Workshop's blog this weekend, we saw a post there on a new ceramic piece that is almost ready for sale in their shop. If you can't wait (like us) you can email them and they'll let you know what stores already stock it! Photo credit: Derek at the Curiosity Shoppe.

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This Week from Lisa Congdon: For the Love of the Bison

by Lisa Congdon



Recently I have become enamored with the species of animal called Bovidae, or Bovids. They are a species of 140 different cloven-hoofed mammals, including water buffalo, antelopes, gazelles, sheep, goats, muskox, yaks, domestic cattle, and my favorite: the bison. I am not sure what it is about the enormous furry horned beast that I find so amazing, but lately I am in love.

Not surprisingly, Etsy is chock full of bison-related stuff. Here are some of my favorites:

First, the not so ubiquitous and very cool bison tee . This one by Etsy Seller CritterJitters. This one is on my list of "to-gets."



Next we have the bison riding a bike (with a bunch of other animals on his back) print. Otherwise known as Why are those animals on a bike (Question Mark) . This clever print is by Etsy Seller VROOOOOM.



And for those of us secretly wishing for a bison head over our fireplace (but are also sort of creeped out by the idea), we have the Billy Jr. Medium Bison Head cardboard taxidermy by Etsy seller cj8n.



Speaking of creepy, I am in love with Etsy seller GrandOleBestiary's Ulysses L Bison III - Bison Photographic Art Print . Oh, and in case you are wondering, Grand Ole Bestiary is (and I quote) "a collection of faux-antique, anthropomorphic, mythological curios that were recovered from an ancient archival vault found buried deep inside the core of a metaphysical holy mountain." Awesome.



Totally not creepy and most definitely adorable is Etsy seller Studio Lyon's rendition of the bison .



Last but certainly not least are these really beautiful (love the color) linocut cards of bison by Etsy seller melissakate.



Are you a fan of the bison and other bovidae? Stay tuned, as artist Amy Ruppel and I are collaborating on an upcoming show featuring paintings of the hairy horned beasts of the bovid family scheduled to open at Rare Device in November. We'll keep you posted.

Moooo, and happy Monday.

Affordable Art {morning edition}: Matte Stephens

Why not start monday morning off with some crazy dancing! A limited edition print by Portland's Matte Stephens. An awesome affordable piece!

The Patterns of Summerville

I never tire of Lucie Summer's patterns under the name Summersville. They are always, cheery, fresh, colourful and have this unique way of looking like the perfect doodle. Choose from notebooks, sketchbooks and other delightful goodies which are designed, screenprinted and handmade in England. Click here to see more.

road trip day 2:

{ ft. walton beach FL }

remember this guy? my little nephew is almost one and walking...

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sent while on the go

Elegant Whites at La Quinta Golf & Country Club, Marbella

This week we did a lovely wedding at the La Quinta Golf & Country Club, it was the first wedding we have done here and it is such a beautiful, elegant setting.

Although it was hot outside and the welcome cocktail was set up on the terrace I can imagine, not just in the summer, but for a winter wedding in Marbella this would be a perfect venue.

We created these fabulous martini arrangements (without the fear they would blow over!) which complimented the elegant surroundings and managed to stop by for a quick cocktail on the terrace only to be serenaded by the extremely talented Matt McGurk on his flamenco guitar, wonderful :)

In fact I have had the pleasure of hearing Matt twice this week as we were at a wedding together two days earlier in Mijas!

Many more weddings to post and many more photographers to nag:) David you are one of them!

Lots of weddings coming up now in September, then our Costa Del Sol Bride of the Year wedding in October so please do check back to see all our weddings here in the south of Spain.

Purples and Pinks in Antequera

It was 2 weeks after we did Natasha and David's wedding at La Posada that we were up in Antequera again for the lovely wedding of Lema and Alex and it was amazing how much the countryside had dried up even more as we drove up there. It was amazingly hot as we were now in the middle of July!

Alex and Lema had chosen a fabulous combination of purple and pink flowers for their wedding with Olivia at Sol Weddings. Olivia contacted us to invite us to finish off all the wedding details with Lema and Alex. We provided the white flooring for the ceremony, the fuchsia chair sashes, decorated fans, and lanterns to complete this fabulous wedding. A near disaster as we moved the floral archways but all was quickly sorted out in the end, just as well Jeremy was not nearby to take photos! Thank you again to Jeremy and Jenny for these fab shots!

A lovely email from Lema

Hi Laura

I hope you're well.

Just wanted to say thanks for doing such an amazing job with the ceremony area. I was so taken aback when I stood at the top by the bar waiting to walk down the stairs. The area looked so beautiful - what a transformation. I really wasn't expecting it to look quite so lovely.

You were so nice to deal with all the time and never made me feel like i was pestering you when i needed your advice.

Jeremy has just posted our slideshow, the photos look fantastic if you want to have a look http://www.jeremystandley.com/wedding-blog/

Anyway, best of luck for the future and if you ever need us to write a testimonial for your website or anything, we'd be happy to.

Take Care
Lema x

Muslamb Letterpress + Paper Goods

I have a friend who is Muslim and she always takes the time to give us a phone call at Christmas to wish us a merry one, (which I always thought was a really nice gesture). I in turn, will phone her during Ramadan and wish her a blessed Ramadan. I like this tradition we have and now I think I'll surprise her this year with a Ramadan Mubarak Card and an Eid Mubarak Card (since Eid is just around the corner too). I'm happy to have found Muslamb Paper Goods + Design. It's an etsy shop chocked full of Islamic letterpress paper goodness.

road trip!

{ clearwater beach FL }

no weddings today, friends -- we're doing just under 80 on I-10 past biloxi ( helen if we had more time we'd stop in and say hi!) on our way to natchez to see my boyfriend's grandmother. if this mobile blogging works will write more, driving from FL to DC (!)... hope you're having a great weekend!

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Call for Submissions: Mixed Tape Market

Arrow Print Fabric from Compulsively Created
Our deadline for submissions for our Mixed Tape market at Poppytalk Handmade is this monday, August 31st! Did August not fly by? I keep playing catch up and realized I never posted about this 'till now. We are accepting applications for our September market which is the start of the holiday season market line-up! So the next three months we don't have a specific theme as we normally do for the rest of the year, but a "mixed bag" of wonderfulness! So anything handmade and vintage - and holiday themed too. For instance, our September market we usually see a few ghosts and goblins popping about, come October we see Thanksgiving and a bit of Christmas and then November it's a fun mix of holiday cheer, and every month is full of unique one-of-a-kind gifts and decorations. So if you're interested in joining us for September, just send your submission to poppytalkblog[at]yahoo[dot]ca with the words, "Mixed Tape Submission" in the subject line. We're excited to see your submissions!

(For those of you not familiar with how our market concept works, you can read more here and you'll find our market schedule here).

floridity

Have you seen these romantic handmade necklaces by Floridity yet? They remind me of fossils. Made with white polymer which has been stamped, distressed and sanded, each one is so pretty and feminine. Click here to see more.

Inspiration: Colour

Inspired by a visit to a nearby beach today, I was reminded of an article in Canadian House and Home from Dec '07 where they featured the hues of Canada's varied landscapes. I wrote a post about them at the Townhouse pondering the idea of different colours. Click here to read. (Photo credit: Felix Wedgewood).

I made this for you... vol.2

by Something's Hiding In Here

stephen loves plaid shirts, and i love to give him a hard time about it. as a surprise, i made custom tags for his entire collection. to make them, i printed text (in reverse) on ink jet, iron-on paper and heat set them onto muslin fabric.

for more custom tag inspiration... check out fieldguided's neckties and giant dwarf's grosgrain ribbon.

100 Ladies

by Hulaseventy



Completely charmed by Danielle Distefano's 100 Ladies currently showing at Youngblood Gallery and Boutique.



I stumbled onto the show while visiting Youngblood (one of my favorite places in Atlanta) and was totally smitten.



Tattoo artist Danielle Distefano's beautifully detailed watercolor portraits pay homage to the sweetest of tattoo subjects.



In love with the vintage feel of the colors, the reds and blues, the creamy skin tones. In love with the way crimson roses punctuate the portraits with nostalgia.



100 Ladies will be on display at Youngblood Gallery through August 30th and each framed and numbered piece will be available for purchase once the show is over. I don't know about you but I'd love to have a ruby-lipped, finger-waved beauty hanging someplace in my home. Next best thing to an original tattoo.

Posted by Hulaseventy

The Cup and Saucer Collective

Good friends, Heather Smith Jones and Rachel Saldana announced Wednesday a new project they are working on called, The Cup and Saucer Collective. Each item in their collection is made by hand and holds a story and purpose. They believe art and handmade goods should be of fine quality and available to all pocketbooks.



In the Cup & Saucer Shop they have four items in their first collection and the option to purchase the entire set. The main piece is their limited edition print "A quiet fullness". They combine Rachel's photography with Heather's drawing by lithography printing directly onto a professionally printed Giclee and add a third layer of their own poetry in letterpress.



The entire Cup & Saucer collection includes the limited edition print, their original hand sewn / hand painted bread bag {which are almost gone!}, a set of letterpress recipe cards, and a dollar downloadable bread recipe card. They are also currently working on the next two collections to come out later this year

thecupandsaucercollective.bigcartel.com