photo essay - emily carr

an interesting photo essay on emily carr, one of canada’s great artists and most fascinating characters.

dominion post and salvage

i came across these cards the other day and thought they were rather clever. dominion post and salvage out of nelson, b.c., canada have handmade greeting cards inspired by vintage ephemera.

designer, fiona richards has become an expert at sourcing, collecting, manipulating and applying ephemera for use in design and advertising and now in her dominion post and salvage cards. her own personal collection of antique paper goods continues to grow and be featured in her work.

available at country furniture in vancouver (604)-738-6411.

eclecto sketchbooks

i'm intrigued by these eclecto sketchbooks and notebooks - pseudo-science series over at uppercase.

with images of bacteria overlayed with maps, geological texts and various labels as well as additional paper objects such as antique flashcards, coat check stubs, chinese card games and art history images adorn the covers.

approx. $24.00 cdn

georgia straight living - issue 6

issue 6 of the georgia straight living mag (downloadable pdf) is now out.

the chosen ones

i hadn't had a chance to check out all the winners in the second episode of the next big thing contest held by the folks at fred flare until just now. congrats to fellow blogger one good bumblebee and her pile of papers for being one of the chosen. here are a few others.

sublime stiching

quick 'n easy iron-on patterns.set of three includes rock n roll, craftopia and tattoo. 8.5”x11” sheets.
$9 set of 3






one good bumblebee

mini piles of paper by one good bumblebee has a unique blend of vintage scraps like stamps & wrapping paper and more! assorted. approx. 6.5”x6.5”
$10






the plughole

fun and fresh graphic cards designed by members of artist/designer group the plughole. set of 20 6”x4.25” cards.
$13








and these gift spoons are not part of the next big thing, but i just had to add them on, such a great idea! imprinted with "to" on one side and "from" on the other. set of 12 spoons.
$12

stencil project

this stenciling project from the june issue of style at home (a canadian decorating magazine) reminded me of weekend projects gone by and this one i just had to share.

i have a similar dresser like the one shown here (a hand-me-down from my sister via my grandmother), and have shared many a weekend projects with it. painting it white, then staining it dark brown, back to stripping it to its now natural wood. it used to have a swinging mirror which got lost in one too many moves; but nonetheless still a favorite and now a contestant for this stencil idea. i love everything about this project. the wall color; the hanging lamp, and mostly the tangerine stencil. i'm thinking about actually doing it (am i crazy from all this renovating? oh well, it's messy anyway.) here are the links to do it. (click on image to see a close-up).

stencil - stencil library birds & blossom no. 1 (JA114) $73 u.s.(cut) or $36 u.s. (uncut)
paint - loomis art store delta ceramcoat in tangerine
glass knobs - lee valley tools $3.10 each

carumba!

i can't believe it's been over a month since my last post! back from our renovating adventure with ceilings now apart, electrical issues and so much more. i was hoping we'd have it all done by now, but that looks more like a summer adventure ahead. so i'm going to try to get back into posting in between reno jobs; work and the odd hopeful visit to the beach.

in my absence i managed to find a few good design things to share. first off with a detour to fontoville and some surfing baby and vertigo freebies for my alphabet friends!

and if you're really serious about it you have to take a look at the "unfreebies" carumba (love that word!) and elvis in stereo fonts!


some beautiful textiles coming out of toronto right now by illustrator, virginia johnson, former accessories designer for helmut lang.

according to canadian house and home mag, she is next focusing on developing housewares like quilts, ceramics, oven mitts and towels. her pillows now out are available at l'atelier, toronto (416) 966-0200.


i'm all about these posters from hammerpress out of kansas city.

designsponge did some great coverage of their work at the national stationery show in ny last month. read her article here.

amazing typography.





i like the idea of cath kidston being laura ashley's trippy fun cousin as commented in a recent post at apartment therapy.

her cowboy wallpaper is one of my faves.








speaking of children's wallpaper, absolute zero has some fun playtime wallpapers perfect for the nursery. the paper is wipeable (bonus!) too.


so much to catch up on and design to talk about i can't believe how much can happen in less than a month! looking forward to getting back on track!