myhodgepodgerie: tissue cover

my favorite sneezies pocket kleenex case

here's a little thing, but so sweet: fill with a pocket pack of tissues and give to a mum or mum-in-law (or overbearing bridesmaidzilla sister who sniffles through your entire wedding video) (...er, sorry, april!) for the ceremony. a sneezies. even the name is adorable. i know, i've gone soft.

more overwhelming cuteness at myhodgepodgerie.etsy.com

mapping the way show

artist, susan schwake has put together what looks to be a cool show in her gallery called, mapping the way. artists include heather smith jones, sean auyeung, anna corpron, edibeth farrington, stephanie levy and susan schwake. the show is running november 2nd 2007 - january 2nd 2008. click here to see more photos of the exhibition and here to purchase online.

cool "very new" blog of the week

from winnipeg, manitoba, help send a warm welcome to julie and kathryn as they start up their new blog, perfectbound today. (also check out their photostream, lovely images/ideas!)

they met in their first year of art school at university and realized they shared a love of design. as they started talking about their plans for the future, it became clear that they wanted to design, but not lose themselves in the process.

they've taken drawing, ceramics, photography, letterpress, printmaking, graphic and environmental design –all of which have lead to a shared aesthetic in design and in life.

their love of all design has propelled them to start this blog. finding and sharing good design is their way of "spreading the love". they said "it is an opportunity to introduce themselves to the design world outside of winnipeg and get to know the people behind the designs they love". they thought it would be a good idea to start the blog now, as they begin the second chapter in their design lives – perfectbound. in the near future they also hope to have an etsy shop with their own designs. (i'm sure i'll be blogging about that too)!

Thank You October PHM Participants!

A HUGE THANK YOU and shout out to all who took part in the first Poppytalk Handmade Market! Here's a direct link list to all of their online shops of all these talented people! It was a fun month! Thanks to all the blogs out there who supported us as well, it was much appreciated! We look forward to November's market which opens on the 5th!

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.