Thursday, November 8, 2007

new designs from skinny laminx




skinny laminx has a new teatowel design in her etsy shop. she's called this design summer day, and she's printed it in two colours called dry grass and poppyseed. the element making up the repeat is a cutout she made from a diagram of a floral inflorescence, but the overall design makes her think of dandelion seeds drifting across a summer sky.the teatowels are screenprinted on natural 100% cotton hopsack. oh how i miss summer.

cool blog of the week - caravan of curiosities



caravan of curiosities is the new name for the free people clothing blog. i loved their new design when i saw it (the illustrations and the concept). always a favorite to visit and a reason to make it cool blog of the week.

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

tea revives you




a few new prints have been added to keep calm recently. "tea revives you" is the latest addition, inspired by a 1930's ad slogan which they've revived. printed in two colours. they are also working with the fantastic illustrator and graphic designer jason snyder. his first screen print 'van gah' is from a limited edition of 25. and apparantly there's more to come from jason and them in the future.

2007 holiday card guide (part 1)

it's that time of year again and to keep the tradition, i'll be posting a holiday card guide again this year. this time though, rather than listing them all on another separate blog like i did last year, they'll all be posted here with the same label, 2007 holiday cards guide which i will have a badge up within the next day or so to access them all into one easy bundle. happy card hunting!

blue trees by yee-haw industries




eco-friendly wooden holiday cards from night owl paper goods




fiddlesticks press



letterpress and offset press cards from eggpress





hand screened printed cards by lisa solomon from underdog ink



fred flare



blue ribbon




hello lucky




sidepony



peculiar press happy hanukkah at luxe paperie



snow and graham from luxe paperie

affordable art at poppytalk handmade part 2



signed fine art photograph (above) by alicia bock. she creates photographs that really do what she strives to create, "memories of our favorite days".


Also we can't resist The Cupcake Girls! Gocco-ing fun things like chairs and trucks to fabric and paper, then framing them in embroidery hoops. Always fun to see what they are going to come up with next.



You can't see it in this photo, put this print is actually printed on textured wallpaper, giving this unique illustration, La Noche Esta Oscura by Ditazol, more depth and interest. Ditazol is from Santiago de Chile and that's what's so unique about Etsy, so many artists brought together that one wouldn't normally know about.



A clever design by goshdarnknit artist, Rania Hassan. Her fascination with knitting, and love for painting and being intrigued by the community she found online with knitters from around the world and how it links her to her mother, and her monther's mother, and all the women that came before them. Such an inspiring piece on many different levels.



This piece by seller, Lily Moon, titled, "You'll be sorry when I'm gone", says so much. It always amazes us when so much emotion and storytelling can be brought to an illustration. Lilly Moon's pieces are so dreamy and whimsical.



guinea warrior print by jill dryer. a beautiful modern piece.

lumber yard cards


loving these lumber yard wood grain cards from yee-haw industries. a set of 8 assorted small folded cards/envelopes printed from antique bass wood. the cards are letterpress printed on 100% recycled papers and come with 100% recycled kraft envelopes.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

bombalurina+enso: jewels


perfect storm earrings: kyanite and sterling

bombalurina is my first of a series of jewelry highlights, not just because she makes *gorgeous* things -- she's also a two-for-one, with complementary etsy stores divided into "more is more" and "less is more" aesthetics.

bombalurina features funky, colorful, often ornate costume jewels with sass. those pictured below are some of the more conservative pieces:
To Bring You My Love - gold filled necklace brass sparrow green amethystFever or a flame - carnelian, lemon quatz and sterling earrings - bomba-luxe
Tria earrings - vintage glass and sterlingDragonfly Dreams earrings - brass goldfill and prasiolite

her "modernist alter ego" store enso is stripped-down simplicity, slightly more luxe, still with an eye for color:
AAA rutilated quartz and sterling silver beadwoven necklace - silk and sterlingCrystal Honey bracelet - citrine and gold filled vermeil clasp
Bayou Ring - prehnite and sterlingMoon Ladder earrings - sterling and lemon quartz

more at bombalurina.etsy.com and enso.etsy.com