Last week I told you about reorganizing and relisting my ceramic pieces in my new shop. Well this weekend I finally got around to adding all of my holiday garlands to my original Heart and Craft etsy shop. These are made from the prettiest Martha Stewart Holiday 2010 and metallic neutral card stocks. I will be decorating for Christmas and New Years with these lovelies, and let me know if you want some for your own home or party decor this season!
Todd Oldham's Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life. I've professed my love for Charley Harper's work on here before and now that this glorious book has been out for a couple of years, it is finally on the affordable side. Want to revel in all of Harper's lovely mid-century nature illustrations!
Currently drooling over the Unruly Things, blog of Alyson Graves Brown, a graphic designer and letterpress printer from Portland. She shares a beautifully chosen collection of apparel, home, and paper goods that lately have been making me crave a cozy Portland weekend in floral tights, military jackets, and ankle boots.
The Fancy Lamb on etsy is one of the best spots I have found for what they call "reinvented vintage goods". From typewriters and cameras to dishes to rubber stamps, they have a great variety of vintage that seems to be in really good shape. Well curated with an obviously discerning eye for the best of retro, this should be a go to shop for anyone looking for an oldie but goodie.
I was just telling Jessica yesterday that I have been on this hunt locally for good jewelry. Something simple and wearable everyday that includes no birds charms (I have plenty) and is modern and original (I also have more than enough vintage inspired wares). SO you can imagine my delight when I stumbled upon this today: the magnus necklace on stone&honey. This necklace is so so perfect in two ways. First, it is exactly what I have been looking for in terms of style- and I really lean more towards gold jewelry over silver. Second, Magnus was the name of my late bunny who we recently lost. You may be a bit confused, as we always referred to Magnus as Maggie, but he was indeed a little boy bunny. Either way, I would so love to wear this necklace as a tribute to my sweet rabbit babe and feel super stylish while doing so.
Though lately I have been living in plaid, cardigans, wool socks and my moccasins- today I found myself drooling over these super frilly and feminine pieces by etsy shop Ouma. Perfect for a wedding, holiday party, or daytime carnival- just lovely.
Being sick forces me to spend more time being creative and less time running around like a crazy woman, working out, wedding planning, and having beers with friends. While those are all great things, it is sometimes nice to slow down and get some important things done- creative things that make me feel productive in the life I want to have all of the time.
So I spent some time reorganizing my Etsy shop (this is no easy task) and even decided to open a new one. This second shop will feature only my ceramic work, while the first will include all of my paper and fabric goods, plus whatever else I decide to create on a whim. Heart & Crafts Clay is up and running, though not completely finished in the design department yet, so please forgive the mess :)
happy halloween card by heidi burton
honey i shrunk my brain goat milk soap by kcsoapsnmore.
three sweet little knit pumpkins by precious knits.
black cicada necklace by MadArt jewelry
I have been on the hunt for some modern, simple, fall inspiration for a couple of months and the other day while reading over here, i was introduced to totakaelo. It is perfection. The simple silhouettes and warm neutrals combined with gorgeous metal jewelry and all types of boots and oxfords. I think I could pull style inspiration from this site through the fall and winter.
ok, that's all.
