By britt on May 27, 2009
Last month I had a dream about a really delicately stitched blanket that looked like an antique map. Today I saw this on Apartment Therapy…
Isn’t it gorgeous? Stitched in raw silk! You can order custom Soft Maps of your hometown or favorite place. Wouldn’t it be a sweet baby gift with details about where the [...]
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By britt on May 18, 2009
I’m so excited to show you all the inspiring work from Kate. She uses lots of free patterns to make her gorgeous clothes, but they are heavily altered and tastefully embellished. I really love her fabric choices.
I was particularly taken with the shirt shown above. There are several corsage-style shirts out there right now at [...]
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By britt on May 14, 2009
I’ve gone fabric necklace crazy! These necklaces by Lizzie Fortunato are so gorgeous and have equally beautiful names. The one on the top right is called “The Secret Hero of These Poems Necklace”. Isn’t that fantastic? The bottom three are from the (much) cheaper eight-piece collection that will be sold at Urban Outfitters in July, [...]
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By britt on May 14, 2009
I’m loving the portfolio site of Becky Hogg. She studied at the Royal School of Needlework and has embroidered David Beckham’s shoes, among other things.
Check it out here.
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By britt on May 11, 2009
I’ve been working on some projects (plural!) and I’ll be posting them over the next couple days. But for now, I leave you with this gorgeous photo by Philip Waterman.
It makes me so happy.
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By britt on May 7, 2009
Maybe it’s because I just read Molly Wizenberg’s book in which she fondly recalls memories of Paris as a child, but I have been loving the A chair by Tolix lately. It’s like bringing a Parisian bistro home.
They’re sold at Design Within Reach here and, with for slightly cheaper at Pottery Barn here. I would [...]
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By britt on April 28, 2009
Norwegian photographer Trine Thorsen’s portfolio is absolutely stunning. Each photo makes me think, well, I want to go to there.
The other day I bought a little record cabinet (for Ryan’s thinned out, but still huge, record collection) and the woman who was selling it had a fantastic vintage metal locker as well. We passed [...]
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By britt on April 20, 2009
This photo is from anthropologie, seen here. I absolutely love the feel of this photo - the feel of worn-down vintage mixed with clean and modern. Mmm. But these items are just a wee bit out of my budget. So I decided to track down some (much) cheaper alternatives to create a similar look. (No [...]
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By britt on April 20, 2009
I’m so thrilled to see that someone has knitted themselves some poufs! The DWR Flocks Poufs have been taunting me for too long now. Thankfully, the clever creators over at Pickle have posted a tutorial in English (it’s a Norwegian blog).
Now I just need to learn how to knit….
anyone want to knit me one, or [...]
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By britt on April 17, 2009
1.Striped mini duffel, AE
2.Calm Seas skirt, Anthro
3.Sailing stripes button dress, Ruche
4.TOMS striped slip-ons, UO
5.Sailor striped heels, Anthro
6.Striped shirt with belt, Topshop
7.Seersucker clutch, ebags
8.Seersucker belt, Vivre
Seersucker comes from the Persian words “shir o shakar” meaning “milk and sugar”. The term apparently refers to the alternating milky-smooth and bumpy, sugar-like stripes of the fabric (thanks, wikipedia!). I [...]
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