Weekly Wrap Up: January 30, 2009

Posted on | January 31, 2009 | 3 Comments

It’s been kinda a bummer week. Domino closed, I lost my job, the economy is sliding into the total shitter. Thankfully we tried to lighten things up around here with a chocolate vanilla birthday cake. I started the week showing off some great white bathroom images. Next week I promise to share more bath inspiration. Have a nice weekend! Below is a list of all my posts from the past week broken up into suitable categories.

Accessories: Hand Carved Sperm Whales and Golden Cods

Affordable Artwork: i. klee design postcards, Drying Our Boots by the Stove Print, and Ice Cream Painting.

Artist: Elizabeth Shuppe: Painter and Eric Blum.

Bathrooms: Basic White Bathroom Inspiration and 2-Family Dilemma and More Bathroom Inspiration.

Fashion: Bow and Flower Belt Inspiration

Flowers: Birthday Cake and Flowers and Spring Flowers at the Grocery Store.

Furniture: Upholstered Ottomons, Reed Stool, and Floral Needlepoint Ottoman.

Holiday: Valentine Day Cards 2009

Inspiration: Electro Magnetic Spectrum Chart

Jewerly: Sailor Knot Ring

Pillows: Vintage Floral Euro Shams

Tabletop: Blue Ombre Bowls

Textiles: Cross Stitch and Embroidery, Mark Hearld, Plaid Wool Blankets from Faribault Mills, and Plaid Flannel Sheets at Lands End.

p.s. find all the resources featured in January 2009 by clicking here. See you in February!

Category: weekly

Birthday Cake and Flowers

Posted on | January 30, 2009 | 6 Comments

This afternoon I made a cake for my boyfriend’s birthday. The cake turned out perfectly. Usually I have a hard time with the buttercream frosting. The frosting sometimes isn’t thick enough and slides off the cake. Not this time! I had a perfectly baked even cakes and a nice stiff chocolaty frosting. I can’t wait to try it. I bought a few flowers at the grocery store to entertain myself while the cake baked. To view more photos just visit my flickr photostream.

p.s. I will do my weekly round up of posts later tonight.

Category: cooking, flowers, sweets

Cross Stitch and Embroidery

Posted on | January 30, 2009 | 1 Comment

Treefox, various orginal cross stitchs, $10-$22, treefox.etsy.com.

Cross stitch and embroidery seems to making a huge comeback. Maybe as the economy continues down into the total shitter the trend towards handmade goods will continue. I know I will spending a lot more time at home; baking, gardening, and making crafts. Maybe cross stitch would be something fun to pick up? Here are just a few of my favorite cross stitch artists above and below.

chez sucre chez, custom monogrammed towel, $18 chezsucrechez.bigcartel.com.

chez sucre chez, custom letter cross stitch, $43, ChezSucreChez’s shop

squirrel silhouette cross-stitch pattern and kit, $16, ChezSucreChez’s shop.

Chez Sucre Chez, set of four letters spelling love, $80, ChezSucreChez’s shop.

various wall wear pieces, about $45-$75 each, neawear

Category: textiles

Electro Magnetic Spectrum Chart

Posted on | January 30, 2009 | 4 Comments

My boyfriend sent this over because he knows I have a thing for color charts. The chart is a electro magnetic spectrum. All the light that we can see with our eyes exist in the wide band between infrared and ultraviolet. It’s practically nothing. Click on the image to view larger. Super cool.

p.s. the image came from here.

Category: inspiration

Mark Hearld

Posted on | January 30, 2009 | Comments Off

St. Jude’s gallery will be exhibiting in London Monday 2nd February 2009 – February 12. The exhibt will include printmaking, collage, fabric and illustration by Christopher Brown, Jonathan Gibbs, Hand & Eye Letterpress, Jonny Hannah, Mark Hearld, Angie Lewin, Old Town and Alice Stevenson. I’ve been a total fan of Alice Stevenson’s work for some time. Mark Herald’s work caught my eye in the new press release. Above is woven fabric designed by Mark (available as pillows) and below a few pieces that will be on display at the new exhibit. To find out more visit: stjudesgallery.co.uk.

Category: artist, textiles

Blue Ombre Bowls

Posted on | January 30, 2009 | 8 Comments

My grandmother sent me two of these gorgeous blue bowls. They are pretty heavy pottery and the outside has a ombre like finish. There are no markings to give me a clue where they could be from or how old they could be?