after just finishing hand-addressing 75 wedding invitations i can tell you that sometimes it’s tough to keep a steady hand. unfortunately calligraphy wasn’t in our wedding budget so when it came time to send out invites i was left with two options: computer printing or hand writing. because i stupidly stuffed the envelopes and sealed…
i’m not normally a big notebook person but these lush recycled notebooks from cartolina are calling my name. the colors are so vivid and, being a southern girl, i’m rather partial to the magnolia print. each of cartolina’s notebooks are made of recycled paper and printed with soy inks, you can pick up a single…
it’s cold, miserable, and rainy here in brooklyn so i thought i’d kick off the day with something a little cheerier- hand-silkscreened canvas bags ($25 each) from tonje and ingrid at darling clementine. the collection is called ‘meet monsieur cabaret’ and features a series of quirkly illustrations inspired by marionettes and circus imagery. darling clementine…
i’m always excited when i see an email from wayne pate in my inbox. this time it’s because he’s got some great new work launching next week and we get to see a little sneak peek. next week wayne will be adding beautiful new prints ($35) and heavy stock letterpress postcards ($6.50) to his e-shop….
if i’m ever lucky enough to go to paris again in my lifetime, i plan on spending much more time at french design mecca, colette. when ac and i visited a few years ago collette was closed for an event and i wasn’t able to check it out, but thankfully colette has opened an e-shop!…
today’s sneak peek takes us into the industrial chic home of sherry stein. her white “villa” is in a historic building from the 30s in downtown santa fe. after eyeing the building for years, sherry knew she had to grab the small, 700 square foot upstairs apartment when it became available. the big challenge was…
i published an ikat guide with the help of my wintern des last month, and of course i keep finding new pieces i want to add to it. this gorgeous ikat teapot is available at sheherazade in nyc for $45 is is calling my name. it would really add some style to my morning cup…
over the holiday break i did a fair amount of crafting. whether it was stamping, sewing or paper-related, i managed to break out my craft baskets a fair amount and use some materials i’d been dying to try. one craft i’ve always wanted to master, but still haven’t, is paper cutting. so i thought i’d…
our last sneak peek of the day takes us down to buenos aires, argentina to the home of eliza jane curtis, the mastermind behind the beautiful hand-printed greeting cards morris & essex. she describes her cards and apartment as reflections of her love of color, plants, animals and a bright jumble of vintage influences. i’m…
these beautiful objects are by designer gülnur özdağlar and are made from used PET bottles. they have such a gorgeous marine-life quality to them it’s hard to believe they’re handmade from a plastic material. click here to see more of gülnur’s beautiful work. [stay tuned for another sneak peek at 1pm...]
i love catching a design studio right before they move to manufacture their work. this weekend i heard from david horan of hundredstendunits in coventry, uk and i was instantly smitten with his studio’s simple, modern furniture. along with his business partners matt bassett and tom nelson, david has designed a lovely line of contemporary…
for anyone who has picked up a copy of the new handmade nation book you may recognize some of the spaces from today’s first sneak peek: jill bliss. artist, designer, crafter, jill is just one of the many talents showcased in the new documentary, also titled handmade nation, due out early this year. today we’re…
because we’re all feeling the squeeze of the current economic situation, i’ve been paying attention to affordable artwork a lot lately. there’s not shortage of great prints available online and this one by alyson fox at little paper planes ($50) caught my eye. i love the hand-drawn frame around the woman, it’s almost doesn’t need…
good morning and happy new year! after 2 weeks away from d*s it’s so great to get back to work. over the past 14 days i’ve been working on some new projects for the site and hope to introduce the first next week, but in the meantime i wanted to kick things off one of…
