tonight i’m heading out to see coraline in 3d so i’m gearing up for a night full of “oohs” and “ahhs”. i can’t wait to see all of that incredible handmade work coming to life. before i head out i wanted to share an exciting launch: the lovely llubav choy duerr just launched her new website, llubav.com. i think i say this every time i mention llubav, but i honestly don’t know many people who are as equally kind and talented as llubav. her work has so much love and thought put into it, and each piece feels like it was custom made for you. along with her flower and hair pins, ornaments, custom felt ring pillows, stationery and felt garlands, llubav also just launched a beautiful collection of lavender sachets, which are available for $26 each at abitare in brooklyn (just give them a call to order). each of the sachets looks like a tiny pair of “hot panties” and are made from linen or felt. in times like these when gifting is a luxury and budgets are low, i can’t think of a sweeter gift (that will also help support a small, independent business). click here to check out llubav’s current collections and contact her about purchasing. also, want to get a peek into llubav’s beautiful brooklyn apartment (and see where the key navigation on her site comes from)? click here to check out her house tour on d*s. [all photos by three photographers]

monday is president’s day but i’ll be posting as always so until then, have a wonderful weekend! a summary of of this week’s highlights is below…

• must-read post of the week: design by the book- the final episode and the final products!
• weeder’s digest: decoding valentine’s day flowers
• new sneak peeks: cathy and erik, malene charles
• new (v-day) diy projects: derek and lauren’s diy valentine kit, kate’s uncommon valentine artwork, print-out valentine packaging, heart shaped paperclips, purl bee valentine projects, anneli’s rag pillows
• new before & afters: serena’s living room built-ins, rebekah’s dining room, mandy’s side table, leah’s chair
• new city guides: glasgow, scotland and sydney, australia
• canadian design week: gladstone hotel part one, part two, part three, radiant dark show
• misc.: quotation letterpress prints, glass moroccan tiles, meg auman felt cup holder + metal baskets, korean designers at the moma store, andrew holder artwork, craft magazine: mag closing, moving online, happy sthlm ceramics and textiles, letterpress from studio on fire, monograms by paper moon project, cat merrick plates, ebba handmade kitchen textiles
• new recipe: in the kitchen with nikko moy’s miso stew

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