Lace Patterned Coffee Table by A Beautiful Mess
French Cuisine Tea Towel Embroidery (Free Pattern) from My Patchwork
28.5.12
DIY for Father's Day (Bowtie + Necktie Gift Wrap)
Guest DIY post by Erin of BerinMade
Father's Day is right around the corner. Whether your dad is a necktie or bowtie kind of dad, treat him to a quirkily wrapped present complete with his favourite tie– it's so easy to make and also has a secret pocket compartment for your gift message!
Leaf & Orla Kiely's Garden Retreat
Contributor Post from Megan at Room6
Did you guys catch the lovely Orla Kiely artisan garden retreat from the Chelsea Flower Show over on Apartment Therapy last week? I could spend some quality time in that "shed".
While looking for a photo credit for the Orla Kiely bike shot, I discovered a new-to-me digital magazine called Leaf. Their Spring 2012 issue is online here.
Images by Rochelle Greayer via Apartment Therapy & Studio G Blog
Did you guys catch the lovely Orla Kiely artisan garden retreat from the Chelsea Flower Show over on Apartment Therapy last week? I could spend some quality time in that "shed".
While looking for a photo credit for the Orla Kiely bike shot, I discovered a new-to-me digital magazine called Leaf. Their Spring 2012 issue is online here.
Images by Rochelle Greayer via Apartment Therapy & Studio G Blog
Last Call for Submissions - Here Comes the Sun
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| yellow button studio |
This is our last call for our upcoming market at Poppytalk Handmade - Here Comes the Sun
running June 4 - June 29, 2012. This month we celebrate the start of summer and focus on marketing everything sunny - Think camping, beaches, patio's, picnics, bikini's, Bar-b-que's, Canada Day, Independence Day and anything that relates to fun in the sun! Please submit by emailing us here or (poppytalkblog[at]yahoo[dot]ca) with the words Here Comes the Sun Market in the subject line. Submission deadline May 31st!
27.5.12
Father's Day Gift Guide - Part One
No. 1 Blue Ribbon Wide Angle Camera, Poketo
No. 2 Apothecary Soap, Izola
No. 3 Gentlemen's Bow Tie, Poketo
No. 4 Arlington Cologne, Old Faithful
No. 5 Bottle Opener (Sold Out)
No. 6 Faribault Wool Blanket, Old Faithful
No. 7 Makr - Farm Ruck Sack (Navy), Old Faithful
No. 8 Staples & Sundries - The Medicine Man, Old Faithful
Sneak Peek: IKEA Limited Edition Textile Collection
IKEA is launching a new limited edition textile collection on June 1st called MYRLILJA. The new series is just the beginning of a collection by designer Lycke von Schantz which includes duvet covers, pillowcases, cushions, bags, scarves, a rug and even a dressing gown in a variety of travel-inspired and romantic retro pattern designs. I have a sneak peek over on Babble today if you'd like to see (as it's not online yet). Click HERE to view!
Sunday Reading
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| installation by Asai Yusuke - mt tape factory tour - part 2 via Polkaros |
Loving this installation by Asai Yusuke - mt tape factory tour via Polkaros
My 10 Fave DIY's
Hmmm... a pinterest enabled print magazine?
Speaking of adorable sheds...
Like Brian says, "this would make a beautiful pantry wall"
Friends of Form
Free online sewing classes this weekend!
Hello, is it tea you're looking for?
I love cardboard houses
I wish I could understand spanish, because this quilted pillow tutorial is adorable
The perfect weekend getaway tent
Happy Sunday + Happy Memorial Day weekend to our U.S. friends!
26.5.12
Dispatches from the UK: Souvenir Project for Create London
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| Donna Wilson |
Just in time for the Olympics, CREATE London has commissioned designer and online retailer Thorsten van Elten to work with five designers: Barnaby Barford, Ed Carpenter, André Klauser, Dominic Wilcox and Donna Wilson to create well-considered (all made in the UK) souvenirs.
"The designs include a series of three exercise books that illustrate some of the best places to exercise, a cast iron multi-purpose paperweight/bookend/doorstop based on Regent’s Canal mooring bollards made in a local foundry and a series of ceramic miniature east London landmark houses and shops. They will draw on the heritage of east London and be the desirable antidote to the overly-commercial, tacky souvenirs on sale across London this summer. The souvenirs will be on sale in select shops in London and online via the CREATE website from 21 June."
I love souvenirs like this - and was delighted to see this sneak peek of Donna Wilson's on her site which includes Swimmer, Gymnast and Cyclist exercise books (above), with a map of some selected east London parks and places to cycle, swim or do gymnastics! They will come in s set of three. More info can be found at Donna's blog here.
25 of the Cutest Campers Ever!
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| A cute black and white awning goes perfectly with this 8 foot Starlette out of New Zealand. Vintage Caravan Magazine |
It’s that time of year when thoughts of cute campers start dancing in my head –and this year’s quest took me through the pages of Pinterest where my search for the cutest campers ever began. From some darling Bolers to something called a Cricket –I posted them in a round-up at Babble today. Click here to see!
25.5.12
Weekend Project: Decorate Outside
Sunset's latest issue has a section on upgrading your yard –this clipping; a Santa Monica backyard updated by garden designer Jamie Durie. One idea was to add acrylic exterior wallpaper to a garage wall. Although I haven't found any product like that - they also mention oilcloth would work too (suggesting retro floral or bold patterns –like Marimekko). Paint, wallpaper, oilcloth - whatever the medium it's a fun weekend project we think. (Image from Jamie Durie's The Outdoor Room (2; Harper Design) via Sunset Magazine.
Also love these single pot container gardens they featured where they're ditching the idea of using annual flowers and instead using succulents, shrubs and grasslike perrennials. By Julie Chai | Set Styling: Birte Walter | Photo's by Thomas J. Story.
Cool outdoor sign (that also serves as a light). From San Francisco branch of H.D. Buttercup. By Kathleen N. Brenzel | Photo by Thomas J. Story.
I purchased my Sunset magazine using the Sunset app for the iPad available here.
Affordable Art: weathered silo
One of our participants this month at Poppytalk Handmade is Mandy of weathered silo. As we feature affordable art this coming week, I'm kicking off with her latest print (above): A Collection No.9 - (mixed media painting on heavy art paper). "The simple shapes of this mixed-media painting were inspired by incessant doodles", Mandy tells us, "and is the finished grouping from the placement of the shapes, the varying sizes, and the white paint on white substrate". (See more from the series below.
Also new in her shop this year are these original oil paintings on eco-artisan canvas, hand-stretched hemp/organic cotton fabric and salvaged Mexican Chechen hardwood. Patterned Plains No. 1 is an original oil painting inspired by the captivating views above the eastern Colorado plains. Twice a yearshe and her family are treated to “visual concerts” of colors and subtly-varied topography, and she is compelled to recreate them on canvas.
Mandy also unveiled six original paintings in a series called Dust Bowl Glimpses last summer and today she added two more paintings to the series, "The WPA Promise" and "Security". With that she's announcing a Buy One Get One FREE offer to celebrate their arrival. See more info at her blog by clicking here . Visit weathered silo online at Poppytalk Handmade here (Save 10% on all items in my Etsy shop, including these featured here on Poppytalk Handmade! Enter “POPPY10" at checkout) and at the links below:
National Stationery Show: Part 5
Guest post by Kathryn of Blackbird Letterpress
Here are the last photos of the National Stationery Show that I was able to take. And finally some photos of our booth. I know I missed some amazing booths but I just could not get to all of them. If you like what you see, go check them out. Thanks, Jan, for having me. It's been a blast this year. I look forward to catching up on rest and then back to work. :)
blackbird letterpress, booth # 1959, pop-up by Rebecca Kreisler
Here are the last photos of the National Stationery Show that I was able to take. And finally some photos of our booth. I know I missed some amazing booths but I just could not get to all of them. If you like what you see, go check them out. Thanks, Jan, for having me. It's been a blast this year. I look forward to catching up on rest and then back to work. :)
Mini DIY Round-Up: Lighting
10 Awesome IKEA Lighting Hacks - (image via Green Wedding Shoes) via craftgawker.com
Filter Paper Light via ikeahackers.net.
Lady Bonin’s Tea Parlour
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My posts this week at Babble:
10 Awesome IKEA Lighting Hacks!
25 Fathers Day Gifts Under $25 at Forever21
12 Beautiful Decoupage Ideas + How-Tos
15 Free Crafty Patterns
10 New Organizing Ideas
Yurt-to-Go? 5 Make Your Own Camper DIY’s
Best Father’s Day Cards – Part 1
24.5.12
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