Etsy is always great for inspiration especially for the home. One of my favourite vintage home accessory/furniture vendors is Urge Studio out of Pittsburgh. My favourite is the second picture below.
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via etsy.com (urge studio)
via etsy.com (urge studio)
I am getting ready to go out tonight and waiting for my friend to finish dinner. What better to do than blog? I just found two cute sites by the same person that I thought I would share.
The first is Ming Makes Cupcakes, a website dedicated to cupcake, cookie and savoury recipes. The site is laid out in a minimalist style with nice photography of the desserts and a corresponding recipe on the right side of the page. Ming Makes Cupcakes no longer is updating its content but the information on the site is terrific.
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The second site linked to Ming Makes Cupcakes is Pounding Mill Press, an Oakland, California based paper goods company. Pounding Mill Press does ready-made and custom-made cards, invitations and several other cute gifts/paper accessories.
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via pounding mill press
via pounding mill press
A couple weeks ago my friend and I spent a creative couple of hours together on a Saturday at a letterpress workshop run by Tanya Roberts of Snap + Tumble. We got to work with two different letterpress machines, learn how to set up a print, and made our way through 150 pieces of cardstock each!
It was a lot of fun and nice to make something with your hands and see the finished product. I found Tanya’s letterpress class especially rewarding since I spend a considerable amount of time blogging about beautiful letterpress stationery. Now I can write from experience that I know how time-consuming, intricate and detail oriented the process is to get a good-looking end product. I am happy with my thank you cards and personal stationery but it doesn’t come close to some of the professional items you see on the market. If you are interested in a fun couple of hours, have an interest in learning about letterpress or want to make your own stationery, I would totally recommend the experience. To see more of Tanya’s stuff, check out her blog here.
I love the simplicity of pussy willows in a tabletop arrangement. They are simple, elegant and clean and are a good transition between winter and spring.
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When I left China the end of 2007, I could not help but notice the growing contemporary art scene. Beijing’s 798 and Shanghai’s Moganshan Lu offer a glimpse into China’s art scene as both districts are made up of studios and galleries with dedicated art space for artists.
Hong Hao is a Beijing born artist who graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts and has made a name for himself in the China contemporary art scene. He is a conceptual photographer known for his series called “My Things,”(below) where he used everyday objects that he (obsessively?) collected to depict life through art. The objects are shown in life-size gathered through the artists life. His work provides a glimpse into consumer culture in China into his laser scanned pictures. I think his pieces are fantastic and love the repetition of pattern and the colour that each object brings to the shot. For more info on contemporary art in China, Art Scene Beijing is a decent site to start with as well as ArtZine China.
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Hi, my name is Lamb. I am part globetrotter, part foodie, part researcher, part writer. I enjoy travelling around the world uncovering design inspired travel experiences from hip hotels and cool boutiques to stylish restaurants and interesting small businesses.
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