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April 2009
Apr 30, 2009
Pravina
The spring collection from Pravina studio was just released, and it's looking mighty fine!
Their bags are chic and classic, from pretty pleated purses to large and in charge totes with contrast stitching. Available in beautiful shades that'll take you from spring into summer, they're pretty perfect for the warmer days ahead. See the whole collection in the Pravina shop!
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Modish Loves: Oishii
Brittni over at Paper n Stitch let me know about some new participants in this month's exhibition, and I instantly fell hard for Oishii's gorgeous knit caplets! They're feminine and so pretty with a kinda vintage feel- the perfect extra layer to add a burst of color to your outfit while keeping you warm on a crisp spring morning. Totally love them.
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Apr 29, 2009
Udessi
Have you seen Udessi yet? I've been browsing through all morning and it's gorgeous, I can't get enough!
Host to art and craft items made by some phenomenal Australian talents, Udessi has a wonderful collection, all of which is photographed and styled to perfection. It's run by Kim Wallace, a fantastic ceramacist who also sells her work there (that's her gorgeous vintage lace dish in the upper left!) The entire shop is a real treat for the eyes and I'm thrilled to see another option that focuses on Australian art and artists.
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Apr 28, 2009
Terry Graziano
Now that spring is in full effect here in Portland, I've been feeling the lure of a cute spring hat, as knit beanies won't be cuttin' it for much longer. Lucky for me, I just stumbled onto Terry Graziano's new spring/summer line and it's totally rockin' my socks off!
Not only are all the hats adoooorable, they are super versatile too! Each design is so ingenious that you can wear it in at least 3 different ways- go from fedora to cloche, beret to sailor cap! No matter what style you choose, you're sure to be looking chic and ready for whatever the warm days and crisp nights of spring will bring. Now, which one will go with my big hair... hmm...
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Moop Sale & Five Yards
Moop is having a seconds sale on some of their bags, yahoo! You can get awesome discounts on your favorites that are discontinued styles or colors or have tiny flaws- check it out in their supermarket shop!
And while you're in the Moop mood, you crafters may be interested in their new shop, Five Yards, where they're offering 5 yard cuts of their overstock fabric. Most of the fabric has been upcycled from wholesale fabric jobbers who collect overruns directly from textile mills. The Moop folks want to be able to offer the same awesome fabric they use in thier bags to other talented makers who may not have access to fabric/textile districts like they do. Nice, huh?
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Modish Loves: Siiso
I love love this beautiful blossom series of watercolor pieces by Canadian art shop, Siiso. They're so dynamic and layered with so much awesome color. They remind me of the spring scenes we have popping up here in Portland where it seems we have an (almost) unfair amount of stunning color, bursting forth all around us.
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Apr 27, 2009
Handmade Spaces: Stephanie Levy
Today's Handmade Space is from Munich based artist, Stephanie Levy. We've seen a peek into her studio before, from about a year ago, but these photos are much different, basically just showing her work table in various stages of creation. It's messy and colorful and wonderful and I think it's a privilege to get a little behind the scenes glimpse into how she creates her art- so, let's get to it!
See Stephanie's beautiful completed artwork in her etsy shop, and also be sure to check out her artists who blog site where she features interviews with some other great artists.
And as always, see more beautiful glimpes into creative people's creative places, in the Handmade Spaces flickr pool!
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Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here is a UK based husband and wife team who creates awesome patterned designs, and they just released them on some fabric- oooooh... And then they hand-made adorable cushions out of that fabric, with even more adorable custom designed acrylic buttons as closure- oooh-la-la!
Take a closer peek at these and the other designs they have available as prints, at Wish You Were Here!
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Apr 24, 2009
Happy Weekend!
{beautiful photo by Bueller!}
It's been a lovely week of green finds, thanks for joining me! I hope you're off to a relaxing and sunshiney weekend! I have a lot of work to do this weekend (doh!) but hopefully I'll get out to enjoy a bit of sunshine at least. We also have plans for some thrift store shopping because last weekend I scored, major, and am itching for it again!
See you back 'round here Monday. Until then, here are some links for you to enjoy.
<3 jena
- You have a couple days left to enter to win our big Earth Day giveaway- 4 winners will be chosen randomly next Monday morning!
- Zurina Ketola is having a giveaway too! Sign up for her newsletter for a chance to win this bracelet, and while you're there, check out her sale going on today-May 1st!
- Are you in Austin? Be sure to check out Art City Austin this weekend!
- There's also the Mission Indie Mart happening this Sunday in San Francisco
- What do you think about relationships and business? Discuss over on BIZtips!
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10 gardeners, 6 plants, 1 day
Steve Bender, Southern Living's Grumpy Gardener, asked 9 other blogger gardeners (blogdeners? garbloggers?), "What six plants, if eliminated from the Universe, would drive you to the brink of despair?" This past Monday they all answered. Albeit, some answers were more succinct than others; one gardener, I swear, tried to make a connection between their garden and Kevin Bacon.)
The list is varied, absolutely gorgeous, and packed with inspiration. It's been a couple years since I've added to my flower beds, aside from the annual veggies that get poked into the gaps. This was just the prodding I needed to think about the more ornamental flowers again.
Check out that gorgeous, buttery yellow peony nestled among orange Welsh poppies. Luscious. Hoe and Shovel's Meems make ordinary caladiums look extraordinary, while Frances of Fairegarden points out the benefits of her choices to attract wildlife to the space.
Read all about all the faves:
Defining Your Home Garden, written by Cameron in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Digging, written by Pam in Austin, Texas
Diggin' It, written by Judy in Boston, Massachusetts
Fairegarden, written by Frances in somewhere in Tennessee
Fresh Dirt, written by garden editors at Sunset in California and Washington
Gardening with Confidence, written by Helen in Raleigh, NC
Hoe & Shovel, written by Meems in central Florida
Sweet Home and Garden Chicago, written by Carolyn in the Windy City
The Grumpy Gardener, written by Steve Bender in Hoover, AL.
I'm still floundering on my 6 must haves, but what are yours?
Renee Garner has a passion to make things grow, although her brownish
thumb wants her to believe otherwise. When mud pies aren't on the menu,
you can find her doodling the days away at Wolfie and the Sneak.
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Vivien Cheng
Well, it's been a good week full of eco-friendly finds, hmm? Our last one for the week is a long time favorite of mine that I'm surprised I haven't featured here yet, Vivien Cheng!
Vivien creates beautiful revamped vintage bags and purses, turning blah thrift
store bags into beautiful hand-painted signature pieces. Ooh la la. They're eco-friendly, GORgeous and one-of-a-kind. All qualities that make for a pretty perfect bag in my book!
See more lovely designs over on Vivien's site and purchase them in her etsy shop, or the other online retailers listed here.
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Apr 23, 2009
Tertium Non Data
No, these aren't creatures wrangled from the deep blue depths of the ocean... the items you see below are bowls, jewelry and more created by hand by Gulnur Ozdaglar, a very innovative artist from Turkey, out of PET bottles. Yep, they're just recycled plastic bottles taken to a very beautiful degree!
Eventhough all the pieces seem like they belong in an art museum, they're actually usable, wearable pieces for you and your home. See more stunning creations by Gulnur on her blog and purchase some in the Tertium Non Data shop!
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Modish Loves: Shixie
Oooh, I love these little dress earrings from Shixie, made out of recycled tin! I love the cut of them, the bits of wear on the edges, how the "hangers" are actually ear posts, wow! They're so original and so adorable, perfect little vintage dresses made from little bits of vintage tin. I wish I could find real dresses that look like some of these. See more colors and patterns over in the Shixie shop!
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Apr 22, 2009
Happy Earth Day!
Today is Earth Day! Have you entered the Cosa Verde & Modish Earth Day Giveaway yet?
It's filled with $1375 worth of eco-friendly handmade goodies, and 4 winners will be chosen this Sunday, April 26th! A pretty good way to celebrate living eco-consciously, hmm?
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enhabiten
enhabiten is a stylish little shop filled with eco-friendly goods galore!
From the little zip purses made from vintage feedsack cotton fabric and lined with hemp, to the hand-embroidered cushions made from tea-stained hemp and filled with sustainable kapok fibers, everything at enhabiten is thoughtful, pretty and made with earth-friendly materials.
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Eco DIY with A Little Hut
A Little Hut's Patricia Zapata is a paper recycling project queen! Check out the collection of eco-friendly diy project tutorials she has on her blog- you can learn how to turn your junk mail, paper and fabric scraps, paper towel tubes and much more into art and pretty housewares!
{and psst: if you're interested in learning more about Patricia, you may want to check out the interview I did with her a few weeks ago over on BIZtips!}
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