tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684607875701934912024-03-13T08:39:11.284-05:00Little Birdy B.a magpie collection of pretty bits and pieces found here and therebirdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-18310393365085750282008-11-02T22:39:00.008-06:002008-11-06T12:33:29.843-06:00O Yes.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SQ6As-Gr4oI/AAAAAAAAB2A/uJsWQWDt1Ys/s1600-h/GirlsSayYes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SQ6As-Gr4oI/AAAAAAAAB2A/uJsWQWDt1Ys/s400/GirlsSayYes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264286524516328066" border="0" /></a>Seriously, I can't wait to get out and vote for Mr. O. I have such a big ol' political crush on the guy. On a side note, I've been totally remiss about keeping up on my posts (but I'm making a promise to myself to be better) but thought this was a nice way to re-enter the blogosphere.Via <a href="http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/">A Cup of Jo</a> by way of <a href="http://ginnybranch.blogspot.com/2008/10/please-say-yes22-october-2008.html" target="_blank">Ginny Branch</a>. By <a href="http://www.caseytbrooks.com/main.html" target="_blank">Casey Brooks</a>. Phew!birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-48895460812528629622008-08-09T12:48:00.023-05:002008-08-09T19:57:42.708-05:00Holy Crap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJ3ZQ9Z5DII/AAAAAAAABYE/WjPTOkRfePA/s1600-h/b4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJ3ZQ9Z5DII/AAAAAAAABYE/WjPTOkRfePA/s400/b4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232577227458677890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJ3Zlw2UqBI/AAAAAAAABYM/ISqG1RZegU8/s1600-h/24374769.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJ3Zlw2UqBI/AAAAAAAABYM/ISqG1RZegU8/s400/24374769.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232577584865519634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJ3Zq-lbx0I/AAAAAAAABYU/GDNRQJ0FoYY/s1600-h/24374798.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJ3Zq-lbx0I/AAAAAAAABYU/GDNRQJ0FoYY/s400/24374798.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232577674452125506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJ3ZNBcfaiI/AAAAAAAABX8/kjCCRmsAmjY/s1600-h/b1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJ3ZNBcfaiI/AAAAAAAABX8/kjCCRmsAmjY/s400/b1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232577159823845922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJ3ZDQTFALI/AAAAAAAABX0/ZbmpPP9YbpA/s1600-h/b15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJ3ZDQTFALI/AAAAAAAABX0/ZbmpPP9YbpA/s400/b15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232576992012206258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJ3ZAFClWUI/AAAAAAAABXs/sw840QweCQE/s1600-h/b14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJ3ZAFClWUI/AAAAAAAABXs/sw840QweCQE/s400/b14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232576937450625346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJ3Y4HLW5rI/AAAAAAAABXc/yseAJ1JNseQ/s1600-h/b17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJ3Y4HLW5rI/AAAAAAAABXc/yseAJ1JNseQ/s400/b17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232576800585344690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJ3aJuYXe4I/AAAAAAAABYc/n6B3W__XbXQ/s1600-h/24374875.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJ3aJuYXe4I/AAAAAAAABYc/n6B3W__XbXQ/s400/24374875.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232578202678295426" border="0" /></a>First off, I have to admit (sadly) I’m not someone who typically gets excited about the Olympic games. I’m not a huge sports enthusiast, and I don’t go crazy over fanfare. Parades, fireworks and athletic victories don’t do a whole lot to move me, even when they happen all at one event (especially when the host of said event has a nasty history of bullying sweet little peace-loving Tibetan monks). But I gotta say, when my husband was watching the Beijing opening ceremonies, I got sucked in and promptly blown away despite myself. It was goosebump inducing and inspiringly beautiful. I so wish there was a good video I could link to that would do it justice, but I haven't found one yet. So enjoy these images from Getty via <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/08/2008_olympics_opening_ceremony.html">Boston.com</a>. Apparently the profoundly talented director <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0955443/">Zhang Yimou</a> (Raise the Red Lantern, The Road Home) was the creative genius behind it all. Can I just say....I looooove the Olympics!birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-70655043210210240312008-08-05T20:32:00.012-05:002008-08-09T19:58:21.752-05:00Like Exhaling Through Your Eyes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJj_fUaSbQI/AAAAAAAABXE/zT843a7qOuY/s1600-h/chair.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJj_fUaSbQI/AAAAAAAABXE/zT843a7qOuY/s400/chair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231211880710827266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJj_TMUBofI/AAAAAAAABW0/1iQ5spE7OUI/s1600-h/window.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJj_TMUBofI/AAAAAAAABW0/1iQ5spE7OUI/s400/window.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231211672378647026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJkC6z0FcBI/AAAAAAAABXM/ntSl3s2na9s/s1600-h/window.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJkC6z0FcBI/AAAAAAAABXM/ntSl3s2na9s/s400/window.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231215651531878418" border="0" /></a>It’s true. With their soft whiteness and light, airy spaciousness, it’s the best way I can describe these interiors found <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artifice/994958833/in/set-72157601187818596/">here</a> on P2an’s flickr set. These are a rollover from my previous post—I decided they were far too gorgeous not to document. And I have to give credit where credit is due: I never would have found this beautiful set were it not for <a href="http://citified.blogspot.com/">This is Glamorous</a>.birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-44306234109601861292008-08-05T19:52:00.016-05:002008-08-05T20:45:59.460-05:00Simplify, simplify, simplify<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJj7qZ9PnII/AAAAAAAABWc/lUXdGWLxrKY/s1600-h/214869896_a65eec8431_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJj7qZ9PnII/AAAAAAAABWc/lUXdGWLxrKY/s400/214869896_a65eec8431_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231207673131670658" border="0" /></a>Thoreau never wrote truer words. It’s funny: sometimes as my head and life feel fuller I find I crave spaces that are more spare. I’m sure I’m not the only one. So in the midst of the hectic-ness that is the day-to-day, this image is absolutely appealing to me. From one of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artifice/sets/72157594153645992/">p2an's</a> flickr sets...there are some gorgeously simple and severely (but expertly) edited interiors <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artifice/994958833/in/set-72157601187818596/">here</a>.birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-44526655567185166352008-08-02T13:19:00.005-05:002008-12-11T10:34:03.221-06:00Birthday Shout Out to My Girl!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJSlN3zL9CI/AAAAAAAABVc/gfdIWG_6sIo/s1600-h/j_grrrl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJSlN3zL9CI/AAAAAAAABVc/gfdIWG_6sIo/s400/j_grrrl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229986725019513890" border="0" /></a>Love and wishes for a crazy-good birthday to my amazing and sweet sister-girl!birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-46260835978653350512008-08-02T13:04:00.013-05:002008-12-11T10:34:04.120-06:00Uncomplicated, Practical Beauty<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJShwrInrpI/AAAAAAAABU0/doboBc2ZHZs/s1600-h/1582389499_aab2dbea33.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJShwrInrpI/AAAAAAAABU0/doboBc2ZHZs/s400/1582389499_aab2dbea33.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229982924868660882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJShrmb95VI/AAAAAAAABUs/eDJvDH_qz4A/s1600-h/571719844_fce7267b1c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJShrmb95VI/AAAAAAAABUs/eDJvDH_qz4A/s400/571719844_fce7267b1c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229982837708285266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJSiRWyRZsI/AAAAAAAABVU/OCeIKZn76jE/s1600-h/12283002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJSiRWyRZsI/AAAAAAAABVU/OCeIKZn76jE/s400/12283002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229983486341899970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJSh_IolVII/AAAAAAAABVE/gxAPgv_uvb4/s1600-h/1001381548_ae39c18ac3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJSh_IolVII/AAAAAAAABVE/gxAPgv_uvb4/s400/1001381548_ae39c18ac3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229983173305521282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJSh4aTUaqI/AAAAAAAABU8/qK8Ae2qmdcg/s1600-h/1854678476_91cfba05cd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SJSh4aTUaqI/AAAAAAAABU8/qK8Ae2qmdcg/s400/1854678476_91cfba05cd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229983057789086370" border="0" /></a>That describes the work of <a href="http://www.designmuseum.org/design/dieter-rams">Dieter Rams</a>, a German designer and the genius behind the most iconic products put out by Braun from the 60s through the 90s. (These images from the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/464886@N22/pool/">Dieter Rams group pool on flickr</a>). His style was so perfectly timeless it still feels entirely modern. In fact, you don’t have to look too hard to see his influence come through in <a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://blog.centopeia.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/172_721-rams-ipods.jpg&imgrefurl=http://blog.centopeia.com/index.php%3Fs%3Dimpress&h=240&w=500&sz=31&hl=en&start=14&um=1&tbnid=fGFiUL1CkcYztM:&tbnh=62&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddieter%2Brams%2Bspeaker%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN">Jonathan Ives’s stunning work</a> for Apple.birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-35474500084544592932008-07-29T05:06:00.017-05:002008-12-11T10:34:05.940-06:00Beautiful Trickery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SI7sdqFTTqI/AAAAAAAABSs/t9KgO-A-A18/s1600-h/jeangenie02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SI7sdqFTTqI/AAAAAAAABSs/t9KgO-A-A18/s400/jeangenie02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228376211680612002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SI7sX7G1F_I/AAAAAAAABSk/tD3w7GWQzVE/s1600-h/buteijn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SI7sX7G1F_I/AAAAAAAABSk/tD3w7GWQzVE/s400/buteijn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228376113171208178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SI7sTpZ3mPI/AAAAAAAABSc/a8dlc4QmU1A/s1600-h/chancekear.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SI7sTpZ3mPI/AAAAAAAABSc/a8dlc4QmU1A/s400/chancekear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228376039699749106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SI8dTL828UI/AAAAAAAABS0/uxB13qhKI1w/s1600-h/rolohauck.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SI8dTL828UI/AAAAAAAABS0/uxB13qhKI1w/s400/rolohauck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228429907863204162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SI7sQR0WEwI/AAAAAAAABSU/ZJxojTinbxI/s1600-h/jeangenie01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SI7sQR0WEwI/AAAAAAAABSU/ZJxojTinbxI/s400/jeangenie01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228375981828739842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SI7sHONe0pI/AAAAAAAABSE/W05FU06KIeQ/s1600-h/Tiago_Daniel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SI7sHONe0pI/AAAAAAAABSE/W05FU06KIeQ/s400/Tiago_Daniel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228375826241606290" border="0" /></a>I’m transfixed. Just recently I’ve been noticing a very cool photographic effect/technique popping up called Tilt Shift Photography. From what I gather it can be acheived with an expensive lens or through Photoshop manipulation, but either way, the end result is magical. Some how life-sized scenes and landscapes look like wee little scale models. The above images are all from photosets on flickr. (From top to bottom: JeanGenie, Buteijn, ChanceKear, JeanGenie, Rolohauck, TiagoDaniel).birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-50857449541198434692008-07-26T15:02:00.010-05:002008-12-11T10:34:07.003-06:00What a Crock<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIuC6GZ3GTI/AAAAAAAABRc/Ag0IhdHim6E/s1600-h/dundee04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIuC6GZ3GTI/AAAAAAAABRc/Ag0IhdHim6E/s400/dundee04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227415727156697394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIuEWrfc2UI/AAAAAAAABR0/W7gad5xk-7g/s1600-h/dundee_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIuEWrfc2UI/AAAAAAAABR0/W7gad5xk-7g/s400/dundee_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227417317660219714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIuDBOXKwrI/AAAAAAAABRs/r6rmtIwi5ZE/s1600-h/dundee01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIuDBOXKwrI/AAAAAAAABRs/r6rmtIwi5ZE/s400/dundee01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227415849551970994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIuC11fZ5rI/AAAAAAAABRU/US2RtKO-IoI/s1600-h/dundee03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIuC11fZ5rI/AAAAAAAABRU/US2RtKO-IoI/s400/dundee03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227415653897070258" border="0" /></a>Speaking of eBay and things to find there...aren’t these little guys handsome? As soon as I my eBay shopping moratorium ends, I’m going to continue my search for old Dundee Marmalade crocks here and there. They are no bigger than a jelly jar so they’re perfect for keeping desktop miscellany tidy. They look sweet all lined up holding pens, pencils, brushes, exactos, what-have-you...The subtle type and stamp imprint variations from jar to jar make them so interesting.birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-49779693455670403892008-07-26T14:15:00.005-05:002008-12-11T10:34:07.451-06:00Second Hand Finds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIt4QooIzqI/AAAAAAAABRM/BaESAYLL3BY/s1600-h/globes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIt4QooIzqI/AAAAAAAABRM/BaESAYLL3BY/s400/globes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227404019672600226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIt4EPVNgGI/AAAAAAAABRE/-uz65BWS0CU/s1600-h/lamby-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIt4EPVNgGI/AAAAAAAABRE/-uz65BWS0CU/s400/lamby-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227403806723899490" border="0" /></a>Oh how I looooove Ebay and thrift shops. So much better than over-priced, homogenized Pottery Barn will ever hope to be! However, it’s still easy to nickel and dime yourself. Or more accurately, it’s easy for ME to nickle and dime MYSELF. After some heavy shopping activity this spring, I’m currently on a self-imposed Ebay moratorium. But browsing is still allowed...birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-74689201247507552092008-07-26T14:07:00.005-05:002008-12-11T10:34:08.019-06:00Lovely Found Photos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIt3RKm6YRI/AAAAAAAABQs/CkvjHBaTa_w/s1600-h/1285728432_df89ef1c5f.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIt3RKm6YRI/AAAAAAAABQs/CkvjHBaTa_w/s400/1285728432_df89ef1c5f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227402929282638098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIt3UYD_bDI/AAAAAAAABQ0/51PIy39iptQ/s1600-h/907642258_5b148e00a7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIt3UYD_bDI/AAAAAAAABQ0/51PIy39iptQ/s400/907642258_5b148e00a7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227402984433871922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIt3ZNiKXqI/AAAAAAAABQ8/ftR6yYQSr44/s1600-h/2296033132_429b74edd6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIt3ZNiKXqI/AAAAAAAABQ8/ftR6yYQSr44/s400/2296033132_429b74edd6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227403067506974370" border="0" /></a><br />...From <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/martinisaac/">Martin Isaac’s</a> flickr photostream.birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-70467447553078721452008-07-26T13:57:00.011-05:002008-12-11T10:34:08.695-06:00Variations on a Theme<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SItzuSklFPI/AAAAAAAABQU/xjoYKshC0oY/s1600-h/2516836870_d7b844fd8d.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SItzuSklFPI/AAAAAAAABQU/xjoYKshC0oY/s400/2516836870_d7b844fd8d.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227399031590032626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SItzrU-q2xI/AAAAAAAABQM/aICmCQE7hh4/s1600-h/HouseBeautiful2005-viaElementsofStyleBlog1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SItzrU-q2xI/AAAAAAAABQM/aICmCQE7hh4/s400/HouseBeautiful2005-viaElementsofStyleBlog1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227398980696726290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIt0OzCUL_I/AAAAAAAABQc/skYFyGlTxsc/s1600-h/gambrel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIt0OzCUL_I/AAAAAAAABQc/skYFyGlTxsc/s400/gambrel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227399590060503026" border="0" /></a>The theme being a light and airy kitchen. There’s something about simple white in a kitchen that feels so right. So clean.....so <span style="font-style: italic;">culinary</span>. I still gravitate towards the marble countertop/subway tile/white cabinet combinations, but the mod kitchen at top with the screens is lovely. The two stunners below that are both by <a href="http://www.srgambrel.com/">Steven Gambrel</a>. (via <a href="http://www.absolutelybeautifulthings.blogspot.com/">Absolutely Beautiful Things</a> — she always has the most stunning kitchens on her blog). The black grout with the subway tile on the bottom photo is unexpected and gorgeous.birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-18007042368971670672008-07-26T12:10:00.016-05:002008-12-11T10:34:09.353-06:00Welcome to the Dollhouse<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SItawFyQP_I/AAAAAAAABPc/RwkIczgbQoU/s1600-h/298327553.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SItawFyQP_I/AAAAAAAABPc/RwkIczgbQoU/s400/298327553.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227371574726770674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SItb_kkYXwI/AAAAAAAABPs/R5vPT2kVZT4/s1600-h/2260965222_fe102bf1c3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SItb_kkYXwI/AAAAAAAABPs/R5vPT2kVZT4/s400/2260965222_fe102bf1c3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227372940199747330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SItd-R6Bp9I/AAAAAAAABP8/tDjpIAWNbeY/s1600-h/2260964404_9146258420.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SItd-R6Bp9I/AAAAAAAABP8/tDjpIAWNbeY/s400/2260964404_9146258420.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227375117033646034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SItapgLTZ6I/AAAAAAAABPU/i4efaQXLYFE/s1600-h/298327508.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SItapgLTZ6I/AAAAAAAABPU/i4efaQXLYFE/s400/298327508.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227371461552072610" border="0" /></a>I just couldn't resist posting these dollhouse interiors I found on flickr! Equal parts hilarious and impressive. Apparently there's a whole, wide world out there of doll collecting fanatics (and I use the term fanatic with reverence) who go crazy creating amazing designer interiors for the Kens and Barbies who wouldn’t think of settling for less. Who knew? The photos above are from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mawphoto/sets/72157603894831644/">Michael Williams's flickr set</a>—an homage to Jonathan Adler (check out the teeny tiny Adler ceramics—and the David Hicks wallpaper)! Fabulous.birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-17412794782965183702008-06-13T14:44:00.008-05:002008-12-11T10:34:10.058-06:00Heavens to Etsy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFLOd2ay82I/AAAAAAAABK8/-7ixYCrwlZw/s1600-h/etsy-papers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFLOd2ay82I/AAAAAAAABK8/-7ixYCrwlZw/s400/etsy-papers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211454731040519010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFLOTjnJJZI/AAAAAAAABKs/f6FZ77Rh_us/s1600-h/il_430xN.27543841.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFLOTjnJJZI/AAAAAAAABKs/f6FZ77Rh_us/s400/il_430xN.27543841.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211454554193339794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFLQPKvSSYI/AAAAAAAABLM/7ZXXYZBCUMw/s1600-h/il_430xN.18659336.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFLQPKvSSYI/AAAAAAAABLM/7ZXXYZBCUMw/s400/il_430xN.18659336.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211456677820385666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFLQASGEh8I/AAAAAAAABLE/HgChopuiuHE/s1600-h/il_fullxfull.26840736.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFLQASGEh8I/AAAAAAAABLE/HgChopuiuHE/s400/il_fullxfull.26840736.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211456422096963522" border="0" /></a>A permanent fan of ephemeral items, I was in heaven when I discovered <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5200865">Alpenhimmel</a> on Etsy (thanks to <a href="http://rubypr.com/blog/">Ruby Press)</a>.birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-57520384319970923622008-06-13T10:19:00.007-05:002008-12-11T10:34:10.425-06:00star search<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFKQLh-bpWI/AAAAAAAABKk/xigmyosb-yo/s1600-h/starmap_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFKQLh-bpWI/AAAAAAAABKk/xigmyosb-yo/s400/starmap_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211386246594274658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFKQFX6AYpI/AAAAAAAABKc/W50Cg1DHGnY/s1600-h/starmap_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFKQFX6AYpI/AAAAAAAABKc/W50Cg1DHGnY/s400/starmap_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211386140812141202" border="0" /></a>I love vintage astronomy maps. It’s cool and weird to be looking at an old map of stars and think about how the sky itself is sort of an old map of the stars—in the sense that many of them have actually died years and years ago, but they are so far away we are still seeing them shine. Mind bending. Anyway, I saw one very much like the all black one above in an interior done by <a href="http://www.aerostudios.com/">Thomas O'Brien</a> and fell in love with the idea of these star maps as wall art. It was large, on a white wall and looked gorgeous. The one on top is a page from an astronomy book I found on ebay, where each page shows the night sky as it changes from month to month. I’m planning on framing several and hanging them as a series.birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-8494194172592519662008-06-12T21:08:00.011-05:002008-12-11T10:34:11.489-06:00Decorating Made Easy (!)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHbXikv7EI/AAAAAAAABJ8/sUDE7Q2PsNA/s1600-h/color_scheme.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHbXikv7EI/AAAAAAAABJ8/sUDE7Q2PsNA/s400/color_scheme.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211187441308789826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHe-ktDIdI/AAAAAAAABKU/C-0cwl0pWDc/s1600-h/lighting.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHe-ktDIdI/AAAAAAAABKU/C-0cwl0pWDc/s400/lighting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211191410430255570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHe6zkAIrI/AAAAAAAABKM/mEOJdjeBz28/s1600-h/access.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHe6zkAIrI/AAAAAAAABKM/mEOJdjeBz28/s400/access.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211191345699365554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHcES3oLaI/AAAAAAAABKE/-_akJfEI86M/s1600-h/your_home.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHcES3oLaI/AAAAAAAABKE/-_akJfEI86M/s400/your_home.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211188210187120034" border="0" /></a>Better Homes and Gardens “Decorating Book”, circa 1961 (cover, below). Aside from entirely sage decorating wisdom this little gem has pages and pages of sweet illustrations. While the Decorating Book is a little harder to find, the very cool Handyman Book from Better Homes (1966 edition) is available on Amazon right <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Better-Homes-Gardens-Handymans-Book/dp/B000UU1M02/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213323862&sr=1-3">here</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHW3qGRfyI/AAAAAAAABJ0/PTNMhJbF-S0/s1600-h/cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHW3qGRfyI/AAAAAAAABJ0/PTNMhJbF-S0/s400/cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211182495526125346" border="0" /></a>birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-60643502024186651012008-06-12T20:05:00.017-05:002008-12-11T10:34:13.239-06:00Oilcloth Homage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHJ8PgMmRI/AAAAAAAABH0/-uLioLUQtHk/s1600-h/Bloom+Light+Blue.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHJ8PgMmRI/AAAAAAAABH0/-uLioLUQtHk/s400/Bloom+Light+Blue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211168280635283730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHJ-6TI8wI/AAAAAAAABH8/V-yZZS9Qe9Y/s1600-h/Doily+Orange__scaled_640.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHJ-6TI8wI/AAAAAAAABH8/V-yZZS9Qe9Y/s400/Doily+Orange__scaled_640.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211168326482981634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHKX6BN0II/AAAAAAAABI0/MeKR2XMv6ok/s1600-h/Rosegall+Aqua.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHKX6BN0II/AAAAAAAABI0/MeKR2XMv6ok/s400/Rosegall+Aqua.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211168755904532610" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHKUL3RBLI/AAAAAAAABIs/y9m6ZGaIZ8Q/s1600-h/Paris+Peach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHKUL3RBLI/AAAAAAAABIs/y9m6ZGaIZ8Q/s400/Paris+Peach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211168691975161010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHKMqwvl3I/AAAAAAAABIk/oMQ8IHcKCuY/s1600-h/Orchids+on+Bandana+Orange.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHKMqwvl3I/AAAAAAAABIk/oMQ8IHcKCuY/s400/Orchids+on+Bandana+Orange.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211168562830350194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHKKCSY7qI/AAAAAAAABIc/BSQTKnJE20c/s1600-h/Oranges+Light+Blue.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHKKCSY7qI/AAAAAAAABIc/BSQTKnJE20c/s400/Oranges+Light+Blue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211168517605879458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHKHkfbypI/AAAAAAAABIU/j0nQbRIjncw/s1600-h/Maui+Yellow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHKHkfbypI/AAAAAAAABIU/j0nQbRIjncw/s400/Maui+Yellow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211168475247790738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHKE4TRYmI/AAAAAAAABIM/C1nKc2FUo5M/s1600-h/Hibiscus+Yellow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHKE4TRYmI/AAAAAAAABIM/C1nKc2FUo5M/s400/Hibiscus+Yellow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211168429025878626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHKBoDPNuI/AAAAAAAABIE/kxx4md0UcIU/s1600-h/Forever+Green.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFHKBoDPNuI/AAAAAAAABIE/kxx4md0UcIU/s400/Forever+Green.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211168373124052706" border="0" /></a>Summertime makes me think of being little and making a mess of drippy ice cream cones at my grandma’s kitchen table—which would invariably have a sticky, but fabulously patterned oilcloth tablecloth on it. So, of course I had to look up oilcloth to see if it was still around. And guess what? Like Kleenex and Linoleum, Oilcloth is a “genericized trademark.” Not only is it the ubiquitous name for this plastic covered fabric, but it’s the name of the company that makes it. Plus, now you can get everything from aprons and shopping bags to chairs and bibs made of <a href="http://www.oilcloth.com/">Oilcloth</a>.™birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-78612370448479777682008-06-10T18:12:00.014-05:002008-12-11T10:34:13.651-06:00Beauty & MeaningThis is a sort of follow up to the last post; how whether an object carries with it my history or someone else’s it still has an inherent sense of story and magic, so to speak. I think this is true, but should clarify that (and I guess it really goes without saying, but...) personal history and meaning always trump the rest. Below are two treasured objects that are beyond beautiful and also very near and dear to my heart.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SE8LAaHrVrI/AAAAAAAABFU/lamR5MWpjz8/s1600-h/2Q+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SE8LAaHrVrI/AAAAAAAABFU/lamR5MWpjz8/s400/2Q+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210395395530380978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SE8K8bcrb4I/AAAAAAAABFM/_xE-JCZ33qs/s1600-h/spread.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SE8K8bcrb4I/AAAAAAAABFM/_xE-JCZ33qs/s400/spread.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210395327167426434" border="0" /></a>This book was a wedding gift from my husband: a volume that chronicles our email correspondence that led up to our first date. He designed and illustrated it and then had it letterpressed and bound. It is far and away the most priceless thing I own. I imagine our great grandchildren reading it (and blushing over certain parts) long after we’re gone.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SE8ieVyDY0I/AAAAAAAABGE/I1vFks11514/s1600-h/cafedelapaix.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SE8ieVyDY0I/AAAAAAAABGE/I1vFks11514/s400/cafedelapaix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210421198529454914" border="0" /></a>The coffee cup was (ahem) spirited away from <span style="font-style: italic;">the</span> Café de la Paix in Paris by my best friend. Every time I look at this little piece of truly classic and timeless design I smile—thinking of Jordan slyly slipping it in to her bag and cradling it all the way across the Atlantic just to bring me a souvenir from her Parisian travels.birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-14942350917351025052008-06-10T17:35:00.017-05:002008-12-11T10:34:14.533-06:00Flea Circus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFAG5kjRoFI/AAAAAAAABGk/M1ONH0fjX94/s1600-h/kremer_back.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SFAG5kjRoFI/AAAAAAAABGk/M1ONH0fjX94/s400/kremer_back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210672355001606226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SE8D2nnWRKI/AAAAAAAABEM/Ea1FZ3Xktco/s1600-h/portrait.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SE8D2nnWRKI/AAAAAAAABEM/Ea1FZ3Xktco/s400/portrait.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210387530772792482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SE8D7ZN3WLI/AAAAAAAABEU/ErA57I_nHNo/s1600-h/letterforms.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SE8D7ZN3WLI/AAAAAAAABEU/ErA57I_nHNo/s400/letterforms.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210387612807157938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIuHSI1MMtI/AAAAAAAABR8/8sJ7iqAce1s/s1600-h/luggage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SIuHSI1MMtI/AAAAAAAABR8/8sJ7iqAce1s/s400/luggage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227420538171568850" border="0" /></a>I love having things around me that have a sense history to them. Whether it’s my own history, or someone else’s, is secondary. Just that sense of “story” about an object gives it a certain magic. So of course I’m a big sucker for flea markets and...ebay. Just a couple fairly recent acquisitions here. My proudest find: the portrait I found at a flea market in the Meat Packing District last year. An original amateur painting on canvas for a scant $10!birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-14721243419227059642008-05-27T10:51:00.010-05:002008-12-11T10:34:15.055-06:00Hope, Change, Progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDwy8byupQI/AAAAAAAABCg/IOlOIA_s5IM/s1600-h/obama-mac-upperplaygound-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDwy8byupQI/AAAAAAAABCg/IOlOIA_s5IM/s400/obama-mac-upperplaygound-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205091283167520002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDwzE7yupRI/AAAAAAAABCo/2gIvCvVwdCs/s1600-h/PO26951-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDwzE7yupRI/AAAAAAAABCo/2gIvCvVwdCs/s400/PO26951-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205091429196408082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDwyJryupPI/AAAAAAAABCY/qrFbp9r-HcM/s1600-h/iso50-obama-final-thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDwyJryupPI/AAAAAAAABCY/qrFbp9r-HcM/s400/iso50-obama-final-thumb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205090411289158898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDwzLLyupSI/AAAAAAAABCw/uaIu-PVwZxQ/s1600-h/obama_orange.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDwzLLyupSI/AAAAAAAABCw/uaIu-PVwZxQ/s400/obama_orange.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205091536570590498" border="0" /></a>It’s truly amazing to see how this incredible man has mobilized and motivated a nation. A nation that heretofore has been sort of apathetic about involvement in politics. Even down to a design level the political landscape has transformed: artists and designers have been invited by the Obama Campaign to participate in <a href="http://store.barackobama.com/Artists_for_Obama_s/1018.htm">Artists for Obama</a> and design posters for an arena that is typically littered with crappy banners and bumper stickers that all look the same with their bad type, tired stars and sad stripes. Contributors include <a href="http://obeygiant.com/">Shepard Fairey</a>, <a href="http://www.elmac.net/">The Mac</a> and <a href="http://tychomusic.com/">Scott Hansen</a>...along with other designers independently putting their stuff out there (like <a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hyperakt.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/obama.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.hyperakt.com/blog/index.php%3Fpaged%3D2&h=646&w=860&sz=120&hl=en&start=15&um=1&tbnid=jYBKsQWz5acmJM:&tbnh=109&tbnw=145&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dobama%2Bposter%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN">Deroy Peraza</a>) Their posters are above, respectively. Hope, Change and Progress is right.birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-41208135749044557182008-05-26T18:38:00.009-05:002008-12-11T10:34:15.777-06:00Hidden Pretties<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDtJ-ryupKI/AAAAAAAABBw/nR3i3eQipEw/s1600-h/row_of_books.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDtJ-ryupKI/AAAAAAAABBw/nR3i3eQipEw/s400/row_of_books.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204835135612953762" border="0" /></a>“Hidden Pretties” (unexpected and pretty details not apparent until closer inspection... examples: a beautiful lining in a jacket, or striking orange insoles in a pair of shoes) is a term my friend Kelly adapted from “Hidden Uglies” (unexpected <span style="font-style: italic;">hideous</span> details found on something ordered online or from a catalog that wasn’t apparent in the photo).<br /><br />Well, after years of discounting dozens of Reader’s Digest Condensed Books on my grandparents’ bookshelves based upon their spines I discovered they had some beautiful hidden pretties of their own:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDtMNLyupOI/AAAAAAAABCQ/pJ7Tlryy-5M/s1600-h/books1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDtMNLyupOI/AAAAAAAABCQ/pJ7Tlryy-5M/s400/books1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204837583744312546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDtMKLyupNI/AAAAAAAABCI/f-sJmxFqBe8/s1600-h/books2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDtMKLyupNI/AAAAAAAABCI/f-sJmxFqBe8/s400/books2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204837532204704978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDtMFbyupMI/AAAAAAAABCA/MLK78QSBXAg/s1600-h/books3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDtMFbyupMI/AAAAAAAABCA/MLK78QSBXAg/s400/books3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204837450600326338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDtMBbyupLI/AAAAAAAABB4/62b6nGJISuE/s1600-h/books4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDtMBbyupLI/AAAAAAAABB4/62b6nGJISuE/s400/books4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204837381880849586" border="0" /></a>birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-57855387760386555842008-05-26T16:06:00.006-05:002008-12-11T10:34:16.148-06:00Valérie Belin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDsnpLyupII/AAAAAAAABBg/XxOLHtY9j1s/s1600-h/030109.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDsnpLyupII/AAAAAAAABBg/XxOLHtY9j1s/s400/030109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204797382850421890" border="0" /></a>In the May issue of Metropolitan Home I saw a photo of an interior with a piece by artist <a href="http://www.valeriebelin.com/">Valérie Belin</a>. It was a huge (I’m guessing 5 x 6 foot) framed print of the piece above and it was hanging in a dining room behind a long table. It was so stunning I had to look her up. She’s done a series of photos of mannequins that have a 1960’s senior portrait quality to them that’s really odd and wonderful when on a large scale.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDsoTbyupJI/AAAAAAAABBo/a_D3EaPfRZk/s1600-h/030111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDsoTbyupJI/AAAAAAAABBo/a_D3EaPfRZk/s400/030111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204798108699894930" border="0" /></a>birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-13776405682579253312008-05-26T15:24:00.005-05:002008-12-11T10:34:16.462-06:00White Elephant<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDsit7yupHI/AAAAAAAABBY/h1F7_ypaXMw/s1600-h/WE_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDsit7yupHI/AAAAAAAABBY/h1F7_ypaXMw/s400/WE_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204791966896661618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDsiqLyupGI/AAAAAAAABBQ/7ccnWDZzxTE/s1600-h/WE_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/SDsiqLyupGI/AAAAAAAABBQ/7ccnWDZzxTE/s400/WE_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204791902472152162" border="0" /></a>I’ve seen a post here and there about this little Etsy shop called <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5361429">White Elephant</a> run by best friends Jane LaBatte and Holly Pocsai (who also have a <a href="http://www.loveitalot.com/">blog</a>) and I just couldn't help but posting about it too after checking it out. It’s a shop of sweet little vintage finds that’s expertly curated. The signature photo styling is awesome too. Placing each piece in front of the white frame is so lovely!birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-68490713419069417132008-03-18T08:33:00.016-05:002008-12-11T10:34:18.728-06:00Zara Home 08<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R9_OD8M4zYI/AAAAAAAAA_4/HgoTW-jXEI4/s1600-h/08cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R9_OD8M4zYI/AAAAAAAAA_4/HgoTW-jXEI4/s400/08cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179084663594470786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R9_OgMM4zbI/AAAAAAAABAQ/9qVzBmxo-EQ/s1600-h/table.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R9_OgMM4zbI/AAAAAAAABAQ/9qVzBmxo-EQ/s400/table.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179085148925775282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R9_OMsM4zZI/AAAAAAAABAA/_RnUkK6SRPQ/s1600-h/vases.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R9_OMsM4zZI/AAAAAAAABAA/_RnUkK6SRPQ/s400/vases.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179084813918326162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R9_N_sM4zXI/AAAAAAAAA_w/565QFTPe_Vg/s1600-h/cages.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R9_N_sM4zXI/AAAAAAAAA_w/565QFTPe_Vg/s400/cages.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179084590580026738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R9_On8M4zcI/AAAAAAAABAY/Wkhy3C3Z-iM/s1600-h/seating.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R9_On8M4zcI/AAAAAAAABAY/Wkhy3C3Z-iM/s400/seating.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179085282069761474" border="0" /></a>As lame as it is that we don’t have <a href="http://www.zarahome.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/LanguageSelectionFormView?storeId=10051&catalogId=10151">Zara Home</a> stateside (and I <span style="font-style: italic;">do</span> hold a bit of a grudge) I still slavishly check their site so I can see their stunning online catalogue (as they spell it across the pond). The photostyling is always beautiful. I have to admit though, while this year’s Andalucian/Moroccan theme is an influence I loooooove, I have to say last year’s magical catalog is still my favorite...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R9_Rx8M4zdI/AAAAAAAABAg/6e7a1LGeZiM/s1600-h/07cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R9_Rx8M4zdI/AAAAAAAABAg/6e7a1LGeZiM/s400/07cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179088752403336658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R9_TXsM4zhI/AAAAAAAABBA/kVnpF2Jq6Tk/s1600-h/07spread06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R9_TXsM4zhI/AAAAAAAABBA/kVnpF2Jq6Tk/s400/07spread06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179090500455026194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R9_S4MM4zfI/AAAAAAAABAw/0F5yyDuSnr8/s1600-h/07spread02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R9_S4MM4zfI/AAAAAAAABAw/0F5yyDuSnr8/s400/07spread02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179089959289146866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R9_UpMM4ziI/AAAAAAAABBI/-CFlVWoo0uc/s1600-h/07spread01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R9_UpMM4ziI/AAAAAAAABBI/-CFlVWoo0uc/s400/07spread01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179091900614364706" border="0" /></a>birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-78572555799675449062008-02-28T20:59:00.015-06:002008-12-11T10:34:19.556-06:00Steinberg’s Wallpaper: Found!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R8d49-Sfs6I/AAAAAAAAA-w/PvzH2XRzwqM/s1600-h/aviary_steinberg2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R8d49-Sfs6I/AAAAAAAAA-w/PvzH2XRzwqM/s400/aviary_steinberg2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172235703146230690" border="0" /></a>My husband has been an admirer of the work of <a href="http://www.saulsteinbergfoundation.org/index.html">Saul Steinberg</a> for years and was the one to introduce me to his distinctive style (his illustration work for the New Yorker is legend). So last year when I was staying at the SoHo Grand in New York I flipped when I saw the wallpaper in my bathroom: rows and rows of little birds drawn in the unmistakable Steinberg style. Ever since I’ve been on the look out for this wallpaper called “Aviary” and I just found it today thanks to a post at <a href="http://thepeakofchic.blogspot.com/">Peak of Chic</a>. <a href="http://www.fschumacher.com/index.html">Schumacher</a> carries it (and a bunch of other sweet patterns, like Kelly Wearstler’s very fab <a href="http://www.fschumacher.com/search/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=2707213">Imperial Trellis</a>.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R8d33uSfs5I/AAAAAAAAA-o/79clkODwOjM/s1600-h/03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R8d33uSfs5I/AAAAAAAAA-o/79clkODwOjM/s400/03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172234496260420498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R8d3zOSfs4I/AAAAAAAAA-g/m4ErlKUKoMk/s1600-h/gallery_girlbath.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R8d3zOSfs4I/AAAAAAAAA-g/m4ErlKUKoMk/s400/gallery_girlbath.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172234418951009154" border="0" /></a>Here are a few examples of his 3-D mixed-media pieces. You can tell ol’ Steinie had a good sense of humor.<br /><a href="http://thepeakofchic.blogspot.com/2008/02/schumacher-spring-2008.html"></a>birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868460787570193491.post-5771509111511303082008-02-20T20:00:00.012-06:002008-12-11T10:34:20.281-06:00Fairytale Fabulous<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R7zfzuSfs1I/AAAAAAAAA-I/7wwcq9AJuw8/s1600-h/window_tub.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R7zfzuSfs1I/AAAAAAAAA-I/7wwcq9AJuw8/s400/window_tub.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169252552006415186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R7zduOSfsyI/AAAAAAAAA9w/cNSWymK6lqo/s1600-h/knocker.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R7zduOSfsyI/AAAAAAAAA9w/cNSWymK6lqo/s400/knocker.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169250258493879074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R7zfwOSfs0I/AAAAAAAAA-A/EGxBMISp9lA/s1600-h/zenza.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R7zfwOSfs0I/AAAAAAAAA-A/EGxBMISp9lA/s400/zenza.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169252491876873026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R7zfr-SfszI/AAAAAAAAA94/FTxtvEfjj2g/s1600-h/dresser.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OACCKLX2YWU/R7zfr-SfszI/AAAAAAAAA94/FTxtvEfjj2g/s400/dresser.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169252418862428978" border="0" /></a>Or very technically speaking, “Moroccan Girlie Style.” While these things aren’t strictly Moroccan, at the very least there’s a heavy influence of this intoxicatingly beautiful culture. All of these images I found on two wonderful, awesome blogs that I only just discovered: <a href="http://creativeflairchic.blogspot.com/">All Things Bright and Beautiful</a> and <a href="http://citified.blogspot.com/">This is Glamorous</a>. Sooo bookmarked!birdy bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099066936648308681noreply@blogger.com1