I heart this color explosion I've been seeing everywhere, and I also hope that you had a bright and colorful week! Have a great weekend too :)
1: This flickr
2: By Tony Fishlock via Oh Happy Day + It's Nice That
3: From here via Fly
4: Alberto Seveso's Portfolio via Graphic Exchange + .v
5: Apartment Therapy
Since today is Thursday, and I am currently away I thought I would let you in on a little secret. There is another online website where I have started to stash things that inspire me. It is a place where I bookmark things I love, sans words. Have you heard of tumblr? Well... check my new tumblr out!
One of the things you'll find on my tumblr is the above magazine wallpaper via door sixteen's flickr. Love it!
ps. to see source of each tumblr post click on the images.
Check out these gorgeous photos by Claire Wise that a reader shared with me. Claire, who lives in the greater Nashville area specializes in children's photography, and her work varies in styles between fun, bright and happy shots to more of an impressionist and muted style. Gorgeous!
I am off to Philadelphia + NYC... I am sooo excited and in need of a vacation. While I am away I decided it would be cool to try the new automated feature. Stay tuned...
The above photos are from my new customized moleskin travel book. I started out with a blank book and put my own maps of places I want to go, tips, photos of sites, and of course tidbits from the design sponge guides etc... hope it does the trick.
Yay... time to announce the letterpress giveaway winner! I used random.org and it landed on Megan Healey Taylor who said, "Me please!! I heart pretty letterpress!! :)" Megan email me your contact info. as soon as possible and I'll pass it on to Elise so she can get customizing this weekend. Thank you everyone for your comments... stay tuned for more future giveaways.
Be sure to stop by Elise's blog as well as peruse her etsy shop, which she is going to update this Friday with more goodies. Thanks Elise for such a fantastic giveaway!!
(images from Elise's etsy)
I want to let you know (if you didn't already) that D. sharp is having a giveaway for one of her special handmade Eiffel Tower Containers! I personally have one and have to say it is gorgeous, a work of art. Read more about the details of her giveaway here. She has also been added to my sponsor roll to the left... check all of the great sponsors out! (more sponsor highlights to come)
Jen Gotch is my pretty much my polaroid hero. Her work is stunning.. and her personality and witty playfulness through the emails we've shot back and forth have made me smile and even laugh out loud.
Yesterday, she emailed me to ask if any of you readers/designers would like to help her with an upcoming project. She is doing a shoot that is need of fall/winter accessories. Do you have any belts, shoes, hats, glasses, gloves, mittens, scarfs, leg warmers, etc... that you would like to share? It would be a great way to get your product or favorite gear in the limelight. Drop her a line if you are interested: hello@jengotch.com. I would highly recommend collaborating with her.
ps. Her website redesign is supa' dupa happenin'. Love.. love it.
(all images by Jen, last image from her website)
One of the new applications I am excited about on the iphone, which you can also get for your ipod touch is Pandora!! If you are unfamiliar with Pandora, it is a free online streaming radio experience in which you create your own stations with a band or song you love, and it will play similar music selections. I have found lots of great tunes this way. Go (re) acquaint yourself. It has recently improved.
(btw.. can you believe they sold 1 million 3g iphones the first weekend? crazy...eh )
I've never been to Coney Island but these fantastic photographs by Peter Granser make me want to take the trip out there next week just to take some shots. We'll see how things go... any thoughts, is it worth it?
(via Creative Soup + also seen at A cup of Jo)
This weekend, my mom shared with me these inspiring ideas on how to preserve travel memories. Today and tomorrow I am getting ready for our upcoming trip to Philadelphia + NYC + Upstate NY which makes me have travel on my brain. What are your favorite travel tips?
(images from Martha Stewart Living Jan 2006)
Have you seen the cool stuff they are up to in Beijing in preparation for the Olympics? {Thanks Dad.} (images from ArcSpace + Architecture List + here )
This cheery black + white + yellow bold space from Apartment Therapy Chicago makes me happy. It looks like it may be a studio with tight quarters, but it is still feels incredibly inviting.
I forgot how adorable this armoire is that Nicole posted about. Before having my daughter, I didn't realize how often you have to readjust children's closet needs to suit their size. I find myself revamping Vienna's armoire transfering clothes in and out at least once a month. But then again, she went from 4 to 25 lbs pretty fast.
(image from Martha Stewart kids)
After a long night and morning for them, all I have to say is my husband and brother are da bomb, they are my heroes.
Last night at my book club, it was my turn to spotlight some of my favorite children's books. Here are a few that I shared. For more book details click on the link below:
Favorite Children's Books
I'm also trying something new ... check out my "recommended reads" widget on the right. I wanted to share with you great deals on books...Amazon's current deal for brand new hardcover Sparkle and Spin is only $5.99!
Oh my laws.. (as my great grandmother used to say) do I have a giveaway for you!! Elise Blaha is going to offer a lucky Black Eiffel reader 20 customized letterpress cards and envelopes (a$45 value). Check out her blog and etsy. I love these ones. She is one creative gal!! Thanks Elise for such a fantastic giveaway. Good luck readers.
To enter, leave a comment on this post. No anonymous entries will be counted. Please enter only once by Monday July 14th at midnight. Winner will be announced Tuesday July 15th.
Here is another great kitchen that I meant to post a few months ago with the others. (Sorry Alyson)
Both my boyfriend and I are Pescatarians, meaning we are Vegetarian but occasionally we eat fish. I really enjoy cooking, so I like to keep a stocked fridge with a lot of options for dinner. every two weeks, my boyfriend and I make a big trip to the market and come back with loads of food for two weeks worth of meals. I usually pick fruits and veggies to make pastas, salads, and soup. now that the farmer's markets are open for the season, I enjoy making trips up there on Saturday. I usually come home with some fruit - apples and pears are big right now, and some fresh herbs - basil, rosemary, and thyme.
Whenever I am picking out menus before our big grocery run, I make sure to pick things that will make easy left overs. left overs = easy lunch. I love soup, and I make it at least once a week, if not more. it's great, because I'll make a big batch that will last a few days. so that being said, I always have a few things of vegetable broth in my pantry.
Some things that are always in our fridge are mushrooms, a variety of cheeses, and a few good beers. mushrooms are like meat for a vegetarian. and I believe mushrooms to be one of the most versatile vegetables. I find more often than not, I can always whip something up, spur of the moment, with a handful of cremini mushrooms or two large portabello caps. I'm a huge huge huge fan of cheese. it's an easy appetizer and I love adding cheese to my meals. pizza is one thing that I also make quite often, at least once or twice a week and I enjoy putting different cheese on it, to mix it up a little. gorgonzola and pears on pizza, or monterey jack and asparagus. and of course, beer. I'd consider myself to be a bit of a beer snob, and have tried close to 300 different beers. 300 may sound like a lot, but when there are 1000s of beers out there, I'm only just beginning.
Be sure to check out Alyson's food inspired blog Milk, Eggs & Chocolate with lots of delicious recipes as well as her daily blog Unruly Things. Thanks for sharing Alyson, it is fantastic to see your foodie passion and learn more about Pescatarians.
Long after admiring his work I learned his name, Shinzi Katoh. Now you can find sweet kid's bottles with his artwork on them. Yes.. starting at only $15! Like all the other aluminum bottles out there... I'm sure they will sell out fast. Thanks for the heads up Ohdeedoh.
