Built by Wendy

Built by Wendy

Enjoying by these looks from Built by Wendy. Don't they look French inspired?

Salt Lake City - Design Sponge Guide



For all the SLC locals check out the newly added Salt Lake City guide over at Design Sponge. Most of my favorites are on there!

Like...

Les Madeleines
Tulie Bakery
Cafe Niche
Cactus and Tropicals
Liberty Heights Fresh

and more....

Little Circus

Little Circus

The boutique Little Circus, pretty much blows my socks off, it is incredibly charming and unique. Aren't the patchwork radishes and onions by Sian Keegan remarkable?

Little Circus

I also like the new items added to their collection including the Darling Clementine cards, Toby car, Numbers book, and Enzo Mari panels.

Sponsor: Hello! Lucky

Hello!Lucky

Welcome Hello! Lucky as a new Black Eiffel sponsor.

Ever since I learned about letterpress, my eyes have been drawn to the beautiful work of Hello! Lucky. Sisters and best friends Eunice and Sabrina Moyle co-founded Hello!Lucky in 2003 in Eunice’s garage and five years later their success continues to excel with hundreds of satisfied wedding and custom invitation customers and their greeting cards can also be found in shops across the globe. Check out their stunning collection of wedding invitations, stationery, greeting cards, and gifts, and not only do they offer letterpress options, but more affordable digital printing as well.

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Sara Lov

Sara Lov


I hope you had a splendid weekend! Our weekend went by in a flash, the highlight was going to a rodeo (my first time) and it was just as fun to people watch, as to see the show. Have you ever been to one? Here is a music video by Sara Lov that is quite creative, hope you are having a happy Monday. You can listen to and pick up her fairly recent album here.

(image by Bryan Sheffield)

Marie Claire Maison

Marie Claire Maison
Marie Claire Maison
Marie Claire Maison
Marie Claire Maison

Delightful spaces and eye candy from Marie Claire Maison.

Bold & Noble

Bold & Noble
Bold & Noble

I am inspired by these fantastic Bold & and Noble screen prints...

Albrecht Tübke




Going to daily swimming lessons for my daughter the last few weeks has made me think of these photos by Albrecht Tübke, I love the simplicity of his work.

Embellished Ink



Check out these charming and fresh letterpress cards from Embellished Ink. Amy Bannecker recently came out with her debut line of responsibly printed letterpress greeting cards. Isn't the Embellished Ink logo great too? Find all of her lovely cards here.

Tinker Street

Tinker Street

Digging these shots from the photo agency Tinker Street. (Thanks Jesse)

Tinker Street
Tinker Street

Julie Morstad

Julie Morstad

I am a fan of Julie Morstad's work, especially her work in this book and the print above available on her website.

Julie Morstad
Julie Morstad

I was delighted to see that there is now a ABC flashcard set with her illustrations, it is very cute.

Deadline Post-It Notes



This is clever + cool, it took 3 months of planning, 4 days shooting and 6,000+ post-it notes. See how they did it here. Filmed by Jay Tseng and edited by Bang-yao Liu.

(via Swiss Miss)

Travel inspired wedding invitation

Paper+Cup Design

I was looking through my binders of inspiration and came across this stunning invitation suite from an old Martha Stewart Weddings. It was designed by Paper+Cup Design, (their website is having issues --- check back) isn't it pretty?

Beau Coup Winner



The winner for the $50 Beau-Coup gift card is :

Blogger Erika and Blake said...

Ooh, I'd love a custom embosser!


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Charles Harper's Birds & Words

Charles Harper's Birds & Words
Charles Harper's Birds & Words

I looked through this beautiful Charles Harper's Birds and Words book and it is gorgeous! It is my second favorite book with Charley Harper illustrations besides this one but at a much better price.

Thayer Allyson Gowdy

Thayer Allyson Gowdy

Loving this moody shot by Thayer Allyson Gowdy. It reminds me of the times we would go jumping off docks swimming at lakes and other inlets around the Puget Sound. Can you believe yesterday was the first day of SUMMER!! Yahoo. Have you seen her marvelous portfolio?

Tie Cookies...


Perfect idea for Father's day! Find them here along with other fabulous cookies.

France



It happened so fast and I am super excited ... next month I am going to France! I will be doing some independent travel (I am going to miss my husband and daughter like crazy) in Paris and then meeting up with my friend Stephanie to help her design and furnish their La Maisonnette home that they are renovating and preparing to rent out. Their house is that gorgeous home below the castle in the photo above... dreamy huh? (Check out her posts... it is so exciting to see the whole renovation process, and I will keep you posted when it is available.) She just told me that the castle is in the movie Ever After, and the town is in the movie Chocolat, how cool is that? It is going to be quite the adventure, and I will be sure to show you lots of highlights, especially since photos will probably be my main souvenir. I would LOVE some tips on where to go in Paris, and if you are familiar with Bordeaux and places near Beynac that would be fabulous too. How many of you have traveled independently internationally?


Death Cab for Cutie : Little Bribes

A fun music video for Death Cab for Cutie made by Ross Ching. He did it for fun, it is an unofficial video for the band but quite well done.

(via gentle pure space)

First Harvest : Radishes




Look what we plucked from the garden yesterday, nature sure knows how to pick the right color combos, aren't they pretty? I wish I loved the taste of them better, do you like radishes? Grown from the seed, they are the fastest and easiest little things we've ever grown.

Egg Press Father's Day Cards

egg press

Loving these card designs from Egg Press... what are you doing for Father's Day this weekend?

Oh Joy!

Oh Joy!
Oh Joy!
Oh Joy!

It was such a pleasure yesterday to look at the new Oh Joy website and see more work by the wonderfully talented Joy, she is pretty much amazing.

Lunch



Here is a snippet of what I ate for lunch today. It was delicious and super easy to make, ingredients : tomatoes, mozzarella, lemon basil (from our herb garden), balsamic vinegar, cracked pepper. For the past 2 weeks we've been eating quite different than we usually do, it has been a challenge... more on that later.

Wayne White

Wayne White

Wayne White

The recently released Wayne White book edited by Todd Oldham pops with bright typographic funky word combinations on top of discarded art which makes it very fun to look at. It is interesting to see his 30 year progression of sketches and art which when all combined could best be described as wickedly clever. In the past, he worked as an designer for Pee Wee's playhouse winning awards for his creativity and when you couple that with the subtitle of the book, "Maybe Now I'll Get The Respect I So Richly Deserve" it gives you a little insight into his sense of humor. See more of Wayne's artwork here and pick up a copy of the book here or here.

Ben Watts





Enjoying these photos by the talented Ben Watts. See his portfolio here.

World in a bag


I love Muji and their lovely wooden cities in a bag toys and maybe the world in a bag has been around for a while, but I haven't noticed it until now. One of V's most favorite and entertaining toys is her little Germany, which a friend picked up for me in Paris. It is a perfect quiet time toy for the airplane, church... or any other time when silence is the goal. She has literally spent hours playing with it inquisitively.

I know you can pick up NYC in a bag here, but I don't know if they carry 'the world in a bag' or the other cities in the U.S. ... Anyone seen them online or in the New York City MUJI store?

Here are the other cities available...

Barcelona // London // Tokyo // Paris // Italy // Germany

Blue Baby Shower under $100




Blue baby shower inspiration board no. 2.

1: Circus Flags $12.00
2: Letterpress invites $14.00
3: Wooden Hippo Toy $8.00
4: Blue Napkins $5.00
5: Chocolate Malt Sandwich Cookies
6: Vintage Milk Bottle 14 GBP approx. $23.00
7: Gift Bags $15.00
8: Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
9: Blue Balloons $2.00