friday links

Home
Creating a welcoming entryway - I'm glad they stopped calling it a landing strip (Apartment Therapy)
Lovely linen - perfect little tea towels (Oh Joy!)

Wear
Chloe fall '09 - a.k.a. how to succesfully mix brown and black (unruly things)
Zombie Necklace - perfect for upcoming costumes (Ooh Shiny)

Make
Glasses from bottles - just make sure you sand the edge properly (Apartment therapy)
Fabric covered hangers - the bow is a perfect touch (design*sponge)

Art
Andy Gilmore - geometric, colorful, and slightly mesmerizing
Cassandra Jones - found photo collages, wish I had thought of this (Booooooom!)

Design
Horizontal menus - some really nice inspiration mixed in there (Smashing Magazine)
Encyclopedia type - an encyclopedia for fonts, nice to learn about my favorites (I love typography)

Bonus
DIY Ice Cream Soda - just plain adorable (eat drink chic)
Blackberry Ricotta cornbread - sweet & savory, will have to give this a try (eat make read)

Picture Perfect Style: fly TWA

The picture perfect series: using art to create an outfit. This week we use Africa Fly TWA, drawing inspiration from the zebras and the bright sky to make an ensemble that would be great for a night out.

Clockwise from top left: Africa, Fly TWA │Opaque Tights│ Bustlings Avenue Dress │Chaundra bangle set│Elie Tahari Bag│Fergie Turnpike Pump│Penny Lane cream Blush│Catfight Lipstick│

VeraMeat

If you ever were to look at my jewelery collection you would find gold acorns, wiener dog rings,  seahorse earrings, and much more like that; so it seems only natural to absolutely love everything from the company VeraMeat. Rings, necklaces, and earrings all are hand-crafted in precious metals and provide a little bit of quirk to the average outfit. Prices Range from  $34-$240.

Eye Candy: Rex Ray

These bright colors and geometric shapes are right up my alley. Rex Ray, found via Whorange.

monday color: mustard seed

This week we are going for color of mustard. A great color for the impending fall, it has been seen all over the runways and will definitely be a strong color in '09.

Clockwise from the top left: felix dreams of flight│blackburn checkbook clutch│mimosa brunch dress│Madalena suede flats│ruler mirror│mustard seed paint│melon knob│timer│dwarf wired lamp│tuscan urns│vineyard bracket│pleat pillow

letter of the month: a

A is for airplane. Existence light font at DaFont, Hawk's paper airplane mobile by Marnie Vellonhals.

Belated Friday Links

My sad little internet died for the day yesterday so Fridays's link list is a little late.

Home
The recycled house - beautiful low income housing using recycled items (NYTimes)
Turn this room into an outfit - similar to my own poster outfits (Design*Sponge)

Wear
Count to twenty ten - future 'seasonless' fashion (Kingdom of style)
The new Kate Spade collection - I want everything (Coquette)

Make
Diy 3 fall accessories - tights could be cute in moderation, necklace is lovely (Refinery 29)
Queen Anne's lace flower pattern - this would look great on cloth napkins (Posie gets Cozy)

Art
Katrin Schwulst - fresh lovely graphic drawings (Indie/Pretty/Perfect)
Scott Teplin - simple but oh so detailed drawings (Booooooom!)

Design
Hand drawn typography - so many fonts.. (Smashing Magazine)
Polaroid generator v1 - amazing photoshop actions by rawimage (Deviant Art)

Bonus
That's rich... - animal crackers chocolates are darling (Oh Joy!)
Spectrum garland - such a beautiful simple cake (d. Sharp)

Picture Perfect Style: Bloomfest

Today we start the picture perfect style series; creating outfits inspired from art, and what better than strong graphic posters! This week uses strong hues of blue and yellow with a hint of red derived from bold bloomfest flowers.

Bloomfest Poster │Taryn Rose Breeze │Cashmere Crew Neck Cardigan │ Cole Hann Clutch│High Wire Dress │Reversible Jagged Line Necklace 

Mythical Cards

Mythical creature are always winners in my book. Sasquatch and loch ness cards available at The Curiosity Shoppe.

Felted Rose scarves

Wishing I had a spare $200 for these absolutely stunning scarves by Jenne Giles. Available for purchase at Harlequin Felt Works Etsy