I absolutely love stumbling upon a new blog, it’s like Christmas to me. This week I found Caroline Armelle Drake’s blog, Armelle the blog. I spent a while exploring her posts and was amazed at each click! Caroline is a jewelry designer who creates lovely pieces and also has a stunning home! I couldn’t resist sharing photos of her home office. Isn’t the wallpaper and color palette great?
The holiday’s are officially upon us and that means the hunt for gifts has also begun! Chronicle Books, my favorite publisher of art, design, craft, and cook books has a contest going on. If you comment on this post you will be entered to win all the above books! That’s a $500 value! You can give them to friends and family on your list and even keep a few for yourself. Here are my favorite picks I would love to give (and keep) this season.
1. Button Girl by Mikyla Bruder
2. Polaroid Notes by Jenifer Altman
3. Pretty Pantry Gifts by Tara Duggan
4. The Small Stakes by Jason Munn
5. Cake Pops by Bakerella by Angie Dudley
6. The Exquisite Book by Julia Rothman, Jenny Volvovski, and Matt Lamothe
7. Designer’s Notebook by Andrew Schapiro and Brad Mead
8. This Is NPR by Cokie Roberts, Susan Stamberg, Noah Adams, John Ydstie, Renee Montagne, Ari Shapiro, and David Folkenflik
9. Little Book of Letterpress by Charlotte Rivers
10. Paper + Craft by Minhee and Truman Cho
11. Cuba Style by By Steven Heller
12. Lotta Jansdotter’s Handmade Living by Lotta Jansdotter
13. Print & Pattern by Bowie Style
14. Beer A Genuine Collection of Cans by Dan Becker and Lance Wilson
15. French General: Handmade Soirées by Kaari Meng
16. DIY Fashion by Selena Francis-Bryden
17. Dorm Decor by Theresa Gonzalez and Nicole Smith
18. Pulled: A Catalog of Screen Printing by Mike Perry
19. Tees: the Art of the T-Shirt by MAKI
Yesterday’s fall inspired yellow and orange wedding inspiration board led me to this – a roundup of great, bold yellow and orange rugs. I love this color combo so much! It reminds me of fall and our wedding.
1. Sweet as Honey Rug
2. Facet Cream and Citrine Rug
3. Draper Stripe Rug
4. Whorled Trapunto Rug
Here’s some more art that fits oh so perfectly with this cooler weather.
{Clockwise from top right: Faux Bois Forest, Vintage Leaves Print, Two are Better than One, Riding Home, Falling Silkscreen Print}
It’s getting colder so here’s a little fall inspired art. Are you decorating your home for Thanksgiving? You don’t have to stop at the wreath on the door or pumpkins on the dining room table. I love the thought of being able to decorate your home for the season with some great affordable art. Above are a few of my favorites.
{Clockwise from the top right: Metallic Tree, Cardinal screen print, Pumpkin illustration, Sunflower a Gone to Seed, and Autumn}
One on my favorite contemporary typographers, Ale Paul, recently released a new typeface that I’m swooning over. It’s called Brownstone and is a monoline sans-serif font that Ale himself says, “reflects the old-meets-new aesthetic of DIY craft culture.” Oh and did I mention the frames available within this font family? See below.
It’s not too late to pick up some awesome Halloween inspired art for your home! Or if you’re heading to a Halloween party, one of these prints would make a great host/hostess gift!
{My favorites clockwise from the top right: Halloween Party, Old Man Winter Was Here, Pumpkins, Mr. Poe Your Friend is Here}
This week I’m loving embroidery hoop art. Who knew a sewing tool could become such great wall art? I’m thinking this might be exactly what my living room needs… how cool would it be to have 5 or so hoops of various size clustered together. If you are feeling crafty, this would be a great weekend project. If you’re feeling a little less inspired, above are my favorites that are for sale.
{Clockwise from the top right: Personalized Anniversary Hoop, Sophia Clock, Vintage Fabric Patriotic Hoops, Wall Flower and Turquoise Wood Grain}
Today’s home post concludes my final roundup of favorite vendors from Crafty Bastards. Below are my favorite vendors that make great home decor items!
If you are looking for a unique serving bowl or little gift, Pinkkiss Pottery is just the thing! Beautiful clay dinnerware with block printed imagery.
Craft Chi had bold, geometrical screen printed textiles. I love all their tea towels!
Home Sweet had gorgeous block printed textiles. They even had a printing plate to give you a sneak peak into the process.
Arcane Arts creates intricate mixed media work. The drawings were available in prints and pillow covers.
This weekend I went over to Washington D.C. to visit my good friend and old college roommate, Jen. On Saturday, we went into Adams Morgan and went to Crafty Bastards 2010. We spent several hours there scouting out cool vendors and getting a head start on Christmas shopping! Below is a roundup of some of my favorite vendors from the show. {Thursday I will feature my favorite home decor vendors}
Brainstorm has awesome screen printed posters for sale. I wanted all of them!
Funky, one-of-a-kind apparel by B-Kao.
Screen printed and stitched headbands and barrettes by Candy Thief.
Floral and folk inspired printed apparel by Maryink.
