tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39847187670020311262024-03-12T20:55:05.263-07:00supersparkessparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-80521458979021822052011-09-16T11:20:00.000-07:002011-09-16T11:54:12.456-07:00thirtyonederful<span style="font-size:85%;">Thirty one. My age. The only acceptable number of ice cream flavors. And the name of a rather unassuming yet totally amazing bed and breakfast in the heart of Dublin. It was completely by chance that I found this place (with a little help from <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/">TripAdvisor</a>) and I have never been happier with a spontaneous hotel reservation.<br /><br />The space was beautiful, bright, and perfectly appointed. It certainly soothed my designer soul with its flawless juxtapositions of rustic and refined, light and dark, old and new. Lovingly done, purposefully done, but not overdone. Oh, and Eames. Lots of Eames.<br /><br />The property is made of two buildings and spans a distance between two parallel blocks. In between, a garden links them together. Some guest rooms are in the sunken seating (so cool) lobby/breakfast building, and others are a quick walk through the garden to an older and impressively renovated building.<br /><br />The breakfast solarium can only be described as utterly divine. And the meal itself, "practically perfect in every way," as Mary Poppins would say. The staff is highly attentive in the most genuinely Irish way, helping with reservations, transportation, and local suggestions for things off the beaten path.<br /><br />I would go back in a nanosecond and someday, I think we will. Until then, I hope someone that I know has the pleasure of the experience as well.<br /><br />Check out <a href="http://www.number31.ie/">Number 31</a> online.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ho73jLbSoKE/TnOZS8Hdl9I/AAAAAAAAAmA/_tFIwrM86Gs/s1600/no31_1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ho73jLbSoKE/TnOZS8Hdl9I/AAAAAAAAAmA/_tFIwrM86Gs/s400/no31_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653030507934226386" border="0" /></a><br />breakfast solarium.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lQPTggeMjiA/TnOZOBeTxwI/AAAAAAAAAl4/u0veKSO28DI/s1600/no31_2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lQPTggeMjiA/TnOZOBeTxwI/AAAAAAAAAl4/u0veKSO28DI/s400/no31_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653030423472883458" border="0" /></a><br />my first caption for this was, "damn, she blinked." no one thought that was funny.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TpUeLqPg0Ww/TnOZKeCIxHI/AAAAAAAAAlw/iNXgjgpygZI/s1600/no31_4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TpUeLqPg0Ww/TnOZKeCIxHI/AAAAAAAAAlw/iNXgjgpygZI/s400/no31_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653030362419872882" border="0" /></a><br />sunken lobby lounge. how amazing it must be on a grey, blustery day with a warm, crackling fire.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7PaBsHdwOkQ/TnOZHF0Q7yI/AAAAAAAAAlo/J2rxfi7sl24/s1600/no31_3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7PaBsHdwOkQ/TnOZHF0Q7yI/AAAAAAAAAlo/J2rxfi7sl24/s400/no31_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653030304379629346" border="0" /></a><br />the shadow says 30, I know, this is the entrance for the back building, where the number is different.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-56pKlFTrnUQ/TnOZCTB9l6I/AAAAAAAAAlg/UbiStpcatJs/s1600/no31_5.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-56pKlFTrnUQ/TnOZCTB9l6I/AAAAAAAAAlg/UbiStpcatJs/s400/no31_5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653030222027397026" border="0" /></a><br />little bird egg ornaments also included.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6xrDKzXfufk/TnOY9ZT9fMI/AAAAAAAAAlY/SmJ8-HZ8d4w/s1600/no31_6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6xrDKzXfufk/TnOY9ZT9fMI/AAAAAAAAAlY/SmJ8-HZ8d4w/s400/no31_6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653030137814154434" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">peaceful and perfect.<br /></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-89137175963879337852011-09-14T10:40:00.001-07:002011-09-14T12:05:54.274-07:00obsessed with avoca<span style="font-size:85%;">Dear Dublin <a href="http://www.spottedbylocals.com/dublin/">Spotted by Locals</a>,<br />I love you for bringing <a href="http://www.avoca.ie/home/">Avoca</a> into my life. It will (probably singlehandedly) supply my shiny new <a href="http://pinterest.com/supersparkes/">Pinterest</a> boards forever.<br />xoxo<br />S<br /><br />*****<br /><br />I have to admit, initially I was quite skeptical about this store. At first glance, it appeared to be just another version of Anthropologie—a place that always seems like a good idea from the outside but never ceases to...um, disappoint. I want to like it, I really do. The vibrant, brick-red color they use on many of their store façades is definitely brilliant and inviting. I keep going back, after all. I always </span><span style="font-size:85%;">walk in with high hopes and end up doing at least three laps through </span><span style="font-size:85%;">the vast expanse of ill-fitting, poorly patterned, overpriced apparel (opinion) </span><span style="font-size:85%;">before I leave, thinking, "Huh. It really was all that bad." Seriously, there might not be a bigger collection of clumsy buttons on earth than in an </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Anthropologie store. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />But Avoca did not disappoint. In fact, it utterly impressed. It even entertained my husband for a highly acceptable amount of time. We visited the store on <a href="http://www.avoca.ie/home/explore/stores/?id=1">Suffolk Street in Dublin</a> and spent the better part of an hour exploring every nook and cranny. In addition to their (almost) 300 year old tradition of weaving colo(u)rful blankets, throws, and scarves, they fill their shelves with beautiful housewares, stationery, books, and jewelry, many items coming from Irish vendors. The lower level is a deli and bakery that delighted me to no end with their homemade gluten-free bread and the uppermost level is a café/restaurant that glowed with sunlight on the day we were there. In between, three levels are full of all kinds of goodies that you can't help picking up and falling in love with.<br /><br />Their history is rich and their story charming. It's nice to see a local, family-run business create a well-established place in the culture and a success story amidst the noise of international brands. One caveat: you'll have to go to Ireland to check them out in person.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Always accessible online, though. Visit their <a href="http://www.avoca.ie/home/explore/stores/?id=1">website</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/avocaireland/">Flickr</a> for more info, imagery, and inspiration.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h-x5Sdvw79Y/TnDniU6dVyI/AAAAAAAAAlA/_GVLsFwwKtM/s1600/avoca_cheese_room.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h-x5Sdvw79Y/TnDniU6dVyI/AAAAAAAAAlA/_GVLsFwwKtM/s400/avoca_cheese_room.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652272109265442594" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">if you insist (the irish are so polite).</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZOz0SMcvG0k/TnDnfdmGJ-I/AAAAAAAAAk4/6h14iQsBYnI/s1600/avoca_buttons_bowls.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZOz0SMcvG0k/TnDnfdmGJ-I/AAAAAAAAAk4/6h14iQsBYnI/s400/avoca_buttons_bowls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652272060056348642" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">if you like these, you'll love the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/avocaireland/sets/72157625444173090/">whole set</a>.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n81bBwHTLS0/TnD5iALlk-I/AAAAAAAAAlI/GpWnUuwi1aw/s1600/sugar_tree_cafe_av0ca_kilmacanougue.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n81bBwHTLS0/TnD5iALlk-I/AAAAAAAAAlI/GpWnUuwi1aw/s400/sugar_tree_cafe_av0ca_kilmacanougue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652291894909440994" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">sugar tree café :: avoca, kilmacanogue</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RzVO4ieTv0o/TnDncm2cI1I/AAAAAAAAAkw/dckCb192ZB4/s1600/avoca_fall_2011.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RzVO4ieTv0o/TnDncm2cI1I/AAAAAAAAAkw/dckCb192ZB4/s400/avoca_fall_2011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652272011001209682" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.avoca.ie/home/explore/our-company/weavers/">"world famous" throws</a>, made in the town of avoca for almost 300 years.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MynmoKbCofk/TnD6HlyWSAI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/hwKzOyIVWjs/s1600/weaver_avoca_mills.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MynmoKbCofk/TnD6HlyWSAI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/hwKzOyIVWjs/s400/weaver_avoca_mills.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652292540659288066" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">weaver :: mill at avoca village.<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IbLIf4Y5TmM/TnDnZUKplGI/AAAAAAAAAko/iNj9yVaXRY4/s1600/avoca_picnic_throw.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IbLIf4Y5TmM/TnDnZUKplGI/AAAAAAAAAko/iNj9yVaXRY4/s400/avoca_picnic_throw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652271954446095458" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">my favorite :: picnic throw!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aa2s8nt0Pvc/TnDnGQgwv-I/AAAAAAAAAkg/4HATU1ENdj0/s1600/avoca_mount_usher_gardens_ashford_wicklow_ireland.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aa2s8nt0Pvc/TnDnGQgwv-I/AAAAAAAAAkg/4HATU1ENdj0/s400/avoca_mount_usher_gardens_ashford_wicklow_ireland.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652271627047583714" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">in the garden :: mount usher, wicklow.<br /><br /></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-27825890482447231992011-06-28T15:16:00.000-07:002011-06-28T15:56:48.531-07:00"what we see is what we are"<span style="font-size:85%;">Four months in Munich, now behind me. Four months of new people and places. Four months of new faces and friends. Four months of new sights, simple and unassuming to most, but endlessly captivating to me, if only for their novelty and impermanence in my life. Hence, four months of photos. I have one for every day I was there...a digital documentation, a visual journal of the moments I couldn't leave behind. Here are some favorites. I'll continue to post more over the next couple weeks. </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p1kGYv3kV5s/TgpTvY3b30I/AAAAAAAAAkI/Ah21f1cp4NM/s1600/01_the_old_shoresitch_station.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p1kGYv3kV5s/TgpTvY3b30I/AAAAAAAAAkI/Ah21f1cp4NM/s400/01_the_old_shoresitch_station.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623399158319406914" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />the old shoreditch station :: london<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_DwMr40rlSQ/TgpTpGkECXI/AAAAAAAAAkA/dyRjz_6NaZ8/s1600/02_central_munich.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 261px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_DwMr40rlSQ/TgpTpGkECXI/AAAAAAAAAkA/dyRjz_6NaZ8/s400/02_central_munich.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623399050327099762" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />courtyard on easter morning :: münchen<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wgqDe-EcGUc/TgpTkoIZ_ZI/AAAAAAAAAj4/5Lo0i8jOJbw/s1600/03_Galleria%2BVictor%2BEmmanuel_milano.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wgqDe-EcGUc/TgpTkoIZ_ZI/AAAAAAAAAj4/5Lo0i8jOJbw/s400/03_Galleria%2BVictor%2BEmmanuel_milano.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623398973438557586" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">galleria victor emmanuel :: milano</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XGHty1b4-xo/TgpTO300DrI/AAAAAAAAAjw/xaEX7w6kCDE/s1600/04_IDEO_munich.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 260px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XGHty1b4-xo/TgpTO300DrI/AAAAAAAAAjw/xaEX7w6kCDE/s400/04_IDEO_munich.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623398599694225074" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">ideo :: </span><span style="font-size:85%;">münchen</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GVbMuJ8K5lQ/TgpTAV0tYFI/AAAAAAAAAjo/M0z4_Ojzijo/s1600/05_proqm_mitte_berlin.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 469px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GVbMuJ8K5lQ/TgpTAV0tYFI/AAAAAAAAAjo/M0z4_Ojzijo/s400/05_proqm_mitte_berlin.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623398350048813138" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />pro qm :: berlin<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eeqxKmK9lN0/TgpaundKBcI/AAAAAAAAAkY/S5VMXr6plO0/s1600/Picture%2B18.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 270px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eeqxKmK9lN0/TgpaundKBcI/AAAAAAAAAkY/S5VMXr6plO0/s400/Picture%2B18.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623406841637242306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-25933496700927364922011-06-20T12:06:00.000-07:002011-06-20T12:49:44.957-07:00the queen is spadeIf you had asked me a few years ago what I thought of <a href="http://www.katespade.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Kate-Site/default/Home-ShopHome?cm_mmc=google-_-Brand-_-Kate%20Spade-_-kate%20spade&mkwid=sYjTOSozl&pcrid=10209865893&gclid=CJ_N74GgxakCFQoBbAodF2B0Ng">Kate Spade</a>, you would have been hard-pressed to find anyone happy to be described using the words I would have chosen. I mean, “boring,” “conventional,” and “unoriginal” aren’t exactly aspirational traits. But omg has this little lady changed her tune.<br /><br />Kate Spade is no longer the tired, lackluster brand of its grandmother’s pearl-clad past. The brand has gracefully modernized its tone, attitude, and offering to balance its roots in classic, timeless style with a bold, bright energy that has had me looking twice on more than one occasion. I mean, you can’t not notice a storefront with a thousand pinwheels or oversized playing cards in it, now can you? No. I think it might actually be physically impossible. Even if it’s not your cup of tea, you’re going to look at it, and you’ll probably remember it, too.<br /><br />And her newer pieces are colorful, unique, and inspiring. Her current summer line will have you taking a mental holiday right where you stand, it’s so smile-prompting and vacation-y. Hell, I even bought something from her line a week ago for the first time in my life (more on that little gem in a bit).<br /><br />Anyway, I’ll stop talking and start showing, since I need to back all of these words up with some yummy photos, right? Enjoy, my dears.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rjTE_nqSBu0/Tf-bRxJS6oI/AAAAAAAAAjY/YE1wXcYx5FM/s1600/ks_1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rjTE_nqSBu0/Tf-bRxJS6oI/AAAAAAAAAjY/YE1wXcYx5FM/s400/ks_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620381589534075522" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">digital delight</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tI340zoaho8/Tf-bNwP_qbI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/_rZSUsdC-qw/s1600/ks_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tI340zoaho8/Tf-bNwP_qbI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/_rZSUsdC-qw/s400/ks_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620381520574261682" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">vacay essentials</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e4V2skaePOw/Tf-bJyi6r-I/AAAAAAAAAjI/HGlSBpWNgLg/s1600/ks_3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e4V2skaePOw/Tf-bJyi6r-I/AAAAAAAAAjI/HGlSBpWNgLg/s400/ks_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620381452471021538" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">filigree beauty</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hOniH_g9APA/Tf-a51y3SBI/AAAAAAAAAjA/v9yWdwry5hA/s1600/ks_4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hOniH_g9APA/Tf-a51y3SBI/AAAAAAAAAjA/v9yWdwry5hA/s400/ks_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620381178465306642" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">and yes, it smells just as good</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--DldXXT6glI/Tf-a2VY-pnI/AAAAAAAAAi4/KEd8wykwRNE/s1600/ks_5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--DldXXT6glI/Tf-a2VY-pnI/AAAAAAAAAi4/KEd8wykwRNE/s400/ks_5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620381118227195506" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">serious about color...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-78v0ASYBu-o/Tf-azWmt8NI/AAAAAAAAAiw/4hxKsKNiPrI/s1600/ks_6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-78v0ASYBu-o/Tf-azWmt8NI/AAAAAAAAAiw/4hxKsKNiPrI/s400/ks_6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620381067013648594" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">...enough to make a whole <a href="http://www.katespade.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Kate-Site/default/Search-ShowContentNew?fdid=play-colorblog&csortb1=postDate&csortd1=2">blog</a> about it.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Mh5MGiu981M/Tf-awSDsMLI/AAAAAAAAAio/JnvrHi8FVak/s1600/ks_7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Mh5MGiu981M/Tf-awSDsMLI/AAAAAAAAAio/JnvrHi8FVak/s400/ks_7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620381014253383858" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">pocomo! (the one I couldn't resist)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pL2Li09B-Q8/Tf-aXVebu6I/AAAAAAAAAic/IkOPjYLHFLI/s1600/ks_9.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pL2Li09B-Q8/Tf-aXVebu6I/AAAAAAAAAic/IkOPjYLHFLI/s400/ks_9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620380585674128290" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">pop-up igloo store? yes, please.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">photo by </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klingon65/5256504918/">gary burke</a></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f2BVanp-5RA/Tf-aXHVdSGI/AAAAAAAAAiU/zKRP4-5zzyM/s1600/ks_8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f2BVanp-5RA/Tf-aXHVdSGI/AAAAAAAAAiU/zKRP4-5zzyM/s400/ks_8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620380581878384738" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">whimsy, whimsy everywhere: spring/summer, 2011</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >photo by <a href="http://cdwmerchants.blogspot.com/2011/06/its-all-about-paper.html">cdw merchants</a><br /><br /></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-27734325149574700132010-08-23T09:07:00.000-07:002010-08-23T12:41:41.997-07:00coralie bickford-smith<span style="font-size:85%;">What designer/writer/lover of all things beautifully crafted cannot absolutely love these covers? I want the whole series, lined up side-to-side on a shelf, like a piece of art. Or as individual posters.<br /><br />They're the work of this <a href="http://www.cb-smith.com/">talented woman</a>. Check out the rest of her work, it's all so good!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/THKfyy0I1iI/AAAAAAAAAfU/cIEaBXEFGf4/s1600/Picture+3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/THKfyy0I1iI/AAAAAAAAAfU/cIEaBXEFGf4/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508640989210269218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/THKfvK3xYLI/AAAAAAAAAfM/Au9iwSfYJD0/s1600/Picture+5.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/THKfvK3xYLI/AAAAAAAAAfM/Au9iwSfYJD0/s400/Picture+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508640926948483250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/THKfrsCt4-I/AAAAAAAAAfE/cf9BERkcU8U/s1600/Picture+6.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/THKfrsCt4-I/AAAAAAAAAfE/cf9BERkcU8U/s400/Picture+6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508640867133285346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/THKfm-UwpVI/AAAAAAAAAe8/DoRUm4qbKgY/s1600/Picture+8.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/THKfm-UwpVI/AAAAAAAAAe8/DoRUm4qbKgY/s400/Picture+8.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508640786141455698" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-65979914506005604722010-08-06T08:59:00.000-07:002010-08-06T10:09:14.072-07:00renegade craft fair :: 2 :: studiobenben<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">I must have spent fifteen minutes at the Studiobenben booth trying to decide which prints to buy. Do I get the little russian doll print with the umbrella, the camera, the ipod, or the fruity tropical drink? All of them spoke to me in some way. In the end, well, I got them all. Act now, think later, I decided. Sometimes that's the only way to go.<br /><br />Not all of these were shown at the fair, but I also really love the eco-focused work that I came across on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/benben?ref=top_trail">Etsy</a>. The style is so gentle and pleasing that you almost don't realize that the potential gravity and importance of the subject matter.<br /><br />And this guy has been around for a while, it seems, since the inaugural days of Etsy. Check him out.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TFw5S_yIjbI/AAAAAAAAAd4/y3zNpWUVtlY/s1600/il_fullxfull.141385608.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TFw5S_yIjbI/AAAAAAAAAd4/y3zNpWUVtlY/s400/il_fullxfull.141385608.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502335843262041522" border="0" /></a></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TFw5daZebUI/AAAAAAAAAeA/BS7ejf_q43c/s1600/il_fullxfull.141385763.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TFw7lBRJroI/AAAAAAAAAeY/geN13m5OaCI/s400/il_fullxfull.46976230.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502338351921475202" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TFw5daZebUI/AAAAAAAAAeA/BS7ejf_q43c/s1600/il_fullxfull.141385763.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TFw5daZebUI/AAAAAAAAAeA/BS7ejf_q43c/s400/il_fullxfull.141385763.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502336022205066562" border="0" /></a></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TFw7sMw-2AI/AAAAAAAAAeg/qA5ZN66ff14/s1600/il_fullxfull.141413312.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TFw7sMw-2AI/AAAAAAAAAeg/qA5ZN66ff14/s400/il_fullxfull.141413312.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502338475266856962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TFw77DR2wgI/AAAAAAAAAeo/OI5qvC_bjIU/s1600/il_fullxfull.65891157.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TFw77DR2wgI/AAAAAAAAAeo/OI5qvC_bjIU/s400/il_fullxfull.65891157.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502338730418422274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-30079909938617452542010-08-03T12:23:00.000-07:002010-08-03T12:49:50.779-07:00renegade craft fair :: 1 :: sara paloma<span style="font-size:85%;">So, I kind of took a break from my blog. For two months. Ebb and flow, it happens. But, I'm back! And I have a bunch of cool stuff to share that I saw last weekend at the SF Renegade Craft Fair at Fort Mason. (On that same day, we also visited the Barney's Warehouse sale next door, but that sucked big time). For the next few posts, I'll show an artist or designer whose work I now can't live without.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SARA PALOMA<br />Pottery</span><br />What can I say? This woman's work is magical. Pure white, perfectly smooth, beautifully shaped vases that look like sculptured clouds. Nested bowls that seemed to have grown that way in nature. A single white wing hanging from a black wire. It's all so lovely and quiet, with its own sense of drama.<br /><br />And, of course, she's on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sarapaloma">Etsy.</a><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TFhyBgR9PCI/AAAAAAAAAdw/B99VxE5uwgw/s1600/sara_paloma_1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 380px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TFhyBgR9PCI/AAAAAAAAAdw/B99VxE5uwgw/s400/sara_paloma_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501272315003747362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TFhx324z6CI/AAAAAAAAAdo/nBXAu398mJo/s1600/sara_paloma_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 379px; height: 451px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TFhx324z6CI/AAAAAAAAAdo/nBXAu398mJo/s400/sara_paloma_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501272149273602082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TFhxwWPoGoI/AAAAAAAAAdg/WT-AlQxvGkU/s1600/sara_paloma_3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 380px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TFhxwWPoGoI/AAAAAAAAAdg/WT-AlQxvGkU/s400/sara_paloma_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501272020251843202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TFhxn44GKNI/AAAAAAAAAdY/Mo4lAz_jWB8/s1600/sara_paloma_4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 385px; height: 385px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TFhxn44GKNI/AAAAAAAAAdY/Mo4lAz_jWB8/s400/sara_paloma_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501271874929567954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TFhxhgeZ7PI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/utEzwwyH79w/s1600/sara_paloma_5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 385px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TFhxhgeZ7PI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/utEzwwyH79w/s400/sara_paloma_5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501271765300145394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-70662230158074924832010-06-08T17:01:00.000-07:002010-06-08T17:52:13.430-07:00arkitip + kapitza<span style="font-size:85%;">Say that three time fast. Just kidding.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" >ARKITIP</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">A couple weeks ago, I discovered <a href="http://www.arkitip.com/">Arkitip</a>, a quarterly magazine that puts out limited-edition design and fine-art focused publications. The most recent one features art and photography by Serena Mitnik-Miller, an SF resident who just opened her own shop <a href="http://www.visitgeneralstore.com/visit.html">The General Store</a> (which is so cute, I can't even tell you) and also works at/partly owns (maybe, I'm not sure about that) <a href="http://mollusksurfshop.com/">Mollusk Surf Shop</a> just down the street. I find her work so very cool. These are from her magazine:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TA7cTtipYJI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/8mVynJ4SAS0/s1600/arkitip_1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TA7cTtipYJI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/8mVynJ4SAS0/s400/arkitip_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480560027757011090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TA7c24n6mNI/AAAAAAAAAc4/z_hvCcgSDCQ/s1600/arkitip+1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TA7c24n6mNI/AAAAAAAAAc4/z_hvCcgSDCQ/s400/arkitip+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480560632027322578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TA7cxtu_3mI/AAAAAAAAAcw/qegfsUBgIS0/s1600/arkitip+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TA7cxtu_3mI/AAAAAAAAAcw/qegfsUBgIS0/s400/arkitip+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480560543204892258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TA7cr1tX8QI/AAAAAAAAAco/_aKeJPu9X9s/s1600/arkitip+3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TA7cr1tX8QI/AAAAAAAAAco/_aKeJPu9X9s/s400/arkitip+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480560442266349826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TA7cizS6KwI/AAAAAAAAAcg/3KvH1_m-p6U/s1600/arkitip+4.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TA7cizS6KwI/AAAAAAAAAcg/3KvH1_m-p6U/s400/arkitip+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480560286999653122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TA7ccLQeG0I/AAAAAAAAAcY/kiKL_SLW71w/s1600/arkitip+5.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TA7ccLQeG0I/AAAAAAAAAcY/kiKL_SLW71w/s400/arkitip+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480560173172792130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" >KAPITZA<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">I also recently </span><span style="font-size:85%;">discovered </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://kapitza.com/shop/geometric-book">a book from the type foundry Kapitza </a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">(thanks, Bethany!)</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" > </span><span style="font-size:85%;">that could keep you occupied for hours. Its pages are filled with designs using all their typefaces that are not made of letterforms but rather of geometric shapes.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" > </span><span style="font-size:85%;">And the book comes with (yep, you guessed it) a whole CD of their typefaces, which makes the wait during its trip across the Atlantic and into my hands that much more worth it.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TA7kf7ga2mI/AAAAAAAAAdI/g1LM3UqIqJM/s1600/kapitza_geometry_1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TA7kf7ga2mI/AAAAAAAAAdI/g1LM3UqIqJM/s400/kapitza_geometry_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480569033757219426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TA7kSh3IJ_I/AAAAAAAAAdA/g7ROOQVYZU4/s1600/kapitza_geometry_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/TA7kSh3IJ_I/AAAAAAAAAdA/g7ROOQVYZU4/s400/kapitza_geometry_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480568803534841842" border="0" /></a>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-54796506427154528442010-05-05T16:08:00.000-07:002010-05-05T16:21:46.381-07:00j'adore french paper<span style="font-size:85%;">et pourquoi pas, avec du papier comme ça?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-H63X-NppI/AAAAAAAAAcI/Ab9K5i7dyJM/s1600/Picture+25.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-H63X-NppI/AAAAAAAAAcI/Ab9K5i7dyJM/s400/Picture+25.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467927251839198866" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.frenchpaper.com/results.asp?txtkeys1=posters"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-H6zmoZM5I/AAAAAAAAAcA/er_vNiMVfnc/s1600/Picture+26.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-H6zmoZM5I/AAAAAAAAAcA/er_vNiMVfnc/s400/Picture+26.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467927187054736274" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">paper/poster promotion, <a href="http://www.frenchpaper.com/results.asp?txtkeys1=posters">now for sale.</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-H6wH3ut6I/AAAAAAAAAb4/d2DhBUFD_pg/s1600/Picture+27.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-H6wH3ut6I/AAAAAAAAAb4/d2DhBUFD_pg/s400/Picture+27.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467927127257954210" border="0" /></a><br />fun times with <a href="http://www.frenchpaper.com/results.asp?cat=40">mod-tone</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-H6sdtTzcI/AAAAAAAAAbw/vfnjBHLubR4/s1600/Picture+28.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-H6sdtTzcI/AAAAAAAAAbw/vfnjBHLubR4/s400/Picture+28.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467927064400350658" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.frenchpaper.com/results.asp?cat=60">"bright and snappy!"</a><br />grid locked // distinguished panel // glazed and confused // cherry bomb // flocked up // chop sumo<br /></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-2049249715437882992010-05-04T17:06:00.000-07:002010-05-04T17:13:50.586-07:00thxthxthx<span style="font-size:85%;">I can't tell you how much I love <a href="http://thxthxthx.com/">this blog</a>. It's divine.<br /><br /><span class="about-txt"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">AS IT STATES</span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">There’s always something to be thankful for. From the important things like Songs You’re Embarrassed to Like, and Heavy Eyelids that Tell You When You Need to Sleep, to friends and family, love and loneliness, light and darkness, Leah Dieterich sets out to acknowledge them all. thxthxthx is her daily exercise in gratitude.</span></span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-C3haXi9RI/AAAAAAAAAbg/az_gKv6U2WE/s1600/dear+air.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-C3haXi9RI/AAAAAAAAAbg/az_gKv6U2WE/s400/dear+air.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467571732269430034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-C3ltAFpcI/AAAAAAAAAbo/5jIDiyYwxLc/s1600/dear+meeting.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-C3ltAFpcI/AAAAAAAAAbo/5jIDiyYwxLc/s400/dear+meeting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467571805990790594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-C3at48g5I/AAAAAAAAAbQ/2xqZqcU07_o/s1600/dear+stone+fruits.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-C3at48g5I/AAAAAAAAAbQ/2xqZqcU07_o/s400/dear+stone+fruits.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467571617250706322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-C3XNQWG9I/AAAAAAAAAbI/BhBhefR2Ls0/s1600/dear+future.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-C3XNQWG9I/AAAAAAAAAbI/BhBhefR2Ls0/s400/dear+future.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467571556950875090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-C3Tekw37I/AAAAAAAAAbA/_7L5Xhe-o-M/s1600/dear+songs+i%27m+embarassed+to+like.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-C3Tekw37I/AAAAAAAAAbA/_7L5Xhe-o-M/s400/dear+songs+i%27m+embarassed+to+like.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467571492880441266" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="about-txt"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-C3KQcUV2I/AAAAAAAAAa4/vlpxLcZAugk/s1600/dear+uniqlo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-C3KQcUV2I/AAAAAAAAAa4/vlpxLcZAugk/s400/dear+uniqlo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467571334468097890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-C3FINGZbI/AAAAAAAAAaw/klucZlZEX24/s1600/thx_1871.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S-C3FINGZbI/AAAAAAAAAaw/klucZlZEX24/s400/thx_1871.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467571246357439922" border="0" /></a>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-92084019883343564462010-03-24T20:51:00.000-07:002010-03-24T21:22:08.429-07:00on walls (and windows)<span style="font-size:85%;">Some research on large scale communication yielded some pretty cool results.<br />Here are a few of my favorites.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6rh3Yf4NRI/AAAAAAAAAaY/sXUD1fmeLBY/s1600/down.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6rh3Yf4NRI/AAAAAAAAAaY/sXUD1fmeLBY/s400/down.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452418640470619410" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6rh0Q8q_bI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/Vt3LBCdIrGw/s1600/entrance_exit.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6rh0Q8q_bI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/Vt3LBCdIrGw/s400/entrance_exit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452418586904296882" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.latitudegroup.com.au/blog/?p=56"><br />QV Carpark</a>, Melbourne, Australia<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6rh8DlwZII/AAAAAAAAAag/2fJKb2uFcms/s1600/bodega.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6rh8DlwZII/AAAAAAAAAag/2fJKb2uFcms/s400/bodega.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452418720757474434" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.itsbodega.com/artists/"><br />Bodega</a> wall decals<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6rhw5vKOwI/AAAAAAAAAaI/cPprlkQLqeU/s1600/reed_annex.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6rhw5vKOwI/AAAAAAAAAaI/cPprlkQLqeU/s400/reed_annex.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452418529134000898" border="0" /></a><br />Lifestyle boutique <a href="http://thereedspace.com/?m=2010">Reed Space</a> in NYC<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6rjPgVFcSI/AAAAAAAAAao/tOPGo1rA3A4/s1600/graniph.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6rjPgVFcSI/AAAAAAAAAao/tOPGo1rA3A4/s400/graniph.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452420154401321250" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Always a sucker for some <a href="http://www.graniph.com/en/">good t-shirt design</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6rhtubV8dI/AAAAAAAAAaA/4rETp8rQl6c/s1600/design_cities.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6rhtubV8dI/AAAAAAAAAaA/4rETp8rQl6c/s400/design_cities.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452418474558484946" border="0" /></a><a href="http://creativeface.net/london_design-cities-at-londons-design-museum_10112-0"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Design Cities</span></a> show in 2009, Design Museum, London<br /><br /></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-14484237563359077062010-03-22T17:42:00.000-07:002010-03-22T17:51:44.521-07:00sarah thirlwell<span style="font-size:85%;">How lovely are these? By <a href="http://www.sarahthirlwell.com/">Sarah Thirlwell</a> in the UK.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6gPOGBHVTI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/CRsn_YYChj8/s1600-h/thirwell_1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6gPOGBHVTI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/CRsn_YYChj8/s400/thirwell_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451624083739858226" border="0" /></a><br />vessels<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6gPKbHNPqI/AAAAAAAAAZw/KxuP4PCeqMQ/s1600-h/thirwell_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 172px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6gPKbHNPqI/AAAAAAAAAZw/KxuP4PCeqMQ/s400/thirwell_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451624020683079330" border="0" /></a><br />"laminate me" bowls<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6gPF7hD5RI/AAAAAAAAAZo/sCK25GH3gn4/s1600-h/thirwell_3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 305px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6gPF7hD5RI/AAAAAAAAAZo/sCK25GH3gn4/s400/thirwell_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451623943482107154" border="0" /></a><br />vessel 1<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6gOtamklhI/AAAAAAAAAZg/BN4xeXT6xIk/s1600-h/thirwell_4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 211px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6gOtamklhI/AAAAAAAAAZg/BN4xeXT6xIk/s400/thirwell_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451623522329990674" border="0" /></a><br />half and half vessel<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6gOnJn-xoI/AAAAAAAAAZY/MzssaGtfPx4/s1600-h/thirwell_5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6gOnJn-xoI/AAAAAAAAAZY/MzssaGtfPx4/s400/thirwell_5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451623414693283458" border="0" /></a><br />oval vessel 1<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6gOkO2K9QI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/eLYfUY1HHEk/s1600-h/thriwell_6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 347px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6gOkO2K9QI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/eLYfUY1HHEk/s400/thriwell_6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451623364555371778" border="0" /></a><br />outdoor mixed media objects<br /><br /></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-50161040302361943472010-03-16T17:12:00.000-07:002010-03-25T09:58:32.669-07:002010: get your turquoise on<span style="font-size:85%;">The color of 2010 is turquoise.<br /><br />If you don't believe me, take it up with Pantone; it's <a href="http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/pantone.aspx?pg=20706&ca=10">their call</a>. I, for one, couldn't be happier. After finding out this little gem of information, it didn't take me long to find <a href="http://www.houseofturquoise.com/">House of Turquoise</a>, a blog dedicated entirely to all things of that (and closely related) color(s). People, if I had to live in cyberspace, I would take up immediate residence on this blog. It's undeniably beautiful and has so much more richness and variety than I ever expected.<br /><br />Here are some of my faves, although it was really, really hard to choose what I liked "supremely" versus only "a lot."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6AifJ2eglI/AAAAAAAAAZI/Wi9o1pVf64Y/s1600-h/1_pantone.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6AifJ2eglI/AAAAAAAAAZI/Wi9o1pVf64Y/s400/1_pantone.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449393467734000210" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/index.aspx">Pantone</a> IS the boss, after all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6AibgFqm_I/AAAAAAAAAZA/BRY8-8ZgEt8/s1600-h/2_chandelier.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6AibgFqm_I/AAAAAAAAAZA/BRY8-8ZgEt8/s400/2_chandelier.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449393404983811058" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.marjorieskourasdesign.com/products.html#Page%2010">Turquoise Empire Chandelier</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6AiYpYyDHI/AAAAAAAAAY4/8yJvc_BqfnU/s1600-h/3_vases.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6AiYpYyDHI/AAAAAAAAAY4/8yJvc_BqfnU/s400/3_vases.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449393355940301938" border="0" /></a><br />Ashlee Raubach photography from <a href="http://www.houseofturquoise.com/2010/03/ashlee-raubach-photography.html">House of Turquoise's post</a> today<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6AiVYFQH7I/AAAAAAAAAYw/3WUK0Tbkj3k/s1600-h/4_macarons.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6AiVYFQH7I/AAAAAAAAAYw/3WUK0Tbkj3k/s400/4_macarons.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449393299755376562" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.houseofturquoise.com/search/label/Holidays">"pretty food"</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6AiSNfPDuI/AAAAAAAAAYo/99Flk9YY3gM/s1600-h/5_watch.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 370px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6AiSNfPDuI/AAAAAAAAAYo/99Flk9YY3gM/s400/5_watch.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449393245371961058" border="0" /></a><br />I might just have to suck it up and order something from <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=17705567&cm_mmc=Performics-_-Affiliates-_-Decor%20by%20Color-_-La%20Mer%20Ombre%20Watch">Urban Outfitters</a> now.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6AiNymx0jI/AAAAAAAAAYg/DZCl9V676ak/s1600-h/6_poster.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6AiNymx0jI/AAAAAAAAAYg/DZCl9V676ak/s400/6_poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449393169436365362" border="0" /></a><br />This color sold out a while back, but there are others by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21189513">SparklePower on Etsy.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6AiIEH7RII/AAAAAAAAAYY/oc9MUEAU37k/s1600-h/7_photo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S6AiIEH7RII/AAAAAAAAAYY/oc9MUEAU37k/s400/7_photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449393071059584130" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">How can <a href="http://www.houseofturquoise.com/2009/09/moroccan-gem.html">this photo</a> not take your breath away?<br /><br /></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-64200832113717712592010-03-11T10:59:00.000-08:002010-03-11T23:27:08.719-08:00modern master<span style="font-size:85%;">I just discovered <a href="http://www.yukonishimura.com/index.php">Yuko Nishimura</a>, an artist (with an architecture background) who creates the most stunning works of modern origami and folded paper. In her words,<br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Japanese people unconsciously experience the action of folding on a daily basis, and therefore encounter various folded forms. I think there must be a special meaning for Japanese people through this everyday practice, folding.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> A particular charm occurs in the simplicity with which the expression appears having never been touched by any tool.<br /><br /></span>Love the combination of hard and soft, old and new, concrete and abstract, simple and complex.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S5lB3MvqAEI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/5nPE7lEIvQM/s1600-h/sparkle.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S5lB3MvqAEI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/5nPE7lEIvQM/s400/sparkle.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447457640851046466" border="0" /></a><br />"sparkle"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S5lB3MvqAEI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/5nPE7lEIvQM/s1600-h/sparkle.png"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S5k-dHXbbvI/AAAAAAAAAX4/pz0IxMNpAyY/s1600-h/organic.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S5k-dHXbbvI/AAAAAAAAAX4/pz0IxMNpAyY/s400/organic.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447453894195769074" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />"organic"<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S5k-ONkWMFI/AAAAAAAAAXw/O-rqA4NzYKo/s1600-h/thick.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S5k-ONkWMFI/AAAAAAAAAXw/O-rqA4NzYKo/s400/thick.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447453638162526290" border="0" /></a><br />"thick"<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S5k-FZ0-fsI/AAAAAAAAAXo/v53ubVVs_gc/s1600-h/ripple.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 389px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S5k-FZ0-fsI/AAAAAAAAAXo/v53ubVVs_gc/s400/ripple.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447453486834679490" border="0" /></a><br />"ripple"<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S5k99_Nf4eI/AAAAAAAAAXg/wXpEJ7MD3DM/s1600-h/wave.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S5k99_Nf4eI/AAAAAAAAAXg/wXpEJ7MD3DM/s400/wave.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447453359430689250" border="0" /></a><br />"wave"<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S5k9zV7799I/AAAAAAAAAXY/wNDEzuGoOTY/s1600-h/tsuranaru-katachi.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S5k9zV7799I/AAAAAAAAAXY/wNDEzuGoOTY/s400/tsuranaru-katachi.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447453176552486866" border="0" /></a><br />"tsuranaru-katachi"<br /><br /></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-25299767412376478432010-01-29T11:10:00.000-08:002010-01-29T11:55:11.964-08:00wood as art and science<span style="font-size:85%;">There's definitely a trend in wood-based fragrance bottles! I hope they smell as good as they look.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S2M1D88kokI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/tk0OMVtuz3M/s1600-h/Picture+7.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 461px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S2M1D88kokI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/tk0OMVtuz3M/s400/Picture+7.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432243917555016258" border="0" /></a><br />Completely handcut and crafted bottles:<a href="http://www.oogaboogastore.com/shop/misc/detail/YiPeng-Shigenobu.html"> Shigenobu Twilight</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S2M0_YUFmlI/AAAAAAAAAXI/14HbcIYQLHA/s1600-h/Picture+5.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S2M0_YUFmlI/AAAAAAAAAXI/14HbcIYQLHA/s400/Picture+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432243839002057298" border="0" /></a><br />Strong and solid: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/DSquared2-Wood-Eau-Toilette-Spray/dp/B001GSM364">Dsquared</a> He Wood<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S2M03w6-ZRI/AAAAAAAAAXA/T0HLjFljsPY/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S2M03w6-ZRI/AAAAAAAAAXA/T0HLjFljsPY/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432243708168660242" border="0" /></a><br />A "personal project...free from the market rules": <a href="http://www.nasomatto.com/">Nasomatto</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S2M0z4S9VbI/AAAAAAAAAW4/gh40rCd1L0c/s1600-h/Picture+6.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 601px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S2M0z4S9VbI/AAAAAAAAAW4/gh40rCd1L0c/s400/Picture+6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432243641428825522" border="0" /></a><br />Pure portability: <a href="http://www.frazerparfum.com/">Frazer Parfum</a><br /><br /></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-1800840451357563402010-01-25T09:37:00.000-08:002010-01-25T09:47:11.493-08:00fashion/geometry/nyc<span style="font-size:85%;">So much coolness in Holly Fulton's <a href="http://www.hollyfulton.com/">Spring/Summer 2010</a> collection.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S13Y8H43IFI/AAAAAAAAAWo/wLSMoRp5pB4/s1600-h/1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S13Y8H43IFI/AAAAAAAAAWo/wLSMoRp5pB4/s400/1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430735253099978834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S13XQi5j18I/AAAAAAAAAWQ/WgU9C9RYdqU/s1600-h/2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S13XQi5j18I/AAAAAAAAAWQ/WgU9C9RYdqU/s400/2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430733404924794818" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S13XMXpME0I/AAAAAAAAAWI/X7W0Zw9mTb8/s1600-h/3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S13XMXpME0I/AAAAAAAAAWI/X7W0Zw9mTb8/s400/3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430733333183861570" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S13XITX-82I/AAAAAAAAAWA/BahdyWG5vzA/s1600-h/4.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S13XITX-82I/AAAAAAAAAWA/BahdyWG5vzA/s400/4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430733263318479714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S13XCP3JAFI/AAAAAAAAAV4/lhzzlDRAA78/s1600-h/5.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S13XCP3JAFI/AAAAAAAAAV4/lhzzlDRAA78/s400/5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430733159296204882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-61539457933752361932010-01-17T12:46:00.000-08:002010-01-17T13:06:23.033-08:00kuler than cool<span style="font-size:85%;">I stumbled upon this website for <a href="http://kuler.adobe.com/#">kuler</a> by Adobe (although I guess it's been around for a while) and of course I instantly fell in love. It's simple but so interesting and inspiring.<br /><br />Some of my faves:<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S1N43GjUF7I/AAAAAAAAAVo/Cs5t2i74ups/s1600-h/spring+alseep+under+snow.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 73px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S1N43GjUF7I/AAAAAAAAAVo/Cs5t2i74ups/s400/spring+alseep+under+snow.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427814863958448050" border="0" /></a><br />spring asleep under snow<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S1N4qEqNSxI/AAAAAAAAAVY/2oIZLnHWkBg/s1600-h/winterberry.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 72px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S1N4qEqNSxI/AAAAAAAAAVY/2oIZLnHWkBg/s400/winterberry.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427814640112192274" border="0" /></a><br />winterberry</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S1N4dyUG_9I/AAAAAAAAAVI/KIDypR3EX4M/s1600-h/pain.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 72px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S1N4dyUG_9I/AAAAAAAAAVI/KIDypR3EX4M/s400/pain.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427814429029236690" border="0" /></a><br />pain<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S1N4WQiz7UI/AAAAAAAAAVA/Oq0Yozu0ID0/s1600-h/ice+wine+fruit.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 73px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S1N4WQiz7UI/AAAAAAAAAVA/Oq0Yozu0ID0/s400/ice+wine+fruit.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427814299705011522" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />ice wine fruit<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S1N3wFjKlQI/AAAAAAAAAUY/Yq0o-B3aRQg/s1600-h/procrastination.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 73px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S1N3wFjKlQI/AAAAAAAAAUY/Yq0o-B3aRQg/s400/procrastination.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427813643918677250" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />procrastination</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S1N6VBFZ4jI/AAAAAAAAAVw/e5efDLIK8SI/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 73px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S1N6VBFZ4jI/AAAAAAAAAVw/e5efDLIK8SI/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427816477398524466" border="0" /></a><br />bariloche life<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S1N3_TH95VI/AAAAAAAAAUo/k2bQ4BlBUGk/s1600-h/city+lights.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 72px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S1N3_TH95VI/AAAAAAAAAUo/k2bQ4BlBUGk/s400/city+lights.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427813905260733778" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />city lights<br /><br /></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-33398272120951713892010-01-08T14:52:00.000-08:002010-01-08T15:34:42.635-08:00inspired by wine<span style="font-size:85%;">So, I'm in a book (and wine) club. It's really a "go for the book, stay for the wine" kind of experience. It's pretty fun. Last night we chose a new book for the coming month that is actually about wine (a first for this group, if you can believe it.) Since the book we chose has a cute and pleasant but not exceptionally well-designed cover, it got me wondering about and eventually searching for wine book covers that had some more design chops. Here are some I found (lots of center-justified going on here, get ready.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S0e30a0egVI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/bMayXqvL8yE/s1600-h/Picture+5.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S0e30a0egVI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/bMayXqvL8yE/s400/Picture+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424506387371557202" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Judgment-Paris-California-Historic-Revolutionized/dp/0743297326/ref=pd_sim_b_6">a wine worldchanger</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S0e3wg8MWLI/AAAAAAAAAUI/GoHYAyX0Wxg/s1600-h/Picture+6.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S0e3wg8MWLI/AAAAAAAAAUI/GoHYAyX0Wxg/s400/Picture+6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424506320295057586" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Champagne-Worlds-Glamorous-Triumphed-Times/dp/006073793X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262993317&sr=1-3">bubbles</a> are always a good idea<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S0e3sepQrRI/AAAAAAAAAUA/LVBaSlqRVEU/s1600-h/Picture+7.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S0e3sepQrRI/AAAAAAAAAUA/LVBaSlqRVEU/s400/Picture+7.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424506250959301906" border="0" /></a><br />I'm just fascinated with this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Billionaires-Vinegar-Mystery-Worlds-Expensive/dp/0307338789/ref=pd_sim_b_12">bottle</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S0e3n-IxDMI/AAAAAAAAAT4/Ek-VTKJWsmo/s1600-h/Picture+8.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S0e3n-IxDMI/AAAAAAAAAT4/Ek-VTKJWsmo/s400/Picture+8.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424506173513600194" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31RRRGKB79L._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA240_SH20_OU01_.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.amazon.com/Short-History-Wine-Rod-Phillips/dp/0066212820&usg=__cR3h_ToqO5wUMGB37tvEGMnCfko=&h=240&w=240&sz=8&hl=en&start=9&um=1&tbnid=mvDZYAdikn_XjM:&tbnh=110&tbnw=110&prev=/images%3Fq%3DA%2BShort%2BHistory%2Bof%2BWine%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1">it's only 400 pages</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S0e3ielNaCI/AAAAAAAAATw/oYx3asY_v0E/s1600-h/Picture+9.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S0e3ielNaCI/AAAAAAAAATw/oYx3asY_v0E/s400/Picture+9.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424506079143618594" border="0" /></a><br />passion for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cork-Not-Tradition-Romance-Science/dp/0743299353/ref=pd_sim_b_8">cork</a><br /><br /></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-83001753711782055532010-01-07T10:21:00.000-08:002010-01-07T10:31:11.624-08:00back at it<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S0YnHXl6NNI/AAAAAAAAATo/NCs_qQ5nA28/s1600-h/Picture+11.png"></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">After numerous (holi)days of waking up in the double digits (I'm not a morning person) maybe one of these cuties could have helped a bit this week.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S0YnHXl6NNI/AAAAAAAAATo/NCs_qQ5nA28/s1600-h/Picture+11.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 183px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S0YnHXl6NNI/AAAAAAAAATo/NCs_qQ5nA28/s400/Picture+11.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424065808759928018" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.momastore.org/museum/moma/ProductDisplay_Bell%20Alarm%20Clock_10451_10001_62797">Bell Alarm Clock</a>, Industrial Facility<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S0Ymv9ONHSI/AAAAAAAAATY/mjoNfdhNHZs/s1600-h/Picture+12.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 183px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S0Ymv9ONHSI/AAAAAAAAATY/mjoNfdhNHZs/s400/Picture+12.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424065406544190754" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.nandahome.com/products/chrome/index.php">Clocky</a> (so cute)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S0YmnFpNUeI/AAAAAAAAATQ/1H4g6MVpfos/s1600-h/Picture+13.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 183px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/S0YmnFpNUeI/AAAAAAAAATQ/1H4g6MVpfos/s400/Picture+13.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424065254186111458" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">The super slick <a href="http://sfmoma.stores.yahoo.net/whelra.html">Elements Radio</a><br /><br /><br /></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-21901480694196649152009-12-10T17:26:00.000-08:002009-12-10T17:50:49.599-08:00mini messages<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SyGhaqKNL7I/AAAAAAAAATA/7KoV9GkstSk/s1600-h/Picture+11.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SyGhaqKNL7I/AAAAAAAAATA/7KoV9GkstSk/s400/Picture+11.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413785706441813938" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=973252&navAction=jump&search=true&parentid=SEARCH_RESULTS">a little scroll</a> to your long lost buddy<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SyGhXdI5ROI/AAAAAAAAAS4/63Az4S0dP_g/s1600-h/Picture+12.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SyGhXdI5ROI/AAAAAAAAAS4/63Az4S0dP_g/s400/Picture+12.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413785651407045858" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.feltandwireshop.com/products/85">sweet nothings</a>: bon bon flats<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SyGhUUs3ZsI/AAAAAAAAASw/kUrRcLxdWyU/s1600-h/Picture+13.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SyGhUUs3ZsI/AAAAAAAAASw/kUrRcLxdWyU/s400/Picture+13.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413785597602391746" border="0" /></a><br />oh, the cuteness: custom letters from the <a href="http://www.leafcutterdesigns.com/shop/wsps/photos.html">wsps</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SyGhQeLip6I/AAAAAAAAASo/ulPl4_E3GIs/s1600-h/Picture+14.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SyGhQeLip6I/AAAAAAAAASo/ulPl4_E3GIs/s400/Picture+14.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413785531427497890" border="0" /></a><br /></span><a href="http://www.paper-source.com/cgi-bin/paper/color/baby-envelopes/2506.001/101.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">button sized </span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.paper-source.com/cgi-bin/paper/color/baby-envelopes/2506.001/101.html">baby envelopes</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SyGhL7I17vI/AAAAAAAAASg/xBVQh9joaF8/s1600-h/Picture+16.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SyGhL7I17vI/AAAAAAAAASg/xBVQh9joaF8/s400/Picture+16.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413785453301460722" border="0" /></a><br />and to <a href=":%20just%20big%20enough%20for%20a%20secret">write it all down</a><br /><br /><br /></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-44410485854115383142009-12-01T20:35:00.000-08:002009-12-01T20:54:14.952-08:00wrapping awesomeness<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxXvL7s5hWI/AAAAAAAAASQ/O3_2ZYMmreA/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxXvL7s5hWI/AAAAAAAAASQ/O3_2ZYMmreA/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410493515639129442" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxXvHsCZJcI/AAAAAAAAASI/gZafL-BdQkQ/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxXvHsCZJcI/AAAAAAAAASI/gZafL-BdQkQ/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410493442714838466" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxXvBrbnLLI/AAAAAAAAASA/kUMYwtPkLbw/s1600-h/Picture+5.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxXvBrbnLLI/AAAAAAAAASA/kUMYwtPkLbw/s400/Picture+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410493339472964786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxXvhfSXMXI/AAAAAAAAASY/592VwvkqjkA/s1600-h/Picture+10.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxXvhfSXMXI/AAAAAAAAASY/592VwvkqjkA/s400/Picture+10.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410493885968757106" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxXu0libU_I/AAAAAAAAARw/WwN91zslC9A/s1600-h/Picture+7.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxXu0libU_I/AAAAAAAAARw/WwN91zslC9A/s400/Picture+7.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410493114552636402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxXusj15mKI/AAAAAAAAARg/gjgcjAGsuEE/s1600-h/Picture+9.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxXusj15mKI/AAAAAAAAARg/gjgcjAGsuEE/s400/Picture+9.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410492976658487458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I feel like these are all too beautiful to cut up!<br /><br />pairs 1 and 2 // <a href="http://www.feltandwireshop.com/sellers/23">loop, elissa barbieri</a><br />pair 3 // <a href="http://www.feltandwireshop.com/sellers/75">design army</a><br />pairs 4 and 5 // a personal favorite,<a href="http://www.feltandwireshop.com/sellers/31"> Joey's Corner</a><br />pair 6, number 1 // <a href="http://www.feltandwireshop.com/sellers/61">AdamsMorioka</a><br />pair 6, number 2 // </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.feltandwireshop.com/sellers/75">design army</a></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-53254028205852980972009-11-30T20:12:00.000-08:002009-11-30T20:32:56.752-08:00the art of advent<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxSZw6OWAAI/AAAAAAAAARY/-kfVxkdwkTA/s1600/adventgarland.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 368px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxSZw6OWAAI/AAAAAAAAARY/-kfVxkdwkTA/s400/adventgarland.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410118117920997378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxSZlc_ELeI/AAAAAAAAARQ/ztCn--FajUk/s1600/advent1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 372px; height: 270px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxSZlc_ELeI/AAAAAAAAARQ/ztCn--FajUk/s400/advent1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410117921093725666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxSZdyz85JI/AAAAAAAAARI/XclFp9AdFZU/s1600/1907_8164.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxSZdyz85JI/AAAAAAAAARI/XclFp9AdFZU/s400/1907_8164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410117789513737362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxSZRgI20-I/AAAAAAAAARA/gVrFdd3Xvjc/s1600/mittens.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 374px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxSZRgI20-I/AAAAAAAAARA/gVrFdd3Xvjc/s400/mittens.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410117578342716386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxSZMdzmpOI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/OKVYuXXEwQ4/s1600/51gII5E9MfL._AA400_.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 371px; height: 371px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SxSZMdzmpOI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/OKVYuXXEwQ4/s400/51gII5E9MfL._AA400_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410117491817358562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Advent calendars are a favorite holiday tradition in my family. We always got the ones with windows and chocolate. These calendars take advent to a whole other level!<br /><br />1 // a lovely design by <a href="http://www.studiodsharp.com/">d.Sharp</a><br />2 // love all the little boxes and numbers by <a href="http://aliedwards.typepad.com/_a_/2007/11/christmas-proje.html">Ali Edwards</a><br />3 // i don't totally get how <a href="http://se.pidltd.com/se/">this one</a> works, but it looks cool<br />4 // oh my gosh, <a href="http://www.garnethill.com/jump.jsp?itemID=14487&itemType=PRODUCT&iProductID=14487&path=1%2C2%2C5%2C5430%2C9597&cusell=1">little mittens!</a><br />5 // for the narcissist: <a href="http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/602-1455855-4052611?ASIN=B000RKXDEI&AFID=Froogle&LNM=B000RKXDEI%7CMirrored_Advent_Calendar&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=B000RKXDEI&ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001">mirrors upon mirrors</a><br /><br /></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-30409477276151611132009-11-23T17:28:00.000-08:002009-11-23T17:44:10.793-08:00simon page<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/Sws42kO9QSI/AAAAAAAAAQI/vASojNT_sNE/s1600/Picture+10.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/Sws42kO9QSI/AAAAAAAAAQI/vASojNT_sNE/s400/Picture+10.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407478287678914850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/Sws5SXmS9gI/AAAAAAAAAQo/LVMj4IlC3ww/s1600/Picture+8.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/Sws5SXmS9gI/AAAAAAAAAQo/LVMj4IlC3ww/s400/Picture+8.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407478765323482626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/Sws5Wo_ZWII/AAAAAAAAAQw/gDfx-_sjDdY/s1600/Picture+9.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/Sws5Wo_ZWII/AAAAAAAAAQw/gDfx-_sjDdY/s400/Picture+9.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407478838711638146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/Sws5N48ARaI/AAAAAAAAAQg/IGuUQKTUyDU/s1600/Picture+6.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/Sws5N48ARaI/AAAAAAAAAQg/IGuUQKTUyDU/s400/Picture+6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407478688373556642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/Sws5FyxvQjI/AAAAAAAAAQY/JXT3XUXvIPU/s1600/Picture+5.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/Sws5FyxvQjI/AAAAAAAAAQY/JXT3XUXvIPU/s400/Picture+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407478549280932402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/Sws46olaD0I/AAAAAAAAAQQ/_Zm7iDgHD4U/s1600/Picture+4.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/Sws46olaD0I/AAAAAAAAAQQ/_Zm7iDgHD4U/s400/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407478357566295874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://simoncpage.co.uk/blog/">Simon's blog. More cool stuff.</a><br /></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-18384800900404414852009-11-21T15:54:00.001-08:002009-11-21T15:55:22.716-08:00ysl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/Swh921R0bJI/AAAAAAAAAQA/S8zTqNbobFY/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/Swh921R0bJI/AAAAAAAAAQA/S8zTqNbobFY/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406709733626506386" border="0" /></a>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984718767002031126.post-87626624005866217452009-11-19T16:39:00.001-08:002009-11-19T16:47:11.271-08:00cody hudson<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SwXl284DY-I/AAAAAAAAAP4/yOXVo5YUKkY/s1600/AndrewRafaczGallery000114.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SwXl284DY-I/AAAAAAAAAP4/yOXVo5YUKkY/s400/AndrewRafaczGallery000114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405979659945075682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SwXlzslTUzI/AAAAAAAAAPw/vXgH6ebgFPI/s1600/AndrewRafaczGallery000067.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SwXlzslTUzI/AAAAAAAAAPw/vXgH6ebgFPI/s400/AndrewRafaczGallery000067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405979604031853362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SwXlt2r8WMI/AAAAAAAAAPo/nqcAEOkeMHQ/s1600/AndrewRafaczGallery000138.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SwXlt2r8WMI/AAAAAAAAAPo/nqcAEOkeMHQ/s400/AndrewRafaczGallery000138.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405979503664847042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SwXlidhDPWI/AAAAAAAAAPY/fswelILUOOY/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 296px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SwXlidhDPWI/AAAAAAAAAPY/fswelILUOOY/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405979307929714018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SwXlpgwVYJI/AAAAAAAAAPg/gs_rFgwsrmI/s1600/CodyHudsonforGSD.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 296px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SwXlpgwVYJI/AAAAAAAAAPg/gs_rFgwsrmI/s400/CodyHudsonforGSD.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405979429058207890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SwXle11OK2I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/BTY86_G2GXA/s1600/Picture+3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 282px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SwXle11OK2I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/BTY86_G2GXA/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405979245737290594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SwXlXyJPlFI/AAAAAAAAAPI/WUcrNfmx3Rc/s1600/Picture+4.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 383px; height: 285px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SwXlXyJPlFI/AAAAAAAAAPI/WUcrNfmx3Rc/s400/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405979124488442962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SwXlTglxX9I/AAAAAAAAAPA/brrlO8RESRM/s1600/poketo-spacetime-cody-hudson-wall.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 382px; height: 316px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1qj7ve3nQ8/SwXlTglxX9I/AAAAAAAAAPA/brrlO8RESRM/s400/poketo-spacetime-cody-hudson-wall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405979051056783314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This guy does some <a href="http://www.codyhudson.net/">awesome stuff</a>.<br /></span>sparkes!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16717770701972650131noreply@blogger.com0