cig harvey

Found this fab photographer via delish that has done great work for clients like kate spade. I love having an endless array of work to glance through. So beautiful!

Lotta Fabric

Check out these lovely Lotta Jansdotter fabrics here.

Big Blue

We spent the weekend cleaning up our C&P Pilot Letterpress. After scanning the aisles of paint, we decided to go with bright blue, can't you tell? :) I just wanted to share the before & after pictures with you, just to show you how far a little tender-love-care can go!

Rosanna

I found these pieces by Rosanna to be quite nice. A little bit feminine, with a little bit of flair. Nice color palettes as well. These dishes are each created by hand, "Handcrafted in a Mexican village, each piece is individually mouth blown, hand etched and sandblasted with distinctively Rosanna patterns … modern, yet comfortingly familiar."

Astilbe Designs

I love stud earrings, and I thought these from Astilbe Designs were just too cute.

Naiad Soap Arts

I'm not much of a product girl...and what I mean by product is, I use the bare essentials: Shampoo, Conditioner, Bar Soap, and that's it! I usually buy the cheapest thing at the store which lasts about 2-3 months. However, when I stumbled across the soap of Naiad, I had to take a second look. Don't these look yummy!

Tauva Auerbach

Tauba Auerbach's creations are little typographic eye candy for your day...

Save Polaroid

I was browsing through my favorite blogs this morning when I saw a post on {frolic!} about "Saving the Polaroid!" If you haven't heard yet, before we know it, polaroid instant cameras/film will cease to exist :( However, there have been a few noteworthy crusades to protest this tragedy. So jump on over to Save Polaroid and join the fight!

Wedding Wednesday: Lucky Coins

I have mentioned several times that 2008 is going to be the year of weddings. I take it as a blessing that my co-worker (and previous classmate from design school) is getting married a month after me. We spend a few minutes (err..hours) a day chatting over the latest wedding drama, and recently she completed her save the dates. Yes, gocco-ed save the dates - but with an interesting twist :) She had a personalized coin created to attach to her announcement. A coin! How clever is that?! I should mention she is getting married at an old North Carolina fort on the coast, how clever is that! :)

Flickr Group: Handbound Books

Flickr Tuesday is one on my favorite blogging themes. I love any excuse to sift through flickr and its bounty of photos... and today I am highlighting a flickr group called "Handbound Books."
[photos from t-b: your secret admiral, kristin82175, paperiaarre, your secret admiral, nightjar books, miss ruth, blue valetine press]

New Gocco Prints

I found this great 1940's book about mammals in the thrift store the other day, so I decided to rip it apart and gocco on it!

Jenny Hofer Aprons

Jenny Hofer Designs has a selection of cute aprons and other accessories. I have a rather drab kitchen, so anything that helps add little life to the room, is a plus in my book.

Tea Towels

I found these clever tea towels from 5pm studio this morning on etsy. I am a sucker for embroidery and loved how playful these towels were. Oh, and check out this great mug...

Barbra Ziemer - Photography

Oh I am such a sucker for vintage camera photography...the work of Barbra Ziemer is just that. Below are three of her pieces that almost look like a watercolor painting rather than photography. She says they are "a representation of tranquility," lovely right? :)

Emerald Green & Blue

I am totally loving this color combo I found on apartment therapy. Surprisingly soothing yet at the same has a little punch.

Wedding Wednesday

So I am at the point in my wedding planning that I need to start looking for shoes in order to get the hem right on my dress. I am leaning more towards wearing a flat shoe considering we are getting married on a stage positioned on the side of a small grassy hill.
[photos are from l-r: jcrew, nine west, nordstrom]

Wooded Bliss

Here are a few wood products that I am currently loving. Who can't help but have a thing for a little faux bois?!

[photos are from clockwise: postcard - suck uK {A+R}, coaster - sarah film {A+R}, menorah - walteria livings {A+R}, stool - little odd forest, toothbrush holder - martha stewart {Macy's}]

Walnut Wallpaper

If only we could paint or even wallpaper in our little apartment! I love the prints from Walnut Wallpaper and am jealous of those of you out there who can actually brighten up your rooms with a splash of patterns. Oh well!

Flickr Group: Silouette-Paper Cut

Found some fun compositions on the flickr group: silouette-paper cut that I thought I would share. Oh, for the love of paper :)
[photos from t-b: fog and thistle, fog and thistle, molly jey, molly jey, bittystarr papercuttings]

Somethings Hiding in Here

I love the feel of Somethings Hiding in Here's studio space. So clean, fresh, and engaging! Check out more photos of here.

Ma Magasin

Check out these fun buttons from Ma Magasin. How darling are these cross-stitch buttons...fun!

Before & After

We picked up another scrap item at the university surplus this week, an old type-writer table. Didn't Dustin do a fabulous job of cleaning and repainting it?!? I've already found a way to pile things up on it, whoops!

Tumbled Shards

I love these delicate and simple pieces I found on etsy this afternoon by Tumbled Shards. What a lovely little bouquet :-)

Wedding Wednesday

The above photos are from the talented wedding photographer we recently decided on for our special day - Martha Manning. We found Martha the good old fashion way (through the Knot), and what a relief she has been! All I wanted was someone who was experienced/talented (of course!), low key, and prepared to travel to western NC for a wedding in the middle of nowhere - oh, and someone who was not outrageous in price! It was a perfect fit!

City Guide - Raleigh

Yay! How exciting :-) I recently wrote the Raleigh, NC design guide for Design*Sponge. Grace of D*S was nice enough to allow me to contribute to her fabulous design blog so I gathered up my favorite hot spots in the triangle area (raleigh, durham, chapel hill) and wrote away!

Flickr Group: Vintage Illustration

I couldn't help but write about this flickr group. Filled with lovely compositions, Vintage Illustration has a little visual candy for everyone...enjoy :-)
[pictured from t-b: pgamba62, letslookupandsmile, peagreengirl, cowtools, grain esit.com]

Vintage *Finds*

While I was back in my hometown this weekend (helping my mother put the finishing touches on my wedding dress), I had the opportunity to shop some of the local antique/thrift shops. I have a thing for plates, there ... I've said it. So, to my surprise, I found a couple of interesting $.25 plates to add to my collection :-)

New Designs

I've been in super Gocco mode lately (I can't help myself, it is just too fun and easy to use). Just wanted to share what I have been cooking up. I hope to get a few more things into my etsy shop soon!

Fixer-Upper

We finally found one!....our first C&P Pilot letterpress. It's a beauty right? :-) With a little elbow grease, we are optimistic that we can turn this little guy around (and by little I mean 200lbs). Wish us luck, it should be arriving soon!

Wooded Jewels {Etsy Find}

I love the jewelry by Modica Design that I found on etsy recently. Who would have thought wood jewelry could be so nice?! I prefer smaller jewelry, and measuring in at about 0.5" the pieces above are just the right size to add a little flair!

Wedding Wednesday

We gocco-ed into the night this weekend trying to finish our save the dates...and there!...we are done! After several design iterations and gocco trial and errors, I finally figured out what would work best and what would just have to be! We were happy with the results, so I hope you enjoy :-)We printed about 200, just in case we had any problems. Of course, we did! The extra 25-40 really helped us weed out a few that had knicks or uneven ink. We used a white linen paper with tangerine, metallic aqua, and brown inks. Oh, gocco, how I love thee...and my fiance too!

Sally Scott

Oh, how I love this fashion campaign...Sally Scott's summer line is just too sweet and pretty to pass up.

Flickr Group: Pretty Organized

The flickr group that I am highlighting this week is one that we could all take note of: Pretty Organized :-) Check out these carefully placed yet aesthetically pleasing photos!
[photos are from t-b: smallest bones, the aesthetic onion, chez larsson, frank farm, anna maria horner, suri*, marmys, and poopscape]

Productive Weekend

I have been slack with posting the past few days, and who is to blame?...Gocco! We successfully created our save the dates (more to come with that on wedding wednesday) and I was also able to have a little fun :-) I have created my first, humble, etsy store! Although it is very young and somewhat empty, I am super excited about having a presence on esty.
I have also decided to start a photography blog called "Darling Perspective." Over the past couple of months I have become interested in old camera techniques (holga, polaroid, transfers, ttv, etc..) as well as intrigued by my new digital slr, so I have posted a few experimental photographs. I use Flickr for storing my photos but I felt like keeping a blog would help me edit down my favorites. Anyways, I hope you enjoy :-)