sports & games at white elephant vintage

last week white elephant vintage presented it's sports and games affair, listing great vintage sportswear and children's games. it looks like some great items have already been snapped up (i'm always running behind on these sorts of things) but here are a few that i like.

meet marvin

marvin is pretty cute. we've had him for a little over two months and things are just starting to calm down. oh, marv.

inspiration from vagabond

happy monday! wanted to quickly share these pieces from the vagabond vintage booth. their niche/little cupboard installation was beautiful (and the colors were more vibrant in person). yet another thing to look for when i'm out antiquing. the list is getting long.

decor8 inspiration packs

i'm super excited about the inspire me giveaway holly at decor8 put together. almost one hundred donations (including mine!) were shuffled up and put together to form just 10 gorgeous inspiration packs for her readers to enter a chance to win.

comment on this post with these things included in your comment: "your blog/website URL, your name (first is fine), 3 of your favorite colors, and why you feel like you are in need of inspiration right now and what you'd like to do with these things if you win." there are already over 500 comments! tough competition...wouldn't you love to be inspired?

soda by amy

i got back from the gift mart earlier this week and got right back into the swing of things - except for posting. now that things have calmed down a bit, it's good to be back. i had so much fun! i didn't get tons of pictures (and most vendor websites don't have great pictures...i'll have to scout around for things i took notes on), but there are a few things to share in the next few days.

we found these great clay charms by soda. they're one of my favorite buys from the whole trip. i'm looking forward to getting a few to wear on a leather cord. soda by amy also has an etsy shop where you can find sweet vessels, cards, pillows and these lace imprint porcelain buttons [below].

home inspiration

i love this yellow and grey palette by summer thornton over at design*sponge today. feels really fresh. grey and greens would be pretty, too (maybe for my living room).

i'm off to atlanta for the gift market tomorrow. hopefully there will be some wifi somewhere to post some updates and good finds! until then, wish me luck with that humidity!

shim + sons mouspads

sweet little mousepads at shim + sons. and only $10.75.

250th post

i like this wee cactus print from the great ashley g. now with our little kitchen counter cacti collection, i think it's appropriate.

golden hour view

a few shots off the guthrie theater's "endless bridge" a few weeks ago. the mirrored surface really enhances one of the best views in the city.

read a great article about stuart haygarth in last month's dwell. i'm especially drawn to his tide chandelier, which is part of a larger project about collecting man made debris washed up along a piece of kent coastline.

i had an idea i (clearly) didn't pursue back in college involving all the litter along 94E, but given that i had much more interest in admiring sculpture versus making it, that idea didn't go much further than that.

although using someone else's irresponsibly disposed trash to make art isn't a new idea, it can't get more meticulous or more beautiful than this.

morning kitchen counter action

our little cactus from ikea bloomed the day after we got it home and repotted it. plus this one-minute egg cooker (also from ikea?) is pretty genius. just add a litte water and nuke. good for the pre-work breakfast rush.

simple shape illustrations by blanca gómez

i love the simple shapes in these prints by blanca gómez. her etsy shop, named for her project cosas mínimas (spanish for tiny things), is chock full of affordable original collages, gocco and prints.

more here: cosas mínimas, shop, blog

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abc tea towels

totally missed out on this great alphabet tea towel designed by linzie hunter and printed by patapri. i love this green and teal colorway. hopefully they'll be back soon.

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the charles and ray eames stamps are out!

a summer fête

the new summer show at rose and radish called fête. and it certainly is.

great inspiration board

take a look at this great alternative to nailing a bunch of holes in your walls! it looks super versatile - much easier to switch out and re-arrange - and cool that it's freestanding to give your over-the-couch-display a sculptural quality. i'm secretly dreading the day we move out of our apartment because there will be so many holes to fill. i'm not sure if this is something you can buy, but it looks like a great diy project. found on ffffound!, so if anyone knows the source please let me know!

update: this is what happens when i get behind on my blog reading. abbey kindly noted that this can be traced back to ladies & gentlemen home via poppytalk (where she was guest blogging last week and i missed it! well...it's still there.) it was also featured on apartment therapy. for a simple how to, visit ladies & gentlemen home.

also related: a great spontaneous framing idea using pant hangers from poppytalk.

creature comforts giveaway

the wonderful creature comforts is turning one this month and is having a birthday giveaway extravaganza! check out the fabulous contributors gallery to see the prizes and enter here. happy blog birthday ez!

stuffed fruits and veggies

these fabric fruits and veggies by sian keegan make a nice stuffed summer salad. they're not intended for children, but it would be fun to find some that were. radishes, scallions and strawberries available at fawn&forest, $6-22.

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more of sian's scallions in rose and radish's new "fête" show.

my dream davenport

get a load of these couches! i've been in the market for a couch (but not really because i can't afford anything over $300) and my jaw dropped when i saw them. they're a project by doshi levien called my beautiful backside, launched by moroso this year. it was inspired by this painting in which figures are sitting on large rounded-edged or pebble shaped cushions. a gorgeous project. i love the organic shape of the backs and that mustard color is just wonderful.

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island children

sweet original encaustic works by bumblebellydesigns. perfect for a child's room. $70/each.

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