© Frank Cards
© Frank Cards
Merry Recession Christmas Cards is home to some very clever, entertaining and topical Christmas cards. Above are just two of my favourites but you should check out the website for more info and prepare to be amused.
Whats more for every card that you purchase a donation is made to Feeding America!
Simply astonshing are these beautiful vases by Tsunami Glassworks. From the seductive forms to the mesemerizing colours which Tsunami Glassworks pour into their work - this is amazing work.
Have a good look at their website for lots more eye candy!
© Johanna Basford
The never ending talent that is Johanna Basford has astounded me yet again..... Recently she attracted attention from Creative Review with her re-drawn front cover of their magazine and now she's launched #TwitterPicture, "a unique concept merging creativity with social networking platform, Twitter.
On Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th October, She invited the Tweeters to get involved and help create the world's first Twitter inspired artwork. The torrent of tweets came thick and fast, draining several dozen of her beloved fine liners within the first 3 hours.The result is an inky, hand drawn snap shot of Twitter imaginations over a 48 hour period. The weird and the wonderful, the quirky, the bizarre, the emotional and the political are all captured in delicately penned detail to form this most eclectic of artworks."
© Beeb Design
© Beeb Design
Beeb Design is the label of Bess who is a London-based part time designer/maker. Bess's speciality is a range of dolls, toys and pictures, with the odd one-off project thrown in. Bess was also a runner up in our recent Handbag Notebook Competition.
I love the characters and colours above and you can check out more at etsy.
© 2009 INK+WIT
© 2009 Tara Hogan
A great blog to inspire you this weekend, Ink + Wit and check out this gorgeous calendar by illustrator Tara Hogan. Enjoy and have a lovely weekend!!
© Dan Stiles
© Dan Stiles
"Based in Portland, Oregon, Dan Stiles creates art that is a visual combination of music and design. Over the past 15 years Stiles has collaborated with artists, labels, promoters, and major corporations to create identities, custom packaging, and limited edition collectable art and merchandise. Stiles is perhaps best known for his Poster Art, working with artists across multiple genres the likes of Death Cab for Cutie, Sonic Youth, Arctic Monkeys, Cat Power, Hot Chip, Sigur Ros, Ted Leo, TV on The Radio, Dizze Rascal, Wilco, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and countless others".
A really cool find, make sure you check him out!
Luphia Loves is a great recent find for me, it features art, fashion, interiors and anything else pretty that the author finds inspirational.
The blog is really well structured and you are guaranteed to spend lots of time browsing so add it to your faves. Features include Beauty Tuesday, Styling Luphia and Vintage Friday and loads of great links for pretty finds and stunning photography on flickr.
Check it out now!
P.S good luck at Cambridge
The Big Tomato Company had one mission "to see a squirty tomato on every kitchen table in the UK".
These days they are firmly established in the British Ceramics industry, developing the award winning table top range: English Eccentrics.
In addition the website is pretty nifty, i love that you can move the stamps when signing up to join the gang and even send in your ideas for a mug title!
Concrete and Honey is a lovely site featuring stunning ideas. In particular i love all the wedding themes and beautiful florals that have featured in recent posts.
Thoughtful day is a lovely, lovely blog crammed full of beautiful designs to inspire you all. What a delightful find for a sunny friday afternoon.
