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I was browsing through the Pulse catalog this weekend. Pulse is a very large trade show held in Earl's Court in London every year. We are exhibiting our Cartolina products there this year for the first time. I'm excited about it because our UK distributors are using some of our new french lady designs as their booth graphics this year - can't wait to see some pictures. Anyway the catalog has some great fresh new designers that I wanted to show you this morning starting with SCP who have, among other things, these large knitted ottomans(below) produced in Scotland from lovely soft lambs wool - so comfy!

Going going gone!

Fancy this embroidered vintage pillow? It could be yours - Ebay. (This seller actually has some pretty cool stuff!)

Via The Constant Gatherer

Blog Alert

Julie Reed has some great antique fair coverage, as usual, over at her lovely blog, Bricolage. Julie takes great pictures and we definitely love very similar pieces. Go check out her posts, I think you will like.

Happy Weekend!

Have a great weekend - the sun has finally come out in BC and if we're lucky it might stick around for a few days. Maybe I'll do some gardening and relax for change - no work for me this weekend. And if you are in London and going to PULSE at Earl's Court this weekend don't forget to check out all our new Cartolina product at Booth E28(and say hi to Gavin and Ian!) See you Monday!

This incredible paper necklace is made by Blush Envy - who's work I am in total awe of this week!

Found

These vintage paper crafts are amazing. I posted a couple of these kind of pieces before but I found the mother load on this Flickr set - they are totally fascinating and I'm sure very collectible.

Inspiration

Wonderful fabrics from The Fabric Farm. Anna Maria Horner can do no wrong in my books - I love everything she does! You can't help but be inspired by her talent.

Window Shopping

Every so often I go to Farmhouse Wares to see what's new. Here's what caught my eye. Don't miss the individual cupcake stands - what a great idea!

Window Shopping

Introducing The Blue Carrot Shop - a brand new vintage shopping experience with tons of great stuff. There's a little bit of something for everyone's vintage collections. If you love old type and vintage letterpress - there's lots for you!

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You know how much I love vintage engravings so of course these pretty little works of art caught my eye at the Poppytalk Handmade Market . These little treasures are handmade by La Bouquiniste - nice!

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Did you think these were floor runners? - Me too! Wrong! These are ribbons. From LFN Ribbons. So inspiring - what could you make with these(a floor runner?)

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This should get all you letterpressers hyper ventilating. A recycled billboard bag from Defy Bags. It looks so 3 dimensional doesn't it? Lots of designs to chose from(but this is the only letterpress one) - right here.

Thanks Tanis!

Window Shopping

My friend Tanis from Good Girl Gifts often sends me great links - which I am taking full advantage of today. Yesterday she sent me a link to a store in Vancouver's Gas Town - Old Faithful. First of all I love the name and the logo and secondly if I could pick a location for a cool store in Vancouver it would be in Gas Town. So I haven't been to the store but I can tell from the pictures that I would love it - old brick walls, wood floors and really really really high ceilings - looks a lot like the space that we built the Dominion Cafe in. Here are some great shots, and next time you're in Vancouver you must go and take some more for me!

The Old Faithful Shop is located at 320 Cordova St W Vancouver, BC. In the coolest part of the city!