Found - vintage clock faces

Who doesn't love a vintage clock face? And this Etsy seller has the motherload - Clockwork Universe. I thought I mostly liked clocks from the 1930's but when I saw the watches from the 70s I was quite smitten - some of them look like current designs from Fossil don't the? Enjoy!

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Found - pretty bird bag

Really loving this fun slouchy bag from Belloberry Designs. Such a practical shape to take to the market and gorgeous fabric designed by Etsuko Furuya.

Found - vintage inspired iPhone cases

You may have seen these iPhone cases from Cath Kidston - very pretty - love the juxtaposition between vintage pattern and new technology - great idea!

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including this one, my favourite!

Vintage - Aubusson painting

According to French Blue and Co this is a rough design for an Aubusson carpet. I think it is truly wonderful - don't you?

Found - Bellalulu

A wonderfully curated collection of vintage stuff - with great prices - my kind of stuff - at Bellalulu

Found - vintage accessories

There is a vintage section on the Free People website that I think you might like. Apart from the vintage clothes, that give me serious flashbacks, I think the accessories are quite neat. Especially the bags and belts . . .

First up a vintage carpet bag - a classic. Below, a vintage leather satchel with what looks like a stenciled star on it - which got me thinking - wouldn't this be a great diy crafty project - stenciling vintage leather hippy bags with cool, iconic symbols or flowers birds etc? What do you think? I'd like to try this.

They also have a selection of vintage cowgirl shirts - which are always fun! I noticed lots of western shirts in the stores for fall!

And as a side note, they have a great pair of long narrow rubber boots at Free People - you know, like wellies! If you're tired of the short, wide wellies - these look really great!

Inspiration - guess what?

This is kind of a funny post. Doug was telling his friend Craig that we were planning on going to Vegas for a trade show in September. Craig said that he didn't think much of Vegas and the last time he went he spent a large part of the vacation taking pictures of the carpets in the casinos because he thought they were so amazing. I think they are fabulous, here are some of Craig's pictures . . .

Inspiration - embossed paper

These are super cool - embossed paper birds, fish and bunnies. These are traditionally German pieces. I found them at Shelf via Tea for Joy(superb blog to follow.)

Inspiration - sewing project

How cute are these? This is a great diy project - I love that the process includes tracing around a pair of shorts that you all ready have to make the pattern - I've made lots of garments this way and it works perfectly. The styling and the bright coloured fabric are fab, aren't they? - that's why they made it here this morning - of course!

Inspiration - diy pencil project

There's a wonderful little tutorial at Omiyage on how to make these pretty pencils - what a great gift idea. Love the patterns don't you? Via Craft Gawker.