Random Objects

Super fabulous metallic treasures from Graphic Fairy - I'm sure you can think of something wonderful to do with these.

New at UO

New at Urban Outfitters for fall - a pretty needlepoint pillow and 2 fun prints by Andrew Holder

Photography

Beautiful photography from John Dummer. Love that wire thing in the first photo.

Spotted

I recently spotted these wonderful creations by Mamas Little Babies on Indie Fixx. What great usage of vintage Victorian illustrations. Each piece is crafted by hand in santa Cruz CA and you can see lots more here.

Spotted

These are so pretty - very Cartolina! From Graham and Green.

Inspiration

Really love these 2 random swatches of Alexander Henry fabric from here. Wish I could find a larger sample piece.

Photography

Cupcakes are great but with these cupcakes it's all about the photography - a great selection right here.

Road trip!

I deserve this little 4 day vacation - there, I said it! In the last month I have designed an entirely new collection for Cartolina, finished and launched the wholesale shopping site, renovated the cottage, done the taxes and moved my parents across the province - not to mention all the daily tasks around the studio - I'm exhausted just thinking about it! I am excited to be finished all the big jobs - cards are at the printers getting printed, studio work is finally all caught up and so we are off to the Okanagan(BC's wine country) for 4 days of relaxation - I can feel the sun on my face right now. So enjoy today's posts and I'll be right back here feeling relaxed and refreshed on Monday morning - see you then!

This is the view from Quail's Gate winery  -  some more pics from the winery right here.

Oh and I'll be tweeting as I go if anyone is interested  :-)

Combine your obsessions why don't you.

I seem to be on another heavy metal kick - this time I am combining it with another personal obsession - vintage buttons. These are all from Tipple and Snack's shop and you can get your very own rusty old Victorian buttons for as cheap as $6.99. Seems like a deal to me.

Get your craft on.

A few more wilidly creative ideas from the seemingly endless source at the Once Wed Project set on Flickr. I check these out quite often and always get good ideas. Not only does she have a great eye for colour and design but she can really put together great tutorials, don't you think? I love this first project  . . . .

Photography

Very pretty styling in these photographs by Trevor Dixon. Each one evokes a similar mood of calm, making me feel quite sleepy in fact . . . 

All in the details

Take a look at the details in this beautiful Dutch cottage. I love all the art hanging haphazardly on the walls and I like the deeply contrasting colours(you may have noticed that I am not a fan of wishy washy neutrals!)

This charming home is in Spijkerboor, Netherlands and the photography is by Hotze Eisma