leather work

halloween is not quite upon us but a masquerade ball can be held any time of year! tom banwell makes incredibly beautiful leather masks, headdresses, headbands, and cuffs which can be found in his store on etsy.

store: tom banwell designs

leather mask prices: $19.50 - $84 

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"vintage" posters

fro, a graphic designer from la, designs amazing posters and prints. a lot of his work is inspired by films, but he recently did a really cool mario bros set.

all posters are for sale on his blog and are about $25 to $45 each.

look again!

etsy isn't just for "girlie" crap, you know. you can also buy a lot of awesome accessories for your tech stuff. i picked the ones below because at first glance, it seems like something else. look again and it's actually a sleeve for your phone!

1. gameboy iphone cozy ($25), 2. laptop sleeve ($40), 3. cassette iphone case ($20)

4. recycled shirt ipad sleeve ($55), 5. felt ipad case ($55), 6. camera cozy ($24)

etsy stores:
1. yummy pocket -handmade iphone, ipod, and ipad cases

2. flak eater - wwII military inspired messenger bags and accessories

3. Crank Cases - iphone, ipod ipad android cases

4. finders&keepers - unique objects for everyday life

5. les petits chantons – felt sleeves for accessories

6. plushism - custom handmade love

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black apples

i fell in love with emily winfield of the black apple many years ago when they were just simple portraits of big-eyed girls. but it's been nice to see her grow! today she does all sort of stuff including notebooks, postcards, pins, recipe cards, and her prints.

store: the black apple

prices: $5 pins - $30 prints

(previously posted here)

cake stands

with food, taste isn't everything. you most likely see it before you eat it so good presentation helps! (i keep thinking about cake stands because we went to abbot kinney a few wekends ago and saw a shop that was filled with beautiful things, including cake stands. wish i had taken pictures!)

here are some beautiful cake stands from burlap + blue. they sell other things too, like coasters and wreaths, but i love cake so... :)

store: burlap + blue
prices: $15 - $40 (cake stands)

modern jewelry

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i love jewelry. so a lot of my etsy posts will probably be featuring jewelry designers. sorry!

arosha luigi taglia actually has two stores: arosha of contemporary jewelry and sleeks, where he sells items made from handmade silk. both modern and simple, but very different in materials and feel. the items here are all from arosha.

etsy store: arosha
prices vary

finger puppets!

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melanie of sweet melly jane makes the cutest finger puppets. well, she makes other stuff too, but i especially love her puppets!!

etsy store: sweet melly jane
prices vary

Infographics!

I love the infographics done by Danish designer PETER ORNTOFT. They are so unique and not overly done.

cargo collective

i love beautiful things. seriously. anything that i find "pretty" or whatever, i love. postcards, knick-knacks, ephemera, jewelry, art, photography, fashion, music, color, packaging, typography, architecture, infographics, prints, everything. that's probably why i have so much damn stuff.

anyway, i've recently re-found cargocollective. which is a " is a web publishing CMS and community-building platform" kind of like flavors, but expanded and catering to those who have lots of photos and such.

a few of my favorites using cargo (and yes, this is a bit heavy on graphic design):

alconic,  rob clark,  joe bauldoff,  always with honor,  mark weaver,  frank chimero,  milika favre,  jungeun kim,  elr*y

learn something

from friends i learned that there's also word of day toilet paper (tho i can't actually find it online). and there's  whatyoucando365 which has daily short videos encouraging you to do simple things to make the world a better place. and tho i just discovered it, there's also a learn something trivial daily site too: learnsomethingeveryday. in and of itself, that might not be worth mentioning, except that the delivery of said facts is too cute!

felt & feathers

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of all the world's talent, i think it's fair to say that etsy.com has more than it's fair share of talent. (awkward sentence, oh well). laura of larisa71, for instance, creates the most beautiful bib necklaces and brooches suing mostly felt and feathers. and for incredibly cheap too!

etsy store: larisa71
prices $10 - $20

beardie

(previously posted here)

i never fail to be anything less than waaaaay impressed when i visit etsy.com. so rather than simply moon about it to myself and favorite things, i'm going to start putting them up on my site.

a few months ago i was a bit obsessed with breads. yarn beards. soooo cute!

etsy store: i made you a beard
felt beards ~$18   yarn beards $40

etsy store: delicious beards
child beards $15   adult beards $25-30

online image storing

One of the reasons I love magazines is that when I'm done reading it, I can cut out all the pretty / inspirational things. Of course, you can't really do that online. ...except that now you can!

I'm sure there are a ton of similar websites, but weheartit is really easy to use (though it does crash pretty often...). All you really need to do is download the bookmarklet into your browser toolbar. The next time you see something you like, click the bookmarlet and boxes will pop up around the pictures in the website you're looking at. Then simply click the heart, and you're done!

Mini Ceramic Vessels

I saw these and fell in love, they're so cute! Completely unnecessary, but so cute!

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mini ceramic vessels

we adore these little containers. the perfect amount of cute without being cutesy. just right on your desk or lined up on a window sill or shelf.

white ceramic vessels fitted with wooden tops. each one has a hole (mushroom has 3) at top for a sprig of greenery or a stem to poke through. apple has tiny faux leather stem for a handle.

sizes vary from 2" to 2 1/2" tall, approximately 2" in diameter.

where the wild things are

I loved the book as a kid, and when I heard it was being adapted for a movie, I was scared. But when I saw the preview, I knew, just knew, that I was going to love it. Spike Jones, Arcade Fire, the images, the costumes, the font. That font! The letters with fur and feet and teeth!

 

And now I've tracked it down. It's done by a guy named Geoff Mcfetridge, and dammit if his other work isn't also amazing. Enjoy!

Barcode Design

Barcodes are a necessary part of the retail environment, especially on book jackets. I love it when I come across clever or interesting usages of them. Here is a good example from Sharesomecandy.com.

vanity barcodes

Souvenirs for your ears

Ever go on vacation, only to find only cheesy or edible souvenirs? Sure you could always take photos, but who wants to lug around a camera, prints, or a laptop everytime you want to tell people about your experience?

Enter Fluid Forms, makers of the Streets Clock. Their latest idea -- Streets Earrings.

They've invited interested customers to get in on batch 1, and with 22 days left have already exceeded their goal by $150. Not sure what is next now that batch 1 has been funded, but I'm guessing we can expect a batch 2 in the near future based on the support and excitement it has caused. You can pledge $1 or more, but only donations of $50 or more will get you a pair of the gold-plated earrings.

My birthday is in September. Who cares if my ears don't like gold? I'll take New York City.

Logo Design

I'm always very impressed with well done logos, and here's a good example of one:

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Logo for a 3D foldable paper toy. Designed for Worth.

You can download the 3Diddi PDF template to make your own toy and share it online:

http://3diddi.com/
http://vimeo.com/channels/3diddi
http://www.flickr.com/groups/3diddi

Credits: Dan Skrobak

Ruffle me up!

It's been several seasons since ruffles came into style in the fashion world...my closet can attest to that. One of my favorite purchases in the past year has been these gray satin ruffle heels by nina:

Imagine my excitement, then, when I saw this beauty over on Apartment Therapy:

In fact their whole post was about ruffles in the home. Check it out for more visual goodies. I'm in love.

Winter Cheer

For all of us that live in Northern California, we're no stranger to slightly colder weather, clouds and drear. Yet, in the midst of anything, something beautiful can be created.  Here's a little winter cheer from Design Crush.


Winter Songs from Crush Design on Vimeo.