color me mine

for those of us who wish we could be fashion designers, here is maybe the next best thing: a color-it-yourself dress. the black and white patterned dress comes with a set of permanent markers so you can really make it your own.

Edible Art

This site sells and gives information for making edible pictures on cookies and cakes. It looks pretty cool! I know that you do this on cakes at like albertson's and stuff, but this site has inks you can buy and stick them into your own printer at home! Kinda gross but actually pretty cool if you can get over the potential grossness. http://www.kopykake.com/

a crafty advent calendar!

japan brand's wish list gives you something new to lust for everyday.

the standout for me is tosa hokubo's knives in the shape of whales.

A Feast for the Eyes

It's been a while since an update here, but just wanted to share a few great blogs that have been making my day lately.

print & pattern
This snazzy blog features pretty patterns, whether they be for paper, fabric, cards, stationery, or other goods.

bryn alexandra
An aspiring interior designer (and my former fellow knottie) shares her finds and DIY projects. See how she refurbished two secondhand dressers (one from craigslist and the other from salvaltion army) in one design project.

These blogs inspire me daily to live in color and be creative. What are your go-to inspiration blogs?

Art in Action

Oren Lavie's new music video for "Her Morning Elegance" strikes a beautiful chord with its simplicity (one set) and complexity (watch it).

Oleg Dou

Oleg Dou takes surrealism to new heights in his eerily beautiful photographs.

Budget Finds - Media Edition

Most of our readers out there know that I recently moved to Northern California. I have a little place with my live-in fiance, B. B is witty, fun, and always up for adventure, but I'm a complicated gal. Even he can't keep me entertained 24/7.

I should mention another thing - B doesn't watch tv.

Call it the dark ages, call it 1920s, but he just doesn't. And with ABC running all my shows online, we really can't justify the high cable bill every month. Despite my proclamations to B that I am perfectly content without visual media at home, I crave it. I need it. I yearn to know about the pretty tweed pencil skirt that Jennifer Aniston is coveting. I need to mock shoes that are the latest momentary fad that is anything but fab.

Lucky for me, I have Christian Siriano-fierce friends that always dish the latest, hottest thing. A few month ago, Angeline, told me about Maghound.
(photo courtesy of maghound.com)

Subscribers choose from packages of three or more magazine titles delivered to your home, for a discounted from an ordinary subscription.

No stranger to the print business, Time, Inc. is also experimenting with its own version of personalize news media called Mine.
(photo courtesy of www.timecmg.com)

It combines a reader's 5 selections from 8 choices into a single binded magazine. (First issue is free!)

(photo courtesy of Sidedown.org)

And to boot, Lexus has come up with an interesting advertising campaign.

What a concept! I'm in love all over again.