These little items were made for my little Bubbles by my friend Kelly, who’s very talented with the ol’ crochet hook. Kelly is just getting ready to start her Etsy store, but in the meantime takes custom orders! You can contact her at luv[ _ ]country[ _ ]sunshine[ at ]yahoo[ dot ]com.
Enjoy, and don’t forget to email Kelly!
I’m an in-house designer. My official title is Senior Designer/Projects Director. My Art Director works remotely. What that means is that in the past couple of years, I’ve had to train employees to our way of doing things. In those past couple of years, I’ve learned something very important—about design, and about my way of thinking—history is ever-present.
I could go on and on about De Stijl, Italian poster design in the late 19th century, and illuminated manuscripts, but I won’t; that’s my soapbox. What I will point out is an example. A few, actually. Dan Brown brought ambigrams to light in Angels & Demons, and in the past couple years traditional German blackletter typefaces have made a comeback. What’s the point? The point is, while poring over a dusty Communication Arts that I just hadn’t gotten around to reading, I found a prime example of how history permeates today’s design. Enter the Oak Room redesign—by Pentagram. Yep, you got it, the famous Oak Room in New York City’s Plaza hotel and Pentagram.
The redesign is mostly a beautiful blackletter, and I mention ambigrams because the single-letter mark that Pentagram created is on a diagonal axis, distinctly reminiscent of ambigrams.
Thanks, Pentagram, for adding fuel to my fire!
If you’ve missed some posts, it’s not your connection! I’ve been busy—on March 16, my husband and I welcomed a beautiful little girl to add to our family! When things calm down more, I’ll be back!
I found these beautiful Victorian-esque photos on Pied Piper Photography’s blog and had to share! I adore the whimsy and nostalgic quality of these photos…I found myself daydreaming of elephants and carnivals…
I’ve been thinking a lot about sewing lately. Maybe it’s the nesting instinct, maybe it’s because of my son’s racecar quilt, or maybe it’s because I haven’t done something creative for myself in a really long time. Who knows?! On a whim today, I decided to visit a blog I haven’t been to in a while just because of its name—Sew, Mama, Sew!—and voila! Inspiration. And a DIY tutorial! What could be better? Check out the tutorial here, and Jennifer’s Etsy store here!
Thank you to everyone who stopped by Magpie Lovely during my trunk sale!
Don’t know why, but I really do love pin-up art, especially when it’s applied to modern-day design! Well done, Carlo Pieroni!
I’m hosting a trunk sale (think a Mary Kay party, but virtual!) for Holly of Magpie Lovely! She’s got one of the cutest little online boutiques I’ve found in quite a while, and I think you’ll love it too! To participate in the trunk sale, visit Magpie Lovely, browse around, and when you decide to buy something, enter the coupon code HS10 at checkout. Be sure to check the box to the left that says “update” in order to receive 10% off your order!Happy shopping!
Ok, well, I don’t love crab. What I do love is this: in my small town, February means one thing. Crab feeds. Maybe it’s the Northwest, or maybe it’s just the small towns around me, but around here, crab feeds are big. Naturally, since February is just around the corner, I’ve been thinking a lot about crab, and while I don’t enjoy the meal, I did find some really cool “crabby” things.
1. Hello Mr. Dungeness Crab pendant by SimplyChacha; 2. Crab calling cards by Happy Girl Greetings; 3. Cherry Red Crab Notebook by Moonlight Bindery; 4. Maryland Blue Crab (detail) by L Young Studio; 5. Crab pendant/charm by Art Under Glass.
