Feliz Friday!
26Feb
Happy Friday! How lovely is this forest room? It feels so peaceful, even the cat is relaxed.
(photo via desire to inspire)
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Archive for February 2010
Fuzzy
25Feb
I know, I know, quit posting about cute animals! — well, I’ll stop for a bit after this post, I promise.
Awhile back my friend and I were browsing at a bookstore and we came across this book, Little Felted Animals by Marie-Noelle Horvath where for a good 20 seconds or so, I thought the kitten on the front was real! It was created by a process called needle-felting.
The characters that she made are so realistic! The body postures of each animal are so intricately perfect.
The best part is that she teaches you in the book how to make your own animal character. I never really knew of this process before so it not only amazed me but surprised me how many others are doing this process so beautifully!
I wish there were more photos to show you because her book is absolutely beautiful with the characters + photography so go find it in the bookstore or buy it online and take a look yourself.
Tags: craft
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More Old School finds
24Feb
Did you explore Old School Stationers’ other prints and cards? I love their animal ones! Such a fresh perspective and cute characters with these that I just had to make another post.
All they need is a bear character! :)
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Camping with style
23Feb
I really like this series of letterpress prints from Old School Stationers titled, “Camping circa 1960s”. Hand drawn too! The point of view is really clever, like this first one by peeking through the trees:
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Clever, huh?
22Feb
I love Apartment Therapy‘s new blog, Home Hacks. Anything from how to pick the right potato to DIYs to how to “green” your office.
These were a few that caught my eye and made me want to try them!
How to cover up dings in wooden furniture…with a walnut!
How to turn a mason jar into a soap dispenser:
How to create a quick cheap rug:
(they say to use rag rugs but I think you could also use placemats!)
Feliz Friday
19Feb
Hope you all have an unexpectedly wonderful weekend!
(image found here)
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Old to new
18Feb
I did a little dumpster diving yesterday and scored this classic beauty:
I was thinking of reupholstering and painting it — thoughts? It seems to have already been reupholstered awhile ago because of the trimming along the border. I know that this is probably a job for the professionals but hey, I’m all about jumping in and trying projects out! I haven’t gotten anything to lose on this chair since I got it in the dumpster. It may take awhile for me to learn but I love a challenge!
This before and after from Design Sponge Online is something similar and pretty killer to what I was thinking:
I love this color combo:
Love that Scandinavian print too…
(found in Colette Patterns)
Or maybe I should try and do a pop of color with this bright turquoise:
(found here)
Or a bright, cheery yellow like this one:
(found here)
What are your ideas?
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