owl pellette

Flour Paste Paper Mache Recipe:

1 cup Flour (2 parts)
1 1/2 cups Water (3 parts)
1/4 cup white glue

Even after I read the ingredients in paper mache, I want to ingest this little guy:

littlelolas: pink papier mache Owl

Sculpted with paper pulp papier mache and hand painted. He is about 1.5 in. big.

window shopping

Been doing a little online browsing this AM. Why is window shopping so satisfying? I love that the holidays are fast approaching so I can justify all the time I spend online filling up my fantasy shopping carts. I seriously agonize while I do it but I love it so much.

A few items I'm tempted to buy my buddies so far:
great packaging deadstock jump-rope
a little pee comes out cards
Titanic vs. Iceberg soaps
vegan treat samplers

tiny mouse paperweight

just because
that ceramic mushroom

Both images sourced from sarah kate's photostream

weekday links

via grammar girl; shop noun

Enjoy the mishmash.

• this is one of those shots you just have to take
  
• doll house taxidermy
• fine art + boys + animated gifs
• I love punny
• a prize ribbon for each of us
  
• is there any question that I neeed this equine booze bath?
  
• free spirits (and maybe a few scabies)
• ropes
• Bank notes: no funny money
  
• verdad
• dying
• bust lust
  
• this girl is too cute
• I could do something with these... i just know it.
  
• perfect Monday sweater
  
• War rugs
• if you're in need of some over-stimulation head to: our artist trip:

creative bike adornment

I'm so excited to be working together on a project with Tiffany of Heist and bridesmaid knuckle ring fame. We're working in tandem on a little surprise for my bike. Her indelible trampstamp must be concealed. Combining my creative direction, Tiff's skills with bronze, Harcourt Bindery in Boston, and the awesomeness that is Ovis aries orientalis it's sure to be amazing!
I can't wait to see how it develops.

Parker's Halloween costume

This year she's going as William Hundley's chihuahua on burger!

A marriage of all the things I love: chiwas, burgers & the internet.

The burgers didn't take too long to construct. Getting Parker to trust me again will probably take a bit longer though.
For outtakes and behind the scenes check out the Read More link.

things that make me happy

Peggy Poland's worldChrissie Macdonald paper formsJoe Fig's tiny works

this handmade Polish paper chandelier

I'm not even going to list what's not making me happy right now. It might crash the blogger server.

weekday links

Chris Cobb
Adobe Books Installation “There is Nothing Wrong in this Whole Wide World”
rearranged 20,000 books in the Adobe Books shop by color

• embroidered budgies
• Cricket's polaroids
• who doesn't?
• "Britto’s work, the artistic equivalent of musak"
• shelves make a huge difference
• cat v. dog diary
• Julia Pott sketch book
  
• vintage letters
  
• thirty six bikes
  
• WHOA!
• Heirloom T-Shirt essay
  

Stitch Wars

This weekend I plan on checking out Bear and Bird Gallery's adorable "Stitch Wars" exhibition in Lauderhill. Here are some highlights from their Flickr page:

Pinkypunk (Pachy Sarmiento);Chewbacca
Synthetic Fur, Felt, and Fleece Fabrics; 56" tall

Kit Lane; Jabba the Hut: The Early Days
99.99% Wool, Glass Eyes, Beads, and Cotton Floss; 7"x5"Dianna Oates,Thanks Lucas
Cotton and PMC Floss;11”x14”

John Lacko,Chewie is My Co-Pilot
Felt, Embroidery Thread, and Wood;11"x16"x2.5"

I read about this show a couple weeks ago but I'm sure it will more enjoyable to see the work with out a hoard of star wars clad opening nighters standing around. I'm most excited to see Patchy's humongous Chewie [seen posed above]. I have been meaning to commission her to make Ben and I some custom dolls. Just one more thing on my long bespoke list.

weekday link slurp up

R.L. Tillman,WE WERE # 1;
mini foam fingers, 2008

• nice gifts for a graffiti inclined pal
• pour a little out for MJ paper fold
• class of consistency
  
• adorable Chloe
• cute!!!
  
• Stripes, Sally Jane, and my dear "little" Sarah
• I love peeking in on the artistic process.
• sexy moto
• pugs
  
• I want to move somewhere cold and wear this coat.
• skysicle?!?
• antique sign yumminess
  
• Alexander Girard for UO
• knitted pouf
• what happened to helena horstedt
  
• katherine kaminski deer girls
• old vs. new
• Jess Rotter interview

weekday link wrap up

Have a great weekend guys! I'll be living it up like these fine folks.

• wide leg. you're doing it right.
• nice garden
• hanging terrariums
• paper peonies
• polaroids!
• indoor bikes look great but get annoying over time
• Kathryn Spence animals
• classy coverup
• I'll take both
• New Friends With You prints
  
• I want thesepretty playing cards
• Cat Scans make me smile :)
  
• Current/Elliott Jean giveaway on Heist

weekday links

Ramones beach party
via now voyager's hilarious ms paint party!!!

• amazing porcelain clothing
  
• lettering
• Paco, the cosmic chihuahua postal stamp
  
• Geodesic dome a blaze
• I'm haunted by this book chandelier mobile
  
• skull swap!!!!!
  
• heavenly shades of night are falling
• loving: Iannone Design
• a cat's fantasy dress
  
• I keep revisiting these vanillaice&madonna pics
• totally gaga over treatzone's altered vintage portraits
  
• I want her long ass legs
• I love Ann Yee's designs esp that pleated coat
  
• Oh my, more pleats ||||||
• indoor pool from a pretty eco house
  
• Erik Sandberg's harry kids
  
• Japanese cat house
• after a stressful week my shoulders need this
  
• Liam looks beat and his line is a bit meh.
  
• She's so precious
• happy bday MM
  
• I want this ceiling by Verner Panton
• I don't need this taxidermy mouse deer right? Right??
  
• Angelica!
• Ann Ropp watercolors
• one of my fave best of Craigslist
  
• it's Friday:

weekday link wrap up

Yays! We made it!Prof Dr Kong Sr

Felieke van der Leest

• hunting trophy decor
• cherry blossom viewing in Tokyo
• The coolest shirt on earth
• Andrew Bush business cards & envelopes
• DONUTS.
  
• Don't know why I want these things but I do
• hit and miss makes me long for shooting with friends
  
• rock made candies
• I ♥ my friend's etsy shop: Gold Teeth Brooklyn
• Consumed waaaay too much of this yesterday
• These stoneware pieces look satisfying to touch
• Hi, can I have your fancy shorts please?
• cute teenie workspace
• Fortunate teens party with Morrissey
• Super spaz happy chiwa
• Have you lied about reading a book before?
• Design boom & bust 10 years to go
• I never got over wanting a vintage bug:
  

weekday link time

LSD rubix cube!

(I'm getting out early so you folks are getting the link post earlier than norm. Have a lovely long weekend my behbehs!)

• If I had the wall space I'd pick up digitized Dylan
• I want my wedding to look like this and wear this to it
• The whale incident reenacted!
  
• there are times
• I wish I had Chinese parasols in my workspace
  
• industrial office gear is so chic
• I have a major crush on Steve McQueen
  
• I want to visit the American Merchant Mariners’ Memorial
• pieced together polaroids
• roaring 20's
• Frank Lloyd Wright LEGO: The Guggenheim and Falling Water
• dog&chair portraits
• Happy bday Moz!
  
• Kyohei Abe
• The Wool&Misc mystery surprise package will rock it!
  
• My fantasy on film
• 
  

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eat me alive

• Karen of Color Me In has a beautiful apt
• Mary-Kate ring montage
  
• This concerned letter to TLC
  
• Ray Fenwick's Coffee Money Zine
• Microscopic Knits runway show
• Joshua tree trash house
• The biggest Wasson post everrr
• Kim Buck's soft pure gold
  
• Thanks Kitty Stampede, this really angry cat and his passive friend killed me:

good things

Goodnight, John-Boy-this makes me smile.

A few other things making my Monday:

• I can't stop thinking of the film Crazy Love we saw last night-unsettling yet somewhat sweet
  
• ikea pscabinet love
• this oh so cheeky birthday surprise
  
• little needlepoint teaser via design for mankind
• someone prove themselves as a mcm whiz
• Miami will be cooling down tomorrow!?!?
  
• obsessed with everything from Radio-Guy especially this clamp light
• Kris Chau drawings
  
• wishtank media garden is becoming a consistent go-to
• watching this video for like the 2oth time during lunch
• all things soap!
  
• Thinking of becoming more girlish and joining the birdies panty of the month club
• my friend's line was featured on thinkCONTRA today
  
• I'm recently drooling over large leather sacks (pause)

F Scott Fitzgerald's bag

my dogs are barking...

I wish I had these on my feet:
The snow queen- Garda's red shoes by Naori
These aren't cutting it right now.

needle&craft

I don't know why but I've always really loved looking at vintage sewing patterns and craft catalogs. I can't tell you how many dusty and dogeared 25 cent sewing patterns I have at my parent's house. (I swore I would make those rompers and swing skirts every time.)
These scanned images from a 1971 fall/winter Ladie's Home Journal needle&craft magazine are making my 5 o'clock.

exciting folk art

Sometimes I truly surprise myself in what I find intriguing.  I've never been interested in folk art or craft but lately I've noticed a slight interest in folksy decorative pieces.  
I recently came across the work of Joanna Blitch. She works in several medias but I'm really digging her stoneware mask pots. This fox mask might pair nicely with some of my other animal art. 

Nothing gets more folk and Americana-ish than wolf imagery. This hand carved hemlock wood mask by  Jason Tennant  has a great presence. 

Although the wolf mask is totally badass-these hand carved black crows are way more my style and practical.  I think these birds would look great displayed on high ceilings. 

And lastly I'm absolutely in love with this modern take on folky plate paintings by Barret Stanley, Joanna Blitch's husband.  Theses glazed stoneware plates are so subtle and would compliment my present collection without taking it in some weird crafty direction.  I'm very tempted to pick up "temp" and portrait of "Jacques Cousteau".

cheers:Heist

I'm loving my good friend Tiffany's new Dexter inspired jewelry line:This blood splatter needlepoint collection is still in it's infancy but i LOVE where she's going with it.

Heist Jewelry Etsy Store

speaking of severed heads

I should pick up this handmade de'cat'pitated mouse head cat toy by etsy seller spellwell for Miss Charlotte. So morbidly cute!