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.

interior spaces: gold teeth brooklyn

Welcome to the Gold Teeth Brooklyn studios and residence where 3 creative minds and one cat call home. My dear and long time friend Jesse of GTB has agreed to give us a sneak peek into their Brooklyn nook. Jesse and her creative partner Emily established Gold Teeth a little over a year ago, with a focus on handmade screen printed greeting cards and fine art prints. Their work has quickly become a Brooklyn fixture at craft fairs and boutiques and has even been picked up by Steven Alan. The brand has recently evolved into custom jewelry and accessories. I pretty much love everything this duo makes but their studio is giving me sunlight envy.

"Emily and I have been living in this space for almost a year now and it's the first place in New York that has really felt like home...i love the overly varnished wood floors and open bright space that allows us to really spread out our work, we have great peak light in the afternoon!"

The bright and airy studio and living space is a reflection of the taste and compatibility of 3 equally talented people. The GTB girls live together with Jesse's boyfriend Alex who happens to be a hands on jack of all trades and professional welder. "Alex built me a beautiful work table with a butcher block top and a handful of great butcher block shelves that allow me to showcase my collections properly."

On top of being a budding entrepreneur and all around awesome lady, Jesse has a sharp eye for treasures. She is a born collector- I always loved visiting her folk's home in Miami that was packed with eclectic and unique odds and ends. "We have also started to accumulate old rulers which is becoming a bit of a collection...they all seem to come in handy tho when it comes to a printing project."

various paper prints available here

"I have been collecting globes for a few years now.... it all started with wanting a black ocean globe and then i just got obsessed! My mom has a fabulous flea market in Detroit where you can still find great vintage gems for barely any money."

"We tend to work with a muted color palate and simplified shapes to create everyday objects that make you smile."

"It has been a lot of fun starting a business all on our own, watching it grow and seeing positive responses from people is extremely encouraging. It is a huge challenge at times and we are both quite new to the business end of things but are learning a ton and feel that there is nothing more rewarding than creating something that you are proud of"

Resources: Gold Teeth home page; GTB Etsy

great find:His Royal Highness Husayn Kamil

This regal fellow needs to bestow in my humble kingdom.

Husayn was the son of Khedive Isma'il Pasha, who was ruler of Egypt and Sudan from 1863 until 1879. He became Sultan of Egypt and Sudan after the deposition of his nephew, Khedive Abbas by the British.
from series: Princes and Princesses. Sans Disney.
jessedraperstudio's

"I have seen all, I have heard all, I have forgotten all."
-Marie Antoinette

testing

gwen

screen watch

tv cozy

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mine, all mine

Can you hear my insane cackling?

Eeek! I gifted myself this depression-era fox fur shrug from safeasmilkvintage (cutest shop name ever).
I can't wait to meet this furry fellow! Check out that face and coloring. I'm going to wear the hell out of this woodland friend.

Print give-a-way

I'm giving away two Ryan Berkley prints to one lucky MM reader this week!

Free goods just in time for the Holidays. Whether these are for you, or as a gift for someone you care about, these guys will be enjoyed. Anyone who's ever clicked on Etsy, browsed arty craft blogs or visited an Urban Outfitters has come across Ryan Berkley's animal portraits. Now's your chance to score my two favorite guys: the karaoke singing bat and hungry billy goat.

5x7" -Both are digital archival prints created from original pen and ink drawing. Comes with backing in plastic sleeve just for you - all ready to pop in a frame. All images by Ryan Berkley Illustration

To enter just leave a comment stating what you plan to do with the winning prints.
For extra bonus points-- anyone who leaves me a Haiku will be offered 2 additional entries to win. The winner will be announced next Tuesday December 8th.
Goodluck!

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

andrew degraf Bike sketch

• I dont remember holt books, but I sure wish i owned some.
  
• I had an intimate encounter with a garlic clove this week.
  
• nostalgic living is ideal
• I like your fancy mask Devendra
  
• George Porcari: Florence Green Bike
• burrow owls!!!
• every surfboard needs a cozy
  
• hurricane portraits
• I want the wolf faux Lilo is sporting
• a smart and beautiful christmas tree alternative
  
• I'm so excited that Stone Crab season is here again.
  

If you're in the Boston area I suggest checking out FRINGE Studios OPEN HOUSEThe Fringe Movement
It's sure to be a dynamic collective.

mini obsession: geodes

katherine guillen

Rachel Pfeffer Designs: monstrous geode knuckle ring

It's a slippery slope into art mom and school counselor territory but I don't care.

tails!

I'm so pleased that the trial raccoon tails I ordered on ebay came in today and they weren't as cheap or gross as I had nightmarishly imagined. I'm planning on using these protocol tails for the bike I'm working on assembling. I have a few more pieces to go but the tails have been revving my engine all week. I look forward to now ordering more tails & fur next week. The grand arrival of these raccoon bits has me yearning for fall and a nice romp in the woods.

woodland inspired goodness:

cb i hate perfume: Wild Hunt

The scent of an ancient forest in the heat of a summer afternoon. It is a blend of Torn Leaves, Crushed Twigs, Flowing Sap, Fallen Branches, Old Leaves, Green Moss, Fir, Pine and Tiny Mushrooms.

Amy Ross; naturemorph

Weaselshrooms bird/high-priestess collage

JACKSONSWIFT;flower deer
archival reproduction original watercolor drawing

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
  

striped,variegated & swirled

I'm working on building something slick, fast and candy coated in preciousness. Here's what's on my mind:

musubi-musubi Laforete Harajuku Camper store Tokyo

antique grosgrain ribbon cockade pins
Houseof Nines Design $40
Taravat Talepasand, Native Americans Beware of Native Influences
egg tempera and gold leaf on panel, 2008

Retro Barber Striped Paper Straws $3.00
Kathie Olivas dunny5

teeth&bones

Geneva Hopson
Untitled, 2008;Found objects 4.5" x 1.5" x .5"

aligibbons; gray porcelain wishbone hand cast

Rachel Bradley Sooner or Later (or, That’s Amore!)

Christoph Zellweger porcelains

I hope you enjoy Abigail McKenzie's watercolor unmentionables as much as I do this hump day. I hate to admit it but I'm a tad boring in the undergarment department. These sexy bits have inspired me to browse etsy for cute, frilly, foreplay inducers.