Birdie necklace by Ingrid Montoya.

WANT.



Supermarket - Birdie - Holiday Sale from MOA by Ingrid Montoya

Tábua de pão | breadboard

The graphic is fab, and I love the tote that comes with it.



hardboard with a protective coating, partly hand made. can also be used as a place mat, cheese board or cutting board. each board comes packed in a re-usable 100% cotton tote bag. made in Sweden. size: 15 in X 6,7 in, 0,23 in thick

loja de estar | tábua de pão | breadboard

(tip o' the hat to swissmiss)

Brilliant.

Best “I quit” note...ever - Holy Kaw!

Cardboard Leaf Wreath.

Pretty.


Here's a wreath that looks great, and that won't fade with the season. That's because it's made from 100% recycled cardboard. While it's striking in its native white, it can easily be decorated with paint, glitter, or whatever else you might like to apply.

Cardboard Leaf Wreath: White : Branch: Sustainable Design for Living

Your moment of animal zen.

Nothing cheers me up faster or more efficiently than looking at Sharon Montrose's photos in her Etsy shop.






SharonMontrose on Etsy

Indie Rock Coloring Book.

This made me laugh. An awesome stocking stuffer for the music nerd on your list.




Yellow Bird Project : Indie Rock Coloring Book

Twinkle Twinkle print.

Twinkle Twinkle - Glitter | Keep Calm Gallery

Support your local indie bookstore.

I saw a few of these while I was shopping at my lovely neighborhood bookstore, Boswell Book Company (aka the old Schwartz on Downer - RIP), and completely fell in love. Turns out, you can buy them online.

p.s. Just a personal plea to my gorgeous readers - this holiday season, please, PLEASE support your local indie bookstore. Indies are all about a genuine passion for books and reading. They give back to the community, and their service is usually fabulous. A booming Christmas season will help them get through the more difficult times the rest of the year. The bonus is that, when you're really stressed out about the holidays, nothing is better for getting your heart rate back to normal than wandering around a pretty little bookstore.







Art by IndieBound - RedBubble

Surveillance 100 lamp.

This ironic work uses the typical appearance of a surveillance camera to create a striking standing lamp.

Not initially intended to make a political statement, this light received a lot of attention after its first exhibition at the 2008 Stockholm Furniture Fair from political bloggers and media, and in hindsight, the designers are proud that their work has been part of the public discourse about surveillance in our society.

Limited Edition of 100 pieces of the original lamp's prototype.

Generate Design | Surveillance 100 by Humans since 1982

'Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat!' for iPhone and iPod Touch

For when you need some Keyboard Cat on the go.


'Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat!' for iPhone and iPod Touch

Snowy Birds in Flight.

I am completely, COMPLETELY in love with this bird photo series.





Original Bird Photography Prints by Allison Trentelman: From the Snowy Birds in Flight Series, these bird prints are inspired by the sweet little winter songbirds who grace us with their company during the long Maine winters.

• 7x7" image on 8x8" paper (with a white border for framing).
• Archival pigment print onto velvet fine art paper (a heavyweight matte fine art paper).
• Signed and dated by the artist on the back.
• Presented in a clear archival bag with a stiff archival backing board.
• All materials are 100% archival and acid-free.


Nature & Bird Prints Photography Wall Art by NatureMandalas – $24 + Free shipping!

Rock/pop lyrics letterpress prints.

These are fun.





These are part of Sarah Utter's recent work at Olympia Community Print, where she explored the lyrics that influenced her growing up.

Each print is slightly different, and the color of the inks changed with each one. Smudging and inconsistency are part of the process, and give them a rich character. Hand inked and letter-pressed on an antique "Vandercook 14" proofing press using soy-oil based inks.

These look great put in a simple frame. Ships wrapped in cellophane and backed by a reclaimed album cover.

Each is limited to 20 copies, all numbered on the back.

buyolympia.com: Sarah Utter

Educational prints.

Fun vintage prints at Three Potato Four.






These children's elementary educational charts from the 1950s provide simple and wonderfully illustrated explanations of basic science principles. Each chart is in good to very good vintage condition showing only minor surface wear and the occasional mild yellowing (please see photos). Prints measure 12.75" by 16" and are sold individually.

Three Potato Four - Educational Prints

Leonid Afremov.

Just shy of almost-too-much, the colors of these make me happy.



The Artwork of Leonid Afremov

Alvin Ailey poster.

Their site & overall design feels very late 80s/early 90s, but this is beautiful.


(Someone in NY please give them a branding facelift!)

2007-2008 Season Poster - Alvin Ailey E-boutique | 1-866-55-Ailey

"Exit Strategy" by Jesse LeDoux.

These would be absolutely perfect for a kid's room. Kids should look at sunny, happy things and try to figure them out. That's what I think anyway. (It's a shame they're only 5x7. These would be fantastic as a large-scale mural.)

"With Exit Strategy, Jesse LeDoux continues to explore themes of escapism and balance. This new work playfully creates obtuse diagrams of the negative energies in daily life and the possible escape routes to finding happiness."

Tiny Showcase is proud to present 18 signed archival prints from Jesse LeDoux's Exit Strategy. Each print is available in an edition of 15 pieces.

Prints are available individually or as a boxed set. Purchasing the box set containing all 18 signed and editioned prints entitles you to an original work of art by Jesse LeDoux. When you order the entire collection, your signed archival prints will come boxed with an original ink and gouache piece by the artist.

Tiny Showcase: "Exit Strategy" by Jesse LeDoux

Happy Friday the 13th!

Just a little background for those of you that are superstitious. (I own a black cat, so obviously, I'm not.)

[...] Charles Panati, one of the leading authorities on the subject of "Origins" maintains that the superstition can be traced back to ancient myth:

The actual origin of the superstition, though, appears also to be a tale in Norse mythology. Friday is named for Frigga, the free-spirited goddess of love and fertility. When Norse and Germanic tribes converted to Christianity, Frigga was banished in shame to a mountaintop and labeled a witch. It was believed that every Friday, the spiteful goddess convened a meeting with eleven other witches, plus the devil - a gathering of thirteen - and plotted ill turns of fate for the coming week. For many centuries in Scandinavia, Friday was known as "Witches' Sabbath."

Another theory about the origin of the superstition traces the event to the arrest of the legendary Knights Templar. According to one expert:

The Knights Templar were a monastic military order founded in Jerusalem in 1118 C.E., whose mission was to protect Christian pilgrims during the Crusades. Over the next two centuries, the Knights Templar became extraordinarily powerful and wealthy. Threatened by that power and eager to acquire their wealth, King Philip secretly ordered the mass arrest of all the Knights Templar in France on Friday, October 13, 1307 - Friday the 13th.

Friday the 13th - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(Image: Savage Chickens)

Ampersand EcoFriendly Pillow.

Gorgeous, handmade and very reasonably priced. Nice.


Ampersand EcoFriendly Pillow - $32

Recycled sweater fabric scarf and mittens.

I love how they wove the story into the product with such a subtle graphic. Lovely.



Recycled sweater fabric scarf and mittens | UncommonGoods

(via Inhabitat's Green Gift Guide)

p.s. I wish sites like Uncommon Goods would understand the importance of having a separate larger view image for bloggers.

Brooklyn Hipsters.

These are really fun.


Brooklyn Hipsters, collaboration with Jon Burgerman for his solo show in Giant Robot NY.

Brooklyn Hipsters - Society6

Happy Veterans Day.

Thanks, Canterbury Tales blog. I didn't know this.


Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11 because it is the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I in 1918. An interesting bit of trivia is that the Germans signed the Armistice on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of that year.

November 11 is remembered in the United Kingdom as "Remembrance Day" and as "Armistice Day" in France. In some locales a moment of silence is kept at the eleventh hour.

Why is Veterans Day on November 11? - Canterbury Tales by Taylor Marshall

Lakeside House. With Bear.

These photos by Maija Luutonen of this Finnish house would make me want to buy. Or at least go look.




Lakeside House / NOW for Architecture and Urbanism | ArchDaily: "Photographs: Maija Luutonen"