We've expressed our love for ban.do before, but there is something so romantic and lovely about their new Black label line.
Felt mailing envelopes
How adorable are these felt mailing envelopes by Keiko of Small Adventure? We love how you can use them as gift wrap – they even come with "to" and "from" labels that are tucked into plastic sleeves on the front. With extra labels included, it's the gift that keeps on giving! Genius!
They are available for purchase at her etsy shop, along with other charming creations!
Moody Birds
On a recent trip to Copenhagen, these wooden birds (aptly named "Bird") designed by architect and furniture designer Kristian Vedel quickly became an obsession even though we've seen them before. It is pretty remarkable for any one thing to consistently stand out among all the wonderfully inspiring Danish furniture, crafts, architecture...not to mention the remarkably attractive inhabitants of this lovely city. In adorable shop after adorable shop, their removable heads beckoned us until, at last, we succumbed to the temptation and picked up a few.
Designed and produced in the 50s to great success, the birds have recently been reintroduced in all 3 sizes - parent, grandparent and child (awww) and 2 finishes. You can tilt the head any which way you please (a nice way to express your ever-changing mood) and can flip the body to be either male or female. A great addition to any mantle, bookshelf, child's room, place setting....the possibilities are endless!
Wouldn't this type of circle arrangement be adorable as a centerpiece? They are readily available for purchase online in the US here among other places. Learn more about Bird and see more photos here.
Paul Thurlby's Alphabet Shop
We came across London-based illustrator Paul Thurlby's alphabet prints on Ohdeedoh and were totally smitten by the hilarious illustrations...
Thurlby has a whole alphabet done in super cool retro kitsch style - love the vintagey beat up treatment!
Thurlby is offering his 12" x 19" alphabet giclee prints in limited editions of 200 prints of each design.
You can find his prints for sale at his Alphabet Shop.
Hilary Lang, Nursery Cuteness and more...
We were so thrilled to spot our baby's first year journal and photo album making an appearance in this adorable nursery!
The nursery belongs Phoebe, the daughter of the very talented Hilary Lang. How cool is this vintage mobile?
Love the cross stitch and these teeny (and very comfy looking) booties!
Aside from having a fabulous nursery, Hilary Lang makes many, many, super cute things - such as this hilarious overall-wearin' rabbit...
The patterns for hand-sewn projects such as this charming little turtle are available in her shop...
Um, hilarious.
You can also see pictures of her many projects here...
Snap Crafty!
Snap Crafty is one of our very favorite places to a beautifully curated selection of cabochons, beads, and other findings - check out just a few of their fabulous bits 'n' bobs!
Love this vintage velvet ric rac...
How cute are these vintage Scotties?
Oh the possibilities!
Pretty Pictures
Silk-screened concert posters are a truly fabulous and inexpensive décor option and Poster Cabaret has a great selection from some of our favorite artists and designers for some of our favorite bands.
They also have some great prints by artists such as Bianca Gomez...
Love this bull with his wooden features and curtain-bangs...
The Decemberists can always be counted on to have gorgeous posters...
We love all the different, totally cool design aesthetics...so inspiring! (not to mention that these gorgeous hand-silkscreened posters will only set you back $20-$30!) Love, love, love them!
Groovin' on Alexander Girard
A recent fixation on this super cool set of alphabet blocks originally designed for the San Francisco MOMA has lead to a mini-obsession with Alexander Girard, famed designer for Herman Miller and collaborator of Charles and Ray Eames (and, of course, muse to our most favorite boy wonder, Jonathan Adler)...
We love these hand-made dolls, designed exclusively for House Industries by Marilyn Neuhart. They are based on dolls she sewed for the opening of Girard's Textiles & Objects Shop in New York City in 1961. How hilarious is that lion? We adore the folk art inspired motifs...
A 72-piece wood memory game, full of delightful illustrations...
Alexander Girard amassed a huge collection of nativities, most of which he spent the last years of his life curating for his wing at the International Museum of Folk Art in Santa Fe (which is absolutely amazing!). This set is based on an original Girard illustration that hangs in his son's house.
House Industries also has a series of great Girard fonts (Girard inspired wedding invitations or birth announcements perhaps?!).
His work is available in all sorts of places - including these stylie carpet tiles from Flor..
These pillows, figurines and other items are available through maXimo — the company that distributes and manages licenses for the work of Alexander Girard.
Registry: Heath Ceramics
One of the many wonderful things about being in the Bay Area is the proximity to Heath Ceramics. Their gorgeous line of pottery, tile and ceramics has been around since the mid-40's and everything is handmade in their Sausalito studio. We love their simple designs, stunning color and dependable quality. If you're not lucky enough to visit their Sausalito Factory store, or Los Angeles boutique, everything is available online. What an amazing place to register at for your upcoming wedding!
And how cute is their kids set?! Perfect for any upcoming baby showers or little ones on the way!
Brand new Kate Spade!
Everyone's talking about it, but we simply can't help but join in the collective swooning over the new Kate Spade collection! While the clothes are stunning on their own, we just love the bold use of color and retro styling captured in these photos.
Take a look at the whole collection here!
The colorful tights paired with bold, graphic pieces; so simple, and yet so genius...
Truly, we would love to look like this every day! Ah, if only...
Oh, Kate - you've done it again!
Hatch Show Print wine labels
We recently picked up a bottle of this Cabernet Sauvignon by Three Thieves, inspired (and labels designed by) by Brad Vetter at the legendary letterpress studio Hatch Show Print.
Such gorgeous packaging, and mighty tasty, too! We got ours at Canyon Market in San Francisco, whose logo is incidentally designed by another favorite illustrator, Grady McFerrin.
Image from here.
Renegade Craft Fair
We didn't know where to look first at this weekend's Renegade Craft Fair - there were so many amazing vendors this year! One of our favorite was illustrator Kate Sutton's cuckoo clocks (above)...so cute alongside her Forest Expedition print, perhaps? We were also fans of her ridiculously adorable gingerbread men.
We also were smitten with the lovely terrariums (above) made by Meg from Mateo Illasco (available at Rare Device), as well as the letterpress and goccoed prints (below) from Cindy Tomcyzk.
Fabulous graphic posters and prints from Frank Chimero and My Associate Cornelius.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth! See you next year!
Stripey straws and cupcake cups
This inspirational pic by Paul Lowe has made it around the blogs, but it was just recently that we put 2 + 2 together on sourcing some of these cute details!
We found these stripey straws thanks to Alison Hotchkiss at Alison Events (photo courtesy of Jordan Ferney). They're available from Kikkerland as well as locally in San Francisco at Arch.
These beauties are also coming soon from Jack & Lulu (via Haystack Needle).
Fluted cupcake cups via Cupcake Social, also available at Bake it Pretty.
Photos: Paul Lowe, Jordan Ferney, Kikkerland, Haystack Needle, Cupcake Social
Lovely Design Giveaway!
Thanks to Shana for spotting and sharing this fantastic giveaway! You may recall these adorable address files were featured in an issue of Martha Stewart Weddings a while back - they make great guest books!
Well, Sharilyn is giving away sets of refills on her blog. So if you have one of these files, sign up! And for those who don't, there's a wait list, so get on it early!
Photos: Lovely Design
An invitation for Mom (in-law)
Thanks to Kathy of Well Rehearsed for sharing this great event with us! Let's face it - the wedding is a big day for moms of the bride-to-be and groom-to-be, too! Enter Neiman Marcus and Well Rehearsed! Neiman's is hosting a fashion show specifically targeted at helping moms look their best. Kathy, who specializes in planning rehearsal dinners (traditionally hosted by the groom's family), will share planning tips alongside author Jane Angelich. RSVP (and score brownie points!) here.
Mor Cosmetics
We just discovered Australian-based Mor Cosmetics via Lovely Package, and we are coveting, BIG TIME. How beautiful are these tins?
Delicious lip balms, available in tons of colors and flavors right here.
Also love their Nordica collection. Such pretty packaging! Shop online (US) here.
Photos via Lovely Package and Mor Cosmetics.
July Flea Market
The July flea was a little cold and overcast, but we still found a few gems, like this 1950's cake topper.
Cigar bands - love the typefaces and colors...
Queen Elizabeth II commemorative tea tin.
Prancing horse vintage greeting card.
Adorable vintage children's book plates.
Vintage matchbooks from classic San Francisco hotels. The one on the left reminds us of our Visit San Francisco wedding invitation suite and save the date cards by Lab Partners.
And finally, some funny (and slightly bossy) hobby stationery! Hilarious! See you next month!
Castle in the Air
Castle in the Air is hands-down one of our favorite resources for crafting supplies. We paid a visit a couple weeks ago (along with our other favorite, Tail of the Yak), and it was fabulous as usual!
Their displays of whimsical hand-crafted goodies are always inspiring!
In addition Castle in the Air is the source for hard-to-find crafting supplies.
German crepe paper - essential for making crepe paper flowers!
German glass glitter in an array of colors...
Dredsen paper embellishments - so lovely for crafting - they have one of the best selections anywhere.
Pretty papers. They also have a great array of calligraphy supplies, felts, rubber stamps, and other crafting essentials. Luckily for all you folks who don't live in the Bay Area, they have a fantastic website, so you can order all these gorgeous supplies online. And check out their blog for crafting ideas.
Castle in the Air 1805 Fourth Street Berkeley, California Monday - Saturday, 10 - 6 Sunday, 11 - 6
Photos: Castle in the Air and us!
Timeless Vixen Vintage
We absolutely LOVE vintage clothing and vintage dresses in particular. Timeless Vixen Vintage (found via Snippet & Ink - Merry Go Round inspiration board) has not only an amazing selection of gorgeous dresses, but remarkably, many of them are in reasonable sizes as well! How fabulous would these dresses be for bridemaids?
The dresses are a wee bit pricey, but so fantastic and in such great condition, it might very well be worth it for a special occasion!
Love this 40's number...
We can't get over their really stunning selection of stylish pieces...
Love the cherry red! And a fifties party dress is flattering on almost anyone...
And they have gorgeous things from somewhat harder to find eras, like this navy blue 1930's flutter dress...(and it's not a size 0! No offense to all you size 0's out there, but for those of us who have so often gazed longingly at a gorgeous bit of vintage with a 25" waist and then, regretfully, put it back on the rack - hurrah!!)
This Edwardian tea dress would make a stunning wedding dress...it reminds of us the dress worn in this woodland inspired wedding....
Love, love, LOVE it!
Chalkboard mustache napkin rings
Everyone knows we're big fans of mustaches, so of couse we love these hilarious chalk board mustache napkin rings from Modern Dose.
A fabulous Father's Day gift for a dad who likes to entertain! $24 for 4.