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these days, more of my time is spent tinkering around at home and exploring multiple areas that need improvement. i'm still designing and making things - with new ideas swirling around in my head, on paper and in progress on my little project table all the time. a mobile shown below is hanging in the shop.
happy days to you.
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1. chinese silk embroidery via mridulgame spotted on nejana cersac pin 2. julia muggenburg interior via nytimes spotted on tara stewart pin 3. bryan johnson photo of lighthouse wedding at marin headlands via snippetandink 4. handmade in marin, a beaded mobile via shop kuwatani
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1. alexander mcqueen fall 2016 via vogue 2. frank gehry's hotel marqués de riscal, elciego spain via cntraveler 3. michael van der ham spring 2013 via vogue 4. photo by clive nichols of front garden at bury court via dreaminggardens spotted on pin by tara stewart 5. rodebjer spring 2013 via vogue spotted on pin by honey or tar 6. photo by daniel boudinet of carlo scarpa's brion cemetery via archimess
throughout the windy rainy weeks we've been having around here in the bay area, viewing pastel artwork with soft and crisp strokes and lines coming together mixing with the soft and crisp raindrops all around us sort of melded together and i felt the urge to create this soft and crisp floral banner no. 1. view the handmade banner shown below and in the shop.
enjoy whatever patterns surround you this week.
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1. spot on the banks of the seine, claude monet via wikiart 2. artwork by karin ruggaber via sophiemunns 3. hand embroidered floral banner via kuwatani 4. magdalena suarez frimkess ceramic artwork via southwillard
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1. paul smith spring 2016 dress via vogue spotted on peter odegaard pin 2. photo by bruce damonte, hayes valley san francisco interior remodel by jones haydu via joneshaydu 3. dubai based mochi ensemble designed by ayah tabari via honestlywtf 4. raphael briest photo of interior of b.bar via casavogue 5. emilia wickstead spring 2016 via mirellabruno 6. styling of interior by gabby deeming via houseandgarden spotted on jacki warren pin
little friendly bursts of long lasting color and texture to brighten your day. an acacia bouquet inspired by all the acacia which is in full bloom in our area right now is in the shop. handmade vase by nearby east bay ceramist sarah kersten is one of my favorites in my little ceramics collection and is not for sale.
a floral layers bouquet at bottom right aims to please and is also in the shop.
pause and admire the little things that make you smile.
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1. american wildflowers via archive 2. acacia floral bouquet via kuwatani 3. national galleries of scotland photo of william george gillies still life via artuk spotted on nel van vooren pin 4. designed and made in marin - floral layers boquet via kuwatani
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1. gucci spring summer 2016 via vogue 2. debra cronin interior via debracronindesign 3. giles spring 2015 via oncethingslookup spotted on catherine williams pin 4. villa by the lake designed by alexander diem via dezeen 5. del pozo ss 2016 via vogueuk 6. hilton niseko village via cafeandmusic
what an interesting point of view (first image on left) from clothing designer jemma beech - such an intriguing mix of color, texture and pattern with an impressive smoothness and elegance to her silhouettes. i can't wait to see more. a denim cardholder useful for holding other small items like lipstick as well - shown below and in the shop.
easily soothed and inspired when capturing and viewing that certain mix...hope you have a soothing, inspiring week.
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1. jemma beech via estxnoir 2. interior shot by gorta yuuki via desiretoinspire 3. designed and handmade in marin, california - a denim cardholder via kuwatani 4. painting by chris trueman via patternbank spotted on pin by bruna casetta