Chalkboard Table

CLEVER.

From RS designs of Spain

I'm sold. You?

Monsterlove

By Laura George

ok, I'll take the whole room

I like this Milo Baughman recliner.

 But I'll take the wall and floor too.

wrap it up. to go please.

Must have. Someday......

 

The Drapers sleep in a set original.  HOWEVER, Club Furniture makes a replica.

They are currently lacking the vibrant aqua from Mad Men; but they'll get it someday right?

Of course I could buy it today for the low, low discount price of $1,559.20. 

Oh where, or where did I leave that $1000.00 bill?

Sigh.

I'll dream of you aqua velvet tufted lovely, lovely bed.

How to hang a wall of pots

I like that it would be my art in the sense that I assembled it; while at the same time remaining someone else's art because each piece would be made by someone else.

I found this. So you can do it too.

sweater pillow

I'm going to make this....

oh boy. oh boy. oh boy!

First I have to find the perfect sweater.

I really, really love recycling sweaters!

wow-ie nightstands

mmmmmm. screenprinting.

i want one. pleeeaase...

garland by someone who makes them and sells them.  sorry i forgot who.

All Together

Loveable print.  Artist on the interweb.

Moe Amigo Ts

Tshirts

available

at

Quince

850 Grand Avenue 

St. Paul, MN

651.225.9900

Favorite Etsy Shops

penguin & fish 

 

sketchbook

Anatomy of a Skirt

cantilever and press

TippyThai - Handmade from Thailand

 

 barking bird art

 

Gomez Whitney

 

 Trigo

 

 Though I have many favorites on esty, these shops consistently cause me to drool while I imagine what life would be like if I could support all the artists I love by surrounding myself with their goods.

I think you will thoroughly enjoy them as well!

CHEERS!

Sum

I'm reading

Sum forty tales from the afterlives

by David Eagleman

My favorite tale so far is

Angst

   As humans we spend our time seeking big, meaningful experiences.  So the afterlife may surprise you when your body wears out.  We expand back into what we really are---which is, by Earth standards, enormous.  We stand tens thousand kilometers tall in each of nine dimensions and live with others like us in a celestial commune.  When we reawaken in these, our true bodies, we immediately begin to notice that our gargantuan colleagues suffer a deep sense of angst.

   Our job is the maintenance and upholding of the cosmos.  Universal collapse is imminent, ad we engineer wormholes to act as structural support.  If we don't execute our jobs flawlessly, the universe will re-collapse.  Ours is complex, intricate, and important work.

   After three centuries of this toil, we have the option to take a vacation.  We all choose the same destination: we project ourselves into lower-dimensional creatures.  We project ourselves into the tiny, delicate, three-dimensional bodies that we call humans, and we are born onto the resort we call Earth.  The idea, on such vacations, is to capture small experiences.  On the Earth, we care only about our immediate surroundings.  We watch comedy movies.  We drink alcohol and enjoy music.  We form relationships, fight, break up, and start again.  When we're in a human body, we don't care about universal collapse---instead, we care only about a meeting of the eyes, a glimpse of bare flesh, the caressing tones of a loved voice, joy, love, light, the orientation of a house plant, the shade of a paint stroke, the arrangement of hair.

   Those are good vacations that we take on Earth, replete with our little dramas and fusses.  The mental relaxation is unspeakably precious to us.  And when we're forced to leave by the wearing out of those delicate little bodies, it is not uncommong to see us lying prostrate in the breeze of the solar winds, tools in hand, looking out into the cosmos, wet-eyed, searching for meaninglessness.

Steel Four-Post Bed

Never has a four-poster bed been this cool.

Not in my opinion.
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Yep, I'm going to do this.

It's linen paint!

A paint headboard with faux linen.

I will make one for myself.

Someday.
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Chalkboard Headboard

I'm determined to include a chalkboard and/or chalkboard paint in my house.

This looks like a good option.

Shoe Cubby Room

I'm a fan of the colors in this room as well as the wall-paper in the wall cubby.

It's food for future decoration.

I want this book:

By Anne Kyyrö Quinn, Chris Everard

Potter Craft (2009)

ISBN 0307451518

"High style with an irresistible texture–in a fabric you love! The contemporary creations of Anne Kyyrö Quinn are not your traditional pillows and throws. Following her sculptural approach to home décor, each piece has an appealing tactile quality that makes it truly stand out. Quinn’s fabric of choice, felt, is soft, durable, and easy-to-find, making it perfect for home sewing. Best of all, felt holds its shape, making it possible to turn any home accent into a striking multidimensional accessory. Whether folded, sliced, ruched, or gathered, these bold pieces are sure to add designer style–and cozy comfort–to any living space. Felt Furnishingsbrings Quinn’s designs to the home crafter with 25 beautiful, easy-to-sew projects that will update the look of any room. From one-of-a-kind cushions and pillows to blinds, lampshades, wall panels, curtains, bedspreads, and more, there is something here for every home. And with 200 full-color photographs and comprehensive step-by-step directions, these designs are as easy to create as they are gorgeous to look at."

Growing Old? Here's the solution.

 Every thing you need: Cane, Geritol, Pep Pills, Time, and a little book.

For you.

All I need is Pep Pills and More Time.

 

Cats understand multi-purposing.

Sleeping with pals, always warmer than sleeping alone.

 Cat bed = pillow.

Moe Amigo Ts

Adorable Moe Amigo T shirt in toddler sizes.

Available @ Quince in St. Paul, MN.

or on etsy.

Family

 

My mother's birth announcement sent to my great-grandmother.

 My grandma wrote that her new baby was a monster at 9 lbs 1 oz!