Wish List: girliest bedroom ever

1. Jaggery Sham
2. Suzani Pillow
3. Antique Wingback Settee
4. Chugach Butter Dish
5. Hot Skwash
6. Mirrored side table
7. Animal Prints by Sharon Montrose

Textiles from around the world - Africa

Lately I've been admiring traditional textiles from around the world that have been popping up in stores, so I'm going to share some here, starting with Africa. {top photos by Brooke McKean of Senegalese women}

Do these ottomans and chairs look familiar? How about after you look at these ottomans at Anthropologie? I guess someone at Anthro visited the M'Afrique by Moroso show, which showcased modern furniture created using traditional African fabrics and weaving.

The following shots are of the Fulani-Hausa people of Nigeria by Irene Becker.

Emma Watson

It's official: Emma Watson is a style goddess. I guess I'll let her mediocre acting skills slide. Shots from Marie Claire.

winter wonderland

Now this is my kind of christmas decor :).

Topshop dress and a Moroccan wedding blanket.

nkuku

Thinking about weddings

Last night I attended the beautiful wedding of an old friend, so now I've been browsing wedding sites all day and I found this site that showcases real weddings invitations.

by Alyson Graves Brown of unruly things

The much beloved Rifle Paper Co.


by bread of many




by Amy Hardy




bird and banner

Henry the bunny

It's my bunny buddy!

Spekals.com

My website is finally up and running! Check it out and tell your friends about my mad design skillz :D.

Glitz

I will look so fabulous when I fall on my face wearing these bad boys by Gianmarco Lorenzi.

tasteful nails

Precious Object

By Anna Emilia

Fashion: Textile Design

Just found this blog Spot On: Textiles by a textile student that focuses on textile design student work. So much fantastic crazy stuff happening.
Trine Elmkvist
Nina Born & Siff Pristed Nielsen, Pille Pernille Horst

Holly Fox-Lee, Kevin Kramp

Nina Born

Vera!!!

I struck gold this morning and when I spotted some beautiful patterned sheets at a garage sale and got the pair for 5 bucks! I didn't realize they are a Vera Neumann pattern until I got home. If you haven't heard of her yet, she was a textile/pattern designer widely known for her fantastic array of scarves. These are just a few of her gems. Snatch up your very own vintage Vera scarf for under $50 at this etsy shop.

Yelena Bryksenkova

I'm in love. Nevermind the delicate water color work or the inticing flattened perspective, check out those patterns on every inch of these little masterpieces. View more of Yelena Bryksenkova's work here. As with many artists, her sketchbooks are something to be admired as well.

Found via Book By It's Cover sketchbook series.

Treats in the Lou

I went to St. Louis last month to visit some friends, and I per usual dined at some new interesting restaurants and did some shopping. I found this adorable artisan plate from Norway and its match at Treasure Aisles.

Marshmallow pie from Kakao Chocolate. Their prices are pretty steep because all of the chocolates are handmade. Bacon has been the hot addition to sweets lately, usually unsuccessfully, but their bacon pecan brittle was really a perfect blend of flavors.


We stopped at Fritanga, a Nicaraguan Restaurant, where I pretty much had the choice of fried cheese, plantains, or fried cheese with plantains. It was really delicious though. How could you go wrong with fried cheese?

Spruce Home & Sugar Mama's Bakeshop

Last weekend I had the opportunity to visit Austin again, mostly to check out the upholstery store Spruce Home. Unfortunately, I learned that their cheapest fabrics run in the $40 a yard range, and the ones I was lusting over run around $100 a yard. It was still fun to find new inspiring artisans. The fabrics above are hand-printed in Melbourne by Ink & Spindle.

This amazing fabric is by Raoul Textiles and runs $274 a yard.

We also stopped by Sugar Mama's and tried some baked goods. The cupcakes were not my favorite, but this cookie sandwich with mint icing filling was AMAAAAZING.

price check

Antiqued peacock mirror, Wisteria, $2,399
Honeycomb mirror, Pier 1, $249