you creep me out......

i can't stop looking at her. This is Michael Hussar's art. Found on FFFFound.

plaids, stripes...........freedom.....

Free People's coats are pattern-licious. and this last one is giving me a Freddie Krueger vibe, which i like!

refined......

there are beautiful things happening at Refinery29.......for one: Stuart Wright. can you see the detail in the little black dress? impeccable. 

adorn me.....

Marieflyfly....you spoke to my beaded heart.

see the sea......

seaurchin's etsy shop is out of control........it was so hard choosing just a few examples.

oh happy day.....

i found another great blog: Oh Happy Day. these are just a few of the little inspirations i found while perusing the site. as soon as i saw this baby playing in his starkly decorated room, i fell in love. not with the kid, but with the ideology of a child's room that's is uncluttered and unbiased. this room isn't bombarding his brain with gender role affirming colors, nor is it selling the child on a future paved with the virtues of a franchised childhood, a branded shrine to materialism and plastic. admittedly, i am extremely nostalgic.....i have nothing but fond memories of winnie the pooh, rainbow brite and he-man and she-ra. but sometimes i wonder what i gave up for those hours of tv and toy worship. a richer imagination? a less cluttered life? an entirely different way of thinking? ah, but i digress......

don't you love the bookbinding picture? i'm always amazed at the many transformations of paper.

and the colors and textures amy chin uses in prop styling are tantalizing.

the simple life....

just some wonderful, random items at KIOSK. a shaker drying rack....a shaker onion basket....Pennsylvania Dutch letter sheets and labels.....and lollies!

very put together.....

i went to inhabitat and found some gorgeous jewelry. who knew? go here to see more.

cosby wouldn't wear these.....

more finds from heartthrobs! featuring Q is for Quail, Tulle, and this rad Alexander McQueen clutch purse.

warmth.......

i love how fashion can look so unforced and beautiful sometimes, but i still want to feed the model. these i found via heartthrobs and villains at ulla johnson.




also....i'm loving the beauty in simple, practical clothes. being scottish is just a bonus. take a look at Brora......found at {frolic}.

more odds with no end in sight.....

i apologize....i cannot remember where i found most of these photos. the first two are a complete mystery, the third is from etsy, the fourth is from papa stour.....a store i found via remodelista. and the last is a detail from a le corbusier building, if i'm not mistaken.

odds and ends.......

found at DesignYouTrust. there is something chic about the repetitiveness of slum architecture, made into a shirt.


i don't remember where i found these.....i really have no idea where i end up sometimes. but this may be the most creative use of recycling i've seen in a long, long time.


the artist is Telsneem Elmeshad. i found it here. i can't help seeing "an explosion in a shingle factory" when i see these..........art buffs know what i mean.