creepy babies and candle holders

Susan Kniffin Davidson blows my mind.  All of the above are on my Christmas list so don’t buy them.

ruffles are the new black

Ruffles have been inner than in for a few seasons now and I have to say I quite like that and they’re no likely to go away any time soon.  Although I do argue that ruffles can go horribly, horribly wrong, I love that they’re being applied to just about everything for a fresher, softer, [...]

genuinely happy

I bought Kelly Rae Roberts’ book, Taking Flight, as a gift from me to me with love a couple of months ago.  I don’t usually go for the self-help/warm fuzzy/new agey diy type books this one seemed to be but something made me want it so I toddled on down to Titles to order it [...]

for certain categories of reprobates and outcasts

Despite the undeserved scorn for them in the fashion world, their affiliation with pompous twats like Tim Burton (I LOVE YOU TIM BURTON…even if you’re a pompous twat) and neurotic status in decorating…eye <3 stripes of all stripes.

economically interesting art for economically interesting times

Mark Wagner uses $1 bills to mess with your head.  The mister pointed me in the direction of his oeuvres last night and I haven’t turned back.  His works are sometimes overtly and sometimes subtly challenging, but always technically impeccable and visually stunning.

Of his work Wagner says ‘The one dollar bill is the most ubiquitous [...]

november giveaway at modish!

Jena’s got a HUGE giveaway of fabulousness in two parts this month and the first one is up right now.
Go check it out and enter to win a whole lot of gorgeous (you could have a lot of presents taken care of with this…if you can resist keeping it for yourself).
Everytime she does this I [...]

quilts of gee’s bend

The quilts, the stories and the history are some of my favourite bits of cultural inspiration and I think everyone should have the opportunity to learn about them.  They’re travelling and in Philedelphia right now so if they wend their way to a venue close to you please go see them.  They’re an amazing testament [...]

weekend redux

I know, I know.  I exploit the son far too much, but he’s such a willing model and this scarf looks so good on him.
This weekend has been lovely so far.  Yesterday was our last day at market which is nice but sad to think about.  After hounding her for months the farmer’s market co-ordinator [...]

mine x 1000 x a googolplex x infinite cubed

Image courtesy of artchive.com
A whopping 33″ x 44″ print of Aubrey Beardsley’s The Ascension of Saint Rose of Lima has been snubbing its sarcastic little nose at me from its spot in my sister’s hallway since the fateful day a few years ago when my normally equitable thrifter & gifter of a mum brought it [...]

J. Morgan Puett stole my life

For reals. The bitch is living the bohemian life I’m supposed to be living. True story. A vedic astrologer told me so. She stole my totem animals; bees & crows. Another true story. A traditional first nations healer told me so. I know, I know. Totem [...]