Friday, June 28, 2013

Saturday, June 22, 2013

color is the connection

Tucked away in her Tel Aviv studio, Leah Lerner designs and crafts her beautiful leather handbags. 

  


elegant clutches and pouches...

...in a wonderful array of colors, some embellished with her original screen printed designs.

I love these metallics...

...and her large totes will handle just about everything!


You can see more of Leah's colorful bags in her etsy shop.
Go crazy!


And across the ocean from that sunny studio, to an apartment in Queens, New York, is another artist who loves color...



Gwen Meyerson's colorful cityscapes and figurative paintings truly capture the activity of the city and the people in it.

 In Gwen's etsy shop, you'll find original art as well as prints and notecards, all alive with color!

Scenes from around the US, Gwen works in several mediums,


but always, her focus is places and people... all in glorious color! You can purchase your own masterpiece here!









Wednesday, June 5, 2013

for your man

I was poking around in BartekDesign, a natty little shop on etsy featuring accessories designed and made by Bartek from his studio in Zeewolde, Netherlands. 

Lots of spiffy bowties, with perfect bows! 


And pocket handkerchiefs to match. Now wouldn't this be just the perfect thing for a wedding party...?


Not your father's fanny pack!


Bartek offers these cute terrier keychains in a variety of colors.


OK, these whimsical fish bookmarks are awesome! (And it looks like we have an Agatha Christie fan here...)



Pssst! Father's Day in the U.S. is just around the corner...


Friday, May 31, 2013

In love with color

There are plenty of reasons to surround yourself with color. And I'm here to make it as easy as possible for you...

Vibrant and earthy stoneware from BlueMagpieDesign, where're you'll also find porcelain as well as Janet's colorful paintings!


Imagine wrapping yourself in one of Egle's stunning scarves from DESilk...


Among the variety of items you'll find at bartekdesign, are Bartek's natty bow ties!


Antonia and Fabio present a beautiful array of colorful abstracts at DUEALBERI


Bold color adds to the fun at TwoSadDonkeys where you'll find Olga's delightful felted friends


Are you the crafty type? You'll find a million hand made stamps and supplies from Sarah at ahueofduckeggblue




Saturday, May 25, 2013

Mother Nature's favorite time of year


It's time to wake up and shake off the cold.



build your cozy nest


 find your perfect nest mate


welcome Spring, prepare for summer


See more of Cathy's beautiful artwork, originals, prints, etchings and handmade greeting 
cards in her etsy shop, caitlihne.





Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Un été français

This is a wonderful time of year to dream about summer. Before it gets really hot... So from the vantage point of Spring, I thought it would be fun to visit a French été through the work of Paris photographer, Yann Pendaries of PhotographyDream














Visit Yann's shop here, there's lots more to see!