pick a letter

// from here / $12.00

earth sea warrior

punchy colors = lamp love. check them out on etsy

forest bound

Forest bound on Etsy

watermelon

 01/ Olinolino $46.00  //  02/ watermelon slices $55.00  //  03/ tourmaline cut example  //  04/ watermelon example  //  05/ diamond cut ring $350.00  
06/ watermelon ring $168.00  //  07/ tourmaline necklace $95.00  //  08/ slice strand $66.00

well what do you know! its summer! so my current obsession should be no surprise - watermelon tourmaline is pretty much perfect for summer - the colors ooze bbq's, sprinklers and swimsuit season

dino planters

ah! love these!!!

goodbye columbus

01/ i heart ohio decal $3.89  //  02/ columbus necklace $45.00  //  ohio cutting board $40.00  //  block O toaster $32.95  
05/ across the field rug $209.95  //  06/ these are things columbus map $49.00  //  07 ohio cities charm $14.92  //  08/ goodbye columbus $10.99  
09/ cruisin brutus t-shirt $27.95  //  10/ buckeyes $12.50  //  11/ ohio river map pillow $25.00

wow... its already my last day at Ohio State - two weeks went by so fast! Though I am itching to get out to massachusetts, I know i'll miss ohio.. so in honor of all the time i have spent here, i've put together a little ohio (and ohio state) inspired design.

am radio

01/ general store paper cutter $87.00  //  02/ modern simplex wall clock $92.00  //  03/ swing arm lamp $64.00  //  04/ 0 through 9 $14.00
05/ store display shelf $47.00  //  06/ feed sack teddy bear $49.00

absolutely loving the AM Radio shop on etsy (especially their awesome photography)
I will admit to owning the lamp - in black - but i might need a second since this orange
color is so great!

sick sick sick

01/ first aid kit $42.50  //  02/ cable knit tea cozy $17.50  //  03/ i like naps tee $12.00  //  04/ knit moccasins $58.00  //  05/ soup spoons $38.99  
06/ plaid throw $35.00  //  07/ ceramic mug $8.00  //  campbells chicken noodle soup $2.41

well i am so grateful for the ability to schedule posts because it totally saved me yesterday.
I have strep throat and - to say the least - don't feel well.

since i have been asleep for the past 24 hours i am now restless and thinking of all the food
i cant eat because it hurts to swallow. so instead how about a list of things i that would make
being sick more enjoyable.

stardust print

// from here

saw this print over at hearted girl last week and have kind of fallen in love with it.

wishful thinking

01/ red corduroy bag $126.00  //  02/ blue stone necklace $34.00  //  03/ latham wall clock $59.00  //  04/ wool tote $105.00  //  05/ belt bracelet $22.00
06/ milk glass planter $22.00

i work at a university - so my year still closely ebbs and flows with the academic calendar.

today is the first friday of spring quarter and it has me thinking of springtime in the classroom.... staring at the clock waiting to get to go out into the warmer weather, the teachers desk and windowsills covered in plants that seem to want to do the exact same thing.. wearing uniforms and looking out at blue skies.

looking forward to april to say the least! hope its pretty enough to spend some of it outdoors

soap slivers

 via design crush - some great 'happy endings' (get your minds out of the gutter with some pretty soap!)

dear blank

// from here

saw these over at design crush and had to re-post. 'dear blank' letterpress cards by sapling press are hilarious!

amber alexander

// from here

amber alexanders etsy shop has me on the edge of my seat waiting for spring. not only does she have a fair share of bunnies, but also birds, kitties & sea creatures. so fun! and the fine hair-like details are making me fall in love with all of them.

// from here

inaluxe

// from here

loving the colors over at the inaluxe store on etsy

wake up alice

01/ teapot $39.95  //  02/ chocolate mushrooms  $sold  //  03/ dodo mug $8.00  //  04/ pocket watch $55,000.00  
05/ walrus pillow $60.00  //  06/ TEA mug $14.00  //  07/ playing card vectors $free

currently reading: alice i have been by melanie benjamin. the book begins from the perspective of 80 something alice liddell who the original alice in wonderland story was inspired by and written for.

she talks about how disappointed people are when they look at her, the embodiment of childhood itself, and watch her age.

As the book progresses it takes you through parts of Alice's life and shows the tragic results of becoming Alice in Wonderland. (this book is pure magic by the way - it will make you cry and rethink everything you know about wonderland)

well Alice Liddell,  if you don't want to be Alice in Wonderland, its fine with me - in fact i wonder what your perfectly preserved self would think of things now. so vividly victorian and antique - the modern adaptations of alice rarely take her out of the oxford inspired elements. but i wonder what the looking glass would look like today, and if children are still so inspired by nature when they spend so much time indoors.

p.s. the real alice was a brunette.

for kelly

01/ abstract 074 $42.95  //  02/ droplets $22.00  //  03/ perched $125.00  //  04/ seagulls $17.00  //  05/ perennial moment $68.75  //  06/ abstract watercolor 004 $9.95

my sister is redecorating & in need of some print inspiration. she's going for a blue/tan theme, and since she lives in beautiful san diego, i also wanted to keep art ideas light, airy & natural.

punctual polly

01/ salva alarm $27.00  //  02/ mondaine travel clock $175.00  // 03/ yellow alarm clock $27.00  // 04/ vitjaz alarm $29.00  
05/ that 70's clock $21.95  //  06/ la crosse alarm $10.99  // 07/ anything clock $69.00  //  08/ general electric alarm $17.50

polly wakes me up every morning right before my alarm goes off....
though few things could be nicer than a warm purring fluff ball in the morning,
I sure wouldn't mind waking up to one of these.