quilt prints from the 30's and 40's

pickwick

found this today at the vintage clothing show
i was overcome with an anxiety attack when i arrived there, not knowing if i could decide what to choose

hamster abuse

its not enough that the owner of this hamster puts him in her mouth for laughs
look at this

sorry mousie, sorry toyny

your crazy mother didn't want me to put these up, even though I wanted to
you both look very fetching
enjoy the love, and the bed while you can
4 months and counting....

sanctuary

tyke and jon's house
i feel like i have escaped from everything here
its marvelous

happy thanksgiving

had a lovely thanksgiving in topanga
great friends
string theory
and an astronaut
beat that

twenty

laura is 20 and takes beautiful photos which is both inspiring and depressing at the same time

lovely photos by adrian parfene

via 2 or 3 things

starting to feel like this

beautiful day

at the cornfield this afternoon
as close as we get to a fall day

purple fashion magazine

has anyone seen the newest edition?

Its all boobs and knobs

no fashion as far as I can see

...i am shocked

lovely photos from lula magazine this month

website here

tilty barn

and  john pawson also did this

i have always wanted to live ye olde barn like this but they don't have many in LA

once i have been to my woodworking class i bet i could whip one up in no time

hand drawn

i love these drawings by john pawson

new bathroom

its not quite finished so i had to shoot around the bad patches
in the new year, i will finish it
i promise

in the realms of the unreal

amazing

so beautifully done

camera is busted

my lovely camera has stopped working

so i might be tight fisted with the posts this week

house we love

someone i know is featured in dwell this month

more here

photos by nicole katz

flora has some new photos up
her work is lovely

more birds

i wanted to write about all the great stuff i found at the rose bowl today
but all i got was some stuff for work and a bunch of crochet hangers that i am not even sure i like any more
and i bet that guy from ready for the house got a load of good stuff

anyway...i love these handmade birds from ann wood

haberdashery

my great granmother's haberdashery store in barnsley (top)

greg had all these buttons and old lace
they are so delicate and beautiful and i love that his relative put these in random little boxes
my favorite was the label and the fact that in those days you were' mrs your husbands name'
cute!

lovely knitted beanbag from little red stuga

Hooray!

i keep pinching myself

today is the day

crochet twigs

i love pointless ideas like this

day of the dead

at hollywood forever cemetry
never sure what to make of people walking around like their flesh has rotted off
seems a bit revolting