Natalie As Is: Bound Fabric Books

Natalie As Is is a delicious new-to-me etsy shop with bound journals in fabric.
The colour and stitching is just about perfect. Swoon!

All images via Blue Moss

Vanilla Week Diary

When I see a good diary, I buy it. Even though I know I'm months away from being able to use it! This one is particularly cute from Korean brand Monopoly. If Ebony designed a diary, I imagine it might look something like this: whimsical, pretty and oh so cute. Roll on 2010!

All images

500 Pencils

Image via Black Eiffel

500 Pencils is a super cute idea: on a subscription you receive 25 pencils a month for 20 months. How incredible do they look displayed like this? Colourful, ordered and pretty.

Swoon.

A Whale of a Time

Way back in May I told you about the Beached Whale cartoon done by some incredibly talented friends: Jarod, Bosh and Macca. A Youtube sensation with over 5 million hits, tonight it debuts on ABC 1 (that's our national broadcaster, international friends) as the beginning of an eleven part series!

Truly huge amounts of work have gone into the series and you can see some hilarious 'making of' snippets right here.

Also, check out Alice's interview for more info.

Maija Louekari: Clothes

Remember my first post on Maija Louekari? Well have a look at the clothes for which she also makes fabric.
The glasses dress is one of my favourites - and the bricks and windows one is also gorgeous.
These raindrop dresses make me all tingly! I love the idea of them - especially the bell sleeves on the left.

All images

Comment Problems?

I think a few of you may be having problems commenting on the site. Blogger is having some difficulties with non-google sign-ins. I hope this will rectified - otherwise hope to hear from you soon!

Maija Louekari

My friend A was lucky enough to purchase some beautiful Marimekko fabric on a recent trip to Finland.
And yes, she was also lucky enough to go on a trip to Finland!
The artist was Maija Louekari and I had great pleasure perusing her website to find these beautiful images.
The use of colour makes me want to splash paint on canvases and wear pretty, swirly summer dresses all at once.
This above print is the one my friend bought - but it's in pink. Swoon! She has it pinned up on her wall and it looks fantastic.
Have a look through her website - you will not be disappointed!

All images

Sandra Juto

Sandra Juto's drawings remind me of snowy days and nights by wood fires.
And mittens and trees and flowers and perplexed-looking sheep.
And coloured volcanoes (or disorganised bunting?) And crying moose. What more could you want?

All images

Cosy bedroom

Does this bedroom just look perfectly cosy and perfect? And the pillowcases! So wonderful!

Collections: Amassblog

Repetition, simplicity and order: this is what collections say to me. As an avid (yet admittedly much less stylish!) collector, these images from Amassblog spoke to me.
Book labels, cigar labels, comics, postcards, letterheads and more - this is a collection of collections - a veritable eye-feast.Everyone remembers the collections in Amelie - the charming books of photobooth photos, and of wet footprints in concrete. For some, that might seem bizarre, but to me it feels oh so right.
What, if anything, do you collect? What do you love about collecting?

All images

Nineteen Seventy Three

Aren't these the cutest pics ever? Nineteen Seventy Three have such super cute cards - they look delicious.
The cat with shoes! And a moustache!

All images

Shop Update: New Packs of Colour!

Very excited about these! New packs of colour in the shop right now - so much fun!
There is free shipping within Australia, so hop to it if you feel like a little pack of inspiration in your favourite colour.
Each pack is different, but contains everything you see with even more in the pack - beads, buttons, fabric scraps, papers, postcards, stickers, stamps, vintage book parts - lots of yummies!

Paul Rand Design

Paul Rand (1914-1996) was an amazing artist and designer, and I love his use of bold colours and simple design.
These just pop out with such beautiful patterns.

All images

Cotton Bags

These are my latest quick-fix sewing project. Sometimes I need to start a project and finish it that hour, just so I can feel like I'm getting something done!

I found the brown and cream elastic at Reverse Garbage and love the vintage feel of it with these fabrics, in particular.
These have already been gifted to some special friends and a new favourite thing to do is to use these to bundle up little packs of fun. Gift wrapping with fabric, if you like! I find them so useful - I often use cotton bags to store all manner of things: camera chargers, batteries, pencils, crafty bits and pieces. They could easily turn into a make up bag or travel laundry bag, too!

Blanca Gómez

I've always had a soft spot for Blanca Gómez and these prints are a selection of my favourites.
There's something so beautiful about how simple the images are - small people and bright colours which make for happy, happy times.
I love this set of four - the raindrops! The lights/bunting! Her hat!
You can find Blanca here and here.
Have a lovely weekend (can't believe they come around so quickly!) I am going to be busy working, writing, seeing some friends, and celebrating my Dad's birthday tonight. Whew! Hoping to also see Ponyo this weekend, but we'll see how the writing goes, first...

All images