Danielle posted this image from a Dutch design magazine Ariadne At Home that I completely fell in love with (and if you love vintage blankets don’t miss her Suzani post). It’s a basic white IKEA Kastanj blanket with wool pom-poms and some decorative trim added to spruce it up. [...]

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Dolls on decor8! Nah, not really my thing as I keep my toys to myself. I’m not about to start blogging them (I can only imagine the volume of email flying in from toy stores in about 5 seconds) but when dolls go beyond toy to qualify as a piece of art, I’ll take a [...]

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I’ve been an admirer of Katie Runnels ever since I heard about her via Liz in Savannah. I have a slight crush on Katie’s work because well, I have a thing for her little creative arrangements of found objects captured beneath a glass cloch. They’re incredibly sweet. And okay I’m a [...]

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It’s one thing to think your work is awesome, quite another when your BFF is also your biggest fan and sings your praises too. That’s what happened today to Johanna Wright because her pal Wendy Crabb from Green Girl Art wrote in all about her work and how much [...]

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Boston-based artist Amy Ross asked me to spread the word about an art show opening tonight at Allston Skirt Gallery in the South End called “Love Fest 08″ and being a fan of her work, I couldn’t refuse! There will be many small love-themed pieces by Amy and several other gallery [...]

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Many know about Pantone, the mega color standards company who unveils color forecasts for each season — today their Fall ’08 forecast was released to the public on their website. I always download mine and print it out in color so it’s handy. It’s important for all designers to preview the [...]

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