Bon Bon Atelier is a darling little business owned by creative sisters Betsy Blodgett and Emily Blodgett-Panos in Kansas City, MO with both a retail storefront and a web shop for the rest of us. Their store looks so charming, doesn’t it? Nice store, ladies. I love seeing young women in [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Up for a great sale? If you happen to be in or around San Francisco this weekend you won’t want to miss the annual Modern Economy sale, perfect for design addicts on a budget! Event founder and host Meg Mateo Ilasco, designer and author of “Craft Inc.: Turn Your [...]
Here’s a thought to consider and if you can, please share your views. I can decorate and even style a bookcase better when I photograph it and work from there. Sure, I can stand in a room and give ideas, but once I execute my vision, I use a camera to pull together the space [...]
What’s on my radar over at Etsy this week? Here’s my round up of a few favorites…
Kirby is a freelance costume designer and artist who has one Etsy shop for vintage clothing called Kirby Vintage and another under the name Oh Kirby where [...]
decor8 is over at Real Simple today. Topic: Cleaning Supplies: What’s In Your Caddy?
(images from method home)
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Remember how I told you about Oscar the vintage umbrella stand that I won last week on eBay? He just flew in today. I can’t believe it. Just look at this cuteness.
He exceeds my expectations in every way imaginable. He [...]
Is there such a thing as having too much inspiration? I was reading a fashion design book over the weekend and learned a new perspective that I found extremely beneficial for my own work and perhaps you’ll have a few comments to leave here with thoughts on this topic as well.
With a shop called All Things Original it must be quite a challenge to curate, as the name alone gives hope that you will not only be exposed to designs not seen already a thousand times over, but that everything is handmade by the maker and very, very special. All Things Original [...]



















