sheep's milk

In my bathroom I have this funny sheep container that I use to store cotton swabs - a friend gave it to me, and every time I look at it I just get a kick out of it. I think it's the pun-lover in me that likes it so much. 

I mean, do you remember sticking cotton balls onto construction paper sheep as a child? Fun fun fun! Purchase it here.

So when I saw this milk container, it just made so much sense. A glass ... of milk! Half-pint actually. Who wouldn't love to use this in the morning? Or stick a flower in it. Find it at Fred Flare.

via happy mundane

some serious bling

I have a confession to make. I have a bit of a thing for jewelry ... I am willing to invest in a piece if I think it's worth it. Now it's not like I'm into the really the fancy-shmancy gems and jewels, but I do like organic pieces that make a statement. So when I saw these amazing necklaces - my jaw literally dropped. Stuh. Ning. I was going to make it into a collage, but then I thought, to appreciate these babies you really need to see the whole thing. I wanted to post the whole lot of them, but couldn't decide which ones were best. They are all gorgeous.

Created by Smallthings Studio in Portland, they are part of a line called Stone and Honey. And honey, these are works of art! My favorites are the medium and small agate pieces. The agate is riveted with fine metalworking -- usually either a pinwheel, honeycomb, feather or crystal formation and each piece is one-of-a-kind.

Oh. My. Gravy.




via Design for Mankind

as time goes by ...

I'm still in denial that it's 2009 already. And I've really been slacking on getting a planner and/or calendar. I've seen tons of calendars everywhere in blogland, but hadn't really seen one that caught my eye until now. This one by Valery Design Works is so whimsical - I really love the fun looking toucan-birds with teeth on the front - what are those (click to see it larger)?

2009, you know what that means -- my 10 year high school reunion!
Valery Design Works 2009 wall calendar $30

a little artist: rosemarie fiore

I have a soft spot for dots. Call me cutesy, but I don't care. And the above pieces of art are anything but cutesy. These are Firework Drawings by artist Rosemarie Fiore. Rosemarie creates these collages by exploding fireworks onto paper in enclosed containers, resulting in rich colors that she then collages by layering circles of paper on top of each other. The drawings exude an abstract other-worldly kind of quality. I think it's so dynamic and vivid, the image on the right is currently my desktop wallpaper. I'd love to own one of her pieces, I'm quite sure I could stare at it for hours. Click to see the image larger.

images from rosemarie fiore's website