This nursery is largely white on white, but the ceiling has what looks like a multicolor wallpaper accent applied only onto the slanted portion, which makes it very interesting and unusual:
YDC Design / Rose Praino, photo by Alexey Gold-Dvoryadkin. Found via design*sponge
Below is a view that shows the before and afters:
YDC Design / Rose Praino, photo by Alexey Gold-Dvoryadkin. Found via design*sponge
The space was designed by Rose Praino of YDC Design as part of a house renovation. What a creative way of introducing color without letting it overwhelm the space or bring the airy ceiling down. Lovely!
This magnificent quilt is not exactly new anymore, but it’s still very much worth sharing.
At the Houston International Quilt Market & Festival in 2018, “The Royal Huntress” quilt by Karlee Porter won third place in the alternative techniques category.
“The Royal Huntress” by Karlee Porter, found via Sulky
Just look at the incredible detailing in this closeup:
“The Royal Huntress” by Karlee Porter, found via Sulky
Apparently it took over 450 hours to make, and no wonder. The meticulous piecing, incredibly detailed quilting and multiple accents all serve a purpose in the overall design. Serious kudos!
As an image, it kind of reminds me of druids in World of Warcraft. It’s also the kind of sewing I’d like to do; to be quite honest, though, I know I don’t have the skill nor patience. Especially the latter. 🙂
Camille Javal is an artist who creates murals, artwork and jewellery in addition to engaging in design work and photography. I was really struck by “Hello to the Ocean”, one of her murals.
Camille Javal
The most amazing thing about it is that not only does it have a range of gorgeous blues and greys, the mural’s mood changes with the light – just like the sea:
Camille Javal
Camille Javal
Stunning, right? However many times I see these photos I’m still agog.
How do you store sewing threads and the corresponding bobbins? Petro at Easy Peasy Creative listed two solutions she found very helpful, and I really liked one of them: joining the spool and bobbin with a rubber band.
Petro Neagu at Easy Peasy Creative
Petro Neagu at Easy Peasy Creative
What an ingenious idea. I just love it when you take a regular old anything and use it to solve a new problem. I’ll have to do this!
Note: I wasn’t paid or perked to mention this; just passing along a good thing.
LOVE this idea by Tiffany Michey – turn a pair of pants into a short wrap top!
Tiffany Michey
Tiffany has the tutorial in a video (my image above is just a screencap, don’t try to play it). She also gives you a rough pattern:
Tiffany Michey
Reusing at its best, isn’t it? I really wish I had a pair of pants to try this with. Ohwell; the next time I visit a thrift store I’ll keep my eyes peeled. 🙂
I cannot imagine how long it must’ve taken them, but the results are great!
As an aside, my linguist brain was tickled to find that in Germany, it is customary in formal situations to address lecturers with their full titles. For example, years ago when I helped Husband with his research, he was called Herr Doktor Professor in his German correspondence. I just love the variety of language use! 🙂
Plant pots aren’t Ozaltug’s only specialty: she also makes figurines, ornaments, wall art objects, wind chimes and various dishes for organizing your life.
The Japanese tea company Ocean Tea Bag has taken tea bag design to a whole new level. Their models include intricate animal shapes from hammerheads, giant squids and cephalopods to turtles, kitties and red pandas. My favorite is this cute otter…
Ocean Tea Bag
…although the frogs are a close second:
Ocean Tea Bag
But here’s the question: would you want to use up such gorgeous tea bags?
Husband and I do Halloween in a very minimal way in our house: usually we only carve a pumpkin, light candles and get ready for trick-or-treaters. Despite not growing up with Halloween, I love seeing what creative decorations and tips other people have shared.
Earlier in the month I was going through some of my notes and found this photo of a gorgeous Jack-o-‘lantern carved with constellations:
Martha Stewart Magazine, October 2017, p. 107
It’s from the October 2017 issue of Martha Stewart Magazine. Apparently they used a LED light string and pushed into each hole an individual light as a star. No wonder they’re so bright. Very nice!
Happy Halloween to those celebrating!
Note: I wasn’t paid or perked to mention this; just passing along a good thing.
