cups!

i love ikea. ruby spent a half an hour moving around these cups and bowls, always color coordinated. very proud of herself as you can see in the last pic

dearest husband

happy result of a mistake

from new paris interiors by taschen

organic stereo

got an email from etienne of organic stereo announcing the launch of their new brand of ethical fashion based out of brighton,UK. designer marie rendina brings 12 years of apparel design experience to this line, creating classic, sweet pieces with clever detailing (i particularly like the preppy Sail On Sailor tunic with pretty feminine crossover sleeves...so perfect with matchstick jeans if can pull em off)AND general good eco-juju. all pieces are made of certified organic cotton with eco-friendly printing and recycled paper buttons... and organic stereo is a member of 1% for the planet. woo hoo.

if something suits your fancy, buy now! to celebrate their launch they are offering 25% off this week only!

unders

now that she's in "unders" so are all her animals

thinking bout adding these guys to the shop

leah giberson

by leah giberson from little paper planes

now and then

rubie green

organic fabrics by rubie green (via daily candy nyc- thanks robin!

drika b

lovely bags by drika b

an-ti-ci-pa-tion

lena's book comes out in july but is available for pre-order now

non-uggs

"shwe shwe boots"from bokkie in south africa
(via jezzeblog)

oooooo

the laura su dress by tiffanyinthetrees

mmm...cake!

i'm going to try and find an excuse to make this one as soon as possible

threadless has prints???

who knew? what a beautiful and clever (yet very sad, on the global warming front) by victor hachmang
via threadless

pretty pretty

by christine tillman
really inspired by her dedication to draw everyday. so fun to see her visions and ideas evolve
via something's hiding in here

happy day for uncle pete and auntie winn

she insisted the "giraffe" (more like a long necked dog) have a bowtie and pink shoes to match the sentiment...

and i had to say "boogers" to get this smile (which is coated with peanut butter sandwich)...

and in the end she got pretty sick of me photographing her....
BUUUUUUUT.... happy anniversary guys! we love you!

al fresco

on this hot summery day, i came across these playful images which made me smile. from taschen books- top: photo by josef heinrich darchinger from wirtschaftswunder. bottom: photo by david lachapelle (text reads, "This is a picture of my boyfriend, who could not be bought) from soul i-d

mati rose

wonderful illustrations by mati rose available for purchase in her etsy store, suspect shoppe
or check out mati's blog

wow...dreams become reality?

i absolutely adore this brilliant link, which i found here, which she found here! makes me think of a bjork music video

new camera

inspired by camilla engman's amazing photographs on her blog (if you have not yet looked, you'll be hooked), i asked d. for an upgrade for my birthday. i love it... particularly the way it captures color and light, like in this sunday morning sock-putting-on picture. i can't wait to play with it more.

betsy walton

i was turned on to betsy walton's art by a mention of her on fine little day...i keep starting to write something about them but really i don't think at this point, barely caffeinated, i could do them justice (speaking of doing them justice, click to enlarge them to fully appreciate each one). in a meagre attempt to appreciate, among other elements i love the way colors play off each other and off transparent spaces...and how the idea of borders and boundaries translates to the human, natural, structural variety...more powerful to be not-filled-in. oh geez i'm blithering like a true unintelligible gemini. i'll stop now. but....many of her pieces are available for purchase as prints on her etsy shop!
website
etsy shop
flickr

droog birdhouse

right, i mean birdfeed, by marcel wanders, available here

freedomwig is back!!!

martha rich's painting-a-day project is back for a second year! this totally makes my day. we have two of her pieces and i think she's just the bestest (thanks to kstreet for turning me onto her work!!). can't wait to keep checking back to see what she's up to this summer
freedomwig 2

cat solen

two videos by cat solen. top: at the bottom of everything by bright eyes: bottom: guitar man by cake

papaver vert

a great etsy shop with gorgeous colors of hand-felted bowls and vases.
or visit the papaver vert ("green poppy" in latin and french) blog

teph's yellow rabbit

his long ears are temptingly chewy

yumdiddlyicious

my friend christine just turned me on to a great food/design blog, sweet fine day. the creators, jenna and mark, a designer and pastry chef (respectively) chronicle their oh-so-inspirational brooklyn-based family life with two girls and gorgeous foods. they operate an etsy-based bakery, whimsy & spice, and if the drool-inducing pix of their concoctions are indicative of the taste, i imagine their treats to be heavenly indulgent. i want to lay my head upon a giant one of their handcut chocolate marshmallows at night. packaging is equally confectionary. they even have a special father's day sampler box which includes Hazelnut & Chocolate Whisky Sandwich cookies..mmmm.
check out their blog
their bakery website
their flickr (totally pavlovian reaction)
or jenna's design site

welcome back

oh where oh where did my blogging days go? i like to think i've been on sabbatical in the blogging department. the truth is i had a bit of bloghaustion, a bit of the ol' writer's blogck. so i took a little time to get out from under the glow of the computer and out into the world for a bit... and suddenly rube is growing up so fast, i'm hesitant to miss out on much. so despite us all being sick for a bit, i've been lolling with the rubester in sunshine, making some big shifts with the bidness, catching up on a giant pile of paperwork, having a mini vacation with my favorite husband in the big apple (above: david and i playing karaoke with the light fixtures at our hotel), reading some books for the first time in two years, testing out my new camera... nothing so earth shattering but very happy good stuff.

so now i think i'm back in the swing... i've missed the blog world and am so happy to get back to trolling for inspirations in a variety of nooks and crannies.