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Kandee Shoes Designs Two New Pumps for their Spring/Summer 2011 Collection

Kandee Shoes Designs Two New Pumps for their Spring/Summer 2011 Collection

Kandee Shoes's Spring/Summer 2011 Special Edition Collection is everything to me right now. I'm sure you get tired of hearing about the same usual shoe designers so I thought I would (finally) post about Kandee Shoes. I've known about them since last year. I already missed out on the Blue Raspberry Dragee Studded... Continue reading »

High & Low: Finding the Look of Josef Frank Fabric for Less

High & Low: Finding the Look of Josef Frank Fabric for Less

We’re not the first and we certainly won’t be the last to rue the high price tag attached to Josef Frank’s splendidly graphic and surreal fabric designs. Unable to pay upwards of $200 per Continue reading »

Free hand-embroidery designs from Bramcoast

Free hand-embroidery designs from Bramcoast

In its continuing quest to revive vintage crafts, Bramcoast Publications is sharing 16 hand-embroidery motifs from the early 1920s. The blog post notes these sweet designs “would’ve been used to embellish undergarments, towels, handkerchiefs, baby items and other home and personal items.” Go to the... Continue reading »

Printable Bookmarks for Kids

Printable Bookmarks for Kids

One of the things that Jennifer from New Season Design and I have in common is our passion for literacy. We both homeschool, love children’s literature and want to inspire our kids to love reading. The difference is that she also happens to be a certified teacher and reading specialist. My only qualification, on... Continue reading »

Furniture: John Pawson Tables from Matin in Los Angeles

Furniture: John Pawson Tables from Matin in Los Angeles

Earlier today we posted on architect-designed flatware; the next step up: architect-designed dining tables, specifically, the minimalist designs of British architect John Pawson. In the US, the tables are available by commission from Matin in LA (presided over by Robert Odegard and his wife, Christina) and are stamped... Continue reading »

How to Hand Paint Designs on Your Shoes (A Photo Tutorial)

How to Hand Paint Designs on Your Shoes (A Photo Tutorial)

In this post I'll show you how I painted my pink pointy flats. What you'll need A pair of shoes - I chose ones I loved that were a little beat up from overuse Paint: I used acrylic paint that I bought at a craft shop Paint Brushes Creativity: Not sold in stores. But we all have it :-) How I painted my shoe. Step 1:... Continue reading »

Buzzi space

Buzzi space

Meet them at 100% design LondonBuzzispace.com Buzzispace.com is a creative cell where young designers collaborate on innovative solutions to upgrade your work and living environments. Ecology, acoustics and flexibility are at the centre of their designs. Using a revolutionary new Ecofelt, produced from 100% recycled... Continue reading »

Tutorial: Fancy tulle bed canopy for a girlie-girl room

Tutorial: Fancy tulle bed canopy for a girlie-girl room

Nikki from Lilybug Designs made this girlie-girl bed canopy for her daughter’s room in reponse to her daughter’s declaration that her room was not “fancy enough.”  With the pink tulle and the feathers, I bet she doesn’t say that now!  Is your own daughter’s room not “fancy... Continue reading »

How to make a recycled lampshade hair bow holder

How to make a recycled lampshade hair bow holder

This great idea sent in by Rebecca of the blog Happy Baby Designs for recycling a lampshade into a cute way to store, display and organize hair bows. See her great tutorial on how to make a recycled lampshade hair bow holder. Continue reading »

Dana Rebecca Designs' Lauren Joy Necklace

Dana Rebecca Designs' Lauren Joy Necklace

I love browsing through People's I Really Love My... slideshows which showcases clothing and accessories celebrities wear on numerous occasions. It's one of my favorite guilty pleasures. Once I came across this photospread of Demi Moore wearing a Dana Rebecca Designs Lauren Joy Mini necklace ($275 at Dana Rebecca... Continue reading »

Karl Lagerfeld Diet Coke Bottles 2011

Karl Lagerfeld Diet Coke Bottles 2011

Karl Lagerfeld Diet Coke Bottles 2011Diet Coke has unveiled the three new designs by Karl Lagerfeld for the Diet Coke bottle in 2011. The new designs are part of the ‘love it light’ campaign. The ‘Diet Coke Limited Edition Collection by Karl Lagerfeld’ bottles will be available individually or as a set in an... Continue reading »

Olympic Rings

Olympic Rings

These rings are simple yet a great backdrop for hosting a family winter olympics, or decorating a classroom or homeschool room. Visit Amy Rose Designs to see how its made. Continue reading »

Papel Picado Wedding Invitations from Avie Designs

Papel Picado Wedding Invitations from Avie Designs

I’ve always loved the papel picado marriage announcements that Avis from Avie Designs made for her own wedding a couple of years ago – and I’m so happy to see that Avis recently added a papel picado-inspired design to her wedding invitation collection!  The new lasercut papel picado invitation design is... Continue reading »

Free alphabet for peyote stitch

Free alphabet for peyote stitch

Jennifer VanBenschoten at About.com: Beadwork is sharing an alphabet she designed for adding words to your peyote stitch designs or brick stitch patterns. Take a look at Jennifer’s Beadwork Blog for her patterns and then start adding words into your own beading. Continue reading »

Laptop Decals: Ivy Bee’s Isaac Newton, Robin Hood and Lady Gaga

Laptop Decals: Ivy Bee’s Isaac Newton, Robin Hood and Lady Gaga

I stumbled on another store with cool decals for your laptop: Ivy Bee. There are a couple of pretty funny designs, really integrating the apple logo into them. Take for instance this decal featuring Isaac Newton: Or this one with Robin Hood: Then there’s the obvious Eve and the Apple and the snake: Lady Gaga: ... Continue reading »

Tutorial: Soutache braid loops

Tutorial: Soutache braid loops

Threads Magazine has the how-to for making loops in soutache braid.  You can use this braid to applique decorative designs and patterns on to your sewing projects.  Go to the tutorial. [photo from Threads Magazine] [tags]sewing, tutorial, soutache, braid, loops, applique[/tags] Continue reading »

GLAM OR SHAM?: Kim Kardashian's Swimwear Line Beach Bunny Hits the Runway in Miami

GLAM OR SHAM?: Kim Kardashian's Swimwear Line Beach Bunny Hits the Runway in Miami

As we reported in April, Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian have set their sights on swimwear, with a new sexy line "Beach Bunny" designed in collaboration with Angela Chittenden. Well, the reality star's designs hit the runway for the second time (first was Bebe) recently to display the latest swimwear collection at... Continue reading »

Free machine-embroidery design: Rose cupcake

Free machine-embroidery design: Rose cupcake

Reader Alexa alerted us to a new source of machine-embroidery designs, Embroidershoppe.com. She says the site has “the most beautiful embroidery designs thinkable.” I have to agree: They’re stunning. The rose cupcake shown here is a freebie! Get the design. And… Continue reading »

Fully-Functional Pioneer LEGO Turntable

Fully-Functional Pioneer LEGO Turntable

This fully-functional Pioneer turntable -- by Jesse Dean Designs -- is yet another awesome LEGO creation. Technically speaking, it is "a LEGO clad CDJ-2000 digital music player." Video after the break. Click here for more pictures.Have a look at the photos of this cool Pioneer Lego turntable below, and comes with all... Continue reading »

Ashley Greene NUDE Body Paint SoBe Skinsuit On SI (Photos, VIDEO)

Ashley Greene NUDE Body Paint SoBe Skinsuit On SI (Photos, VIDEO)

Twilight star Ashley Greene stripped off her clothes and finally posed totally naked only strategically covered with a special body paint skinsuit in a new advertising campaign for SoBe Lifewater (photos and video below). Ashley posed in two hand painted designs featuring scales and the SoBe lizard by makeup artist... Continue reading »