All Things Grow

NEW...

2010-03-17T21:56:00.000-04:00

New promotion
New house
New blog right here.

Philadelphia History Lesson

2010-02-13T21:18:00.004-05:00

I recently purchased Philadelphia: A 300-Year History
so that I can geek out on why all these factories are abandoned, and why the streets are so narrow, why it's hyper segregated, why why why.

Cactus, City, Man

2010-02-13T21:11:00.005-05:00

From my Peru 09 trip.

Biscuit Recipe

2010-02-13T20:41:00.005-05:00

I had brunch with Sarah M, my lovely poet friend on Saturday morning. I made my biscuits.

So good, not too dense or dry. They're just right.

Ingredients

Biscuits
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1.5 tsp salt
2 tbl sugar
.25 cup cold butter cut into small chunks
.25 cup buttermilk (if I don't have it I just put in milk)
.25 cup half and half

Preheat oven to 450. Mix together dry ingredients and then with your fingers mash in the butter to the flour mixture coating it in the flour. Then mix in buttermilk and half and half. Spoon mixture onto greased baking sheet. You should have enough to make 8 biscuits. Bake for 20 minutes or until brown on top.

Histology Slides $4

2010-02-13T19:22:00.003-05:00

These are some slides Jason and I found at the Golden Nugget Flea Market this Summer.

We refound them while cleaning up our office, it's amazing how you can become reinspired by things you already have, but have forgotten about.

Someone Else's Life

2010-02-12T15:59:00.002-05:00

I was sitting here thinking it would be so great to make things from only thrifted items and blog about filling my home and etsy shop with them.

Then I was looking at blogs and saw that someone has already done this, and done it really beautifully and well. Right here.

I guess I can go back to my already wonderful life instead.

Hand Made By Gypsies

2010-02-12T13:39:00.001-05:00

I love this little bunny.

"She remembers her mothers signature dance step"

2010-02-11T12:20:00.003-05:00

Cute Cute Cute
From Harvey Faircloth
Via Hi+Low

Marc

2010-02-09T17:50:00.001-05:00

Pretty.

Cuban Tiles

2010-02-08T12:49:00.003-05:00

Looking at flooring lately, and I'm super into these cement cuban tiles.

Four Eyes

2010-02-07T15:27:00.001-05:00

Is it nerdy that I'm excited that I need computer/reading glasses.

Probably not as nerdy as the glasses I chose.

Michael, 25

2010-02-02T09:19:00.003-05:00

Dating advice from Women's Health and my friend Mike Manning.
Right here.

New Plates!

2010-02-01T11:03:00.001-05:00

New Kaleidoscope floral plates at Urban.

New Shirt

2010-01-31T15:05:00.003-05:00

I was having an I'm over gloomy winter moment, and one of my new favorite people had just recently told me that when her mom was stuck inside on a rainy or gloomy day that she would make a sun dress to brighten her mood. I figured that it sounded worth a shot so I made a bright fun shirt using some fabric I found a while back at the thrift store and some sewing tools that Jason's amazing mom got me for Christmas and the Built By Wendy pattern I got a while back.

Here it is.

I love it. It makes me feel like I'm channeling MIA.

What Type Are you

2010-01-29T11:02:00.003-05:00

What Type Are You?

I'm letre orne.

Via 2or3things
Love Pentagram

The Glass Castle

2010-01-29T09:31:00.002-05:00

I'll be finishing up this book this weekend.

I think I'm going to have a hard time saying goodbye to the Walls family and their dysfynctional Appalachian hijinks.

Shane Waltener

2010-01-28T09:35:00.002-05:00

Lovely instalation, make sure you listen to the soundtrack.
Via Montmarte's Sketchbook

Life of a Personal Chef

2010-01-27T12:46:00.004-05:00

The Scout had a fun article on being a personal chef that I really enjoyed.

I looooove cooking, which is funny because when I was little I was the pickiest eater in the whole world. I subsisted on a diet of all thing beige. I used to only order hamburgers when we went out to eat and hated all vegetables. I think making food on my own has made me enjoy it more. It's now a creative endeavor and more of an adventure.

I've become a pretty decent cook by absorbing cooking shows, reading blogs and cookbooks. Alice Waters The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution has made me want to master the basics though. I've been roasting chickens(Ina has my favorite roast chicken recipe)and making vinaigrette's and aioli's. Alice's passion for all things fresh, local, and easy is super inspiring. Maybe one day I'll be personal chef material.

Alice in action in her early years in Berkeley

I really recommend it if you haven't read it already.

Craigslist and Paper Hats

2010-01-26T09:19:00.002-05:00

I've been craigslist obsessed lately. You can find ANYTHING. I found this ad particulary interesting:

I am a talented paper hat maker who is currently taking orders for the spring season. It may be the case that a lot of art related businesses are failing due to the lack of support and the economy in general BUT THE PAPER HAT BUSINESS IS THRIVING! My hats are original because I hand design them all. I make triangle, oval, SPORTS!, cowboy, and pet hats to name a few. All my hats are in between doll sized and human sized, they fit comfortably in a large hand. Cats love wearing hats! My prices are based on material alone (I love making hats)

5-7 sheets computer paper (the kind in your printer at home) = $4
Scotch Tape = $7
10 hrs hat making = $25
Normal total = $40 per hat (Triangle hats with out wooden box or velcro)

I cant wait to start making your hats! contact me today!

Allen

I have to admit I'm curious.

Thought of the Day

2010-01-25T17:59:00.000-05:00

Here by FieldGuided

More kitchen inspiration

2010-01-22T09:24:00.002-05:00

From the UK store Labour and Wait
Via Pitch Design Union

Hoosier Cabinet

2010-01-21T17:30:00.004-05:00

These are beautiful, if you see one near Philly let me know.

1369 Lightbulbs

2010-01-21T17:16:00.002-05:00

Jeff Wall
MoMa collection

Korean in Olney

2010-01-20T16:29:00.003-05:00

I like good food and I also like food that's really honest and not all dressed up in white fancy table cloths. So it's been fun exploring the outskirts of the city for yummy ethnic food. Like this Korean BBQ place Josh and Lydia took us too in a strip mall in Olney.

It was glorious, fish eyeballs and all.

Happy MLK Day

2010-01-18T09:35:00.003-05:00

Convicting words from a Birmingham Jail
"I must make two honest confessions to you, my Christian and Jewish brothers. First, I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action"; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a "more convenient season." Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection."

More Watercolors

2010-01-15T13:37:00.003-05:00

Via Antique Helper

Barnacle Rings

2010-01-14T12:57:00.001-05:00

Digging these salvaged rings from Islay Taylor.

I WON!!!!

2010-01-13T22:00:00.004-05:00

Jason and I ventured down the street to the Part Time Studios gallery a couple weeks ago for first Friday. I entered a raffle and won one of Halligan Norris's AMAZING hand crafted pieces of jewelry. Look how cute this bad boy is:

PS The Part Time Studios crew had a KILLER setup, complete with Polar Bear Portraits. We got a little carried away. You should stop by the next time you're in fishtown.
2031 Frankford Ave. in Philadelphia

Matteo

2010-01-13T12:39:00.005-05:00

I saw the most AMAZING fine linen bedding yesterday at ABC carpet and Home. Vegetable dyed blues and greys by Matteo. It has lovely simple details of crochet and trim but for the most part they let the linen be the focal point.

From their site:
We make our beds every morning. Therefore, our beds are simple. The seasons of the year are worth
savoring. Sometimes we sleep on the deck under a linen sheet; sometimes we weigh down the duvet
with blankets. Central air is nice, but an open window with fresh air is better.

They also have a linen clothing line that I'm mildly obsessed with, it's also at ABC. Everything is sustainably made and sewn in LA.

See more here.

Manet's Watercolors

2010-01-11T10:01:00.003-05:00

Au Revoir Simone

2010-01-08T12:11:00.002-05:00

This video reminds me of The Boxcar Children

Roll Tide!

2010-01-08T09:42:00.003-05:00

Watching Alabama win their bowl game last night with lots of friends was a lovely welcomed distraction.

Also in Alabama's honor here are some recipes I've learned from my Southern husband. You should notice a theme of simple and delicious and fattening.
Potato Candy
Rotelle Dip
Sausage Balls

Sailors Valentines

2010-01-07T15:09:00.005-05:00

please click the image to see detail.

Sailors used to bring back these crafts for their loves after their voyages at sea. They are made using only sea shells to craft flowers and poems.I was at home this week at the beach and was reminded of an old art teacher who practiced this craft. You can see more of her work here.

A Simple Request

2010-01-06T13:37:00.002-05:00

My grandfather's not doing well. If you think about it I would really appreciate any prayers for him and my family.

A poem for Monday, for the new year

2010-01-04T09:17:00.001-05:00

The Layers

I have walked through many lives,
some of them my own,
and I am not who I was,
though some principle of being
abides, from which I struggle
not to stray.
...

by Stanley Kunitz

Reflections on 2009

2010-01-02T22:45:00.006-05:00

Some favorite memories:

1. Painting some awesome kids an awesome mural and seeing flying condors in the deepest canyon in the world in Peru

2. Running the 10 mile broad street run....without training.

3. Seeing California, Portland and Seattle for the first time.

4. Playing lots of frisbee.

5. Growing in community.

6. Discovering and eating at Que Chula (best chorizo in all the land) and Picanha (yummy brazilian food)

7. A fun birthday at the zoo

8. Making new friends and missing old ones.

9. Enjoying my amazing coworkers.

And getting married to my favorite person in the whole world.

Resoltion #3

2009-12-30T11:35:00.000-05:00

Finish all the books I started in 2009.

Kick Starter

2009-12-29T12:06:00.001-05:00

I just found this amaaazing site. It's a microfinancing site for artists. Where you can put up your idea and how much it will cost to make it a reality, and incentives for investors, then people give you money to make your dream a reality.

Read more here.

Resolution #2

2009-12-29T09:11:00.002-05:00

Eat More Vegetables

New Year's Resolution #1

2009-12-28T20:14:00.001-05:00

Become an early riser

Champagne Beer (not miller high life)

2009-12-22T09:07:00.004-05:00

I heard about this on A Chef's Table (one of my favorite podcasts). It's beer that's brewed in Belgium and then shipped to the Champagne region of France and goes through the same fermentation process as Champagne. It's also placed in caves to mature, and I'm impressed by things that mature in caves. I once tried a blue cheese from the cheese man that was aged in caves that were airated by bats. Batman cheese.

Anyway, I want to ring in the new year with Deus Brut Flanders.

Best Christmas Present Ever

2009-12-21T11:06:00.003-05:00

Schwartz made me and Jason this video of our wedding for Christmas. It captures the day so perfectly. It's the best Christmas present ever.

Jason & Haley from Michael Schwartz on Vimeo.

Snow Day

2009-12-19T23:17:00.003-05:00

more photos from the day.

SNOW!!!

2009-12-19T12:30:00.003-05:00

Miranda or Brigitte

2009-12-18T09:54:00.002-05:00

From these photos I can't decide if I would rather be artist Miranda July within the portrait or Brigitte Sire the photographer who took these photos.

Via Hot Child

Polaroid + Charles & Ray Eames

2009-12-18T09:33:00.001-05:00

Polaroid SX-70 Promotional Film from Ekim on Vimeo.

Books

2009-12-18T09:14:00.003-05:00

Jason made a lovely book of our wedding with Blurb.

You can preview it here.

You can either use their editing software which is just really slow, but Jason ended up using indesign and it apparently worked great. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE FINAL PRINTED PRODUCT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stuff to Ponder

2009-12-16T12:49:00.001-05:00

What Matters Now

Via Seth Godin

Netflix Workout

2009-12-11T11:15:00.002-05:00

I am the kind of person who needs to make time to work out or else all the energy that builds up from working in front of a computer most days erupts in me being super stressed and I can't focus.

My new favorite workout is what I call the "watch it now workout". Netflix watch it now has a pretty good selection of workout videos which are super convenient. 30 minutes in your living room.

The Self Magazine videos are my favorites.

Winter in Fishtown

2009-12-07T09:21:00.004-05:00

Christmas in Philly sometimes means you buy your Christmas tree from the beer distributor. :)

Also we opened our door on Saturday and look what we saw...SNOW!

What a lovely weekend.

Podcasts

2009-12-04T11:37:00.003-05:00

Does anyone have any good podcast recomendations through itunes?

On my current playlist:
This American Life
A Chef's Table
This I Believe
Imago Dei
and Dave Ramsey

Thanksgiving

2009-11-24T14:34:00.000-05:00

Heading to Alabama for Thanksgiving.

See you Sunday.

Love,
Haley

Weekend

2009-11-23T09:54:00.002-05:00

I'm having trouble documenting lately, having trouble taking photos and coming up with things to write about which is strange because I'm enjoying life so much right now. Really enjoying being present and engaged with what's going on around me. Enjoying connecting with people and working really hard.

I'm feeling content.

This weekend I made
these earl grey butter cookies
and this focaccia bread with parmesean and onions

probably because I'm having lana withdraw.

Cooking has been a nice outlet. It's a great creative process with relatively little time commitment and instant satisfaction.

I'm loving weekends at home.

Ruffles and Frills

2009-11-19T15:36:00.002-05:00

My new outlet for all things painfully feminine. Here.

Savon de Marseille

2009-11-19T12:38:00.002-05:00

I think my favorite purchase from Portland was a big block of rose and olive oil soap from the french import store nationale. It's one of those soaps that you can use on practically anything from your skin, to dishes, and even your floors. It's kind of like the french dr. bronners, but it smells nicer. It smells like flowers and sunshine. I'm mildly obsessed.

From their website:
Big blocks of olive oil based soap have been crafted for one thousand years in the South of France. Since 1688 French law has declared that only soaps that are crafted using ancient methods, and containing only the purest ingredients, shall bear the famous mark “Savon de Marseille.”

It takes the Maitre de Savon (soapmaster) two weeks to make Marseille Soap. The delicate mixture of olive and vegetable oils, alkaline ash from sea plants and Mediterranean Sea salted water are heated for ten days in antique cauldrons.

Northwest

2009-11-16T12:54:00.002-05:00

No photos.
The week away was super inspiring.

Potland was awesome. Friendly people, great vintage and handmade things, and the best food I've ever had at Mother's Bistro.

Seattle was pretty, but hard to navigate and very little vintage. It felt like a city of young professionals in REI jackets. It wasn't really my favorite. But we made some nice friends at the Field House pop up shop. And they also had some of the best chocolate I've had in a while.

Vancouver was nice. It was beautiful driving over the Canadian border. The city is super walkable, and the highlight there was most certainly Macleod's books. Stacks and stacks of books organized by genre. I wanted to get a big wingback chair and spend all my days reading through all of the antique texts.

The trip was rainy and gloomy, but still magical. Especially driving from city to city on a treasure hunt.

Leaving Today

2009-11-05T11:21:00.001-05:00

Portland : Seattle : Vancouver

Going for work, going for inspiration.
It should be an adventure. It's going to be rainy.
I'm going to drink lots of coffee.
Take lots of pictures. Soak it all in.
See you in a week.

Etsy

2009-11-04T09:16:00.002-05:00

For some reason I'm always suprised when people buy things from my etsy store. I list things and then forget about them until I get an e-mail saying that someone has discovered my little shop and purchased one of my treasures.

All that to say I have one Peruvian blanket left in my shop. Just one.

Mr. and Mrs. Pac Man

2009-11-02T13:18:00.002-05:00

Our costumes.

Halloween : Lewes DE

2009-11-02T09:37:00.003-05:00

Jason and I went to visit the fam this weekend in Lewes. It's the cutest little town and we had about 200 trick or treaters while we sat on the front porch and ate chili. I think this was by far my favorite costume:

GARDEN GNOME!

Home

2009-10-29T14:34:00.000-04:00

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros for your afternoon.

Tammis Keefe

2009-10-29T09:44:00.002-04:00

Smitten with Tammis Keefe's 1940's hankie prints.

Jason Hackenwerth

2009-10-28T17:22:00.002-04:00

Jason Hackenwerth was a painting major who worked his way through art school making balloon animals at kids parties. Now his balloons are his art. I love that they look like blown up microorganisms.

Jason's having a really great art installation at the 2424 building on York street in fishtown. The opening is on Friday, and you better go now because the balloons tend to wilt over time.

Quilts are Quool

2009-10-27T17:22:00.003-04:00

I think Quilters should be considered the first Graphic Designers.

Pretty Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilts.

Haircut

2009-10-27T15:36:00.003-04:00

I got a hair cut the other day. I don't really like it. I didn't want bangs. It looks like this:

Vancouver Taxidermy

2009-10-27T09:12:00.004-04:00

I am super excited about my upcoming pacific northwest trip. Especially the Museum of Vancouver's taxidermy exhibit.

Here's what their site says about the exhibit,

"Displaying the Museum of Vancouver’s extensive collection of taxidermy for the first time in decades, Ravishing Beasts investigates the provocative and strangely alluring world of taxidermy.

Whether a hoarding of exotic curiosities, a scientific archive, a hunting trophy, or a stuffed pet, taxidermy always exposes longings to capture animals and tell stories about their significance within human lives.

The exhibition confronts viewers with the visual power of taxidermy. It invites us to examine taxidermy’s cultural aesthetic, scientific history, and revival in art and design, and to question the legacy, current value, and future relevance of the practice."

MORE LINKS

Here's a great article about the exhibit.

If you can't make it to Vancouver check out Evolution in NYC instead.

Urban Taxidermist
living in Brooklyn

More Patterns Finds

2009-10-26T17:44:00.004-04:00

Would someone please tell me how the Japanese crafting culture got so cool? Look at these books that come with full size patterns for you to create more clothes and bags. Their design is so minimal and tailored and BEAUTIFUL!

Favorite Number 1

Favorite 2

Sewing

2009-10-26T09:40:00.003-04:00

I want to learn how to sew better. I can sew a straight line, and can make curtains or pillows with relative ease, but I think I'm ready for the next step. I want to make some clothes. So I ordered a couple patterns from the Simplicity website.

I figured I would start with the Built by You series, and then try my hand at something a little harder with the Cynthia Rowley Pattern...I'm really excited about that necklace!

Wilson Bentley

2009-10-23T08:43:00.004-04:00

If you like snowflakes, and science, and photography you'll love Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley. He's responsible for the discovery that no two snowflakes are alike, and was the first person to photograph a snowflake. He was was an American farmer and snow crystal photomicrographer, who during his lifetime captured some 5000 snow crystal images. They can be seen is his book Snow Crystals

I like the idea of that they're all unique, but also that they won't last. That they are fleeting beauties.

“Every crystal was a masterpiece of design and no one design was ever repeated.”

“When a snowflake melted, that design was forever lost. Just that much beauty was gone, without leaving any record behind.”

Predator Mittens

2009-10-21T09:04:00.002-04:00

Aren't these predator vs. prey mittens so cute?! I used to have hyena gloves, but I lost one on a road trip. I'm a nerd for puppets.
thanks for the heads up emily!

2010

2009-10-20T11:25:00.005-04:00

As scatter brained as I am, you might be suprised that I love day planners especially new empty day planners. I like the idea of the possibilities that they hold. The one I chose for 2010 is the Rhodia Planner. LOOK HOW AWESOME IT IS! Super simple, clean lines, and graph paper. It also comes in black.

You can get it here:

I'm sorry I had to

2009-10-19T09:29:00.002-04:00

The Little Fashion Gallery is just way too cute.

disclaimer: I do not want babies yet.

I wonder

2009-10-16T16:45:00.002-04:00

I wonder what tumblr's doing to us.

Exposing us to so many images, completely seperated from context. Total visual overload. One after the other after the other after the other. I'm realizing that I find most of my inspiration completely seperated from it's intention and reduced down to lines and shapes and colors. I can barely remember designer's names anymore. Nothing has a story. I want more stories. I want more than just pretty pictures. I think I need more than just recycled images.

I want to go to the library.

Pacific Nothwest

2009-10-16T14:31:00.002-04:00

Just booked a trip to Portland - Seattle - and Vancouver.
Pacific Northwest here I come.

photo via here

Maine was Pretty

2009-10-12T12:41:00.002-04:00

Bar Harbor and our secret cabin.

Zoe Jet Ellis

2009-10-05T17:47:00.007-04:00

Word of mouth led us to Zoe Jet Ellisas the photographer for our wedding. She did a beautiful job capturing our day.

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years

2009-10-05T11:03:00.003-04:00

I came into work today and became totally giddy when I saw the new Donald Miller (of blue like jazz fame) book sitting in my inbox. I love Don, I love the way he rambles, I love the way he thinks and I can't wait to read this new book.

As promised here's the first 30 pages. You can buy it by clicking the image at the bottom of this post.

A Million Miles In A Thousand Years by Donald Miller

For You : 1 year

2009-10-05T10:15:00.002-04:00

image via here

Wedding Time Lapse

2009-10-04T19:13:00.004-04:00

One of Jason's friends Allen Hamton flew up from Tampa to make a beautiful mural for our block party wedding. He did it on our neighbors house all with spray paint. Here's a time lapse of the 10 hour process.

Mural Timelapse from Jason Harmon on Vimeo.

Mural design and video by my studly husband Jason Harmon.

I'm married

2009-10-02T22:49:00.001-04:00

Best ever.

3 more days

2009-09-23T09:25:00.002-04:00

The wedding countdown is at 3 more days until I'm a wife.
I'm the most excited girl in the whole world.

This is what I'm walking down the aisle to at our block party wedding.

I'm the luckiest

Ouno

2009-09-22T09:08:00.003-04:00

I love nerdy blogs. LOVE LOVE LOVE when they teach me nerdy things. That's why I love the Ouno blog. I feel so informed after I read their articles on architecture. It almost makes you want to sit up straighter.

Today they had this glorious article on a Vancuver fashion designer of the store Hunt & Gather who is making her own clothes for a year. I have to admit that I've thought about doing this recently. But I'm glad I didn't because this is executed 10 billion and a half times better than I could have done. She's even making her own undergarments and shoes!

My new favorite lady

Rosmarie Fiore

2009-09-17T16:12:00.002-04:00

Painting with fireworks
Really stunning.

I really needed this.

Busy at work and wedding planning which means blogging hasn't been a priority. Things should settle down soon though.
Until then enjoy the chaos.

Delaware Seniors '10

2009-09-08T12:53:00.001-04:00

All of the things that saved me my first year out of college.

Ira Glass on good taste
Tim Ferris on doing the impossible.
Beautiful Losers
Keri Smith
Hillman Curtis Artist Series
Creative Thursday Podcast
This American Life
Learning by Heart
Francois Hardy
The Selby
The Do Lectures
Howies

Pamela Love + Spike Jones

2009-09-02T11:06:00.001-04:00

Pamela Love + Spike Jones= lovely headbands inspired by Where the Wild Thing Are for Opening Ceremony
Via Refinery 29

Maja

2009-09-02T10:29:00.002-04:00

If I had children, their room would look like this magical forest.

Images from the book Maja, the site's not in english, but luckily pictures don't need to be translated.

House Show

2009-09-02T08:54:00.002-04:00

I'm looking forward to the intimate David Bazan house show tonight in New Jersey. I really like the idea of larger named artists having intimate shows. Jason and Joel found out about this one through twitter. It should be really unique. Unless you're friends of the band when else would you get to see a show with only 20 other people in someone's living room.

Kan't Get Enough Kapital

2009-09-01T18:00:00.003-04:00

I'm really loving the way that the Japanese brand Kapital takes things that feel so authentically American like denim, patchwork, hippies and Navajo prints and reinterprets them in the most informed way. I love how their outsider appreciation really gets the beauty of those traditional cultural things in ways that we take for granted.

Nina Katchadourian

2009-09-01T12:00:00.002-04:00

I remember my Senior year of college sitting in a packed auditorium captivated by everything that came out of Nina Katchadourian's mouth. I love how smart and funny her art is. I like that it makes me look harder at what's around me. It's so playful!

Here's a project I hadn't seen, but found on her website. She says:
There is a type of lichen which is very common in the Finnish archipelago and my family's summer house sits on a large granite hill covered with it. I have always seen certain shapes as islands or continents, and decided to affix rub-on letters directly to the lichens to identify them as the places I recognized. When I had finished, the whole hill had become a kind of scrambled atlas. The Moss Maps series consists of about 20 photographs like those shown here.

An Open Letter

2009-09-01T09:21:00.004-04:00

Dear Lizzy Janssen,
I have a serious crush on your artwork.

Thrift Store Finds

2009-08-31T11:43:00.001-04:00

I love type, big bold graphic type, so I was super excited to find these 2 canisters at a thrift store the other week. The tea one especially makes me sooo happy.

2 Canisters for $2

Wiki Travel

2009-08-30T09:20:00.004-04:00

THIS IS SO COOL! Wikipedia's getting in on the Travel industry. I was searching for a Copenhagen travel guide and WikiTravel came up. Welcome to the open source travel guide! You can look up any city, and if you so desire add in your favorite hotspots to places that you've already been and loved.

LOOK!

Handmade Houses

2009-08-28T11:33:00.002-04:00

Another vintage book that I borrowed from Alex my coworker. It would make me so happy to wake up in that quilt in that cabin.

You can get it on Amazon here.

ZenBunni

2009-08-27T19:42:00.006-04:00

One of the most memorable stores on my LA trip was the ZenBunni boutique in Topanga. It was run by husband and wife Zen and Bunni (i kid you not). They made the most beautiful jewelry and clothing and made the interior from all reclaimed objects. The most memorable highlight by far though was the RAW CHOCOLATE. Zen and Bunni decided to go raw, and the thing that they missed the most was the chocolate since apparently most raw chocolate isn't very tasty, so they formulated their own recipe, and let me tell you it was the most glorious melt in your mouth life changing experience evvvver. All ZenBunni chocolates are made with raw & organic cacao, raw & organic coconut oil, raw & organic agave, raw & organic wild bee honey, and himalayan salt.

You can order it online, stop in their store, or just take my word for it. SO GOOD!

Duct Tape Dress Form

2009-08-27T19:39:00.004-04:00

Make your own custom dress form for $20 with some duct tape.

So Many Jars

2009-08-27T12:13:00.004-04:00

I've ended up with a surplus of cute jars, over 200 of them. Lots and lots of tiny jars from a misstep in wedding favor planning. Jason and I have been putting artifacts from our walks through North Philly in them, and stacking them on a shelf on a wall. Then I was informed that Design Sponge had a post from Wary Meyers on making terrariums from tiny jars, and let me tell you:

WaryMeyers+DesignSponge+terrariums=love.

I'm going on a moss hunt today. Read the whole article here.

Ye Rin Mok

2009-08-27T12:05:00.006-04:00

Ye Rin Mok's photos make me want to do a self portrait series, they make me want to use film, and they make me want to savor the ordinary.

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd

2009-08-27T09:36:00.004-04:00

Good Morning from Coco

Jason e-mailed me this this morning from his iphone, it's his boss' dog Coco. It made me smile really big.

Thrifted

2009-08-27T09:12:00.003-04:00

I found these the other day while treasure hunting with Lana this past weekend. I'm always into graphic prints, so these appear to be made for me especially on that dress in that girly silhouette. I love the excitement you get when you find something perfect among the racks of clutter. I also like the idea of giving discarded things a new life.

Dress $7 Steve Madden from Super Thrift
Bag $3 brand unknown from Circle Thrift

Happy Thursday!

So much it hurts

2009-08-26T12:38:00.004-04:00

My friend Lindsey sent me this photo she took in chicago after reading this post.