the deep

i really want this cool book - the deep, by claire nouvian - it's full of photos of crazy looking deep sea creatures. if i can figure out how to preserve their transparency and luminosity, i'd love to use them for a quilt design... i mean, look at that the one that looks like giant lips wrapped in christmas lights!
check out the book here (although it's cheaper to buy it on amazon).

cool swedish fabric

check out mairo for cool fabrics from sweden. they're not that easy to find for sale in the u.s., but they do have them here.

pek at virginia beach

we went to virginia beach this weekend, and, of course, pek came along. dogs are allowed on the beach after labor day, so he was able to have his first ocean experience. he loved it.

it has been pointed out to me that i'm not really on top of this whole blogging thing. i've been busy quilting! i'm almost done with the pond quilt for wee fergus - photos soon. anyway, i'll try to be better with posts. here are a couple of things that i found during my lunch break today:



ancestree by patricia weusten, a recent graduate from the Design Academy Eindhoven, where she specialized in industrial design. you can find her online here.

also, check out three potato four, a cute new online shop - three potato four

more craftiness soon...

three cool things for home

it's a factory shaped vase! someone buy this for me, please.
inside out glasses. they are available for champagne, as well.
cube shaped jigger for measuring your booze. cute and affordable.

radish rattle

i got the idea for a radish rattle after learning to crochet in the round from my japanese amigurumi crochet books. a friend found me this egg-shaped rattle and i crocheted a little radish suit around it. i love the alliteration: radish rattle radish rattle radish rattle. i sent this one off to wee isabel today.

lace fence

as described by the dutch designers, this bitchin' lace fence walks the line - "hostility versus kindness, industrial versus craft" - see more about it here.