See You in the New Year

This will be my last post this year, I am going to have some festive fun and take a couple of weeks off blogging and rest my weary wings like this lovely owl by J.P. Miller from the book The Wonderful House.
Wishing you all a very Happy Holiday and a fun and splendid New Year.

Egg Press - Holiday Cards and 2010 calendar

is it too late to add this calendar to my wish list





always delightful fun cards from Egg Press.

Miniatures - tilt shift photography

When I get a spare moment I want to have a go at doing this, making a photograph look like a miniature.
Here's a tutorial on how to have a go.
Have any of you had a go at doing this, do you have any good tips to share!?!

Pink Polka Dot Studio

pretty wintry fabric from Pink Polka Dot Studio.
Wouldn't it be cool to wrap up some gifts in a yard or two of this?

Mary Blair - Christmas

a couple of my favorite seasonal images by Mary Blair.

Dinner for Two - illustrations by Charley Harper

Beautiful illustrations by Charley Harper in this old cookbook Betty Crocker's dinner for two.
My edition is from 1958.
Looks like there are some here.

Bandito Design Co. Posters

Totally cool and awesome posters on SALE right now over at Bandito Design Co.
These would make great gifts too, ummmmm I would like the Hoodlum Creatures pleeeeease.

Catherine Kippel - mugs

Pretty 'bono' mugs with or without handles by Catherine Kippel from Design House Stockholm

Monika Sosnowska - Bird Cage

After I posted this last week, it reminded me of this piece we saw at the Venice Biennale in 2007.
Sorry for my slackness in remembering who it was by or which pavilion it was in, leave a message if you know.
Okay so the artist is Monika Sosnowska.
- thanks Lisa

JUMBO holiday handbook - Highlights

I love this book, I got it last year, its in really good condition and it's full of fun crafty ideas.
I really like the layout and the colors and the yellowed pages.
Looks like there are a few copies here.

Potato Printing - Helen R Haddad

I love those old fun crafty books. Potato Printing - Helen R Haddad has some lovely ideas using the old trusty potato.
Copies here.

Naiad & Walter Einsel

A great selection of beautiful works by Naiad & Walter Einsel on Leifpeng's flickr stream.
Click here to read an interview by Leif Peng with Naiad over at the fabulous site Drawn.

J.P. Miller - hot and sunny

While it's blizzarding outside right now, I am dreaming of sunnier intense heat and dragging a mule through the desert, ermm maybe not, I am just thinking about warmer climes minus the mule.
Click image to see bigger.

Paperwhites - studio choo - design*sponge

I love this simple idea by Studio Choo featured on design*sponge last week.
I would be super happy if I got this as a gift.

The Tiny Little Rooster by Will and Nicolas

The Tiny Little Rooster by Will and Nicolas.
I love this scratchy style of pen and ink illustrations and the limited color print.
You can get a copy here.

Peko Chan - Flickr

One of the best Mary Blair collections I have come across over at Peko-Chan's flickr stream.

Moominvalley Shop

Someone kindly left me a link on another Moomin post to let me know about the super cute Moominvalley Shop where you can stock up on all of your Moomin needs.
How sweet are the mugs and the little cases. Did anyone else grow up with the Moomins?
I loved them and I loved the voices in the animation.