More fun outsider views of NY

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True That

From TheVoiceThatSaid. In my case it's more like "I can't sit still."

*inspired by constant cravings *

Where are they now: Egg Cups

Look at this lovely scene created by PALEOLOCHICHomeDecor. She bought the egg cups with brown squirrels from me. They look great with her mocha handmade placemats available at here ETSY store.

Rummage sale at SHOWstudio

Buy piece of fashion history over at SHOWstudio. 

They are selling pieces of sets, props and costumes from photo shoots and runways shows. They are either very broke or creative marketing geniuses. Perhaps both.

Tiger

NICK KNIGHT

Created for Spring/Summer 2010 

Alexander McQueen PUMA 

campaign Crane Vs. Tiger, 

photographed by Nick Knight. 

Taxidermied Belgian tiger specimen 

on painted wooden base. 

204 x 60 x 200cm

£ 50,000

Cat

MICHAEL HOWELLS

Created for the set of the 

Autumn/Winter 2007 

Christian Dior haute couture show, 

held at the Chateau de Versailles 

2 July 2007. 

Painted papier maché, wire. 

45 x 56 x 38cm

£ 2,500

Greenhouse

SIMON COSTIN

Victorian-style 

miniature greenhouse created 

for Autumn/Winter 2009 

Albion Cosmetics campaign, 

photographed by Tim Walker. 

Painted wood, glass. 

House: 173 x 155 x 110cm 

Roof: 86 x 155cm x 123cm

£ 6,000

Albion Cosmetics campaign, 

Autumn/Winter 2009 

Photograph: Tim Walker 

Model: Coco Rocha

Midas Touch

I didn't want these guys to compete with my squirrel desk buddies so I came up with something new. Gold painted mouths and ears. NO EYES. LOL maybe the eyes down below scared me away but I like them better this way.

Coming soon to the store.

I see you

Driftwood Jewelry

New shop alert MatthewRonan. I love all the textures (natural and manmade).

Free Stuff::BROOKLYNrehab Faceted Necklace

Like cool stuff for free? Yup me too!!! I'm giving away one of my faceted necklaces 

at Bon Bon Rose.

There is no place like home

Once again I will be calling Poppytalk Handmade home for the handmade and vintage housewares market. This time if you say "Poppytalk" in the comment section at checkout, I will throw in an extra treat!

Launching July 21st!!!!

Perspectives

My one my flickr friends is Kelly. She lives in SF with Greg. Aren't they the cutest couple. Normally I look through the their pictures and get nostalgic for my past life in SF before moving to NY but recently I was surprised to see a few scenes that looked very familiar but not from my past but from my present. I realized how nice it is to see your neighborhood through the eyes of others. We all need to make a point to be tourists in our towns so we never lose the ability to look up and really see the inspiration that is around us.

Things I Learn at Urban Outfitters.com

Anni Albers of Bauhaus fame (1899-1994) was a textile designer, weaver, writer, and printmaker. However she is most know for her wallhangings which were often constructed from both traditional and industrial materials. She occasionally experimented with jewelry. (adapted from Wikipedia)








Urban Outfitters has recreated some of her jewelry originally designed for an exhibition called "common object jewelry" and is selling them as kits. I just love the simplicity of the materials and how she strips them of purpose to become nothing more than a purely aesthetic element. Talk about recessionista chic. You can make these at home.

While searching the web for more info on Anni, I found this interesting tribute to her designed by Ligia Dias for sale at the Dover Street Market in London. Ligia Dias' work juxtaposes basic raw materials with the bourgeois values of luxury. The result is an avant-garde combination of ropes and brass plates with ribbon, pearls and glass beads to produce sublime, ethereal but very contemporary necklaces.

Shout Out to Yasmine

A special thank you to Yasmine the editor of Parasol Mag for including me in issue 4.

I'm in good company:
Sarah Applebaum
Annie Vought
Anders Nilsen
Kevin Bauman
Mike Bailey-Gates
Nicole Szenher
Stylesmith
Whitney Smith
One Red Robin
Rackk & Ruin
BROOKLYNRehab
Le Blahg, Brightside Project
Maria Adelmann
Tricia Aung
Maize Hutton
Hadley Smith

Shoe Fly (and purse fly and cup fly...)

Wow I saw this on Poppytalk. I love it so much I had to post it here so I could watch it over and over again. It is from the lovely and talented MissCrowland.

Today's Special : Chicken Dinner

Mars over at Chicken Dinner Candybar has posted the tastiest sampling of Rehab wares and included a pic of herself wearing my key necklace. She has great taste in vintage and a super cool personal style so I am thrilled to have her model the necklace.

Check out her blog and her etsy store.

Brooklyn, Brooklyn, take me in.

The namesake song for the post title is here. Strange how I love Brooklyn but I'm not the biggest fan on that song. I'm more into unrequited sappiness on this Sunday morning.

Oh forgot to mention these guys are the Avett Brothers. I saw them on a NPR All Songs Considered Live Desk Concerts podcast. They look much better in the podcast but I kind of like the rawness of the 1st one. It feels more like songs from the heart on the set of Legends of the Fall.

Cuteness on the cheap

I got a notice from R.Quick that I had been mentioned on her blog by anirtak. She makes the cutest jewelry at unbelievably low prices (note to self, move to Toronto). She fits right in on R. Quick's blog Cool Etsy Items under $20.

The Longshoreman

Not sure if that is all one word. I think not but I never follow the rules. Maybe that is my problem. I just can't seem to win a treasury. The magic window never appears. Once again here is my fake treasury using the sketch tool so you can see what items I would have wanted to showcase. Sorry no links :(

Click to see bigger then type the store names into the search box on etsy.

Where are they now? Plastic Trees

My trees get adopted by the most amazing and talented people. Each person has their own vision. Here they are in the store Paper Victories surrounded by fun items.

Bare Bulbs

I when I was checking Anthro today I finally realized what all my favorites spots in NY have in common, old fashioned light bulbs.




The short list includes:
Hotel Delmano
Zebulon
Cafe' Moto