fontastic

I am uber excited to create my own personalized font using my handwriting. How cool is that? It would be such a neat thing to do for party invites or holiday cards, and your hand never gets tired!

Via DesignMom.

love and some verses

Iron & Wine "Love and Some Verses"

Also, I kind of forgot how really, really great this movie is. Must go home and rewatch for the 52nd time.

the curious case of benjamin button

Have you seen this movie yet? I saw it last night and oh.my.gawd. It is really, really good. The movie is a beautifully portrayed, poignant love story. The ease and grace with which the characters accept life and death and the timing of their love is just perfect. I think it has a good shot at winning some awards at the Oscars. Especially for costuming and makeup. If I could only wear Cate Blanchett's wardrobe from this movie for the rest of my life, I would be good to go. This is a definite must-see.

Also, can we chat a moment about Cate's epic cheekbones? I would die for that bone structure.

P.S. Brad is smokin hot. He does a fantastic job as an old man, especially in the scenes where he is just learning to walk. I just couldn't get enough.

Movie posters via Clevver.

desirable, sustainable design

Aren't these Alexander Girard PLYPrints grand? I like a fun, funky bit of art with a touch of environmental awareness. Originally popularized in the 1970s, Columbia Forest Products reissued six 14" x 14" iconic Alexander Girard whimsical textile prints, but this time they printed them on plywood planks, a reusable, renewable material. How cool is that?

All six designs available at Design Public for $89. More info on Girard available here and here.

Pics via Design Public, via DailyCandy.

a designer home of sorts

This dollhouse was created by architect Joshua Prince-Ramus for the Calvin Klien for a holiday display at the 5th Ave store in NYC. It is a 1,000 lb, miniature, four-story dwelling of sorts furnished with all things CK, reproduced in miniature. Pretty stinkin cool. Ahhh to live in NY and to see it for myself. Full story here.

Pic and story via The Coolhunter.

inspiration, martha stewart style

Did you know that THE Eddie Ross from Top Design/Martha Stewart fame has a blog? (You probably did.) It is chock full of crafty, Martha Stewarty home decor inspiration courtesy of repurposed flea market finds and (my absolute fave) antique treasures. The archives are a treasure trove if you are looking for a little bit of pretty. I have always loved me some MS (p.s. Did you catch her on Top Chef last week?) and Eddie's experience there shows in his meticulous attention to detail. Also, he was a little over the top on Top Design, which of course I loved! He was a fave, and I definitely did not think he was "granny" like they accused him of being. He is fab!

Enjoy the archive diving!

Photos via Eddie Ross.

genius

This homemade photobooth on Inchmark would fulfill one of my goofy Christmas wishes. I really want a few silly strips of me and C to add to my inspiration board. (Is that really so much to ask?) I will need to work on this when we take our road trip across America in a few weeks. In the meantime, if I had half the creativity Brooke has in her little finger, I would attempt to rig one of these up. Until then, I will keep on wishing for a photobooth run-in.

a holiday haiku

Christmas time is here.

Joy found not in boxes, no.

In family, dear.

A little bitty bit of poetry I came up with while shopping for angels from the Salvation Army Angel Tree. I plan to use it on all my gift tags this year.

how i love those rainy days of summer

"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination." -Oscar Wilde

It is a lovely, lazy, rainy end-of-summer day today. It makes me want to curl up in window seat with a good daydream. What would you do if you could have this rainy day all to yourself?

"How I Got My Stutter" via etsy seller madelaine.