Monday, June 25, 2012

Makoto Kagoshima



Lovely ceramics by Japanese ceramic artist Makoto Kagoshima.

Friday, June 22, 2012

Bobles



Bobles is a Danish company founded by the two sisters Bolette and Louise Blædel. They design multi-functional furniture pieces that you and your kid will love! Tumbling animals is a series of animal shaped furniture pieces that will help the little ones to develop motor function and at the same time be used for playing, sitting on or reading etc. As an example, the elephant tumbling toy may be used to sit, riding or as a rocking chair. An owl can be used as a seat or a table. Bobles are available in several varieties including owl, fish, elephant, crocodile, bird pig and more. See the entire range of these adorable tumbling animals here.

DIY: Owl and The Pussycat Moving 3D Diorama




This is a wonderful tutorial that comes with a step by step printable instructions on how to make an owl and pussycat moving diorama. This is a fun project to do with your little ones over the weekend.

To make a diorama you will need:
1. one small cardboard box and some extra card for the interior pieces 
2. acrylic paint
3. stars
4. glue and 
5. a craft knife

For the entire instructions and more details go here.

Freebie: Poogla Iphone Wallpaper


You can download the owl and the pussycat wallpaper for your iPhone for free from Poolga.com.

I did a little searching on the artist because I love the style very much and found her websiteCatillest also known as Cat Neligan is a London based designer, with experience in digital design and illustration. She shares: ‘In my spare time I draw and paint creatures that I wish were real… Inspiration comes from 19th century children's book illustration, 1990's Nickelodeon cartoons, Eastern European stop motion animation and all work is fueled by peanut butter.'

You can find more iPhone wallpapers here.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Elsita: Paper Jewelry


Elsa Mora aka Elsita is a well known artist for creating paper cut work but I absolutely fell in love with her delicate and unique jewelry. The above shown beautiful owl pendant is made out of paper, glass beads and little acrylic paint touches (sold out). Love each and every one of these hand painted pendants. 

You can find her lovely owl freebie here.