Monday, September 14, 2015

Ikea's Party Collection: Överlägen















Ikea's brand new party collection "Överlägen" is the cutest thing ever! The collection features owl, fox, ladybug, frog, bear, mouse in candy colors that are perfect for a woodland themed party for a kid. The set has popcorn boxes, invitation cards, candy bags, crowns, table decorations, garland, cups, paper plates, paper napkins, gift wrap, gift box and more. 

Grab'em now before they are all gone for ever.  Plus, it gives a reason to make a trip to Ikea :)

Friday, September 11, 2015

Lampshades, Scarves and More!













Su Owen is a surface pattern designer originally from Bolton, presently living in Norwich. She creates a wide range of products such as lampshades, cushions and scarves that are hand printed by her or digitally printed. Her bold designs are often inspired by retro images, vintage circus, floral patterns or characters like "Alice in Wonderland". Her beautiful products are made with cotton, silk or velvet in deep, rich colors.

Take a look at her wonderful paper-cuts and other products on her website. If you are in the area, you can see her products in person. She will be exhibiting at the 2015 Top Drawer - Home, Olympia, London from Sept. 13 through 15. 

Fall Inspired Printables





Fall will be here before we know it. We don't realize it now but as holiday season approaches we get super busy with the holiday schedule, family dinners and parties that we wish there were more hours in a day. So, let's get started with these cute printables that you can download or bookmark to print later for your fall themed party. These fall inspired colorful owls, leaves and acorns can be used to make cupcake toppers, napkin holders or anything else you could think of. To download the printables click here.

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Mini Textile Dolls by Pantovola















Anouk de Groot is an artist from Scotland who gained BA in Fine Arts from the Institute for the Arts, Arnhem. She makes one-of-a-kind dolls for her label Pantovola that are inspired "by the magical world of childhood that is so full of fantastic imagination and wonderful creatures."

Her dolls are hand-stitched and handmade with vintage fabrics, art paints and embroidered. All her creatures have a distinctive and charming personalities.

"My creatures and creaturines are hugely shaped by my love for ancient folk tales and folk art, nature and it’s animals. But also by the memories I have from my own childhood, like going to a dusty puppet theater in an old farm with my gran or of dreaming away staring for hours into all the different rooms of the Victorian dolls houses displayed at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and getting lost in in these miniature lives.

And I could spend hours in my own miniature world of dolls and puppets, making them clothes, fitting them hats and ruffs and so on. This is in many ways what I still do today."

Her newest series "Matchbox Mini" is a collection of miniature dolls that can be worn as brooches. The owl and the fox shown on the top are from the series. To see more of the dolls you can go to her online store or take a trip on her blog to learn about her process.

Cute Hand Push Torches



Adorable hand push torches in kids friendly designs like owl, bat, babushka, lion, robot and more by Cotton:on