Eyefull

Here are some things I'm eyeing on Ebay this week...

Fleur-ish

Here are some gorgeous ranunculas and tulips I picked out today...

More Ways

I just wanted to share that Leah, over at More Ways to Waste Time posted this wonderful link to the Mexican Textiles Museum Store on Ebay, where you can purchase the beautiful Otomi fabrics that were featured below and on Design*Sponge. Thanks, Leah!


* You can also find these fabrics at Jacaranda Home.

Great Jugs

These are a couple of wonderful water coolers I saw at the Point today.

Found!

I found my Lane end table today at Alameda Point! I actually saw quite a few of them, but they were all being sold in pairs. I nearly passed this one by, but my friend Leah spotted it, and I am so glad! It's in great condition, matches my coffee table perfectly, and only cost me $40. Triumph!

Mug Shot

These are for sale right now at Sweet Rice on Etsy.

Picnic Chic

I've been thinking lately about a collection of vintage Thermoses. Aren't these cute? Maybe one day when I have my vacation cabin/chalet...

Count Me In

I am very tempted by these glasses on Ebay...

The Ones

These are pretty much my ideal sheets, from Jonathan Adler. Unfortunately, I'm a season too late to buy them new, so it looks like I'll have to duke it out on Ebay if I want them... I think it's pretty ridiculous that most designers put all their focus into the duvet covers, and expect everyone to be happy with solid colored sheets! There are so many gorgeous duvet sets out there, but the sheets are all so boring.

Sheets to the Wind

So I've been thinking of buying some new sheets, since Eric took the honeycomb ones we had back to Alameda. I can't quite bear to buy a new duvet cover, since I love mine so much, so that pretty much eliminates any floral patterns. I would love to find something graphic and green, but I'm definitely not into polka dots, which also eliminates a huge portion of the sheets out there. Here are some that I've been considering...

These are from Pottery Barn Kids


These striped ones are from grown-up Pottery Barn


These are from Crate and Barrel


These paisley sheets are from Horchow


... and these nautical sheets from Land of Nod are completely inappropriate for my bedroom, but I totally love them...

Stubborn Fellas

I am not a gardener, and so I am very grateful to the plants and trees in my yard that seem to grow on their own. Notably, my fig tree, my walnut trees, and my camelia have been remarkably hardy, coming back year after year in spite of the lack of water or care. Here are some of the camelia blossoms in a vase by fellow RISD alum, Coon Lam.

*I just saw this lovely photo of similar camelias over at Posie Gets Cozy!

Don't Forget!

This weekend is the big Oakland Museum White Elephant Sale! The doors will open Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm, and it is well worth trying to find parking. For more information, click here.

Sigh...

These are the PERFECT end tables for my living room. They match my Lane coffee table, they are tiered, in great condition, and cost only $50... but the shipping from Pennsylvania is $200! Argh.

Magic!

... Some more fabulous gelatin creations from the D'Gari Mexico website.

Jello, Operator

I have been collecting Jell-O cookbooks for many years and have some beautiful specimens dating from the 1910's to the present, so I was really excited when my mother found me an amazing magazine in Mexico called "El Arte de la Gelatina Floral." Apparently sponsored by the company D'Gari, the magazine features some incredibly colorful and ambitious gelatin creations that put our American work to shame. Here are a few examples.



These rose petals were made by using a spoon to slice into the gelatin and injecting liquid, colored gelatin with a syringe into the space where the spoon was.

Pillow Talk

I am so proud to be done with my callous-inducing, back-breaking, eyesight-ruining embroidery project, that I am posting it on two blogs! I was so enamored with the Judy Ross pillow I posted about last month, that I decided to try my hand at making my own. My work is not nearly as refined or pretty, but it feels good to have finished it on my own!


*That's a Karen Hilton pillow behind it.

Sunshine On My Window

I've been eyeing this "Songbird" bedding from Pottery Barn for a little while now. It reminds me a little bit of these gorgeous, embroidered Mexican linens that were featured on Design*sponge a couple months ago, from Jacaranda Home.

No Strings Attached

Chelsea over at Frolic posted about Plumo the other day. They have some very covetable things for sale, including this string container that made my heart skip a beat. If only it was in blue, I would happily pay the international shipping.

*It is also available here on Ebay, for slightly less money...

Collection Box

I have been collecting things for longer than I can remember. Chopstick wrappers, Jello cookbooks, ceramic deer, antique trophies, airplane safety cards, Swiss sugar cubes, printing toys, metal punches, cream pitchers, and on and on... And I've always been attracted to other collections, particularly those of natural specimens displayed in boxes. I have a few such boxes of minerals and seashells, and would like to have more. A few years ago I found the most amazing salesman's sample case of dental molds from the 1920's: a series of black velvet-lined trays filled with rows of white, numbered teeth. The pricetag was too high for me at the time, but I have come to regret not splurging for it. Here are some interesting specimen collections from Ebay.

Pretty Things

Here are some pretty things I've been looking at on Ebay...