gotta love lotta

lotta jansdotter.  i've always LOVED her work.  its simple, organic, what's not to love?

she recently teamed up with tiny prints!

use this code and get 25% off your order! FNFC22CBXE

she also has an amazing collection at fishs eddy.   i don't know about you, but if i could, i want EVERYTHING!

but here are some of my favs...

lotta glasses 6oz gift set of 4 $26.00

lotta square bowl $16.95

lotta sugar bowl with lid $20.95

lotta serving tray $22.95

another bonus...
if you live near brooklyn, her studio shop will be open every saturday in december between noon-4pm so you can shop directly at her studio!  i'm so closeby i will DEF be making a stop! who wants to go??

Lotta's Studio:
131 8th street (btw 2nd and 3rd ave)
brooklyn, ny 11215

renegadeeeee

THIS weekend is the annual renegade craft fair in brooklyn!!
whohoo!



i look forward to this EVERY year.

2008
2009
2010

ok i lie.
i missed last year...i was a bit busy with something cooking in the oven.

but i'll be there this weekend!
i'll need to try and discipline myself with all the awesome goodies!

get more info about fair here!

nora's 1st bday

it was my friend cynthia's daughter nora's bday a few weeks ago
i pondered about what to get her
i knew i wanted to make something for her but couldn't come up with anything until...

i copied, no i got inspired by a pillow from the  land of nod. :p

blue clouds pillow

nora's family recently moved so i figured it would be a nice accent to her new room!

instead of just a pillow, i made a sun as well to accompany the cloud.

sun ended up looking more like a sunflower and the shape of the cloud was harder to sew perfectly by hand but in the end i thought it came out nice.

 

apparently, her older sister hannah is "borrowing" them at the moment. :)

happy bday nora!

baby showers!

november and december was ALL about baby showers.

to avoid having to go to babies r us, i decided to take my awesome stylist friend ashley norton's project into my own hands!
This is the project she worked on that i used to make the baby shower gifts!
check them out here
She's soo talented!!!


here are the ones i made for all the babies to come!
(disclaimer: very bad photos. did not have good lighting in my apt)
sheep for carter


dinosaurs for elijah


ducks for emily

hannah pai's room

my friend cynthia recently gave birth to her beautiful daughter hannah.
she wanted to decorate the walls of her room and asked me to make something for her.

we brainstormed a bit and decided we wanted something that would be decorative as well as educational.

the result?
pretty patterns of shapes that hannah can learn as she grows up!




mod podge was my bf for this project.
if you don't know mod podge, you are in for a treat.
its a glue, sealer, and a finish, ALL in one!

I used mod podge to give the painted surface a nice glossy finish and to glue down the fabric.
mod podge, available at your local craft store.

the small object

i came across the small object when design*sponge featured their alphabet posters...thought it would be great for my friend cynthia who's expecting a beautiful daughter in 2 months!
i went to check out their website to see more and found a world of small object goodies!

clever alphabet posters




handmade rubber stamps


happy helper wine stoppers


the wooden hanger pal


and wedding toppers!




of course there's much more on the site...
go check it out here
and their blog here
and see more wedding toppers here

sukie

my good friend neahleemusic.com (her new EP is out go check it out) gifted me with an awesome sukie notebook a while back and since then, i can't get enough!


they have home goods


paper goods...


fabric...
and much more!
see here

what to do with your keys...

i'm always obsessed about where our keys go in our apt and of course the roommie/husband puts them all over the place.
i initially put cup holder hooks into the wall underneath a framed picture but the weight of the keys have been loosening the hole and now its needs an intervention.

here are some ideas what YOU can do with your keys

want to make it yourself? diy: kitchen utensil key rack


bend some forks and spoons, mount them on a wooden square and then hook them to the wall
voila!
look here to get the step by step instructions

want something magnetic? hookeychain magnet




its a magnetic key holder and you can even attach a memo behind!
check them out at mollaspace

looking for a more modern look? welcome to urban mode

get this key holder with shelf here

get this key holder here

or modern but wooden? marvelous key rack


get them here

want something fun? mustache key holder


or go to ikea
get some plain hooks like these:

this is komplement

visen

lillholmen
and then put some fun prints above the hook to give ur key holder area some character
like these:


underneath my tree drawings by jason sposa
i first met this artist at last year's renegade craft fair. he'll be there again this year!
you can find him here

2009 renegade craft fair

can't wait can't wait can't wait can't wait can't wait can't wait can't wait

for more info, look here

going back to my roots

this past week on 2/6 i found out it was "hug a korean" day!
never knew about that until this year.

and then i see that moma is featuring products by korean designers












to see more...check it out here