Amazing rings by Satomi Kawakita

 

 

I have been in love with Satomi Kawakita's textured rings for quite some time. For the last 14 years I have worn the thinnest candy-store rings on my right had and after they broke a few months ago (they were 25-cents) I knew I wanted a few of Satomi's rings. Lucky for me, I got to meet Satomi and see her gorgeous rings in person at the gift show. And...I have some coming to me in the next few weeks! I'm so excited. They're a birthday present to myself (partly with birthday money from my parents). They're are so delicate and amazing. I got three tiny rings (both of the top images) and some day, when the business is booming, I'll splurge for the tourmaline ring on the bottom. Thanks Satomi!!

Back to school shopping

As fall starts to settle in I always feel like I need to stock up on new school clothes. I love these pieces by Madewell, especially that awesome pintuck dress. And comfy sweaters? Sign me up.

Le Train Bleu

With the gift show looming, I've been spending tons of time in the studio lately. And every now and then I take a mini-break to daydream about what I might wear to the show. Actually, I'm really thinking about what I would wear on a daily basis if I weren't printing in a 90-degree studio and my nails weren't coated in rubber-based ink.  Le Train Bleu totally fits the bill - stylish, vintage-y, and feminine. They're even having a sale right now...which is quite tempting!

MinxShop

With the Gift Fair looming in my near future I've been daydreaming about what I am going to wear to it. I think these pieces by MinxShop are fantastic and perfect for such an occasion. Anna-Marie decribes her clothing as "An exploration of luxuriously wearable dresses, shirts, and skirts designed by me and inspired by antiques and adventure." I love antiques AND advanture :) Her styling of the photos is just perfect, too!

Extra Seed shoes

We've had some killer heat in the studio lately and I've taken to wearing flip flops most days. These eco-friendly flats from Extra Seed are just beautiful and look so comfy! The soles are made from recycled car tires tubes and the outer shells are made from scrap materials.

Emily Ryan

I just stumbled upon the work of Emily Ryan. Her pieces are gorgeous, especially that top cris cross dress. And the background and photograpy are such perfect matches to the clothing. Sigh...

the dark side

This is a pretty awesome represntation of the "Painter of Light".  It's possibly the only Kinkade-related product I might ever think about buying :)

Harvey Faircloth

So it's been a while since I've posted about something clohing related, but the new Bloganista flickr group has me drooling over how stylish everyone is!  I was really happy to learn about Harvey Faircloth after looking at Ahn-Mihn's latest image (bottom). The pieces in the collection are really great - timeless with pops of color and pattern.

Gesine Hackenbeg

I was going through my recent bookmarks when I came across the beautiful work of Gesine Hackenbeg. I originally saw her work posted on Bloesem {a wonderful blog by Irene Hoofs} and immediately fell in love. I particularly enjoy that she uses old plates to create new pieces of jewelry.

In her own words, Gesine says: "I’m fascinated with this aspect of personal preciousness that I observe in relation to all kinds of belongings. Especially such objects that usually seem to find a place quite close and near to the body. I like exploring the ways in which such a connection to us and our body manifest themselves."

Personal preciousness...what a wonderful way to describe this idea. I have been interested in preciousness in art making for a while now, and it's something I discuss with my students when they start making work.

Eliza and Eninaj

Check out this beautiful pebble ring by Eliza Mundy of 12linden. All of her pieces are so sweet, but I just love the contrast of the silver on the dark metal. While I was looking at her shop I found her great blog, which featured this incredible scarf by Eninaj. Eliza certainly has good taste!

When I first saw this I thought it was a necklace...and I would like to keep thinking it is!

Belted

Why are there so many great spring dresses? And why aren't they sold in my price range? I'm totally in love with these pieces!

I don't usually like belted dresses, but these two by Lela Rose are amazing. The length is perfect for me and the patterns is just great!

And who couldn't like these Badgley Mischka dresses {yellow and patterned!}.

Sweater...dress?

I never thought that sweater-dresses would make a comeback, but they have! Check out this great H&M dress...I love the buttons and the jacket it's paired with is too cute!

Need to start playing the lotto

Oh, beautiful yellow dress, why do you have to be $350? This would be perfect for my trip to Italy this summer, light, silky, patterned, yellow. What more could a girl want?


Hmmm, not sure that I could pull off this little black dress, but I would love to try!


{yellow dress is from Tibi, black dress is from Burberry Prorsum}

New Obsession

Remember my ring obsession from last month? Well, I've moved onto dresses! I love gray right now {and we all know how much I also love pattern}, so this beauty is perfect for me. It's for sale at Olio United...I wish I could visit Portland and try it on.

Definite Obsession!

This coral-colored bouquet ring is from Zakka.


And this lovely chartreuse cocktail ring is from Starry Configurations. I have been wishing for this for a while now.

I'm not sure if it's the rings I love or the awesome set-ups!

A tiny secret

Ok, so I feel like I have a slight ring obsession right now. I think this little leaf ring by Amanda Conley is lovely. It's like wearing a secret...Others may not notice how cute it is because of it's size, but you'll know the whole time you're wearing it!

I love, love, love this ring from Hester Zagt Sieraden {found via Bloesem}! I tried to find more information on her, but alas, I only speak English. Hester has more rings like this on her website, and many other beautiful pieces. I can't decide what my favorite color is for this design...maybe I would pick white...

Cyber Monday

Ok, so I've been a pretty bad blogger these last few weeks. But, that just means that I've been working hard and trying to catch up with family during the holiday! Jake and I went home for a few days and made the rounds with everyone we haven't seen in a while. We did go to the mall on Black Friday, but I've taken the handmade pledge, so we mostly just watched the other shoppers and ate pizza! In honor of Cyber Monday and the handmade pledge (which you should join if you're reading this), here is one of my favorite necklaces, made by Kim Eichler-Messmer.

New threads

I love this shirt and it totally loves me!

Wouldn't it look perfect under this jacket? Too bad we don't have an Urban Outfitters anywhere near here! And too bad I'm feeling broke.

A fun surprise

Today I Googled Pistachio Press {don't act like you don't Google yourself, too!} and I found that the press had been blogged about by someone I don't know! Thanks Cher Ami, I'm so excited about this :)

I'm also waiting for this beautiful anne:made shirt from anniecarter to come in the mail. This is my first Etsy trade and I really can't wait to wear it. The pattern is paint-by-number birds!