Showing posts with label home and garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label home and garden. Show all posts

8/16/2011

Everyday Handmade: Food Fun

Hello Hello! It's time for a new installment of Everyday Handmade! This week I did a round-up inspired by two of my favorite activities: cooking and eating! Yum! Here we go . . .



What cook doesn't love being able to slip out to the garden and pick fresh herbs for dinner? These Vintage Silverware Garden Markers by Monkeys Always Look will inspire you (or your favorite cook) to get your green thumb moving in the name of fresh ingredients. Find them here.



Save all your favorite recipes on these sweet "Utensils 4 x 6 Recipe Cards" by Earmark. I do love useful things that are also pretty to look at! Find them here.


This "Honey Bee Stoneware Bowl" by Glazed Over really would add a touch of grace and natural beauty to any kitchen. Wouldn't it make a sweet centerpiece to your everyday table? Find it here.



I love tomatoes! I mean, really---I wait for them every summer. This watercolor illustration by Ali Herrmann called "A Ripe Dozen" makes my mouth water at the prospect of having 12 sweet tomatoes in my kitchen all year long! Find it here.




Speaking of mouth watering . . . to finish things off, a sweet little dessert---Fleur de Sel Chocolate Caramels by Calabasas Candy Co. These look just about to die for. Find them here.

I hope you enjoyed this food filled collection! Now go forth and cook!

7/20/2011

Everyday Handmade: A Little Pop for Your Home

Hello Everybody! It's that time again . . . time for this week's installment of Everyday Handmade! This week I uncovered some beautiful little pieces to add a little pop to your home! What fun!

Ready, set, go . . .



Create a little corner of peace with this beautiful organic set of Glacial Stone Tealight Candle Holders by Brooks Barrow. I think they're just so calming and elemental and would make any room feel like a spa. Find them here.



For a permanent dose of light and big bit of handmade pizazz, check out this amazing blown glass Mini Pendant Light from Wolf Art Glass. Isn't it so cool to add such style and handmade-ness to a normal old light!? This one in particular is a dark green and black spiral, find it and other lighting ideas here.


Speaking of light, wouldn't these handmade star urchin paper flowers by Kissa Design just light up any corner of any room? They're bright, fun, and such a whimsical addition to any home, and hey---they'll never lose their petals all over the floor! check them out here.



And while you're at it, why not add a little color to your floor! I was so excited to find these beautiful handmade rugs from Textures Gallery! What a great way to bring some handmade functional beauty into your home! This rug is a Sol LeWitt Inspired 2' x 4' Cotton Rag Rug---find it and many more beautiful options right here.


And lastly, bring a little color and life and organization into any space with these cutest Forest Friend Boxes by Hoganfe. I love how these bring playfulness into the task of organizing and storing---anything that will make you smile when you're doing chores is a must have! Find a full line of beautiful bins here and you can even build your own set and use them for weddings or gifts!

Thanks for tuning into this week's Everyday Handmade round-up! Have a wonder-filled day and week! See you next time . . .

7/06/2011

Everyday Handmade: Art Prints

Hello Hello! It's been more than a month since my last Everyday Handmade post, and now I'm writing from my new home in Boulder, Colorado! Yay!

The dust from moving has finally settled, and we're beginning to do the things that make a house a home: working, relaxing, cooking, and hanging out in our new place. Of course, no home would really be a home without artwork on the walls---I think art is THE thing that can take a regular old house and make it into a unique space that inspires you and feels like your own. And so today with that in mind, I'm doing a round up of beautiful art prints from the Artisans Gallery Team. The thing I love about art prints is that they're affordable, which means: you can buy MORE art!

There is so much great art created by Artisans Gallery Team members, that I must admit it was hard to pick just a small collection. If you're looking for art, there are many more beautiful, inspiring pieces to pick from---just check out the "art" drop down menu on the right sidebar of this blog. Without further ado, here we go . . .

One of many amazing whimsical pieces by Louisest Art, this colorful, fresh piece will remind you to bloom everyday. It's called "Inner Spring" {find it here, item called "summer flowers poetry bloom"}




For a little bit of poetry {or a lot} check out the wonder-filled prints of Raw Art Letterpress. This here is a personal favorite of mine {in fact I have it on my wall right now}, with a quote from one of my all time favorite poets E.E. Cummings. It's called "Little Birds," and you can find it here along with so many other phenomenal handmade prints!



For inspired, colorful, organic artworks, look no further than Gretchen Mist. This one's called "Mist with Flowers," and I love how it's like a little window to the natural world through the brain of the artist. Find it here.



A few words go along way in this piece by Miz Katie. This print is one among many deep, human, creations in her shop. I think everyone could use this message and this print for everyday inspiration. Find it here.



For beautiful pieces inspired by the wide world outside, check out Lesha's Art Shop. I particularly love her series of "Palm" paintings for their gorgeous lines and colors. This one's called "Palm No 5." Find it here.



I hope you enjoyed this creative round-up and these amazing artists! Have a wondrous creative rest of your week!

4/08/2011

Everyday Handmade: Breakfast

Hello! I'm back with the second installment of my new series Everyday Handmade, where I scour the lovely Artisans Gallery Team for beautiful handmade items to enjoy in our everyday lives. Today my theme is breakfast, and here's my lineup for getting your day started off right:

First, a little something to inspire you to make your breakfast with care---a cutting board by Gray Works Design. If ever there was a little bit of poetry in the prep-work of cooking this will inspire it. Indeed you could also serve a divine breakfast to someone special on this cutting board.


And of course, you will need a mug and a bowl, the essential utensils of the morning meal. Just Mare's sweet honeycomb mug and bowl breakfast set would do the job quite nicely and with organic style (find it here):




Last but not least, so you can warm your hands but not burn them, so you can cozy your heart and eyes as well as your belly, you will most definitely need a cup cozy from KnitStorm. She also has cozies for cups on the go---so if you're a jet-set breakfaster, head on over and take a look!




Happy Breakfasting and many sweet mornings to you all!

2/23/2011

Welcome New Members, Home and Garden, Pottery and Ceramics an





We are so excited to invite these new shops to the Artisans Gallery Team, please help us welcome them to our artisan handcrafted community team.