Just For Mom

Don't forget Mother's Day is coming up in just a couple weeks.  Check out more gift ideas perfect for the occasion here.  Orders ship free, but don't wait too long to insure your gift will be delivered before May 10th.

Jewelry Bluegrass Style!

This is an actual miniature Hohner harmonica.  You can purchase this online at Garnett Jewelry or at Need Supply Co. in Carytown if you find yourself in Richmond, Virginia.  

Plaster Art

When I was younger and someone had a broken arm or leg we decorated their cast with silly drawings or signed our names.  This really takes it to 

the next level!  Artist Heather Tompkins drew this anatomical illustration on the casted arm of her friend Illustrator Taylor White.  

Complex Sweats

I wish I looked this good in a pair of sweats and baggy tee.  From complexgeometries fall 09' collection.

3-D Photos

Artist Susy Oliveira creates these large scale sculptures by wrapping foam core with color photographs.  Clockwise, these pieces are called Bird on a Log, The Living Boy, Time Is Never Wasted, and The Girl and the Bear. 

Snack Time

Saltine Cracker Necklace available now online at Garnett Jewelry for $24

Pop Up Forest

Paper artist Lizzie Thomas' pocket sized paper cut paper forest.  Pocket Sized!

Mattieu and Leola

Nicole Licht is the artist responsible for these amazing soft sculptures. Mattieu and Leola are both available for purchase at theshinysquirrel.com.

Matthieu is made from a silk/linen mix. He has ultra-suede features, a faux fur mane with velvet trim and leather and feather details. 

Leola is made from a silk/linen mix. She has wool cashmere rosy cheeks, ultra-suede features, a faux fur mane with vintage and new ribbon trims. 

Dolls For Grownups

Servane Gaxotte is a jewelry designer/artist from France who crafts these amazing doll necklaces.  She has added animals to the spring /summer 2009 collection.  I don't own one of her designs yet, but maybe one day. For now I will just have to admire from afar.

image from mardeau.com

Cupcakes In Disguise

Mini cupcakes topped with frosting and little "popcorn kernels" made of marshmallow.

Little Slider Cupcakes!  Chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with shredded coconut "lettuce" and "mustard" and "ketchup" icing. 

See more of Lisa Smiley's sweet treats on her blog Smiley's Sweets And Creations.

Sleepover!

Artist Eiko Ishizawa's "The Great Sleeping Bear" sleeping bag sculpture.  See more work here.

"Wild Things" Are Coming Soon

Here is the first "Where the Wild Things Are" poster for the Spike Jonze movie due out fall 2009.  

buzzfeed.com

Micro Knitting?!

I love tiny things, but tiny (note magnification of ridges on the fingers holding these) doesn't begin to describe the size of these little gloves.   Althea Crome is the "miniature knitter" responsible for these.  Check out more of her stuff here.

For You...

THINGS FOR SALE THAT I WILL MAIL YOU:
You must check this guy's site out.  He wants to sell you stuff.  Weird and strange stuff.  Stuff you definitely won't find anywhere else...I promise.

Amazing Beaded Necklaces

I found all of these beaded necklaces on ebay.  

I wonder how long these took to make...

"Diamonds On My Neck" Necklace

"Diamonds on my neck, dia-diamonds on my necklace..." Cutout diamond necklace by Garnett Jewlery as featured on NOTCOUTURE

Bug the Rat

It's real I swear.  So my friend at work turned me onto cuteoverload.com and now I am hooked.  I don't normally go for shots that seem posed especially when they involve animals, but this is for real.  I tracked this picture back to flickr and found a bunch more amazing photographs of "Bug" the rat taken by her person Jessica Florence.  

Animal Cookies

Snow day project...

New Music From Elvis Perkins

Releases March 10th

Press

Katherine Houstoun wrote a great article about us in the February/March issue of Belle, Style Weekly's Magazine For Women.  Pick up a copy if you have a chance.  

P.S. It's got also got recipes in the back for chocolate truffles that you can make at home.

My Crew

I know, I know they're pretty tough.

Nostalgic Jewelry

Here is what I was working on this weekend.  Did you ever make Shrinky Dinks when you were a kid?  Well, I came up with some new necklace designs using a similar material and process. See more at Garnett Jewelry.

from the "Recession Collection"

Necklaces for under $25 with FREE SHIPPING!

Amazing Cut Out Wedges

The amazing Asti by Jeffrey Campbell available exclusively at Need Supply Co.

Small crush...okay big crush

I cannot stop listening to The Con by Tegan and Sara.  

Village Voice 

Fringe Festival-Lily Donaldson

I'm really into fringe lately.  I need to come up with a design to incorporate this.

Vogue UK-March 2009

First Cast Piece

This trophy was made using the lost-wax process.  I worked on it for weeks and couldn't help myself when it was time to actually cast- I had to do it in gold.  After all you only get one shot once using this technique so you might as well go for it.  

Below is a link on the particulars of the process if you are interested.

Lost-Wax Casting

Thanks for the love Need Supply!!

My Necklace Addiction

"I have a major thing for necklaces and I wear one every day. For the past couple of months I’ve been neglecting my necklace collection except for these two. First up, my knife necklace from Garnett Jewelry. Mine has a tooth charm, but I love this one with the key so much that I might need two."   -chrissy

Not edible, but definitely adorable...

Ritz Cracker Necklace available online  or in store at Need Supply Co. in Richmond, Virginia.