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Wood blocks

16Jun

Indian printing blocks. I may just have to take a trip to India and get some of these…:) How fun would it be to use these on fabric, paper, clay…

{images via Once Upon a Tea Time)

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Ink & Spindle textiles

18May

I keep thinking how my duvet cover needs a makeover — and I can’t stop looking at the handmade, screen-printed fabrics that Lara from Ink & Spindle creates.

I just love her shades of color and earthy designs. Colorful yet calm. You can see part of the process here:

Tags: fabric
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Yulia Brodskaya, artist and illustrator, loves typography and paper and her brilliant designs encompass both. The detail of the paper structure with the rainbow of colors must be so labor intensive but I’m sure satisfying as well with these as end products:

I just love the texture and flow of these pieces. She made something seem so modern and graphic with a material so basic.

Tags: paper
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Printed past

28Apr

Handmade prints based on old photographs by Dameling. Wouldn’t it be cool to have a series of these of your family from generations past? (She does custom prints!)

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Soothing

30Mar

Things have been going a mile-a-minute for me these past couple of days and I don’t see an end in sight — with the start of spring and summer activities and lots of upcoming projects,which is very exciting, plus a full-time job — whew! I need something to help me calm down like…

This lavender-filled pillow with a bird that means no business (stress-wise that is)