tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70130006890417425732024-02-19T19:50:03.994-05:00How to catch a sea monstera catalogue of my online search for independent design
(or: trying to keep track of all the stuff I like)Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-68446581142759656962010-03-29T10:33:00.003-04:002010-03-29T10:39:35.196-04:00How do you do this?<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhZIrMVFriOc0vvF2q40Wi434RCw8gy3vOhlH_aMtiuY7Lm_Yl4YrS7Hb-Fa6boew_M71V_P4VpAf6a1T6ObmHad4DQvoUtknjByzwHZiNCQovVY9HlYx95DrCKRnhixB5Z1PpNxzABM/s1600/moss+cottage+table.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454064488735162850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhZIrMVFriOc0vvF2q40Wi434RCw8gy3vOhlH_aMtiuY7Lm_Yl4YrS7Hb-Fa6boew_M71V_P4VpAf6a1T6ObmHad4DQvoUtknjByzwHZiNCQovVY9HlYx95DrCKRnhixB5Z1PpNxzABM/s400/moss+cottage+table.jpg" border="0" /></a> Good morning! This is the top of a table that I bought here in town last summer. I wish I knew how to get this two-colour, scraped, old, (beautiful!) finish on wood.<br /></div>Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-64164495879407020562010-03-28T11:00:00.009-04:002010-03-28T11:31:48.316-04:00Old side table<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqNY-lclJ740sLT8vZd38IOjPqfKX5q-GtEDEt_ED8ch-Xptl_jNQ3LSUwdLCMsQZncLeYsa12jE8IRxrqPQhMAaROGMzTl83Vu9SaM0DGbIcNFTjAre5xBwYgI4Ee4zWWcKly_R6FeQ/s1600/Sidetable+-+before.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453706228134877970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 399px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqNY-lclJ740sLT8vZd38IOjPqfKX5q-GtEDEt_ED8ch-Xptl_jNQ3LSUwdLCMsQZncLeYsa12jE8IRxrqPQhMAaROGMzTl83Vu9SaM0DGbIcNFTjAre5xBwYgI4Ee4zWWcKly_R6FeQ/s400/Sidetable+-+before.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ugly isn't it? We got 2 of them for free when we moved in to our house. Jesse has been wanting to throw them out for years now, so they have been in the basement waiting for a coat of light blue paint and some distressing.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5pFUZxemKRxC7Ga7OK-jSxoXN_qnH1BK7yfIO14DqrVtESnvJhoXb6cAD42spi2RdlyuVdvZiEXDs2sEKjIxlIYDB5liMa0kd2olNYygDHosIdwRryh4a0w931APpzXnujf7htAGcws/s1600/Sidetable+-+after+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453706222899446002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5pFUZxemKRxC7Ga7OK-jSxoXN_qnH1BK7yfIO14DqrVtESnvJhoXb6cAD42spi2RdlyuVdvZiEXDs2sEKjIxlIYDB5liMa0kd2olNYygDHosIdwRryh4a0w931APpzXnujf7htAGcws/s400/Sidetable+-+after+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> I used the original hardware and mixed the blue out of 3 almost empty cans of old paint from our large almost-empty-cans-of-paint collection.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NBqp4ZyYbFMQiETOvoXZU8_M1QRyZdTNZPsYjjmBiW-PWPp5vGn5u3BGjg43I-aGS7I51v_LHpmiIJ3S-2g_5xWZ86YQWMit6DFTovvm3wLR3jFVVmYSJQM-q_tiiuFCfEdJAL8ZkRY/s1600/side+table+8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453706216652831570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NBqp4ZyYbFMQiETOvoXZU8_M1QRyZdTNZPsYjjmBiW-PWPp5vGn5u3BGjg43I-aGS7I51v_LHpmiIJ3S-2g_5xWZ86YQWMit6DFTovvm3wLR3jFVVmYSJQM-q_tiiuFCfEdJAL8ZkRY/s400/side+table+8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LHaKZluu4RFM3aV9XZG5eU6fcBTE3-S7GHKndwlM4RdaVzr9yg4hJ4G0ky8wolwUK-VqV_NOswkv0hIB8p2zQbm1t0GpjDgfNV9ZvhR5xIPs2ysP-5X5XPSPHqEJDPslcCFLzRWZ4rc/s1600/side+table+7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453706212866138754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LHaKZluu4RFM3aV9XZG5eU6fcBTE3-S7GHKndwlM4RdaVzr9yg4hJ4G0ky8wolwUK-VqV_NOswkv0hIB8p2zQbm1t0GpjDgfNV9ZvhR5xIPs2ysP-5X5XPSPHqEJDPslcCFLzRWZ4rc/s400/side+table+7.jpg" border="0" /></a> Still haven't gotten around to doing the second one yet!</div></div></div>Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-46575318484212007102010-01-18T11:26:00.006-05:002010-01-18T11:45:27.964-05:00painting old furnitureOops, I haven't posted anything in a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">verrrryyyy</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">looong</span> time. That's because I wasn't feeling very creative until about a month ago, when <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">bam</span>! All I want to do is take old furniture and paint it pale, distress, and decorate all the corners of my little house.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsKo85bQ1Y3reVeK4gH_ouNfdnOPLGGUt1E9mxg9urT428me_1T0kPDSllQY2Fu5rThJhSXd4z8VAgudOL8PotTkqMqEQ1gqqBie_HetPyAIAdQ2umF4mv4qDFyDl_p0_6mc3tmow6BY/s1600-h/Dresser+-+Before.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428118592889841394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsKo85bQ1Y3reVeK4gH_ouNfdnOPLGGUt1E9mxg9urT428me_1T0kPDSllQY2Fu5rThJhSXd4z8VAgudOL8PotTkqMqEQ1gqqBie_HetPyAIAdQ2umF4mv4qDFyDl_p0_6mc3tmow6BY/s400/Dresser+-+Before.jpg" border="0" /></a> How ugly is the dresser above? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Soooo</span> ugly. It was $10 on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">kijiji</span>. I decided to paint it blue and add these beautiful <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">handpainted</span> knobs that my sister sent to me from Guelph.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwLVnSVEGBcN6Php2tPCncAN4l9XdXiakm6g57RpcyxwRJuu4MU4vzhr_2OrcGMk0_o64zXoGX2cDk5rLaP9BFyaYRok44V8yv3QnCse_OF8xevaaB9zYCALn6JQL1oDyzwKMpRw4KYI/s1600-h/Table+-+before.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428118587066676290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwLVnSVEGBcN6Php2tPCncAN4l9XdXiakm6g57RpcyxwRJuu4MU4vzhr_2OrcGMk0_o64zXoGX2cDk5rLaP9BFyaYRok44V8yv3QnCse_OF8xevaaB9zYCALn6JQL1oDyzwKMpRw4KYI/s400/Table+-+before.jpg" border="0" /></a> The table above was a $15 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">kijiji</span> purchase. It was kinda wobbly and cheap feeling, probably Debbie Travis or something like that. I like the curved legs and little drawer.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJlEr4HdpvqNK4zA6noZOpyqRz5h0RK4gwDQOh6z2mqME3I_9CCgp16U7Sra-UtTqsWluhoJS1m4WvHr5oyslEKj9Yg_ohXMWAGgm2VfBc9DXnQ74c9G2mbcrCaQBMmJjyQl_H3nzUiY/s1600-h/Dresser+-+knobs.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428118585627653298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJlEr4HdpvqNK4zA6noZOpyqRz5h0RK4gwDQOh6z2mqME3I_9CCgp16U7Sra-UtTqsWluhoJS1m4WvHr5oyslEKj9Yg_ohXMWAGgm2VfBc9DXnQ74c9G2mbcrCaQBMmJjyQl_H3nzUiY/s400/Dresser+-+knobs.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-AmBmE1m-yMO4WSVFBWEHQxDm6kAJvYjFwZOC8LW6Nq1XSRYtjb-egH65wrsywWc5aEj_TjvZ1oA-9LSn9eP_lN7SV6BzfbFwULZcehGwZhDW7oQVkzE8ZqJwb15vgFgRuMw_Sm3X08/s1600-h/Table+-+after+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428118582856059586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-AmBmE1m-yMO4WSVFBWEHQxDm6kAJvYjFwZOC8LW6Nq1XSRYtjb-egH65wrsywWc5aEj_TjvZ1oA-9LSn9eP_lN7SV6BzfbFwULZcehGwZhDW7oQVkzE8ZqJwb15vgFgRuMw_Sm3X08/s400/Table+-+after+1.jpg" border="0" /></a> We have about a hundred half full cans of paint in the basement, all different shades of grey, white, and blue... for real... some of them were here when we moved in to the house. The rest are because we've painted every room in the house about three times in the past two years. I mixed the same 3 colours in different quantities to get the shades you see on the dresser, table, and grey mirror.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9exr3_ABv8HO82WMMv7S9XZsQ5TIbaUEoPfe1odj2bUdem_9BtErUxbHaW7PG38fxgF8oacr2dys9fsNmcFBCtrtfLyaeuSiGrgrjb9bSFwI98MOk_cozHDdI4he1EFfaiEGmuha2l18/s1600-h/Table+-+after+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428118574633103874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9exr3_ABv8HO82WMMv7S9XZsQ5TIbaUEoPfe1odj2bUdem_9BtErUxbHaW7PG38fxgF8oacr2dys9fsNmcFBCtrtfLyaeuSiGrgrjb9bSFwI98MOk_cozHDdI4he1EFfaiEGmuha2l18/s400/Table+-+after+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> I'd like to get a little bench and a small mirror to turn that table in to a vanity.<br /><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-76992711773661422862009-01-01T23:41:00.005-05:002009-01-01T23:46:23.055-05:002009!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXvNQ9PrFiH8njdaLFwb1UoTe1YJI6-pra8qLoFkeX3gk4XeB5NhdLMSMHxNn0vyVjFGNQ5LMkxFvkW7ABSztREdrS83egsqSNjcj8FW8HelJXQTpW8dG_qJ0mpU6fqw2hQUv4VoekN8/s1600-h/c7394d81ef36b5b19ce8598be1c0edfb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXvNQ9PrFiH8njdaLFwb1UoTe1YJI6-pra8qLoFkeX3gk4XeB5NhdLMSMHxNn0vyVjFGNQ5LMkxFvkW7ABSztREdrS83egsqSNjcj8FW8HelJXQTpW8dG_qJ0mpU6fqw2hQUv4VoekN8/s400/c7394d81ef36b5b19ce8598be1c0edfb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286552140435256994" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Happy New Year! I love </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18880588"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">these</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> notecards from nestdecorating. And </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18600927"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">these</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. And </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16750112"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">these</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...</span><br /></div></span>Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-19258513776433625002008-12-29T12:58:00.002-05:002008-12-29T13:04:03.464-05:00Impatient<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHE1F16iML9nOVp271BAizynI_ss09JMQQXf1Adf5IIsDfEm4HC98pr9R7dgjngUSXCSdXQN6WAwbTGN32WS5ZsmICgxLEWMV3ZU3tRqgIyDiY4KPztcZCoZszPrKI2iaK-DDxdzUueU/s1600-h/SH_KINGSOFLEON_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 329px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHE1F16iML9nOVp271BAizynI_ss09JMQQXf1Adf5IIsDfEm4HC98pr9R7dgjngUSXCSdXQN6WAwbTGN32WS5ZsmICgxLEWMV3ZU3tRqgIyDiY4KPztcZCoZszPrKI2iaK-DDxdzUueU/s400/SH_KINGSOFLEON_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285273213617928226" /></a>Waiting, waiting for <a href="http://thedecoderring.com/shop/posters/?id=32668&p=1">this</a> perfect Kings of Leon silkscreen poster to arrive in our mailbox. It will go in the kitchen, I think. Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-54008486624947176072008-12-27T13:38:00.003-05:002008-12-27T13:48:41.595-05:00I can sew! (straight lines, that is)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6dQVnA_lkFqjMDBlujjQa5SiuXUO4leJOfVFtUeoM7qCtwAOXAOYM7xkMCEe1LN7H1OuEGm2BD5dqI9ZhBKgl_r6nip-CMHh-xwfk6khmI1JaD4yTnctIjAqzMnldb9U4qdlh79lj0kk/s1600-h/Quilt+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284541775309520738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6dQVnA_lkFqjMDBlujjQa5SiuXUO4leJOfVFtUeoM7qCtwAOXAOYM7xkMCEe1LN7H1OuEGm2BD5dqI9ZhBKgl_r6nip-CMHh-xwfk6khmI1JaD4yTnctIjAqzMnldb9U4qdlh79lj0kk/s400/Quilt+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> I made a quilt over the holidays! It was the first time I had used a sewing machine, sent generously to me by my Aunt Debbie way back in October. It is not a large quilt, it's the size of a couch throw. It is pictured above neatly folded in half. It was fun to make & satisfying and now I spend a large chunk of my free time looking at cotton fabrics online for my next quilt, and the quilt after that, etc...</span></span>Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-84166172894044976592008-11-16T12:13:00.002-05:002008-11-16T12:27:39.603-05:00tiny warbler<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH2mu0iy51AZ79DW4eLKSq1VZGEWHbYJnvsHNjy2DCoIP1BYUF9LPxnKK739Vceh5ETwxyQzMPCsSr4JbXvYH-uqv90gvLGveFvkwjflXmkgQD_ZYC2664V82-gET-Z7xUY01_SicmJO8/s1600-h/tiny+warbler.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH2mu0iy51AZ79DW4eLKSq1VZGEWHbYJnvsHNjy2DCoIP1BYUF9LPxnKK739Vceh5ETwxyQzMPCsSr4JbXvYH-uqv90gvLGveFvkwjflXmkgQD_ZYC2664V82-gET-Z7xUY01_SicmJO8/s400/tiny+warbler.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269304866608105330" /></a>Look how sweet these are! Handmade felted <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14594920">little guys</a> by Vancouver's Kate Keeler, of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5048873">Tinywarbler Designs</a>. I found her through <a href="http://www.canadianhomeandcountry.com/i-am-country/artisans/creature-comforts/a/2378">this article</a> on the Canadian Home and Country <a href="http://www.canadianhomeandcountry.com/">website</a>. How wonderful that this magazine is featuring talented Etsy sellers! I am trying to decide which magazine to ask for a subscription to as a Christmas present, since <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/">Country Living</a> really isn't doing it for me anymore (I enjoy the <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/">website</a> more than the actual magazine). I'm going to choose a Canadian one this time, and I'm thinking it's between <a href="http://www.canadianhomeandcountry.com/">Home and Country</a> or <a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/subHome.php?p=gt">House and Home</a> right now...Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-44358192170098945672008-09-09T12:50:00.003-04:002008-09-09T12:55:49.253-04:00100 Bits of the World<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCNCS7bxZru3-keZQgHYSRw4dH1abMWWn1u4jJC7tpyOTKJT3G2YEG3svMXgvlwrKl8swsx4QwKjXQffN2JPuUhYsXE5rXynw27viOjIgFcZww6on9i_LuVfEMWgZ_19JbRlwBua_Dbg/s1600-h/sabrinawardharrison.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCNCS7bxZru3-keZQgHYSRw4dH1abMWWn1u4jJC7tpyOTKJT3G2YEG3svMXgvlwrKl8swsx4QwKjXQffN2JPuUhYsXE5rXynw27viOjIgFcZww6on9i_LuVfEMWgZ_19JbRlwBua_Dbg/s400/sabrinawardharrison.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244065112522717186" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">image courtesy of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "><a href="http://www.sabrinawardharrison.com/ee/index.php/sabstudio/about/">Sabrina Ward Harrison</a></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sabrinawardharrison.com/ee/index.php">100 Bits of the World</a> is a truly beautiful and inspiring site. Check it out <a href="http://www.sabrinawardharrison.com/ee/index.php">here</a>. And isn't S.W.H's studio space lovely?</span></div></span>Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-58793374147576768312008-09-08T14:14:00.002-04:002008-09-08T14:23:03.492-04:00Monday Afternoon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJiCrvJ6LEOqHjhLIcFU7YsJ01jDu8As6pKkL51gtjy68uKGpc0jwGTLsT_LdB3THORXiu_zKgpCWPJEKo8wSzxBAmHZ7phSOQV4nnNcFTpzOE06CCeECdzarBikRuiKbBO32atu7o0U/s1600-h/Mon+8+Oct.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJiCrvJ6LEOqHjhLIcFU7YsJ01jDu8As6pKkL51gtjy68uKGpc0jwGTLsT_LdB3THORXiu_zKgpCWPJEKo8wSzxBAmHZ7phSOQV4nnNcFTpzOE06CCeECdzarBikRuiKbBO32atu7o0U/s400/Mon+8+Oct.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243715790277473458" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Mercury glass </span><a href="http://www.mothology.com/merchur.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">hurricanes</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">, lovely stuffed </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=10310235"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">owl pillows</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "> (via </span><a href="http://decor8blog.com/2008/09/02/etsy-take-five-tuesday-5/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Decor8</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">), Smokestack </span><a href="http://www.theposterlist.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">poster</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">.</span></span><br /></div></span>Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-8714132101840482062008-09-07T16:39:00.001-04:002008-09-07T16:40:57.646-04:00Hooray!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwu8wFeV3pLYpARNq1bBZHQuxR9IOLVP-CeKU9NttGFlmRa5h0g6bmCtCab8m0qUY_TQ41NpWTdTy-ID4ZhMhXlg_DR5KMmLOFdALrDxv2i8CyYyLOUGSjV5B4JdOU6F93KjDKKuHQHnw/s1600-h/Mirror+-+collage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwu8wFeV3pLYpARNq1bBZHQuxR9IOLVP-CeKU9NttGFlmRa5h0g6bmCtCab8m0qUY_TQ41NpWTdTy-ID4ZhMhXlg_DR5KMmLOFdALrDxv2i8CyYyLOUGSjV5B4JdOU6F93KjDKKuHQHnw/s400/Mirror+-+collage.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243381876679816050" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;">My $15 <a href="http://thunderbay.kijiji.ca/f-buy-and-sell-furniture-W0QQCatIdZ20">kijiji</a> mirror!<br /></div></span>Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-44968038499888829122008-09-04T09:15:00.001-04:002008-09-04T09:15:00.467-04:00A self-congratulatory post<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwlGknS3XEOqEvxBvD1_FcDB89Z7KzSxP3Zxgjeoa_qJ0hJRpER0ue0iK1-QfjPLiDzTLVa3YeJyeC58_mV1vWA7dGGMjxDZ3LEcf6Ju3o68pheH2u8Ni0kjwPp_1k-e6HF2KybjsIvI/s1600-h/full+moon+-+blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwlGknS3XEOqEvxBvD1_FcDB89Z7KzSxP3Zxgjeoa_qJ0hJRpER0ue0iK1-QfjPLiDzTLVa3YeJyeC58_mV1vWA7dGGMjxDZ3LEcf6Ju3o68pheH2u8Ni0kjwPp_1k-e6HF2KybjsIvI/s400/full+moon+-+blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241499727726656210" /></a>Pearls can be very hard to photograph, especially white pearls, and so I am quite proud of how these photos turned out. It's all about the lighting, you see, and since I have no equipment other than Jesse's old Sony camera that really doesn't take very good photos except for those of the extreme close-up variety, I have to wait for perfect weather in order to get perfect lighting.Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-76435845240641545322008-09-03T09:34:00.000-04:002008-09-03T09:35:21.334-04:00Sunny<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIu8bDP6f6ejJsO5hmOOpPWz93NFSOUDQvOjRoMlInLasZwqaGH-e5R-x6BvL7OpRZRZJ65c8roOmEigzck7rT_hYE46ktKAZUENK2Awavs_R2PqCBanw1HSttUSGSPPLrldPBhu2NiA/s1600-h/lellow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIu8bDP6f6ejJsO5hmOOpPWz93NFSOUDQvOjRoMlInLasZwqaGH-e5R-x6BvL7OpRZRZJ65c8roOmEigzck7rT_hYE46ktKAZUENK2Awavs_R2PqCBanw1HSttUSGSPPLrldPBhu2NiA/s400/lellow.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241501506564921730" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">Fall is coming, and even though it is my favourite season, I could do with some more hot sweaty weather. Why did summer in Thunder Bay feel like it was only a month long? (Answer: because it was.) Anyway, I'm loving the sunny oranges and yellows in the handmade, vintage-inspired items above. From left to right: </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13653699"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">musical tags</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;"> from </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5537080"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">Royal Buffet</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">, </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vt_related_1&listing_id=14211509"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">budgie screenprint</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;"> from </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5187355"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">Alyoisius</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">, linen pencil cases from </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5059337"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">Cool Citrus Basil</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">.</span></span><br /></div></span>Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-61447128179396971812008-09-02T13:02:00.003-04:002008-09-02T22:02:21.661-04:00Petersham<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ginvM5iitNVVekPPUf4usAkh5mLRqlxKM-wKpkaWIGHfUYDWIiwjugEbthcoBIrpjmyVHevy8SB4mxoj_9EX4ZvWBYk78ixWextZRoA1YSJ-LuNxvO6pqf1IG2uIZe8UPMRltYVwn5w/s1600-h/Petersham+-+blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ginvM5iitNVVekPPUf4usAkh5mLRqlxKM-wKpkaWIGHfUYDWIiwjugEbthcoBIrpjmyVHevy8SB4mxoj_9EX4ZvWBYk78ixWextZRoA1YSJ-LuNxvO6pqf1IG2uIZe8UPMRltYVwn5w/s400/Petersham+-+blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241470531729637106" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:10px;">Lovely imagery from the </span><a href="http://www.petershamnurseries.com/imggallery.asp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:10px;">photo gallery</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:10px;"> of </span><a href="http://www.petershamnurseries.com/home.asp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:10px;">Petersham Nurseries</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:10px;"> in Surrey, UK</span>. </span><br /></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I'm loving that slightly dilapitated pink chair on the left, and I'd also like to sit down with lunch and a good book in that sweet cafe on the right. Speaking of, I picked up </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thirteenth-Tale-Novel-Diane-Setterfield/dp/0743298039/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220375493&sr=8-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Thirteenth Tale</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> on the suggestion of one of </span><a href="http://www.creaturecomforts.typepad.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">CC</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">'s readers (scroll down to the bottom of </span><a href="http://creaturecomforts.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/08/fall-romance.html#comments"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">this post</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> to see all the favourite book picks) and pretty much didn't put it down until it was finished. I haven't enjoyed a book so much since <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Time-Travelers-Wife-Audrey-Niffenegger/dp/0224071912/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220375583&sr=1-1">The Time Traveller's Wife</a>.</span></div>Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-76554906698389781912008-09-01T17:43:00.000-04:002008-09-01T17:44:22.795-04:00simple, shiny & black<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2Kt8TZaiYzss9pWn7QaoGXUP9JHIk7q6S8wUSzq99_vkPk13MFUhfj8QsnltOZXyVzZJ-ruD8ZzWpEcq-XPyhrUAPikf7ytMCK9eMw630_fzm3fZxd1hFP82vwMIiYvvKBgD94c_nEQ/s1600-h/black+crystal++-+blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2Kt8TZaiYzss9pWn7QaoGXUP9JHIk7q6S8wUSzq99_vkPk13MFUhfj8QsnltOZXyVzZJ-ruD8ZzWpEcq-XPyhrUAPikf7ytMCK9eMw630_fzm3fZxd1hFP82vwMIiYvvKBgD94c_nEQ/s400/black+crystal++-+blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241171870753125298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">New earrings for the shop this week</span>!<br /></div>Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-21361128107387621082008-08-04T13:00:00.000-04:002008-08-04T13:32:39.203-04:00Green<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwj3NJiqW8P0eo0twACsN-BQ68MJv0LkhnzOapqsbkYDXtJ6U_vSgtwWeaBDGQhIywucnZl9mK9CmdPNkixFAlZu9aStMlIdpj3lfoIZyORE-l8MIwKdQA9tJ0AEQTIV4z-p7dYNS31gE/s1600-h/plantaplant.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwj3NJiqW8P0eo0twACsN-BQ68MJv0LkhnzOapqsbkYDXtJ6U_vSgtwWeaBDGQhIywucnZl9mK9CmdPNkixFAlZu9aStMlIdpj3lfoIZyORE-l8MIwKdQA9tJ0AEQTIV4z-p7dYNS31gE/s400/plantaplant.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229246504900981602" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">Find </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">this print</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;"> of </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5676487"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">bubbo</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">'s caligraphy <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12899209">here</a>...</span></span><br /></div></span>Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-67577154431681097362008-07-31T14:29:00.002-04:002008-07-31T14:31:15.823-04:00It's a garden party<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMitteLKZU-VsJEOkML5TB_z7NKJk5hoLcrCaNw3UO6gLXTtWGaLWfftc24xX3KsM9Sg-jvcQ12su4gOOvL2XcwRUMsmx7DlUrc46VpTcNtZBXQ2hOLMqLq7pEHlUb5UtFIxk2v6OkPaQ/s1600-h/blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMitteLKZU-VsJEOkML5TB_z7NKJk5hoLcrCaNw3UO6gLXTtWGaLWfftc24xX3KsM9Sg-jvcQ12su4gOOvL2XcwRUMsmx7DlUrc46VpTcNtZBXQ2hOLMqLq7pEHlUb5UtFIxk2v6OkPaQ/s400/blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229247120058480818" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">These new ones will be up in </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=29718"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">the shop</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "> soon. Happy weekend!</span></span><br /></div></span>Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-52058209957276277222008-07-29T13:15:00.003-04:002008-07-29T13:19:35.056-04:00Jess Gonacha<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78KXAsKLAFm0SLu9GhAKnOEFvrspxPgQNKoQG0CSORHmQqtofU4S9xfliJmreDeVrAeinXQk7hpNDK0ekD33Vk4ncjFa-6oRDD1UtBDV-7xLpIRvof_GW5Q_Pb0lTZ_aKNe90HEDDZkQ/s1600-h/jessgonacha.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78KXAsKLAFm0SLu9GhAKnOEFvrspxPgQNKoQG0CSORHmQqtofU4S9xfliJmreDeVrAeinXQk7hpNDK0ekD33Vk4ncjFa-6oRDD1UtBDV-7xLpIRvof_GW5Q_Pb0lTZ_aKNe90HEDDZkQ/s400/jessgonacha.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228486043607510914" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">I keep trying to inject little bits of pink in to our decor without Jesse noticing, and </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13534893"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">this one</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "> would look perfect on the mantel above our fireplace.</span></span><br /></div></span>Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-89546857299841836462008-07-28T09:13:00.000-04:002008-07-28T09:13:00.194-04:00Peonies, again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hMC7PxqKLLM0B3ksyNwpBuEzDUUE1D0nZH3SHMUJsDITOn0SGbZGP6C_PVZWMel7fGl8NKh10hvxyIorMOn2WmH_sdg1LectMSnEiOBp2qurlwbp-8x3QEATu0Pt4d86naw-uzHFMfk/s1600-h/c7394d81ef36b5b19ce8598be1c0edfb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hMC7PxqKLLM0B3ksyNwpBuEzDUUE1D0nZH3SHMUJsDITOn0SGbZGP6C_PVZWMel7fGl8NKh10hvxyIorMOn2WmH_sdg1LectMSnEiOBp2qurlwbp-8x3QEATu0Pt4d86naw-uzHFMfk/s400/c7394d81ef36b5b19ce8598be1c0edfb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227495848416563730" /></a>I recently bought these gorgeous birthday cards from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=9638488">EnfinLaVoila</a>, and am waiting impatiently for them to arrive :)Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-31725693905647671442008-07-26T21:07:00.001-04:002008-07-26T21:09:34.404-04:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I will be listing these and some other earrings in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=29718">the shop</a> this week...</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOt4x2dA157bo1oGn3Dx8k2OSNh8LpDlAqlVRHPo0OIP6TV9A_x88UHcFcfgYAJyNTGsN93787yywoTeUtp8dUPpWe8sxODdlfRp9lWXAQ979cunM1oiH5e887Eci7igKZtRNQBdM0Gk/s1600-h/amethyst.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOt4x2dA157bo1oGn3Dx8k2OSNh8LpDlAqlVRHPo0OIP6TV9A_x88UHcFcfgYAJyNTGsN93787yywoTeUtp8dUPpWe8sxODdlfRp9lWXAQ979cunM1oiH5e887Eci7igKZtRNQBdM0Gk/s400/amethyst.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227494437205528498" /></a>Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-56385552902142025592008-07-24T12:16:00.001-04:002008-07-24T12:19:53.015-04:00tweet tweet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgKXYROqiyUYRwPwDp65QK0J2CaNYzwBhZr8HREvWdl5HKyO3rShwGzhTI0bXWy_n9kKB85wISf_sDh_IyRDKybRft7j0W6zbEL5JRTsKR6jwP-P9LUdr9KJSPLJ87zzOlFXEO98OmHc/s1600-h/c7394d81ef36b5b19ce8598be1c0edfb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgKXYROqiyUYRwPwDp65QK0J2CaNYzwBhZr8HREvWdl5HKyO3rShwGzhTI0bXWy_n9kKB85wISf_sDh_IyRDKybRft7j0W6zbEL5JRTsKR6jwP-P9LUdr9KJSPLJ87zzOlFXEO98OmHc/s400/c7394d81ef36b5b19ce8598be1c0edfb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226615440865111554" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Cute little handmade, one-of-a-kind </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12994039"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">cards</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "> from the super talented Anna Ruby King of </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5314691"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">this etsy shop.</span></a></span><br /></div></span>Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-62041911602993827362008-07-23T11:34:00.002-04:002008-07-23T11:39:12.294-04:00tasty suite<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_onLf4oSACxeeVOAmXzklfplWllAgsMDek1E5tcWrAVo8NtxlzXOG2Y0q73Ym6sYNKV5lvdupD6OPt22uaGbN1RNoxJvgn7ISQ8o4lN9NpM6u3Mactt0E9e7L55xun6wkzhpbd4PUPig/s1600-h/tasklamp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_onLf4oSACxeeVOAmXzklfplWllAgsMDek1E5tcWrAVo8NtxlzXOG2Y0q73Ym6sYNKV5lvdupD6OPt22uaGbN1RNoxJvgn7ISQ8o4lN9NpM6u3Mactt0E9e7L55xun6wkzhpbd4PUPig/s400/tasklamp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226233551921026130" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I would use this <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13593416">lamp decal</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5768543">tastysuite</a> to dress up an unused side table in my guest bedroom!<br /></div></span>Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-31752362298850066182008-07-21T13:58:00.002-04:002008-07-21T14:02:34.793-04:00Everything Is<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4HpiouivAyZu_CXLmVlQUs2W4IG1dWd0aQPwJyj2LqLGQaSpuD3hOlVVYqYcdsJm0zB22KGhJEEKkF0RoqGWPSVK3ZmmbqkfkXFPKqAqwTREhGDd_NkuQdf2HKlr1AbOgledn24izAo/s1600-h/as+it+seems.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4HpiouivAyZu_CXLmVlQUs2W4IG1dWd0aQPwJyj2LqLGQaSpuD3hOlVVYqYcdsJm0zB22KGhJEEKkF0RoqGWPSVK3ZmmbqkfkXFPKqAqwTREhGDd_NkuQdf2HKlr1AbOgledn24izAo/s400/as+it+seems.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225528227222119282" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Love the bleeding colours in </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12326565"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">this print</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "> by Jen Renninger of </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5057771"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">pleasebestill</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">. It's from the "365 series", titled so because the artist is making one new illustration every day for a year!! I really admire such dedication.</span></span><br /></div></span>Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-87318153305657201172008-07-11T08:56:00.002-04:002008-07-11T10:42:43.380-04:00studio inspiration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3gXH-6xccRfkO1rMmeEeYqczsK_b_He1duQz2Ej_61LvpYqd-O-hNY7-2oIw1kHuBMne_7letzvv4c70YsIUrl-_4ZR7L2ltIDsvJ_NDo5jynJ21nBCAeVmr_ppQ9IUOjG5qeUDMhGQ/s1600-h/c7394d81ef36b5b19ce8598be1c0edfb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3gXH-6xccRfkO1rMmeEeYqczsK_b_He1duQz2Ej_61LvpYqd-O-hNY7-2oIw1kHuBMne_7letzvv4c70YsIUrl-_4ZR7L2ltIDsvJ_NDo5jynJ21nBCAeVmr_ppQ9IUOjG5qeUDMhGQ/s400/c7394d81ef36b5b19ce8598be1c0edfb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221105679696355650" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">photo courtesy of Heather Bailey</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">One of my favourite types of interiors to gaze at are the studios of artists. I wish I wish I wish that one day I might have a space that is even slightly as wonderful as </span><a href="http://heatherbailey.typepad.com/links/about.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Heather Bailey</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">'s in the photo above. See more of "</span><a href="http://heatherbailey.typepad.com/heather_bailey/2007/02/the_studio.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Sugar Shop</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">" on the </span><a href="http://heatherbailey.typepad.com/heather_bailey/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> of this </span><a href="http://heatherbailey.typepad.com/links/designnews.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">super cool fabric designer</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></div></div>Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-71800609212215496202008-07-10T08:43:00.000-04:002008-07-10T08:43:00.632-04:00the art of displays<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87knrsc0peTzix8YQfLbnY6abazNXgKShHqGfQkQWm0CMHnfjuWJ0AHFLCU5vrK2_gQ4Qn2zWqi28thPKsuzG8ZlasiV1GZxjUwSMWzQ-kJyEBVhIitUZQ4_PBTsz9iVWhbfHXLdfdag/s1600-h/2645472651_d8c6450e20_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87knrsc0peTzix8YQfLbnY6abazNXgKShHqGfQkQWm0CMHnfjuWJ0AHFLCU5vrK2_gQ4Qn2zWqi28thPKsuzG8ZlasiV1GZxjUwSMWzQ-kJyEBVhIitUZQ4_PBTsz9iVWhbfHXLdfdag/s400/2645472651_d8c6450e20_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221102550951037746" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The work of photographer <a href="http://www.trinethorsen.com/">Trine Thorsen</a> via <a href="http://decor8.blogspot.com/">decor8</a>. I love the way these items are displayed on old shelving and tables, underneath artwork. If I tried to recreate this look in my home I'm afraid it would look junky or just not as nice. Ah well.<br /></div></span>Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013000689041742573.post-74960929413392194532008-07-09T09:17:00.000-04:002008-07-09T09:17:00.655-04:00print love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAx3g9bjtH6nFfwThuudGD1xiCJO6MYs-ia3bSCOcaH4aVI03fTwJeJgXY7KgkpvEgAUOeETLzTnTqVtuQSN84sy1qnbmJcqWljyWfVVhALxEB22fkJMKgOOAXFzRH4e8Zbeem0PdNSt8/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAx3g9bjtH6nFfwThuudGD1xiCJO6MYs-ia3bSCOcaH4aVI03fTwJeJgXY7KgkpvEgAUOeETLzTnTqVtuQSN84sy1qnbmJcqWljyWfVVhALxEB22fkJMKgOOAXFzRH4e8Zbeem0PdNSt8/s400/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220709090429255634" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">"October" by Devon Kelley-Yurdin at </span><a href="http://www.charmingwall.com/store/store.html#"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Charming Wall Inc</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">. It's one of the prettiest websites I've been to in a while!</span></span><br /></div></span>Rupert St.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05084633808752700942noreply@blogger.com0