Apologies if you noticed anything funny going on with the site this morning. I’m starting to renovate around here and updates will be postponed until I get everything squared away, which will probably be the end of August. (Crossing fingers..)

In the meantime, check out the work of one of my favorite illustrators, Colorblok!

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Check out these animal prints from zand2ohs. Most screenprinted works tend to be too fussy for my tastes, but these are so wonderfully minimal and graphic. The Flamingos print is available at Etsy.

I love coming across finds like this that combine fashion, history, and art. This stenciled print by Georges Lepape was created in 1911! “Les Choses de Paul Poiret V” is sold, but there are a few more pieces available for purchase on the website.

(I am so surprised at how much it resembles modern illustration today..)

Los Angeles!! Felt Club is this weekend. I am very excited. Looking forward to stocking up on the following crafting supplies and other crafty goodies:

Mushroom pincushions from Cathy of California:

Origami-inspired accessories from Feisty Elle:

Felt jewelry from Skipping Stones:

And Dandy Brand’s felt owl pins:

Soft and pretty illustrations from Kelly Smith:

I am dying from all the cuteness - a family of buttons from Kup, Kup. (Etsy shop)

For those in L.A. looking for something new to do on a weekend -

MOCA is currently running their Night Vision event every Saturday night for the summer. It’s free with $8 admission to the museum, and they have music, screenings, a bar, and cool art workshops like making a button pin with your own design from cut-up paper currency. Fake, of course!

I really enjoyed their current exhibition, Poetics of the Handmade. The individually carved lipsticks - all 2,200 of them - by Chilean artist Livia Marin are truly a must-see in person:

Chicadecanela was kind enough to link to me last month, and I’m glad they did, otherwise I wouldn’t have found out about all the cute handcrafted goodies sold on the site. Just darling!

Those Versace resort pieces also remind me of the artistically shot photographs of smoke found on the Artsmoke community. Like this darling shot:

From my heart to yours, by azredheadedbrat

Clementine Derodit’s illustrated postcards on two of my favorite things - shoes and patterns! [Via Netdiver]

I love looking at these acrylic sculptures from Mary Elizabeth Davis. So organic and ornate (and definitely suggestive!). What I love most is that you can see almost anything if you use your imagination - anything from flowers to candy to Baroque decor. The bottom left one looks like a squid to me!

These are adorable - felt bears and bunnies handmade by Holly Jayne:

Maiko Kuzunishi has the dream career that any graphic designer would envy. She’s worked for THE motion design company MK12 (and created my favorite pieces from them) and makes an amazing line of products from clothes to dining plates (which have been featured in Lucky, no less), on top of being an insanely talented designer and illustrator for a variety of clients and media. It’s wonderful to especially see females rocking it in what is still a male-dominated world. I am truly amazed.

I love these - Locher’s sweet and simple blouses detailed with dainty floral embroidery on the sleeve or hem, that up close, have unexpected and saucy little sayings like “I Love Porn” and “No Time To Fuck”. Oh my! Her darling and delicate pendants are just as sassy. [Via fabulous new read Clothes-Pin]

Cute! Happy striped animals eating extra-large desserts from illustrator Tomoto:

Feria Urbana is one of the few things I miss about living in the Bay Area. It was such a great place to find clothes, accessories, and other handmade goods from talented indie designers. If you’re in the Bay Area tonight - and need a Mother’s Day gift! - Feria Urbana will be at the Oakland Museum of California from 5-9pm. You’ll find stuff like this utilitarian but cute Hibiscus Bag from Sophie Says Go.

If you’re in L.A. this weekend, the Brewery in downtown will be having their twice annual ArtWalk. Artist studios will be open to the public for us to check out their work, like these vintage discoveries from thefoundphoto:

Oh, to be gorgeous, talented, and have your art on the walls of almost every major city in the world. The darling and doe-eyed graffiti girls, or Fafinettes, have recently adorned the shoes of Adidas, the bags of Lesportsac, and shirts from Fafi herself.

Cute, cute, and more cute! Vintage fabrics and patterns take flight in the form of cushions, throws, and birdies, thanks to textile designer Clare Nicolson.

Hand knit accessories have never looked cooler and sexier than at Yarn Over Movement. I love the vintage-hip styling and old photograph look, and those patterns totally wearable and totally something I’d want to make.