Thursday, 29 October 2009

poetry tiles . . .


"Do you love poetry enough to liberate it from the bookshelf
and bring it into your everyday life? "
if so a visit to poetry tiles
is a must . . .


Tuesday, 27 October 2009

marvellous marionettes . . .

baroque lady by czech marionettes i do love puppets
we spent happy hours , me & my girls
making puppets & props & costumes

Monday, 26 October 2009

bella notte . . . bed linens

sumptuous bed linen from
perfect for cosy winter evenings
(& for snuggling under when you dont feel so well ;-)

Sunday, 25 October 2009

adam binder . . .sculpture

beautiful forms
sculpted by
his site is so worth a look
he carves the most amazing netsukes too!

Saturday, 24 October 2009

moroccan lanterns . .

tonight the clocks turn back
darker evenings ahead
a wonderful excuse to light the lanterns

Thursday, 22 October 2009

wayne anderson . .

wayne anderson
i have loved his work ever since i bought the book
"world tales"
as a student years ago

Wednesday, 21 October 2009

Tuesday, 20 October 2009

halloween lacy pumpkins . .

i love these delicate lace patterned pumpkins
make them yourself here
see lots of other ideas too

Saturday, 17 October 2009

conch shell house . . .

a faerietale house to dream of on a rainy day
caribbean conch shell house

Friday, 16 October 2009

the berlin reunion . . giant marionettes

celebrating the 20th anniversary of the
fall of the berlin wall

Company Royal de Luxe put oh their amazing production
"The Giants Arrive“ it is their biggest so far.
* * *
the company have done other street theatre productions with giant puppets
in London (2006) and Santiago de Chile (2007) before,
they have been performing for over 30 years.
here for more amazing photos
* * *

Thursday, 15 October 2009

beautiful bows . . . to make

here
to make these beautiful bows
from old magazines or maps

Wednesday, 14 October 2009

parrish relics. . . divine jewelry

parrish relics
inspired by renaissance and byzantine
pieces to fall in love with by jen parrish
her blog is a dreamy place to stop by too

Monday, 12 October 2009

Saturday, 10 October 2009

natural mandala. . . rex oxley

* * *
intricate & beautiful
made with natural organic objects
by rex oxley
(so worth a look at the close-ups on his site)

Friday, 2 October 2009

kate o'brian.....photography


beautifully styled images
" Driven by a deep love of Victoriana and the macabre,
Kate often spends years looking for weird
and wonderful items to include in her photographs"