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CUT AND PASTE {simply collage}

So in love with the colors and shapes and white spaces of these compostions by polkadot dress on flickr. Also I really love the way the partial contours in the photos add an extra dynamic to these simply assembled pieces.  There's a subtlety that somehow makes them really fun to look at, and I see something different in them each time.

ENTER 09 { speak softly, carry a big bouquet }

Hello everybody, Well, I am happily back from quite a crazy week. Packing up the booth in BP, taking stock of holiday goings-on, and just generally doing my end of year reckoning, both in business and more importantly, in spirit.

I've learned a lot this year. And while some of these have been hard, at times humbling lessons, they certainly will be useful. These new collages by John Murphy made me remind myself...always look for something new, eccentricity is more rewarding than the alternative, and even though most prefer songbirds, it's okay to be an ostrich. Especially one carrying a bunch of roses.

DO IT YOURSELF

AND FROM ME!

I can't think of a better Christmas message, because I really believe that even with all the stuff to buy and sell, gifts to give, parties to go to, resolutions to make, things to wish for, that this would be the best one.

Print your own (we have this hanging in our apartment all year round- it is one of my favorite, most moving art pieces, period) right > here.

Enjoy your holidays, dear readers, friends, family and colleagues, and I will see you on Monday.

Love, Susan

WORLDS IN WORLDS {stone & honey agates}

Can someone please tell me if it's Tuesday or Wednesday? Because I really have no idea. This week has been flying by at a disorienting pace. Of course it doesn't really help that last night was spent in  Scotch and Oyster induced revelry... but, maybe I'll resolve to develop some willpower next year. I'm considering considering it.

Anyway, not to overwhelm my readers with jewelry lately...but here I go again. Some pretty pieces by Stone and Honey, a new venture for small things studio. I love the colors, but also the contrast of the compostion and shapes layered on top of one another. The end effect is really striking. Personally, I don't think the shapes don't have to be riveted on-- I like the idea that the layers could move and sort of lacily float over one another...either way I can't wait to see what else they are developing along these lines.

NICE AND ROUGH {katherine sturgis}

Good morning all! I trust your weekends were spent playing gleefully in piles of wrapping paper, surrounded by plates of freshly baked gingerbread and piles of pie. No? Well maybe something equally enjoyable.

I went for a wonderful chilly walk to Rock Plaza yesterday to see the tree, then through Central Park...then a stop off for some badly needed Chinese food on the way home. A perfect way to spend the first day off I have had in about 2 months....business-wise, this Christmas season has been intense!

Anyway, I'm jumping back into some of the work I need to do today in order to wrap up the year...invoicing, accounting, thank-yous, etc. But, I thought I'd mention Katherine Sturgis' wonderfully woven, braided and threaded jewelry and bracelets, which I really love. Somehow, even though they're distressed, romantic, and darkly baroque, I can still see wearing them with a pair of jeans and a t-shirt on a day off. Perfect.

LOGO CRAVE {paule marrot for hh}

While pretty much everything Hayden Harnett  creates is certain to make me feel good all over, I am completely in love with the way they're using Paule Marrot's mark on the capsule collection which features her patterns. The retro quality of the little leather tags and badges,  the signature mark wrapping handles and leather bracelets...it's just plain fun.

So...pardon me while I revert back to my corporate days...but this is really, really nice expression of a brand. Unique, unexpected, pleasing, special, and definitely in line with the whimisical style of Ms. Marrot.

More about the artist's bright and painterly collaborations in textiles, wallcoverings and furnishings > here.

Enjoy your weekends, all. I'll see you on Monday. xx s

CHARMED, I'M SURE { bracelets }

Just popping in for a second today...very, very busy. But, I really love these bracelets...gorgeous, sort of old-transatlantic-cruise ship, nautically-inspired typography, graphics, and retro enamel colors...although I'd probably change the chain they are on to something a little more unexpected...and I'm not sure I would need the extra quartz beads...they're still great. Found here.

EYE DO { seeing is believing! }

Yes, it's time for the pseudo-annual trip to the ol' optometrist. Life as an astygmatic could not get any sweeter than it does today, no sir! So, at 10:30 sharp, I'll be heading over to Third Ave to get my peepers checked, and hopefully, to pick out some nice new frames. (While I love them so, so much, I think the pink ones might look weird with my skin).

One thing I've figured out is that I will not be getting heavy frames. This year, I think many of my clumsier episodes have been due to the fact I picked out a dark, heavily framed pair of glasses which basically cut my peripheral vision off completely. So, although I love chunky glasses, for the sake of my grace, I probably ought to get a lighter-toned, lighter-weight pair.

As a reward for my self-control, perhaps I will indulge in a cool glasses case sometime. Like many others, I love these bags...although they might be just a bit big (and too pricey and nicey to put in my crummy purse).

SILHOUETTE {I like pants.}

Really, these images at Mayle just reminded me how much I like pants. Not jeans, but pants. Since I tend to be really thrifty, I don't really own any pants...I always opt for denim, since it lasts longer. But, looking at these pictures reminds me just how wonderful and comfortable and chic a good pair of pants can be. Nostalgia. While I think it might be a stretch to try the knicker-style bottom cuff, I think the higher waisted slightly palazzo-ed ones might be something to consider if I ever go shopping for clothing again.

I like pants. I really like them. Note to self.

PAIRS {color lust}

Hey All! Hope you are enjoying this Monday morning, and, if not, then I hope you are, at least, looking forward to Tuesday.

Well, I just wanted to document a few colors I've been lusting after lately. These remind me of the scintillating colors I would glimpse in Cosmo when I was a little kid...they're...well....mature. I really love how sexy and subtle these tones are on their own, and then, when you combine them-- oh, la la. We may need an NC-17 Rating on this one.

Anyway, I have to run and punch some holes in some paper or no one is going to get their calendars. But, if you want to make up your own color fantasy, I'd highly recomend going here, here, here, or, most definitely here. Oh yes...and absolutely, of course here.