Archive for April, 2009
Looking for a sturdy bag that you can literally lug around the kitchen sink in? Copabananas has got your covered with their handmade Market bags AND free domestic shipping! Click here to visit the Copabananas shop.
Bonnie is offering a 25% discount in her shop for paper n stitch customers: just type “papernstitch” as the discount code at checkout. Her black and white photography is gorgeous! And that cake is calling my name. Visit the Bonnie Jones Photography shop.
Happy Thursday, everyone! Nicole of lillyella here with a new Style Swap.
This week we move indoors with our Style Staple, the Driftwood Mirror by blackeyedsusan. When it comes to decorating, the key is finding an inspiration piece you really love that can also adapt to your changing style. People often start with large items such as furniture or bedding, but never overlook the accessories! See how this handsome mirror can take you from woodland chic
to seaside calm. Which look best suits your tastes?
Style Staple: Driftwood Mirror 1. Strange Bedfellows – Nesting Owl Dolls
2. Blanche DuBois Pillow 3. Forest Through the Trees
Style Staple: Driftwood Mirror 1. Sail Away with Me 8×10 Photographic Print 2. Natural Linen Striped Satin Bedding 3. White Stoneware Bottles
I love, love, love jewelry. I have mentioned several times that it is my favorite thing to purchase online (beside artwork) because you don’t have to worry about if it will look good on you, be the right size, etc. And because everyone loves a good sale, here are a few jewelry specials going on right now….
-Receive a free pair of earrings (any pair) with any purchase at Penny Glass Girl. Just mention “Paper n Stitch”
-Angie, one of our new contributors, and of course, owner of Pangea, is offering FREE SHIPPING off you entire order if you enter “papernstitch” in the message to seller at checkout. Visit the Pangea shop here.
-Katy from South Paw Studios is offering a special promo from now until Friday (that’s tomorrow-so you better hurry) for a $5 pair of fresh water pearl earrings! These would make the perfect gift for Mother’s Day. Wouldn’t they? And SO affordable. Visit the South Paw Studios shop here.
Some people are eye-rollingly familiar with Holden Caufield, the reluctant protagonist in J.D. Salinger’s 1951 novel Catcher in the Rye. But Holden is just the tip of the iceberg. You see, according to the prevailing lit crit, Salinger didn’t write Catcher — Buddy Glass did. And Buddy and the other 6 Glass children — child prodigies turned disenchanted misanthropes — populate the remainder of Salinger’s fictional works. And if the Glass family can inspire an entire film, they can certainly also inform a certain household or wardrobe.
Marbled Journal Days by Studio Fuller
Beth from Studio Fuller is offering a free 5×7 print with any order when you mention papernstitch at checkout! How exciting. The marbled journal above is one of my favorites. And with most prints starting at just $8 it’s too good to pass up (that means you could potentially get two prints for $8 total!). Visit the Studio Fuller shop here.
This week on Room by Room with FormFire Glassworks, we take a small shift from the original paintings of last week’s installment to the realm of three dimensions. I had intended to discuss prints, but have taken a small detour. Today’s look at Modern Handmade Sculpture is sure to inspire you and give you many ideas for your own decor.
Although traditional painting types are a great way to bring color and interest to a room, one oft-neglected area of interior design is that of texture and space. Many homeowners find that although they have chosen great furniture and paint colors, that their rooms look very static. One way to combat this is through the addition of sculpture. Sculpture can include any type of 3-dimensional art, from wall art such as a mask, hanging ceramic plaque or mixed-media sound sculpture, to more traditional figurative pieces like a metal deer and ceramic figure, to high-tech 3-D-printed tabletop forms.
Sculpture in all its forms provides a room with tactile pieces – one does not typically walk over to a painting and touch it, but your friends won’t hesitate to pick up a small piece in a bookcase or run their hands over the curves of a larger sculpture. Not only does sculpture provide a tactile quality in a room, but it also fills up space and adds texture in its play of shadows. A piece of wall sculpture brings the wall itself forward to greet us, a tabletop artwork can gently guide our eye from the horizontal surface up to a lamp or higher surface without a jarring effect. As you should with any accessory, find pieces that work with both your color palette and style. If a piece speaks to you, even an item that doesn’t seem to fit your typical style can work to great effect. The smaller the piece, the easier it is to deviate from your standard palette or type. Try adding some groupings of smaller items and see how it brings life to empty spaces throughout your home.
Next week we will be shifting back to two-dimensional space in my take on the Modern Print.
