Archive for December, 2009
Good morning. Here are Wednesday’s picks. For more info on the items you see above, click here.
Shop of the Day: Today’s shop of the day is the comfy clothing line Shihar, which is run by Shira who has been designing & creating clothes since 2001. Shira began designing her own personal clothing after a trip to India. And shortly there after, she began creating clothes for other women as well.
Many of the pieces that Shira has designed can be worn in a variety of ways, like this snuggle up top. Who doesn’t love convertible clothing?
To view more of this collection, visit Shihar on etsy.
Here’s an idea for wrapping your gifts this year. Its super inexpensive. In fact, I used materials that I already had around the house- so it literally cost me nothing. I just used a brown craft box, a vintage library card with envelope and some string. I wrote a note on the library card, stuck it into the envelope and attached it to the front of the box. Then I wrapped the box with string several times and tied it in to a bow.
Don’t have these supplies? Don’t worry you can still get this look for free! Here’s how… Use a brown paper bag from the grocery store. Cut it so its flat and cover a box you already have. Then use these free downloadable library cards from Creature Comforts. And finally, use any kind of string you have available to finish the look (this could be yarn, twine, even dental floss, whatever you have lying around).
And if you want to add some extra flare, just create a paper holiday ornament on your computer. Print it out and cut to shape. Then attach underneath the string.
Yes, that’s right, more lighting my friends, thanks to a hint from Pia Jane Bijkerk.
This sweet little lantern is made of plant fibre and skeleton leaves and then treated with a fire retardant to make it candle-friendly. You can purchase one (or perhaps a whole slew of them) on pacha design. Wouldn’t this make a unique and completely lovely hostess gift for the holidays?
Have a great week!
Here are my picks for today. Aren’t they colorful? Love it! For more info on the items above, click here.
As I mentioned earlier today, its the first day of the newest exhibition on papernstitch. We have lots of brand new shops and products to explore. Its not too late to order gifts for the holiday. So head on over!
Shop of the Day: Toronto based multidisciplinary performance artist , Lisa Pijuan-Nomura, creates these charming collages and limited edition prints for her shop GirlCanCreate.
Her use of vintage photographs and other ephemera brings a sense of history and unique-ness to each piece…creating a narrative- as if each work is telling a story of the people in the photo.
Visit GirlCanCreate for more of Lisa’s work.
