Lovely: Porcelain Container

Porcelain hanging container by Farrah Sit

Simple Shapes

As I'm working on wholesale work this week, I'm keeping a notebook close by to jot down ideas for new products and patterns. One of the joys of working through a large wholesale order is that my mind is free to wander, to think in new ways. Most of my patterns tend to be nature-inspired, but in my own home I'm often drawn to either a lack of pattern or shape-based patterns, and I'm finding that some of my recent sketches are shape-based as well: lines, circles, squares, triangles. 

photo inspiration: blouse, sweater, artwork, mirrors, and (adorable!) shoes

Literature

quote seen on ashinine

I'm busy in the studio this week finishing a custom order of 144 aprons and my mind has begun to wander to all the things I want to do when the order is finished - like reading a book again. 

I love the quote above; my favorite book is Adventures in Understanding by David Grayson. Even though he wrote it nearly 100 years ago, the small moments and simple truths found in the book still resonate with me today. This truly is one of the beauties of literature. I'd love to know...what is your favorite book? or two?

Lovely: Chic Cardigan

the como cardigan from boden

Pretty Peonies

I was printing some peony notecards for an order yesterday and while the ink was out I decided to print some on tags. This is one of my favorite prints. I'm working on some new packaging for notecards and tags and will add these to the shop as soon as I have it finished.

While I was printing peonies, I remembered these two photos that I bookmarked - gorgeous cakes adorned with peonies. Images from style me pretty and design sponge.

Simple DIY Necklace

Like most little girls, my daughter loves to make jewelry. As she grows older, she's drawn more and more to real beads and silk thread rather than the plastic ones we used to use. And because I'm not a jewelry maker, I've had to come up with ways to make simple, but lovely pieces of jewelry that she really loves. My favorite supply right now is the bead cord you see above. It is silk, comes in lots of colors and has a wire 'needle' already attached so it is simple to use.

With a few mother-of-pearl beads, bead cord and a few knots, we made the simple necklace above. One that both my daughter and I can wear. 

Lovely: Linen Bag

the dejeuner bag pattern and linen yarn from quince&co.