Sunday, January 20, 2008



japanese fabric from my favorite etsy sellers: matatabi, sonatine, alittlegoodness and luckykaerufabric.

petit pattern books





ive been on this 'all that is japanese' kick. first, here are some samples from the pattern books by petit (dots and stripes, checks, japanese and scandanavian). you can find them here. you get 140 awesome patterns in both eps illustrator and jpg form.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

lucie summers


i found lacie's work on indieprettyperfect.blogspot.com. check out this blog for the entire interview...
Artist: Lucie Summers
Business: Lucie Summers Designs (Lusummers at the Blu-Shed Shop, on Etsy)
Web sites: lusummers.etsy.com and blu-shed.blogspot.com
Location: Mildenhall, Suffolk, UK

www.peepshop.org.uk


rare device



cute little store located in both san francisco and brooklyn. you can shop online too! here are some of my favorite goods...5 year diary, fleur vases and (unfortunately sold out) bird booches.

Sunday, January 6, 2008

sewing 101




well we finally did it. the office has been transformed into my sewing room (and sorta kinda jeff's office). let's hope we can keep it clean. anyhow, i started working on my first ever quilt this weekend. lots of work to be done...

yea buttons!



jeff designed all the new bee things collateral for me as a christmas gift. i will post it all soon, but for now, here are our buttons!
if you want them, check out our etsy store. www.beethings.etsy.com

blueskies and ladybugs



two new collages. find them on my etsy site!

Friday, January 4, 2008

schoene blumen



little flowers on little pieces on wood. www.shaybot.etsy.com

bloesem for kids


new blog for cute kiddo stuff. by bloesem.bkids.typepad.com

mobile for every room





i had a wonderful, relaxing holiday. jeff, calder and i went to farmington, new mexico to visit grandma, grandpa and aunt janie. calder experienced his first christmas AND first birthday. happy birthday little boo! we ate lots of cake and i watched a few flip this house' marathons. we also set up my new sewing room. it's sooo lovely! ill take pictures soon.
anyhow, for my first post of the new year i thought i would find some hanging mobiles. we have one in almost every room and im thinking about this paper mobile from frazier+wing. hmm....check out www.adriftmobiles.com • www.frazierandwing.com • www.kangarooboo.com (flensted mobiles) • www.growmodern.com

Monday, December 24, 2007

atomic bonsai


and for those of you that check my blog for other goodies...here you go!
i found this build-it-yourself cardboard bonsai at the design museum in london.
you can get one online at chocosho.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

**NEW** on bee things




we've finally posted some of our recent prints! you can find them on our etsy site...www.beethings.etsy.com
i won't have internet access for a week so happy happy holidays from shayO!!!

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

love yumiyumi :)


i found these magical bird prints through a favorite of a favorite on etsy. check out her etsy store and blog!

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

twentyonetwentyone




get this here. and this... and this......

a. Nest bird house by Gary Cruce
b. Aldo Londi ceramic birds on stand from Bitossi.
c. Kids house from Kidsonroof

www.katespade.info


nosheen and i really love kate spade's blog. not only is it designed well but there are wealth of ideas that inspire.

AYELET IONTEF


http://alloverprint.blogspot.com/

ransom note generator


moneygami



i found the first image on ffffound but can't find the source link. hmm. i know better than to wait a few days to post. anyhow, here is an art blog with more cool moneygami images for your enjoyment.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

make a difference


www.globalgiving.com

bela borsodi


every shot is so unique and creative. impressive. see all of bela borsordi's work here. he collaborates with paul graves on many of them.

NEW giant sea creatures


jeff and i just weren't satisfied with our first attempt to brand our screen printing studio. then jeff remembered this great drawing he did in college. i think little octo fits our design and aesthetic much better. we will start posting artwork soon.

more on ffffound



i don't have the direct links, but these images are from recent posts on the fab site ffffound.com.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

orla kiely goodness


hi nosheen, this is what i got you for christmas:)

generate



a slow day at work led to this find. www.gnr8.biz

mebox


so i want to get some cool storage boxes for calder. i saw these a while back at design within reach, but they are all gone. now i can't find them anywhere in the US .