once again, mushrooms are disgusting...

only if you're eating them:) here is some more shroom cuteness found on etsy:
a. little scrap wood mushrooms by weewood
b. wooden carved stamp by hola
c. super close-up of a kid messenger bag by the tiny house
d. fabric covered buttons! by aimoobaroo
e. wall stickers by graphicspaces
f. plush sleeping shrooms by flyingstarttoys
g. more wooden mushrooms by cbunnybinx

these birds have found a new home...with me!

mid century ebay finds

so the bad thing about maternity leave is that i have ample time to comb through pages and pages of eames era goodies on ebay. i really love these yellow table lamps (moderncactus) but i bought the little mosaic bench instead. the seller is from the netherlands and from time to time has really unique furniture. i thought these enamel serving plates were cool too.

hello victory and finding fabulous

it's friday night and all i can think about is making and eating cupcakes. since im diligently trying to get back my girlish figure i decided to blog instead. chocolate cupcake with chocolate icing and sprinkles. mmm. anyhow! i stumbled upon a couple of great vintage shops on etsy today. here's a sample of some cool stuff i found on hello victory. and finding fabulous

little bean shop

if you happen to live in dallas, you must check out the unique kiddo store, the little bean shop. it's nestled in the cute neighborhood junius heights in east dallas. the owner, christine, has her own line of clothing and her sewing machine onsite for special requests. this little gem also highlights many independent designers! their online shop will be ready to go in early fall 09.

typewriters and a type cabinet

stuff to look at tuesday

just some more odds and ends you can find in my casa.

communication arts and print magazine

jeff just found out our beethings packaging and identity got into these publications! yea!

i have a list of projects i want to accomplish before i go back to work in early october. i started this cabinet collages ages ago and have not been motivated to finish. so far ive only lined two drawers with paint and paper (i'll photograph when complete) and i've collaged the top.

style/SWOON

speaking of blogs i love, check out the latest project from the über-talented sam reitmayer of rovillo+reitmayer, www.styleswoon.com. sam has great taste! whether it's showcasing the inside of her home (check out my favorite category, dwellings) or a great new restaurant you can find it all here. love!

design*sponge

i was really excited to find out that grace from design*sponge was interested in highlighting some of the fossil crew in the sneak peek section of her blog. we had a lot of positive responses and a ton of traffic to our etsy store, beethings.
check out our post here!
thanks, d*s

task lamp

ive been looking and looking for a desk lamp for my sewing room. the kid's room is next door and we don't have a full wall division to keep light out so i need something that doesn't disturb but lets me see what i'm doing. i've bid on a couple vintage items and have been outbid. i do like the cute pixar luxo L-1 lamp but it's a bit large. now what i really like is the unique Studioilse w084t Halogen IRC Lamp at DWR. now i have to wait for it to go on sale! hurry sale.

paperfingers and christina likes!

i worked with christina a couple of years and was so impressed with her ambition and talent!!!
now she has a fabulous etsy shop, paperfingers and blog, christinalikes.com.
i just love her quirky alphabet prints and hope to get a couple custom prints for the kiddos really soon :) here are some of my favorites...

zebra finch

just like a real zebra finch, this print is fun and cheerful and happy. also, we wanted an excuse to draw a few little bugs.

zebra finch is a limited edition screen print on banana yellow archival paper. print measures 10" x 14" (25.4cm x 35.5cm), and sits beautifully within the common frame size of 14" x 18".
***ships week of july 27th! :)***

one of my favorite prints! can't wait to frame it...www.beethings.etsy.com

milo is here!

tanager series

now that jeff and i have a bit of time off from work we have been able to add a few more prints to our store. right now the western tanager is complete, the other two (apple and cupcake) are still in progress. you will be able to find them here.

new on beethings! barn owl

most times, barn owls are carnivores, devouring nocturnal pests with silent rapture and grace! but this barn owl is a cutie pants, sweet as can be, wouldn't hurt a mouse.

barn owl is a limited edition handmade screen print on archival slate grey paper, measures 10" x 14" (25.4cm x 35.5cm), and sits beautifully within the common frame size of 14" x 18".

find it here!

tweet

our newest print, ROBIN. find her at our etsy store. www.beethings.etsy.com

carey young

i was looking for a little zip pouch and found carey young on etsy. i love her jacquard woven fabrics...here's a little sample from her shop.

my little screenprinter

helping daddy out last weekend :)

my puppies

bumper and junebug

linea carta

love! www.linea-carta.com

bath cookie yum!

jeff threw this over the shower curtain for me to enjoy during one of my many pregnancy baths. i thought it was hilarious so i thought i'd share :)

tarudesign

my friend betsy found these on etsy. i then forwarded the link to jeff. jeff got the hint and bought these little wooden guys for me for mother's day! i love them! you can get them here.

all things grow

beautiful, organic prints by allthingsgrow on etsy!
we were lucky enough to make a trade and are now the proud owner of three lovely block prints. marcy also had a lot of nice things to say about our bird prints...thank you! make sure you check our her blog here.

dots

i haven't been very creative lately. little milo is taking up all my energy:) but i did manage this little painting a few weeks ago.

landscaping

we finally tore out all the yucky holly bushes in the front and transplanted them to the back. now im patiently waiting for everything to grooow.

old casa

i was cleaning up my iphoto and came across our old duplex. small and quaint...