Friday Finds: 10.12.10

 It's finally Friday again! Yipiee! I hope you enjoy the latest batch of Friday Finds, sourced from some of the finest websites, etsy shops and blogs. Enjoy :)

.:*Art / Illustration *:.

Above: Bee Merry print by Kate Hindley. Check out her online portfolio for some more adorable, quirky characters.

Above: "Walking Together" by Heidi Burton (the first of several lovely items from Heidi in this batch... I love her illustrative style!)

 

Above: See, I told you there was more to come from Heidi Burton... another item I couldn't resist sharing is this customised Moleskinne Journal which Heidi has turned into a Baby Journal. Such a nice idea! 

.:* Jewellery *:.

Above & Below: Jewellery created using broken china.. ingenius and beautiful! From Dishfunctional Designs.  

 

Above: These glass cluster rings that look like ice glistening on your hands are from Urban Revisions 

Above & Below: "Gold chain crocheted in a web pattern and burnt to create a tarnished, antique finish." Me like. From Catbird. 

Above: Black diamond earrings also from Catbird. Yes please.

.:* Homeware *:.

 

Above: Log bowls from Loyal Loot.

Above: This Brown Bear lunch plate would look great on your dinner table or hung on  your wall. 

Above: Another item from Heidi Burton now in the form of this happy little egg cup which comes with a cosy hat!

.:* Misc *:.

Above: Real baby owl in a hat! :D

That is all... x



Shoegazer's Friday Finds...

Time for another helping of "Friday Finds"... Enjoy!

.:* ART / ILLUSTRATION *:.

Above: I am in love with these Llama images from Migy. (blog)

Above: Absolutely perfect little pictures by Katie Lombardo of The Wheat Field.

Above: This stag head print comes from Tangible Worldwide and is part of a set of 8 similar style prints.

.:* JEWELLERY *:.

Above: This very sweet baby fox ring from is AxelHoney

Above: Beautiful beaded earrings from Naga10

Above: Dove and branch necklace from one of my all time favourite jewellery designers, Brighton-based Joanna Rutter.

Above: "Tough Love" faceted heart necklace from MiniCyn. Check out the MiniCyn etsy shop for some great, architectural jewellery.

Above: Unusual wooden bow and arrow earrings for those Sherwood Forrest moments. From Small Adventure.

Above: Owl necklace and Hare earrings from Marc by Marc Jacobs (both £60)

.:* FASHION *:.

Above: M Missoni - Jersey cowl neck sweater - £130. Love it!

Oh My Cavelier

Sometimes you find a style that instantly strikes a chord with you. Well, Oh My Cavelier did just that when I came across it on Etsy. The artist behind Oh My Cavelier is Julianna Swaney who lives and works in Portland, Oregon. Julianna lists victorian dresses, furry animals and beehives amongst her favourite things and often brings these elements into her art.

The foxes, bears, bees and wolves are quite simply perfect! I love their limbs - I know that sounds odd - but what I mean is I love the way Julianna represents a fox/wolf/bear leg as it might actually look - rather than in the childish way they are so often depicted.

My absolute favourite image is of a suspicious looking bear cluthing a beehive (first image below). These images look like they've jumped right from the pages of the sort of children's book you cherish in your memory as you grow up. I'm so excited to have purchased a couple of items from the Etsy shop - a bee brooch and a little rabbit card that will most probably end up framed and hung with my other arty buys.

If you would like to see more of Julianna's work, follow the links below:

Oh My Cavelier - Julianna's art blog

Rare Bird - Julianna's personal blog

Etsy shop

Eek Design

I came across Eek Design (or is it Fox in the Woods?) on Etsy and thought it was so nice I had to share! I have a softspot for woodland animals and little birds - as regular readers will know - so I love the rabbits and foxes and things scattered throughout these images.

"We disregard what we've got, always chasing what we've not" ~ Slovak proverb

Illustration

Kelly Smith lives and works in Tasmania, Australia. Her work has been used nationwide including in publications such as Vice. Visit her really nicely designed website, her etsy shop and her blog if you like what you see here.

PS. I am jealous of people who can draw like this!

Illustration Inspiration

Shen Plum is an illustrator and designer based in Canada. I really enjoy they way she represents animal fur in her images as hundreds of tiny marks, also her sketchbook is something worth diving into for a while if you get time! (and be sure to meet her Zombie Bunny! - see 3rd pic below)

You can visit Shen Plum's website, her flickr or her myspace if you like what you see here.

The Giving Tree

These beautiful illustrations are by Em Lewis and from a one off book entitled The Giving Tree, written by Shel Silverstein. You can flick through the pages of the book here