abstract universe

these beautiful images wer captured by the Landsat 7 Satellite. see more here.

swedish hasbeens

Stockholm footwear label Swedish Hasbeens' spring/summer 2012 collection takes it's inspiration from the 1940's and 50's.  i love this campaign. so fun!

were was monstrum when i was wee?!

check out these wonderfully imaginative playgrounds by Monstrum. the following is from their website:

MONSTRUM believes that playground design should be a reflection of the world surrounding us. We see the world as a place full of colour. We meet boys that like pink and girls that likes trees, so why only play on a monky frame and a sandbox, when you can play in a moon crater or a submarine or a giant spider or an enormous snail or a Trojans horse or a rocket or an ant or a princess castle. The fantasy is infinite.

how awesome is that?! see more here.

Ulyana Sergeenko

sublime. see more of Ulyana Sergeenko's collection here.

winter is coming

direwolves tank

not sure if i've mentioned this before, but i am a huge fan of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice & Fire series, the first installment of which was recently adapted as the magnificent HBO series Game of Thrones. i love it i love it i love it. can't get enough of it. looked it up on etsy this morning and found all sorts o neat stuff. thought i'd share some :)

winter is coming bracelets

hodor patch

valar mulghuris ring

the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire

ever thought about what you'd take with you if your house was on fire? i figure, in a panic, my hands would be pretty full with cat and dog to carry anything else, but i've a few things in mind if i had time to prepare - mainly boxes of old journals and photographs. if you've ever wondered what other poor souls would gather in the event of such a disaster, go to theburninghouse.com (from whence came these photos), where people submit pictures of all the stuff they'd risk arm and leg for. it's interesting to see so many different representations.

halter? i don' even know 'er!

1950s bubblegum dress

enchanted afternoon dress


meet me at the halter dress

meyer meringue dress

70s halter top

made in the shades dress

between the lines

i found a lovely blog today that has all kinds of awesome tutorials like the bracelet pictured above, which i'm totally gonna use, it's called Between the Lines. go see.

neon bike project

toronto blogger Caroline MacFarlane recently transformed a rusty old bike, long abandoned on our city streets, into a cheerful thing of beauty. you can read all about her process and the idea behind it here. the truly sh*tty thing is that just two days after the bike (which had been locked in the same spot for years) had been transformed, the city slapped a notice on it demanding that it be removed within seven days. that makes me sad. if you live in toronto, visit the good to see how you may be able to help, and if you don't, visit it anyway 'cause it's a cool blog.

vintage nails

these i936 manicures are flippin awesome, don't you think? found them here, where they've a link to instructions for the modern version.

i ked you not

i think i might pick me up some keds this summer. i've always liked the way they look with a sweet little summer dress or a pair of turned up jeans. my favourite is classic red, pictured perfectly above by the Snail and the Cyclops . below are some other favourites from href="http://www.keds.com/store/SiteController/keds/home">the keds site. you can also design your own online if you're so inclined. hurry up summer dagnammit!

foxy ladies

sally jane vintage

this adorable libris lunaria fox tote has been popping up on some fabulous blogs lately. i want one. follow the links to see more of how these ladies rock it.

fancy fine

some girls wander by mistake

the snail and the cyclops

a thought is the blossom

cabin fever

rustic camping stool

i haven't been posting as often as usual. blame it on cabin fever. winter is hanging on here like a piece o gum that gets stuck in your hair and i've got some serious seasonal whatchamacallit. i'll bet that if i looked up the posting frequency of previous years, there'd be a lull about this time ever year. this slow and arduous season turn, promising spring and then snatching it back again over and over. but don't cry for me argentina, i have recently received word that our site has been successfully booked for a mid-June canoe trip!!! and though i realize this is months away, i am already dreaming of paddles n pine trees. . .

bakelight lantern/flashlight

shawl neck sweater

vintage binoculars t shirt

axe brooch

explorer case

little red lantern necklace

pinecone print