Happy Things For A Monday Afternoon

I've not been doing so well at blogging in 2011. Guess I need to step it up.

Anyhow, since I haven't done my usual perusal of the great expanse of interwebs lately, I don't have a design post or anything to share, so I figured I'd just share a few things that have been passed onto me in the last few days that made me smile on this Monday afternoon.

Hopefully they brightened up your day a little bit too.

Enjoy!

A fun website, courtesy of my friend Bobby: MTA.me

This beautiful photo of Sofia Coppola, courtesy of the blog Ooh Sofia.

This beautiful necklace from Lady & Gentlemen Studio. ($68)

Passed onto me from my friend Angela.

And this fantastic checklist courtesy of This is Glamorous.

She & Him's New Video, "Don't Look Back"

How cute are M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel? I never get sick of She & Him.

I love the set design and costumes in this video. Absolutely adorable.

She & Him - Don't Look Back from Merge Records on Vimeo.

Helen Musselwhite and Her Paper Art

I came across some pieces by an artist named Helen Musselwhite today on Pinterest.  I love cut paper art and I especially love whimsical cut paper art, so her work is right up my ally. I especially love her glass domes.

About her work (courtesy of her website):

By the use of bold colour, strong graphic line and familiar images I create highly individual and visually appealing pieces of art that make an instant impact. My work has a distinctive hand crafted quality that pays respect to all forms of mid century design, folk and ethnic art, as well as current and future trends.

Each piece combines the hand cutting, folding and scoring of a wide range of papers and card that are further worked on to create patterned and textured surfaces. They are then used to build scenes in box frames which are often complex and consist of many layers. This process means that each item of work is truly individual with no two pieces the same.Influenced by the natural world each piece is manipulated to become an intriguing place, a glimpse into another world of fiction and fairytale.

Each piece of work is handmade in my studio in the North West of the U.K.
If you would like to purchase a piece of work featured on this site or to
commission a new piece please email me at mail@helenmusselwhite.com to discuss your requirements.

If anyone would like to buy me a birthday present, feel free to contact her and have one made for me. I will accept it with a big smile and quite possibly a big hug and a kiss. Haha. Just kidding... or am I? (Nope, I'm not.)

All images courtesy of Helen Musselwhite.

Josh Groban is kind of awesome.

Thanks to my gal pal Christina, whom is another amazing friend that shares things with me throughout my day that I am sure to find interesting (just like Bobby from yesterday's post "Stonecrest") shared this little gem via her Twitter this morning.

It's pretty awesome. Enjoy!

Stonecrest!

I have an amazing friend named Bobby. We like to call him Bobby Stonecrest. He's amazing for a lot of reasons: he's a super awesome baker in his spare time, he's super cute, he is lots of fun, he's a beer, bacon, and burger connoisseur, and basically is my own personal rockstar.

Another reason my amazing friend Bobby Stonecrest is super amazing because he sends me links all day long of things that he thinks I'd enjoy watching/buying/listening to, etc. I wanted to share a few of these things today for everyone else to enjoy as well.

First off, he sent me this link for Pantone iPhone 4 cases! Super rad and as soon as they are available, I will be purchasing the Cool Grey 5 for when I do upgrade my iPhone.

Next up, again Pantone related, he sent me this link for Pantone Visa Credit Cards! If only I liked Visa, I would absolutely go for one. (Come on Amex, get on the Pantone bandwagon please?!)

And last for today, he sent me this fun video titled "The Brick Thief: A LEGO Short Film". Very awesome.



Thank you, Bobby Stonecrest, for all the wonderful things you send my way. You rock the casbah as far as I'm concerned.