As distressing as the big pointy bird canopy is, it’s the giant, scary bird feet that really freak me out.
“I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.” Eleanor Roosevelt
“Secret Garden” by Johanna Basford
Mom: What are you doing, Donna?
Me: Coloring. Continue reading
Not for the overly sensitive knocked up ladies. By UnhingedDesigns
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Salmon Studios LLC
Salmon Studios describes what they do as “Psycho-organic metal sculpture.” Continue reading
Marretti Stairs
Last night I posted about the DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS) Dining by Design exhibition. Today, as promised, I want to share with you a few of the exhibitors that really stood out for me at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show. The rest can be seen in my Flickr album starting here. Continue reading
Photo by: Marion Curtis/Starpix
(Sorry. I know it’s late. I was out having fun.) I told you this morning how excited I was to be going to the Architectural Digest Home Design Show, and I’m happy to report that the show did not disappoint.
Photo: Seedratings.com
In 1919, Bohemian oil heiress Aline Barnsdall hired Frank Lloyd Wright to build a private residence Continue reading
Just your basic awesome Madonna narwhal. By HayleyCassatt, who has kind of a narwhal fetish
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DEAR PORN HUNTERS: In spite of the suggestively-dressed narwhal at right, you have come to the wrong place. The “XXX” in the title is merely a roman numeral. Sorry to have excited you unduly. See you next week, when the narwhal will be replaced with a similarly titillating picture of a toilet paper cosy or something.
3/1/14 To Blog or Not to Blog
I did it! I managed at least one post every single day for an entire year. Continue reading
This is not my first time talking about shoes. In my defense, one of my dream careers (all of which I have yet to pursue) is shoe design, so I’m always fascinated by innovative design. Continue reading
It’s hard to think of this psychedelic romper as sexy when the model is sitting like she’s trying to sneak one out. It’s also hard to think of it as sexy because it’s stupid and makes her look like a giant toddler.
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.)
Warning: NSFWOCOMR*
*Not Safe For Work or Children or My Relatives
Those cherubs are looking suspiciously buxom, and their gold lamé boy shorts are reminding me of Peter Hinwood’s Rocky Horror costume. That’s too much irony, even for me.
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.)
“Ulysses” by James Joyce
Best tagline of the year: “Freak out your mom . . . temporarily.” Continue reading
“Bubinga is a boutique studio established in 1985 by Ishay Boltanski in the beautiful slops of Jerusalem mountains.” I assume he meant to write “slopes,” but I cannot resist a typo. I’m kind of a jerk that way. Continue reading
Mac Conner
Massimo Gammacurta
© The alternative limb project
Forget what you think you know about disability. Continue reading
Two-Finger Tahitian Pearl, Diamond, and Blood Ruby Ring. Infinitely better than brass knuckles, don’t you think?
My OBT 