SWEET MOVIE

Really sweet video for some Valentine's inspiration...
 
via Design Mom

A NEW FAVORITE - BERTRAND SALLE

JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING

Christmas 2011 from toprojekt on Vimeo.

When you just know

I just know that I am going to love this movie. Will you see it with me?

For Sale

You really need to check out this link:

THINGS FOR SALE THAT I WILL MAIL YOU

Take the time to check out the whole list. What an amazing idea - I wish I had thought of it first!

{via Oh Happy Day}

Labokoff

I love these combination photography + painting prints from Labokoff's etsy shop. I really want the Paris one. I could put it on my wall and sit on my bed staring at it for hours (or at least a long time) remembering rainy days running through Cemetaire Pere LaChaise and climbing up to greet the gorgoyles at the top of Notre Dame. Ah...

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Magical Places #4 - Musee National du Moyen Age

Musee National du Moyen Age (Cluny) - Unicorn Tapestries

One of my favorite experiences while I was in Paris was a visit to the Musee National du Moyen Age (National Museum of the Middle Ages). Anna (sorry there's no link, she's gone private) and I rushed to get here on a rainy day toward the end of our week in Paris. It would be impossible for me to articulate the impact that these tapestries had on me and my views of artistic expression in the Middle Ages (which Anna will definitely appreciate). The Unicorn Tapestries are a six tapestries representing the 5 senses, and a 6th mystery tapestry. The viewing room (show in the bad picture above) makes the whole experience very intimate. There was also a sense of isolation added to the experience as the whole museum had scarcely any visitors that day. If you are in Paris, I would definitely say that this is a museum you should make time to visit. It's hard to see the magnificence of the colors and textures of these tapestries through pictures. Suffice it to say that I was immensely touched and impressed after 2-3 months of viewing countless tapestries across Britain in various museums and on sundry estates. Below is a picture of the 6th tapestry (the meaning of which is still unknown).
Although the Unicorn Tapestries were the most amazing part of that experience for me, and I walked through much of the rest of the museum in a daze, there were still so many other pieces of art that caught my attention. Here are two pictures of some other artifacts from the museum:

You can visit the museum's website here where you can browse through more of the collections or read in more detail about the tapestries themselves. Oh, and if I failed to mention it before, I hope you picked up that they are called the Unicorn Tapestries because there is a unicorn in each of them!

Don't Brush Me Off

I found these great vintage Valentine's cards by way of Anna. I really loved this one. Who wouldn't love any card that incorporates a shaving kit? I mean, really, this is what I've always dreamed of! Haha. You can find more of these wonderful cards here.

{via Zillah's Gin}

Calendar Frenzy

It seems that there had definitely been a calendar frenzy this year. Everywhere I turn, there are more artistic and beautiful calendars. I wish I had the funds/space to buy and display them all. Here are some of my favorites (in addition to these, I also really like the Vintage Maps calendars at Anthropologie - this may be due to my map obsession, but I think they are pretty awesome).

This, this, and this are some of my favorite letterpress calendars from some great etsy shops.

This pocket calendar from Kate Spade ($16) looks great - having never owned one, I am very curious about the surprises that await inside.

Or, if you feel so inclined (and are on limited funds), you can make your own calendar by printing of the pages here, trimming them, and displaying them in a cd case. Cool.

Irene Suchocki

I came across this etsy shop for Irene Suchocki, and I fell in love. Here are some of her fine art photography prints that I especially like. I really had a hard time only choosing 4 of them to showcase.

Manhole Madness

Imagine spotting one of these little babies in the street on your next jaunt through the neighborhood:

Aren't they amazing? Who knew manhole covers could be so entertaining? The possibilities seem endless...

{via Spray Glue}