mid-century travel art

saw this framed item at my local room and board. i have seen these travel stickers at the flea market for cheap. you know, they are the kind of stickers that mid-century travellers would plaster all over their mid-century luggage to show where they have been while on their 'round-the-world jaunt.  this would make for a very easy piece of artwork if you keep your eyes open for these stickers (which, by the way, are not stickers at all--you have to affix them with your own glue).

lisa swerling and her glass cathedrals

at the most recent renegade craft fair, i was reminded how much i  l o v e  the cleverness of artist lisa swerling's brilliant shadow box art. this one is apropos for the season but you really must check out her site as she has many fabulously clever designs!

white lights

this is a sales display at my local west elm store. all white. a little back lighting. simple! this would be a pretty option for a mantle, a bookshelf or top of a console.

pretty water

i thought this was such a pretty way to serve water around the holidays. the cranberries add a great punch of color.

i thought i would be clever and try this with a glass pitcher of water at my brunch yesterday--fail.  since the cranberries float, they clogged up the spout of the pitcher making the water pour at a trickle.  so, i think this will only work well with a similar urn with a spigot.

candy urn

holiday candy in a big 'ole glass urn--colorful and yummy!

snakeskin wall

ok, i didn't take this photo well--poor perspective for you to really see what it is. but, it is a wall of snakeskin wallpaper.  floor to ceiling snakeskin. it looks amazing.  if you look at my previous post, you can kind of see it in the background.  anyway, it is one cool looking wall!

holiday tree

i thought this was a cute little tree that was made "holiday" special by putting it into a red and white gift bag.

thatched roof

i like this solution for sun cover on a patio. and, the twinkly lights will look great at night.

back to my visit at the boonville hotel, i loved their open plan, "industrial-in-the-woods" bathrooms.

fabulous greek key grate used as a drain cover.
helped to separate the "wet" part of the bathroom from the "dry" part.

really liked the simple galvanized sheet metal they used for the
primary shower wall--complete with customized galvanized shelf.

crabby apples

for those of you who have a prolific crab apple tree, put their output to work and create some cheery autumnal displays.