If you’re needing a bit of a pick-me-up this Monday, check out this new-to-me color palette generator! Found over the weekend through Creature Comforts, I’ve become officially obsessed as it feeds my love for all things color.
I can think of so many ways to use this great tool – to match a palette for a room, to build a mood board for an outfit, to plan a color theme for a party…oh the possibilities!!
I’ll be spending many a color-loving minutes on this lovely find…
Happy Monday!
Come close. I’m about to share with you the most inspiring time-sucker I am currently obsessing over. Have you been to the wonderful gawker family of sites yet? If not, click fast my friends and find your new obsession. It’s a never ending stream of the most beautiful food/ crafts/ spaces and weddings all presented for you to sort, hunt and gaze your way through.
Gawk away my friends…
Letterpress Coaster Calendar via Meadowlark Creative
I love a new calendar…blank and waiting to be filled in with fun reminders!! I’ll be using the bright, happy red one below. What about you?
Calendar via Bookbinders Design
Zig Zag Calendar via May Day Studio
Accordion Calendar via Snow and Graham
Letterpress Calendar via Ink + Wit
Academic Calendar via Paper Source
Bunny Calendar via The Paper Thieves
I stumbled upon Judy Kaufmann’s work recently, and it was love at first sight! This super talented illustrator from Barcelona instantly drew me in…
Her whimsical use of color, conversational content and modern design had me wanting to find out more and more about her work and process. So I asked her to share with us her answers to three simple questions…
Someday Girl: I adore your work – so modern, playful and fun. Where do you find your inspiration?
Judy: As I always say I’m especially inspired by things I don’t understand, don’t know, don’t know how to do or I am not. A lot of things that do not belong to my life inspire me. I’m amazed by the unexpected, the unknown, the magic, not the trick… On the other hand I also have a bizarre and explosive inspiration rush when I go to museums and galleries and get involved with different colors and formats, whether I like what I’m seeing or not. After the experience of a good exposition, it’s impossible for me not to sit at my desk to draw.
SG Name three things we’d be surprised to find in your studio/ workspace?
Judy: On my desk wall I have a picture of Linda Evangelista and other one of Charlotte Gainsbourg; they both have an inspiring beauty (: I also have a big panel with different colors printed where I can see how they behave together, apart from many different pictures and small illustrations. Maybe the most liked is an old french poster saying “Travaillez en Silence” (Work in Silence)
SG: Describe your perfect day to create.
Judy: Waking up at 9AM, turn on the heater in winter and then to sit to read my new emails. After that I have breakfast and think about the order of the day. I try to answer emails an make phone calls first in the morning. If is not to frozen outside, I always go to the swimming pool, and then all afternoon is to create. I make at least one new drawing per day. That’s my perfect and my most common day of work.
Thanks Judy for sharing your inspiration and your work with us. I’m inspired to have my own perfect day of creating soon too!! See more of Judy’s work here and here.
One of my favorite bloggers made me so happy yesterday and I couldn’t wait to share…Ez from Creature Comforts has launched Gifted Magazine and I poured through each and every page last night. 
Inspiring and full of all kinds of goodness that I can’t wait to try out this holiday season…from gift ideas, to decor to interviews with some of the bloggers and designers you read daily. Really, what are you still here reading this for? Stop over and check it out today!!
Monday, already? Where did the weekend go? I’ve lost track of time and completely missed it…Today I’m in Hong Kong, the last stop on my adventure through Asia (a work trip no less:) and am a wee-bit homesick.
Homesick for my wonderful home in the making – which I promise to share as soon as I get some things hung on the wall and the place a bit more gussied up and debut ready. Instead, I’m sharing a glimpse into my inspiration file that I’ve been collecting to guide me in my own home decor. I use (and adore) pinterest to keep my online tears organized.
I’m striving to create a look that’s modern yet rustic at the same time. Something gorgeous, but also lived in. These rooms strike the perfect balance of personalized style + comfy abode. By combining natural elements like antlers, hides and plants with simple streamlined furniture and sticking to a mostly neutral color palette, these rooms please both the eye and the soul.
I want to stretch out in any of these for a good, long weekend with a stack of magazines and a big glass of pinot noir. Mmmm. Perfection! Hope your week is off to a good start!
images top to bottom: lonny magazine, lonny magazine, lolina found via mrs. french, real living.
I could use a shot of lovely on this Monday…how about you? Something small to brighten my day.
How’s your day so far?
Don’t you just love coming home to a package on your doorstep? I know I do…and most especially when it’s full of lovely books that I can’t wait to read through page by page.
My most recent indulgence was three books to feed my creative soul and inspire some projects for the home, the kitchen and for work.
I love reading pretty much anything Lotta Jansdotter puts out – and this latest book (Handmade Living) is my favorite by far!
A glimpse into her enviable creative life, both at home and at work, this gem is definitely giving me loads and loads of inspiration for crafty days.
For work – a book about running a successful freelance business, Creative Inc.. It’s a blueprint full of tips and stories from two girls and their vast resources who know from experience. I love to read these types of books for my someday life…and these girls never fail to inspire and amaze. If you need a quick dose for yourself – check them out here: Meg Mateo Ilasco and Joy Cho.
Are you a sucker for those personalized recommendations that always pop up when you log-in to Amazon? I am for sure and took a chance on Paper + Craft because, well 1.) i love paper and 2.) i love that charming cover photo. Who could resist that face?
And I’m so glad I did…not only is the book completely FULL of wonderful projects that I’m planning my next dinner party around – but I also found a new online paper store to drool over. Just perfect.
Have you read anything good lately?
Happy Monday! I’m feeling refreshed and ready today as I prepare to head out for London + Stockholm. I love to travel and soak up much inspiration and creativity…this one promises to be over-the-top.
Over the weekend, I tested out some photography + Photoshop skills I’ve been learning in an online course I’m taking. And practiced my skills while building a little moodboard to share with you. 
A few of my favorite things that have been hanging around my studio waiting to find their purpose – japanese fabics + tapes, paper remnants, my beloved lomo camera, a feather i found on a walk, yarn ready to be embroidered, book binding tape and some mini pencils. 
I find inspiration in so many place – but especially in color, texture and pattern. My studio is full of supplies that highlight this.
Where do you find inspiration?
The fall catalogs have started arriving – and I’m loving all of the natural, rustic accents adorning their pages. I’m always on the hunt for a few pieces to add to my space to update and make it feel new for the season. A few that have caught my eye so far.
I hadn’t checked out a RH catalog lately – and was smitten with their styling and home accents. Lots of beautiful accents and furniture pieces that would add a perfect rustic touch to any space.
French Glass Cloches; Resin Antelope Antlers; Parisien Club Side Table; Fishing Weights; Copenhagen Chair; Pharmacy Lamp.
Next up, Viva Terra. I’ve often bought gifts from this retailer and have always loved their style. But this fall’s book turned me on to the amazing furniture pieces they have, as well as a few decorative objects that I’m coveting.
via Viva Terra
The mix of warm colors, rich textures and industrial accents is just perfect in these pages. I adore the trend in printmaker’s inspired sideboards here and at RH.
Porthole Mirror Collection; Vintage London Bus Roll; Sawhorse Table; French Bottle Lamp; Mushroom Stool; Meadowflower Rug.
And finally, my favorite home pieces from the Neiman Marcus‘ fall home book. Luscious and luxurious…these pieces are perfect eye candy.
Chair; Set of 5 Trophy Heads; High Hat Brass Table; John Derian Plates; “Distant Views” Painting; Jonathan Adler Nesting Cubes.
Lots of wonderful options to bring a bit of the fall trends into your home! Unexpected color, rustic accents, vintage finds – all great ways to freshen your space in style.
