gray and ruffles

i really like the feel of this room. i don't know if it's necessarily the pink and gray combo, although it is nice. and it's meant to be a kid's room, but i'm seriously considering getting those gray ruffle shams.

renegade craft fair: san francisco 2009

checked out the renegade craft fair during its final hours last sunday. surprised to see it was still well attended so late in the day, but that's definitely good for all the artists who dedicated their weekend to it.

came away with a few fun finds/reacquaintances ...

dee & lala ... perfectly sweet and simple
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dutch door press ... great colors and very distinct vintage dutch aesthetic
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mehoi ... super cute designs in a more refined and practical format
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molly m designs ... such natural and intricate designs, but what to do with no functional earholes??
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twinkie chan ... the original too-cute crocheted food
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colors of san francisco ... inviting colors and sweet illustrations
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a good egg

chelsea of {frolic!} posted a random shoutout to jane of the speckled egg. and i figured a webfriend of chelsea's might be just as awesome as chelsea herself, or at least her blog. and score! i have a new blog to add to my reader.

two posts in particular caught my attention: giveaway: office of the tooth fairy and passing notes: huge love

the office of the tooth fairy post led me to the actual product's site ...

...which led me to notion farm, which led me to rubber design, a super creative design firm.
such attractive details: deep embossing, great color palettes and the slightly vintage feel in some

the passing notes post featured sketch ice cream, which is way up there on our list of favorite ice cream shops. and what a coinky-dink, we were just there over the weekend, just a little bit before they closed up shop early for the day, for their anniversary.
yum yum yum. i had a 50/50 with vanilla ice cream and coffee granita; he had a 50/50 with lime granita and apple sorbet.

anywho ... abbie of passing notes was behind the simple yet impressive design elements of the shop ... AND they also designed ruthie and eric's wedding (the owners). too cute. see, october 4. i guess they weren't fibbing about their anniversary and just trying to sneak out early for the day.

renegade craft fair: san francisco

made a few rounds at the renegade craft fair this weekend. saw some things that i recognized and discovered some new fun stuff too. here were a handful of the vendors that stood out to me.

"greetings from san francisco" postcard by hearts & anchors (and her blog) seahorse love card by hello! lucky which we bought for an upcoming seaside wedding (they also have a blog) "waterlilies limited edition print" by satsuma press (etsy shop and blog) "love" cd sleeves by lizard press which i might go back and get once i figure out a use for them (and their blog) walnut earrings by orange slice which i'll probably use as something other than earrings (etsy shop) blue bubbles handkerchief by miss natalie (and her blog)

side note: i noticed both hearts & anchors and lizard press use the same font in their logo, or at least very similar. i like it and i'm going to hunt it down.