Louella Court

Name That City

{ posted by Nicole, director of sales }

Thank you Apartment Therapy for featuring us on your blog!  We are thrilled that so many of you love our city prints as much as we do!  Philadelphia, Los Angeles, New York as well as Manhattan and a few Neighborhood Prints are available on our Etsy Shop for $25.00. And if you haven't purchased an available city yet... HURRY -  we are selling out!

Over the past 24 hours we have had tons of requests for MORE cities.  Well, don't despair, we have a whole new line of cities coming REALLY SOON!  We also want to know... what city are you dying to show off and hang on your wall?  Comment below and let us know and we will add it to the list of potential cities! 

Sophie Conrad

{ posted by Nicole, director of sales }

I lust after the Sophie Conrad line that she created for Portmerion.  The clean lines of the pottery and the soothing colors are what catch my eye, but the practicality and ease of use really win me over.  The fact that each piece can go from table to dishwasher and freezer to oven make it perfect for a busy woman like myself.  While I do love my Pyrex, these pieces really add something to the table.

Rectangular Roasting Dish

My dream is to have a full set of dish, bake and serveware in a curio cabinet in my new dining room... the only quandary is what color to pick.

   

Dinner Plate in Sage

 

Medium Pitcher in Forget-Me-Not

Glass Serving Bowl

note: while the line can be found in many houseware and kitchen retailers, the Portmerion USA online shop is still under construction.

Just-My-Style Bridemaids Dress

{ posted by Jen James, designer/illustrator }

Today at the Dollhouse, I picked up the Spring/Summer 2010 issue of Brides Philadelphia to find a bridesmaid's dress that I am just drooling over. Lucky for me, the designer sells her pieces on Etsy, at her store SarahSeven. After looking at hundreds of boring alternatives, I'm finally excited to wear such a dainty and beautiful dress for my only sister's wedding! She and I have very different styles, but lucky for me I get to pick out what I want to wear - THIS DRESS!!!!!

I'm also seriously in love with this adorable boutonniere...maybe MyraKim on Etsy could outfit my sister's wedding party? (I would love a corsage or bouquet like this to match my bridesmaid's dress!)

 

More Mama's and TV...

{ posted by Vanessa, owner }

Here's some more mama goodness! We had a great show at Crafty Balboa this weekend, lots of great vendors and our new mama cards and prints were a hit.

We also had the pleasure of a visit from Justin Pizzi and the 10Show! crew today at our studio, where Justin got to print a card for his very own Mama. See the clip here.

Stay tuned for more great stuff this week, our presses are packed and we can't wait to show you the goods.

Stoner.

{ posted by Christina, designer }

Yesterday I spent most of my day gardening...in the rain.

It's hard to find time to beautify my casa, so some raindrops were not going to stop me. At first I wished it was sunshiny, but after a couple hours of digging, heaving around stones, planting, & being a muddy sweaty mess in the chilly spring rain..I have to say, it felt fabulous.

Check out these beautiful stones made by "earth" but beautified even further by Yoran Morvant, an architectural draftsman by day, fabulous illustrator by night.

You can see how his landscape drawings inspire his work.

I'd love to have some for my garden, or just to stare at in my house.

Simple & beautiful.

Don't forget 'bout MAMA...

{ posted by Vanessa, owner }

Hot off the press this week, new Mother's Day cards, prints and more.... Sneak Peak below. Get 'em on Etsy and come visit us tomorrow at Crafty Balboa! Nine new cards + prints. All yummy letterpress!

 

Surface Art

{posted by Amanda, VP}

In designing the perfect nursery I decided upon a wall decal graphic, as opposed to a mural. I wanted to keep my design simple and clean amidst the silvery gray walls and white trim. I also wanted to give it a modern edge, while keeping it cute and feminine.

This is the decal I chose from Etsy (I would give you the shop, but they were not particularly pleasant to deal with):

It turned out more amazing than I thought, and I will post photos of the room when I am all done! 

This has opened up a whole new world of wall decaling. It can jazz up any space and give a clean pop on top of a solid color that a picture or wall paper just cannot accomplish.

In my search for the perfect decal I stumbled upon some of my faves...I now have plans to decal about five walls in my home :-) AND they are so easy to apply.

Wall Tat                                        

 
 

                                   Another Sticker In The Wall                               

  

Wee Gallery     

Elly Nelly    

 
 

Wall Tat                           

   

Happy decaling... get creative this spring.

 

Sewn To Fashion

{ posted by Jenny, production assistant }

I have always admired the art of sewing and crocheting!  There are endless patterns and exciting designs you can create. I think the idea of making my very own clothes is not only fun, but original and cost effective. However, if many of you are like myself and simply don't have the time to learn how to knit or sew, Magpiepatterns.com is the best place for you.

 

Magpie Patterns is the place for an expensive look, inexpensively. They specialize in everything from handmade scarves you can wear in different styles to delicate baby blankets.  You can even sell an idea of your own on their site!

Whether you're customizing something for someone else or just looking to expand your own accessory inventory, this place has just about everything to feed your huge fashion fix. Even if it is just a little one.

 

 

Not Your Ordinary Bench

{ posted by Crystal, production assistant }

Who wants to sit on an ordinary bench? Searching for couches for our home, I came across unusual benches that were designed all over the country.

Seesaw Bench

The Rolling Bench

Creative wooden benches designed by Matthias Pliessnig

334 Newspaper Bench

Tennis Ball Bench

Click here to check out more unusual bench designs.

Quality Wordpress Designs

posted by {whitney, web development}

Lately I have been working with Wordpress quite a bit. For those who do not know, Wordpress is much more than a blogging system. It has evolved into a seriously effective Content Management System. Not only can you blog from the dashboard, but you can also create pages, change content, manage comments, check Google Analytics and so much more. Thanks to the design/development community, Wordpress has an almost endless amount of design and tech support to help you create a beautiful site or blog. Take a look at a few examples.

Carsonified

Particletree

 

GrainEdit

 

I Love Typography

Clouds 365 Project

Ten Together