the gummy bear chandelier

Unfortunately, these aren't real gummy bears - though I guess if they were the chandelier would be eaten in an evening. But this is truly impressive nonetheless. Made from 5,000 acrylic gummy bears strung by hand, each light fixture takes 2 months to finish.

From JELLIO, found by our lovely editor Raquelle via Craftzine

katherina

Katherina print by nosideup

A Persephone Sale

Remember when our editor Raquelle introduced us all to the wonders of Persephone Books? Well, we have marvelous news about them today!

Persephone is having a buy 2 get 1 free sale on their Persephone Classics series in honor of England's Mothering Sunday. This sale lasts from now until Midnight on Wednesday (3/10/10) UK time. For those of you in the Eastern US, that's 7pm on Tuesday night (3/9/10).

Here are the instructions for claiming the deal:

When ordering online you should only pay for two books, and then write in the Additional Information box: Mothering Sunday Offer and the title of the third Classic you would like. In the same box please let us know whether the books are going to you or whether they should be sent directly to your mother with a card, and if so what the card should say.

heels of my dreams..

Oh Modcloth, why do you torture me so with your amazing dresses and shoes that I cannot afford? :(

$39.99 at Modcloth

(albeit, a reasonable price for shoes, especially on Modcloth, but I still can't afford them. lol)

artwork by Vivienne Strauss

My good friend Vivienne Strauss just debuted some new oil paintings on her flickr account yesterday, and I was completely blown away!! This might actually be one of my favorite paintings EVER, of any artist ever -- on etsy, in museums and galleries. I can't get over how much I love this painting.

If you aren't familiar with her work yet, you need to check it out. In the dictionary, next to "multi-talented" there is a photo of Vivienne. She has two etsy shops, one for her fantastic collages, and one for her amazing watercolors (and prints.) You can also view her sold work on flickr to see her previous works in gouache. Here are some more examples of her outstanding work!

The Art of Flower Arranging



Marion Clack with her dog Walter



Each autumn Myrtle Burnstein felt the urge to run away from home. She packed her suitcase over and over but never went anywhere.



Full title: Girard Boudreux directs his first production with Ballets de L'automne Legumes. They finally incorporated the costumes at dress rehearsal and there were many glitches that needed working out. The pumpkin and onion were both top heavy, the beet was suffering from serious stage fright and it was quite obvious that the radish (intended to be a minor role) was going to upstage the whole show.

(This one is my favorite!)



The Power of Glamour



I'm Particular

come hither dress

This dress is seriously making me wish I had some kind of huge art opening or fancy cocktail party to attend so I could justify shelling out $87.99 to make this gorgeous frock mine, all mine.

Modcloth

pincushion buttons

This jacket has huge pincushion buttons on the front, sleeves and shoulders! I've never seen anything like this before and it has me fascinated. I'm sure these buttons are just for show and there are some fabric covered snaps hiding behind them, but don't they make lovely embellishments?

pincushion flower jacket - Ruche, $52.99