Side splitting t-shirts

Personally, I don't wear t-shirts very often -- and when I do, I don't usually wear ones with cute sayings on them. However, I recently came across the site Threadless (which apparently is pretty popular and I don't know what rock I've been hiding under for the last year) and just had to post some of these designs! I found Threadless on a particularly gloomy day and these shirts brightened my mood considerably.

Flickr Friday #10

1. Liz * Special Edition, 2. magenta_white_po_9th_cu, 3. Dew drops of lotus leaf, 4. blue fall earrings, 5. COMPLEXES, NEUROSES, 6. honey, 7. Lula's daughter Darthy, 8. Conch, 9. # 890 Dear Prudence

Find it Cheaper {Denim Dress}

Love that Modcloth dress on the left? It's temporarily sold out, but normally retails for $59.99. However, if you're quick you can catch this exact same dress from Forever 21 in their sale section for only $10.99! But hurry, up, it's in their clearance section!

Diana Debord

A few weeks ago, I found that one of my favorite flickr photographers, Diana Debord, had finally opened up an etsy shop! Diana has four sets of postcards available at extremely reasonable prices. She graciously made a custom set for me, with four of her "No one knows what it's like to be me" photographs. I was so excited when they arrived in the mail last week -- from Italy!! 

I've framed two of them, and the other two I'm going to send to friends. But these are the kind of postcards that you just can't write on! They're too lovely! I'm going to put them in an envelope and write my letter on note paper :)

If you have a flickr account you should definitely add Diana to your contacts -- it's always such a pleasant surprise to see one of her photos when you're perusing the recent uploads!

{Diana on Flickr}

{Diana on Twitter}

{Diana's etsy shop}

{Diana's website}

flickr friday #9

1. A very small pond - ebi, 2. Camera, 3. His mind was elsewhere, 4. this is yesterday, 5. A very small pond - kaeru, 6. Kanna, 7. Curiosity Permanent - by Bryan Collins, 8. Ditzy Floral Organic Cotton, 9. Nora Edmonds takes her dogs for a stroll.

flickr friday #8

1. That big pearl necklace, 2. Mission 4 - Enjoy your summer, 3. Cream Rose & Glittery Butterfly Fascinator, 4. # 851 l.o.l, 5. Real Crab, 6. octo-ick, 7. (10) THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE, 8. Harold Lloyd's autograph, 9. Happy Tote

favorites from the IKEA 2010 catalog

What does summer mean to me? Bugs, hot sticky humidity, bee stings, and broken air conditioners. What is the one redeeming quality that makes summer bearable for a winterite like me? The IKEA catalog.

It's that big. It's that important. The minute I know it's "out there" in post office land, I start checking the mailbox eagerly every day... anxious to see all the new layouts and price reductions from last year. Well, dears, it finally came today!! Here are some of my favorite features, but keep in mind this is a super abridged version of the real thing. You need to get a (free!) copy for yourself!

This room combines two of my favorite elements in any room, ever. A library that is so tall you need a ladder to access all of your books, and a loft bedroom. Can you package this room in a flat box for me, I'd like to take it home!

I don't have a dining room yet, but I'm seriously considering buying one of these sets and keeping them in storage until I can finally use them.

Can you say "dream closet"?

I'm just speechless... I love it too much.

Minimalism is a bummer.  I love the irony in this typography artwork! And I've been looking for a chic hat/coat rack for years now... I think I've finally found the one for me!

Awesomeness.

One of my favorite color schemes ever. I officially want to re-create this look in my kitchen.

If I can't have the closet I pictured above, I think I'd settle for the one here on the left. I love the colors and oh! the organization!! And would you look at this little bathroom on the right? Perfect look for a tiny powder room!

This was one of my favorite pages in the catalog. IKEA pays tribute to the man who designed BILLY, perhaps the most iconic, widely used bookcase in history. My parents purchased Billy bookcases over 20 years ago and we are still using them today -- they are in perfect condition and never go out of style. (And by the way, how much do you love that they are making it in blue now?!)

One of the most clever ideas in the new catalog is this innovative way to display artwork in the photo on the left. I love how the unframed images are hung side by side around the doorframe! It's just genius. And in the picture on the right, IKEA finally gives us magazine collectors a solution for storing/displaying our treasures!