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Outdoor spaces can be simple, elegant, and multi-functional like this one from Domino's gallery. It's Barbara Bestor's home. That lady is an inspiration and a devoted East-sider. Love how she's combined IKEA purchases (the pillows, the straw seats) with antique details and thoroughly modern design.
Philip Dixon's calls his Venice Beach enclave the "Indiana Jones house". I love the cool feeling of stone and water surrounded by artfully arranged succulent plants. [via ApartmentTherapy.com]
(Side note: It's illegal to remove rocks from California beaches. No wonder the bags of the manufactured kinds are so expensive.)
I'm going to try to break out of the pot rut and find some great rectangular ones - like this grouping from LivingEtc. A long line of stone or white pots would create a good barrier. I think any landscaper would tell you my yard is lacking barriers.
This chair is called "Heaven". It's so modern and dreamy. Along with the West Elm catalog picks they've inspired me to go with all white patio furniture.
Patio set "over-lapping squares" by West Elm.
Most people think pools when they think Poodle Springs. Yes, Palm Springs is the home to many gorgeous pools. I have no room nor budget for a pool nor do I think I could swing my landlord to go half-sies on it with me. What does inspire me is the simple lines characteristic of 1950s architecture, the natural color concrete, and the California desert plants. It all looks so chic and effortless. The two things a girl aims for in all aspects of her life. And it's got retro appeal - the thing this girl aims for.
I found a replica of that crazy circular shade umbrella at the Rose Bowl Flea Market in yellow. That pop of yellow could recreate the Movie Colony Hotel scene quite nicely.
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This is just a quick e-mail to thank you all for coming out in droves for today's Felt Club: XL Summer Event. We all had an absolute blast!! Believe me when I say that as great as the press we got was, we still had no idea the crowds were going to end up being so enormous. Clearly we have outgrown our venue! Please know that we are aware of the situation and are hard at work coming up with new and better ways to bring you Felt Club fun in the future.

Meredith R. at 13:43

What is the hottest ticket in town is FELT CLUB XL this Sunday. The Winter Craft Fair was a huge success for the LA Craft Club that could and their summer one has gained so much attention from the community at large I'm sure it will be even more packed than last time. Show up super early if you wanna get in on the door freebies. Only 250 SWAG bags will
be at the door with little freebies from Subversive Cross Stitch and local sponsors including Reform School and Echo Park fave eatery Masa - I think in the form of gift certificates, not pizza slices. But if you do get hungry Auntie Em's Kitchen will supply the noshes. I couldn't be happier about Auntie Em's. Once just my stop for red velvet cupcakes after tennis matches in Eagle Rock now the treats are
showing up all over the city. The uber-trendy downtown Edison Bar even has her cupcakes on the menu. If you've never indulged, the perfect cream cheese frosting will make you forget about any disappointing pastry experience you've ever had.
There's too many to mention. Over 70 from around the country! Craft blogger fave Michelle Caplan will be there with her gorgeous collages. Local illustrators Jordan Crane and Martin Cendreda will most likely be sketching up a storm. Craft Magazine will provide a booth of craft classes. The schedule includes yarn spinning, gocco tutorials, needle felting, charm jewelry design.
It's a bonafide craft-nerd paradise. The vintage culture deity himself Charles Phoenix MCs the entire event. That's him hugging Felt Club's mascot Gluey Gluerson. Adorable, no?Meredith R. at 13:26
The Live Earth concert over the weekend sure got my environmentally conscious pals and I worked up. Maybe we would have been more supportive if the acts were anyone worth wild but John Mayer's poo-face (the face he makes when he hits those cringe-inducing cliche guitar notes) started a rant about how un-environmental a giant concert is. Apart from the obvious waste and litter large stadium shows make, a friend of mine brought up that an Internet streamed concert from around the world would be just as effective, possibly "revolutionary", and a much smaller carbon footprint than planes for the artists and fans to fly to Tokyo, for example. From an environmental design perspective I was really unimpressed by the tire wall for the U.S. show. The "recycled-chic" look got lost when I started to think about the amount of energy needed to transport old tires and then attach them to a giant wall. And it doesn't look any better than Fat Albert and the Junkyard Gang's clubhouse.
Labels: design, DIY, environmental
Meredith R. at 11:14
I don't want any more frozen yogurt shops in my neighborhood. They are taking up valuable retail space that could be gentrified into a delicious, organic salad bar like Mrs. Winston's.Meredith R. at 13:58
1st Place: London Urchin's adjustable custom kitchen.
2nd Place: Laura's "Fresh Start" Santa Monica Studio and her gorgeous blue wall.Meredith R. at 13:23
So I finally completed a dream of mine and entered Apartment Therapy's Small Cool contest. My apartment made the cut today! Entry #7: Meredith's Boho Chic Studio will be up on the Los Angeles page for everyone's voting pleasure. If chosen as a finalist I could win gift certificates to DWR. But really it's just nice to see the kind words everyone's posted so far. Thank you thank you thank you! And go vote today!Meredith R. at 13:11





Meredith R. at 21:45
That's her and her hubbie gracing the company's t-shirt. She designed their wedding party's souvenirs - his & her brides and groomsmen t-shirts with cartoons of each of the wedding party's faces.
T-shirts are a popular place for your new little piece of art, but Tiny Face can put your design on just about anything. And don't stop at family photos. Pets and custom art pieces can be commissioned as well. Due to the time and creative effort Katy's fee stays at $15 per face. And the more photos you submit the better to give her the essence of each person's (or dog's) personality, expressions, or quirks necessary for the finest illustration. Although, keep the photo choice to just one pose. She'll do some consulting but having exactly what you want reproduced is the most helpful. After the process Tiny Face will host a mini store on customink.com. And then your beloved's face can grace everything from ringer tees to baby onesies.
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