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I don't what's going on in the bedroom and why one would need multiple trays. Maybe this is the expansive lower floor guest quarters.
Icons of modern design fill the home...red barcelona chair, surfboard conference table, artichoke pendant lamp...
This is actually an example from one of Janik's Manhattan residences but this is how I would pattern the photo-wallpaper. Those floating end tables aren't a bad idea to snag either. Whitewashed wine crates drilled in the wall could do the trick.Meredith R. at 10:40
Atelier Hoodie by Eloise. Available at Anthropologie, just in the stores, not online anymore. Softer than the most expensive terry cloth hoodie and way more flattering. The wide band in the middle hugs the curves in the right spot. The wide bell sleeves and slightly puffed shoulder elevate this to a not-so casual sweatshirt. Plus the crochet details is just right, especially the row on the back, which compliments a lady's lower back just the way we like it. I'm trying out more layering options for this piece because if worn just with jeans the BF thinks I look too much like a Shirley Temple character and calls me good ship lollipop.

Meredith R. at 10:34
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
Next party I throw it would be fun to take all my yarn remnants and make a sign like this. Plus this little work of art proudly displays one of my many nicknames. [from mermermer.com]
Along with "eBay Items I Didn't Win", Andy dedicates a category to "The Quality". From The Timeless Way of Building he quotes architect Christopher Alexander: There is a central quality which is the root criterion of life and spirit in a man, a town, a building, or a wilderness. This quality is objective and precise, but it cannot be named." Some words attempt to describe The Quality but fail to truly capture what it is. These are: alive, whole, comfortable, free, exact, egoless, eternal." This 1930s Letterman jacket found on eBay is The Quality.
Antique photo of Wild Bill Hickock with original tramp art frame. [from eBay]Labels: design, random, shopping, www.internet.com
Meredith R. at 18:40