what type are you?

Pentagram has an amusing site in which your personality traits determine your typeface. I was rational, assertive, progressive and disciplined, which according to their type psychologist means i am new alphabet.

a collection a day

i am so going to look forward to reading this daily, i love collections...

This is a blog documenting a project that will span exactly one year, from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010. On each of those 365 days, I will photograph or draw (and occasionally paint) one collection. Most of the collections are real and exist in my home or studio; those I will photograph. Some are imagined; those I will draw or (occasionally) paint.


Since I was a young girl, I have been obsessed both with collecting and with arranging, organizing and displaying my collections. This is my attempt to document my collections, both the real and the imagined. Some of my collections are so large that I will need to photograph them separately over several days. I will likely not attempt to photograph collections in which the individual pieces are large in size or awkward in shape (i.e. my art collection or vintage enamel dishware collection). The only rule is that I must photograph or draw a whole or part of a collection each day for 365 days and post the result here on this blog.

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ranunculus is back!

so we are officially in the dead of winter - and (at least here in nyc) we still have at least a couple more months of bone-chilling weather ahead of us.

which is sad.

BUT - there's a bright side to it... this is the time of year that we start seeing my favorite flower, ranunculus popping up here and there - and it makes me believe that i can, in fact, make it to spring! it is such a happy little flower, and is usually mixed with other spring flowers which are equally as cheerful...

as evidenced on some of my favorite flower blogs:

studio choo

anticipation (i think this arrangement is my fave!)

saipua

...and more saipua


yay, ranunculus!

elle decor goes to birmingham!

so this isn't necessarily new news - but i just remembered to buy my january/february copy of elle decor today. because they have a story all about birmingham! - kind of like a little city guide, and you can read it here.

i haven't made it all the way through the article, but i am enjoying it so far... and i especially love the little map drawn by lena corwin!

hanger tea

found here via kathy at work

our lady of the most holy trinity chapel

every time i find myself in some beautiful old cathedral (which is not nearly often enough), i usually find myself saying something along the lines of, "they just don't build things like this anymore" - well, i stand corrected. this article in architect magazine has proven me wrong! - a new chapel by Duncan Stroik on the campus of Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, CA is a hybrid of several different types of historical architecture. even though it's based on very old styles, i think it's actually so refreshing to see something like this right next to a story about a sleek, modern cupcake shop. i had to do a double-take while skimming through the magazine, and had to read almost the whole article to be convinced that it was a totally new building and not a renovation of an existing older chapel... some would probably argue that it is taking a step back from modern architecture, but i don't think you can really argue with the beauty of the chapel and all the details. and i personally love it.

sarah perlis jewelry

i just love the jewelry by new york designer sarah perlis. her designs are so unique and organic... no cookie-cutter designs here! i love how she uses stones that are not your typical cut, and her settings focus on and take a lot of their shape from the stones. her designs, available here in her shop, are a bit of a splurge, but like nothing i've ever seen before.

as an added bonus, she has begun using raw diamonds that are panned instead of mined, along with recycled gold. so not only is her work beautiful, but environmentally & socially responsible as well. hmm.... birthday ideas?? haha, a girl can dream...

books v. blogs

a good challenge, and perhaps a new year's resolution?...

found here

felted acorns

oh, man... the felted acorns featured this morning on design*sponge are just too cute!! - i think a tall, clear cylinder vase full of these would be really great as part of a winter centerpiece!... or there are probably a ton more uses i could think of....

the rest of the items in reya veltman's etsy shop are beautiful as well - her shop really makes me want to learn how to felt... i need to find somewhere to take lessons asap!

buche de noel

my mom made this buche de noel cake last night, i think it turned out beautiful, it was tasty too

pop-up calendar

out of all the calendars i pored over and tried to decide between this year, none of them were anything like this! - how cool... this seems like something i may need for my desk at work...?

(found here via this)

stop-motion wedding invite

i am pretty sure this is one of THE most amazing things i have ever seen!



(source: a random friend's facebook profile....)

lonny magazine: winter '09

the winter issue of lonny magazine is up!

i haven't gotten a chance yet to look through it all, but i can't wait to flip through it! - it looks promising....

dear LA and readers

i am so sorry to be so slow about posting on the blog! i miss it, and will begin posting lots of fun things. thanks for keeping it up LA

love,
holly

fab.

sometimes i walk past this picture that's outside an optometry office on my way to/from work...

it's just a friendly little reminder to try and be fabulous....

come visit!

holly -

please please please pretty please come visit me soon.....

and we can take the great gatsby boat tour!

how perfect!

i saw it here and decided that the two of us just HAVE to take it...

cupcake cupcake

i love it when someone just gets your style... i got an email today from a friend who i miss a lot... she said she thought i would like this tutorial on 100 layer cake, and she was right!! - how fun would it be to have these all over the place for a party? or strung on a christmas tree? - ooh, and for a new year's party you could add in some metallic cupcake liners! - fancy....

christmas in nyc

i have a love/hate relationship with christmas here in nyc. i love it because there are so many amazing things to do. but i hate it because there are TOO many amazing things to do....

this weekend is no exception - there's the martha stewart holiday craft sale.... with items created by the contributors to martha's craft blog. something tells me there will be some pretty impressive stuff there.

then, there's a workshop at the museum of arts & design on japanese holiday cards and gift wrapping. i love the MAD, and judging by the picture, i'm pretty sure i NEED to know how to wrap gifts japanese-style.

plus, there are gifts to be bought, cards to be made, friends to catch up with, and apartments to clean.... how to fit it all in???

enter narnia/the idea room

i have had this image saved on my computer for what seems like forever now... and i am just now posting it...

it's from a sneak peak into the wonderfactory's office on design*sponge last year - this is the entrance into their "idea room".... it's almost like you're walking into narnia... what a great way to make room for coats. coat closets are always what i forget to plan for when i'm laying out a space at work... maybe i should just use this as a backup option instead?