japanese fabrics by karaku tokyo @ etsy
Japanese Flower Fabrics by Karaku Tokyo @ Etsy.
I cannot think right now of anything more exquisite in terms of color and pattern than Japanese fabrics. They always seem so perfect ! In a sense they are the epitome of “A thing of beauty…”.
And I cannot thing of a more exquisite shop than Karaku Tokyo @ Etsy. All her fabrics are simply gorgeous and beautiful. They have amazingly nice colors, not to mention the patterns which are all superb.
Besides the flower patterns, you will of course find geometric ones like this one :
And she also has a lot of Japanese Papers. I absolutely love that yellow one !
I discovered her through her Flickr. She lives in Tokyo, Japan where she is an interior designer. Her company website Karaku Tokyo is about Japanese home decoration.
noodle by “a small fox in a big world” @ etsy
Noodle by A Small Fox in a Big World @ Etsy.
I’ve discovered some great and very artistic fabric dolls lately and will be writing about them but for the time being I’ll just post that lovely racoon by A Small Fox in a Big World available in her Etsy shop. I really like the black mask on that one !
And if you like her work but would like something really special, Sarah Day also has a listing in her shop for a Semi Custom Doll. You can look at her Flickr Gallery to see more of her creations.
A Small Fox in a Big World :: Blog
A Small Fox in a Big World :: Etsy
A Small Fox in a Big World :: Flickr
blythe fashion : lamby snow @ etsy
Pearl Trim Coat + Aqua Turquoise Pillbox Hat for Blythe by Lamby Snow @ Etsy.
A brand new shop for Blythe has just opened @ Etsy and it looks very promising. I’m totally in love with this turquoise set (the coat and the hat are sold separately) which is so stunningly gorgeous on Feel The Sky that it seemed to have been made especially for her ! She’s one of my favorite Blythe (I have her and like to think of her as my Technicolor Girl).
All the items in the shop are great, and it seems we will see some nice fabrics too.
vinyl rarities @ artoyz
LauLau by Tak available @ Artoyz.
Michael Rouah from Artoyz has recently returned from a trip in Hong kong with a few vinyl rarities in his suitcase. Among them some hard-to-find be@rbrick sets, a rare early Michael Lau figure dating back from 2001 called “Lamdog Prototype Kiss”, “Spookiez” (Comix Box, 2006) a strange set including a girl and a dog, the Kaws x Bounty Hunter Kun Red Christmas version, etc.
A lot more followed by plane, including quite a lot of Blythe dolls – unfortunately they are mostly “Petites” – but thay have the Neo Blythe Mod Molly (December 2007, SBL) + Welcome Winter (January 2008, RBL). They are a bit expensive comparing to eBay, but since it is definitely hard to get Blythe in France – or in Europe for that matter although CWC and Takara are working on this – it’s great to have them here.
You will find all of this listed in the News or the Asian Designers sections of the shop.
I must say I particularly like this funny Monkey figure called LauLau designed by Tak and released by How2Work in June 2007.
english only from now on @ a thing of beauty…
Je suis désolée, mais suite au transfert un peu compliqué de mon blog ce week-end (lire ce post) j’ai décidé de ne plus écrire “a thing of beauty…” qu’en anglais. J’ai depuis le début écrit ce blog d’abord en anglais pour ensuite réécrire les articles en français, mais le processus je dois dire était un peu pesant. Pour simplifier, j’arrête la “traduction” française.
Vous pouvez trouver les archives du blog en français sur cette page.
Bisous,
anne
hello world !
Ahah, I love that one “Hello World!”. For this is exactly what I feel like saying right now.
You see, I lost my internet connection – and consenquently my phone + I don’t have a cell phone – for a whole week which was bad enough since I had experienced not later than last July 3 weeks without the internet as a result of a broken connection and had at the time already come to the conclusion that I just couldn’t, and wouldn’t, live without the internet.
So, here I was again completely lost and feeling cut out from the world, and of course it was during that week my web hosting service notified me that I had exceeded the allocated bandwith for this blog for the month of February so I was in that bar with my laptop and the Wi-Fi card I bought last July and decided I had better upgrade my offer right now, so I did and I think I made a pretty good job out of it, but – and this is where the plot thikens, for without a “but” there would be no story here – apparently something went wrong with WordPress during the process…
blythe fashion : funny hats & bonnets @ etsy
Golden Yellow Gnome Hat by neuart @ Etsy.
Blythe dolls seem to have been made for hats & bonnets. They simply look great in them, obviously it has to do with that big face of them, and they might look funny or gorgeous but one thing is certain, Blythe fans will never be out of inspiration when it comes to creating something, anything, to put on those heads.
I know some great creators have their own shop, but on Etsy alone there are plenty of great shops so this is only a tiny selection of what’s to be found there. Starting with one of my very favorites, neuart (see photo above) who has always the most beautiful knitted stuff, be they hats or sets, ponchos… She also has a Flickr by the name of miss modular and you can see more of her creations in various files there.
And some more wonderful stuff :
Shimmery Sparkly Sequined Helmet for Blythe by flissy666 + Green Pointy Bonnet for Blythe by loou.
Crochet Hat for Blythe by Sassylassie + Knitted Ear Bonnet for Blythe by xoxo,Blythe.
Blythe Hat – Lime Green and Red Pompom by CannonBelle.
“Sarah Jessica Parker” Blythe Hat by lado.
Blue and White Fleece Helmet Hat for Blythe by nectarine.
Blythe Rectangle Pom Pom Hat, earthy tones by CannonBelle.
Decadent Mohair Hat for Blythe by Ttttemma.
Cream Beret by PinkPetal.
And I only saw this one this afternoon while finishing this article, I just couldn’t resist :
Luxurious Fuzzy Hat Hood for Blythe OOAK by bonspielcreation.
To Be Continued…
blythe fashion : funny hats & bonnets @ etsy
Golden Yellow Gnome Hat de neuart @ Etsy.
Les Blythe semblent avoir été faites pour mettre toutes sortes de chapeaux et bonnets. Elles sont géniales avec – cela est évidemment lié à leur grosse tête – et elles peuvent bien avoir l’air marrantes, bizarres ou sublimes, une chose est sûre, l’inspiration n’est pas prête de manquer pour créer des choses, quelles qu’elles soient, à leur mettre sur la tête.
Des créateurs et créatrices très talentueux ont leur boutique en ligne, mais rien que sur Etsy il y a déjà de quoi faire, le choix est large et voilà donc une infime sélection de ce qu’on peut y trouver. A commencer (photo ci-dessus) par une de mes boutiques préférées, celle de neuart qui a toujours les plus belles choses en laine, que ce soient des bonnets, des sets, des ponchos… Elle a aussi un Flickr, son pseudo est miss modular et on peut voir un grand nombre de ses magnifiques créations dans différents classeurs.
Et voilà d’autres merveilles :
Shimmery Sparkly Sequined Helmet for Blythe de flissy666 + Green Pointy Bonnet for Blythe de loou.
Crochet Hat for Blythe de Sassylassie + Knitted Ear Bonnet for Blythe de xoxo,Blythe.
Blythe Hat – Lime Green and Red Pompom de CannonBelle.
“Sarah Jessica Parker” Blythe Hat de lado.
Blue and White Fleece Helmet Hat for Blythe de nectarine.
Blythe Rectangle Pom Pom Hat, earthy tones de CannonBelle.
Decadent Mohair Hat for Blythe de Ttttemma.
Cream Beret de PinkPetal.
Et cet après-midi en finissant cet article, je suis tombée sur celui-là, je n’ai pas pu résister à le rajouter à la liste…
Luxurious Fuzzy Hat Hood for Blythe OOAK de bonspielcreation.
A Suivre…
tina rice @ etsy
Red Light Male Bowler (Limited Edition, signed print) by Tina Rice @ Etsy.
I kind of fell in love with this illustration by Tina Rice. It happens she also makes nice enamel jewelry too.
Tina Rice Jewelry @ Etsy
Tina Rice’s blog + her flickr.
tina rice @ etsy
Red Light Male Bowler (Limited Edition, signed print) de Tina Rice @ Etsy.
J’aime beaucoup cette illustration de Tina Rice. Elle a une deuxième boutique sur Etsy où elle vend ses bijoux en émail.
Tina Rice Jewelry @ Etsy
Le blog de Tina Rice + son flickr.