Little Batch Botanicals

For those of you who know me personally also know that I am a freak when it comes to natural therapy and earthly living style. I am one of those who will grind her own spices, grate fresh coconut even through carpal tunnel pain, cut her fresh vegetables minutes before dropping into a a hot pot, make her own creams and oils, and wait out a headache for days before even entertaining popping a pill!

Well recently I took to making my own beauty care products. I have had a hand at making lip balms, basic soaps, and moisturizing oils. This recent intrigue thankfully landed me right on Little Batch's Etsy Shop! Not only do I love all her concepts but the photography and the product design amply invite me to just try her hand made vegan products. Please take some time to visit her shop at LittleBatch and enjoy the below images.

b-drawn blog

I've been guilty of secretly holding on to a blog story that I started to write a long time ago.

Meet B-drawn blog, a wittily-named, blog; a master of lines and it's graphical twists; a typographic queen; a zodiac illustrator; and lastly, as she casually puts it, the creator of 'drawings to share' on her site. How innocently this powerful artist summarizes her talent for us!

Needless to say that the owner of B-drawn blog, Barbara Alonso, is so talented that she simply has her striking pen marks dancing to her tunes. Some of her work makes me feel as if a symphony is playing in the background and the lines are swiftly shaping up negative space.

What I would love to know is how she manages to slip in those wonderful typographic treatments so seamlessly into her drawings that they seem to play a challenging game with your vision. I am referring to 'Tree of Knowledge' and '5 against 1' artwork.

I cannot pick a favorite in her work. Each piece competes well and and teasingly acquires equal admiration in my heart.

Barbara, thank you for giving me the privilege of featuring your work.

Please check out b-drawn blog + site + etsy shop to see more work. The three sites are great!

anamorphic

angel

autumn

lady in red

solace

zodiac sign libra represents balance
random info: i am a libran!

zodiac sign taurus represents strength and stamina

zodiac sign saggitarius represents energy and exploration

zodiac sign gemini represents complexity and duality

figurehead

waterbearer



Tree of Knowledge

5 against 1

Lolafalk

Say hello to the mixer of patterns.

I've always felt that art doesn't just stem from sketches, drawings and paintings. It's mostly vying for unique inspirations and assets— marrying them and birthing new ideas that you can proudly own. Lolafalk does just that. This art isn't bound by the traditions of originality, it's new-age. It's intent, horizons and interpretations are open to borrowing and modifying. Such an artists's wild imagination collects scraps, documents ideas, rocks back and forth between logical reasoning and unjustified emotions that her art will provoke.

Lola has got an eagle-eye for patterns.

She calls her handbags clever and whimsical. That they certainly are. She isn't afraid to use complementary bold colors, patterns that out do each other, show off pompous snazzy contrasts. Stripes with checkers, florals with polkadots, velvet with satin and cotton, plaids with starry squares, seriously, the combination is endless.

And her Lulu clutches pride themselves in being found at rather polar travels and settings. For a sleek little clutch that she is, she can take you from 'work to play, day to night or Brooklyn to Bangkok.' What more does a gal need?

Urban Lola Tote



Urban Lola Tote



Sofie Clutch



Sofie Clutch



Lulu Clutch



Lulu Clutch



















Greta Purse



Greta Purse



Greta Purse



Greta Purse

because your sofa needs lovin' too

This is what Laura Davis from design lab is saying.

Oh! Just check out the cute pillows she stitches. The colors are dreamy and light. She makes these out of vintage bed sheets and I love the subtle graphic featuring modern chaises and seats. The messages on these pillows are darn right cute! Come on, who wouldn't laugh at a stylish pillow saying 'You suck!' or 'It's not me, it's you.'

The pillows caught my attention first, but it really wouldn't be fair if I didn't mention her beautiful plate stands. Yes, I'll have some cake on those please. Really! This just shows what a bit of epoxy glue and a refined imagination like Laura's can create.

Artist, Laura Davis, at her Etsy booth

Fun Pillows

Egg Chair Pillow



Digital Print pillow set



Repurposed Vintage Jewelry holder
or in my opinion
cookies, candies and confections holder :)



You get the point, I don't need to title this one.



Vintage Teacups on stands



Break up pillow



These are the best!



More from Laura's booth



Barcelona chair pillow



Remnants pillow



Bird pillow



Sigh..these are so graceful...

Jane Joss

Jane Joss is founded by Alyssa and Joslyn Krismer. This textile florist does some superb fashionable work with fabric. Bouquets made with only the finest selection of fabric and exclusive stitching visually merge floral patterns on leafy shapes.

This duo borrows their inspiratin from nature's elements and if you pay close attention to some of these patterns, you'll see that their dedication equals mother nature's.

I love the way they combine colors, the way the rich brown branches pronounce the criss-cross of the white thread holding everything together in perfect harmony. This is perfection.

Golden Branches



Black Midnight Toile Branches



Perfect Purple Branches



Sahara Sand Branches



Close up of Sahara Sand Branches



Rust Red Branches



Petal Pink Branches



Ocean View Blue Branches



Garden Green Twigs