Lookie, lookie...

... at who showed up the other day!


The nice man driving the van gave me this....


I took a moment to sit down so I could rip open the envelope using that handy little tear strip... My my... imagine that, I just so happened to be wearing my "nice clothes" and my hair was "done". Hmmm ... what's that? Lipstick??? ;-)

I called over a buddy to watch as I unwrapped the contents of the envelope...

Inside we found an advanced copy of this...

So... it wasn't all a dream....

I can hold it in my hands...

And flip through the pretty pages...


And see all the lovely colours...


And bore the heck out of Skeeter...

Yipppeeee!

All things...

... Scandinavian!
At least, that is what my aesthetic and acoustic "radar" has been picking up lately.
From Gudrun Sjödén...

...oooh, how I do love her mix of colours and patterns and stripes...!


... don't even get me started about all the footwear....!


... to Oleana.


I adore designer Solveig Hisdal's modern interpretation and styling of classic designs and silhouettes.
She does have me mesmerized!


Speaking of mesmerizing... the latest thing on my iPod... Miss Li!



What an elevator ride?!?!?

I want...

... to live in a garage... end of story!!



A little background...
this is the home of the creative director of Free People. All I can say is, what fabulous creative direction her home has!
Imagine... living in a garage!!
Anyone know of one on the market?!?!?

As if I need...

... another inspiring distraction?!?!
Talk about yarn and colour porn!!!


Yarny is one of those places you just hate to love. Oh... click here... oh... click there.. click.. click... click... dinner?... who needs food?....
I live on colour and texture and inspiration!!

And look... to the right... under "yarn by yarner"... c'est moi!


I am tickled to be included in such an auspicious group of Yarny enablers!
Well I'm off to create more colour that may inspire...

Sometimes...

... Saturdays are for doing nothing!
At BB-Blog I came across the most wonderful "observation" created by artist Timothy Buckwalter that mitigates any twinge of guilt I may encounter...

You know... I believe knitting is always at it's best done in pajamas!
I've just cast on this...


The Lacy Baktus (sorry, you need a Ravelry login for this link) is one of those fantastic, free knitting pattern viral explosions that Ravelry enables. It is a simple and simply lovely design that I know I'll be grabbing for when the cool air takes over. I have two hanks of Mirasol Chirapa that have been waiting for "a reason" and I think this is it. Pretty, pretty yarn and soft, soft, soft.
The designer, Terhi Montonen, once spoke through a beautiful blog she called mustaa villaa (black wool). Her stories stopped 2009/11/04 with an explanation, but I still visit from time to time. Her hats and socks and wraps bring joy... much like a Saturday in pajamas.

I gotta...

... make me some of these!

I just tripped across this dutch gal's dreamy makings and I am now head over heels!
Ingrid Jansen's Wool and Wood Stools--- along with hangers and pillows and blankets and garlands--- are a tasty melange of soft and hard, bright and dull, old and new, and a perfect celebration of Earth Day.... reduce... reuse... recycle!



I've got wood! I've got wool! I even have a few handy tools! Now, with Ingrid's inspiration, I just might head off and create my own variation. I can guarantee you that what I may come up with will not be anywhere near as precious as all of these!

Do you know of...

... the beautiful magazine from Britain called Selvedge.


If you don't... oh... my... my! Yes, it is a wee bit pricey but the contents will make you swoon. For this Web Wondering Wednesday I came across this fantastic link on the Selvedge site filled with inspiring crafting projects from some of their past issues--- most of them are perfect for gifting!