annette messager

(dead birds she found and knit sweaters for. ohhh be still my heart!)

how had i not heard of this wonderful lady until now? like a cousin of louise bourgeois, r.i.p.

facebox

the coolest thing ever. 

stalling

i'm really just stalling before i do some serious homework. it's snow-raining (snaining?), and i'm looking at outfits from girls who can still wear shorts outside. today: many, many cups of tea. half a bag of peanut glossettes. savage love podcasts. messy hands from artin'.

outfits from stockholm streetstyle, and blushing ambition, my new favourite blog. 

J. Crew

felted wool mini

suede chukkas

canvas overnight bag - $36.50.

dulphine torque sweater 

ETSY

amazing leather boots and a lovely little clutch up today!

peggy's cove, nova scotia

first two photos dateless, second two photos my own - november 2010. apparently the waves are so mesmerizing, people get too close and get washed away. 

emerald

etsy treasury

a scandinavian holiday!

bone folder

my next crafting accessory. 

David in Dartmouth

We just got back from David Sedaris' reading in Dartmouth. He was funny and charming and wearing nice shoes. He read from Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk and some diary entries from his book tour.

Heather Goodchild

Hiding the Secret

Teaching the Word (detail)

The Revelations of Anna Ward Brouse (installation view)

Heather Goodchild is a Toronto based textile artist. Her 2007 installation The Anna Ward Brouse Project shows glimpses into an imagined secret organization from 16th century Germany. Inspired by masonic symbols and rituals, Guiding and childhood games. Wonderful!

goodbye gordon!

I love this Clint Griffin painting.

Gordon left for home today and the mice are back! We watched as one crawled under the stove element.

tugboat printshop

obviously all i can think about is printmaking. i'm in the middle of my end of term project, a textless book about dead birds. i don't think i'll be taking any more printmaking at school, i haven't found a real passion for it yet, but i am looking forward to the end result of this project.

tugboat printshop. crazy amounts of work, totally beautiful. 

etsy jewellery favourites

gemstone party

ball-shaped locket

avon calling

silhouette charm bracelet

cat food can

We have a cat guest staying with us. He's got his own room, plenty of mice to chase and a neighbour downstairs who lets him in. Gordon had a brother, but he ran away. So now he's an only-cat and cousin Greer has kindly brought him over for a milk and bread stay.

truffles

i wish this piggy was searching for the chocolate kind of truffle and not the burnt-looking mushroom sort. via david lebovitz's blog, which i have been reading for the past 3 hours. oh dear!

peter rabbit

this looks like the rabbit ring from modcloth. but i fear it may not be! i don't know who made this, but it's lovely.

woven, leather, sheer

ruffles

belle of louisville

gunmetal grey knitted leather.

i really wanted to go to value village today but remembrance day in nova scotia is a legit holiday. lest we forget. now i need to spend an enormous amount of time perusing etsy to fill the void.

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charms

abalone!
vintage lampwork beads
autumn - meghan would love the acorns on this one! only $12!
50's shell - only $10! i want.
cigarette pack

victorian charm bracelet