The George Eastman House (as in Kodak Eastman company), now a museum, has joined the Library of Congress in creating a Flickr account and posting old photos from their archives for the public to see, tag, and comment on. I feel that more historical societies should do this. Not only does it engage a new audience who may never have thought to visit places such as these, but it provides a much needed link to the past for old and young.  It is such an inexpensive way of curating and/or documenting historical photographs which probably have not been exhibited before, due to the sheer volume of the collections. The autochrome set on the Eastman photostream is particularly lovely. Here are a few that I love.

Um… new favourite jewelry line! The “Death Star Debris” and “Multiply” collections in particular…

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If you are in LA and you like sweet humble artists who produce beautiful work, come see this show…  Sean is a good friend, and is super talented (I swear I’m not biased). The reception is from 7-10 PM on Saturday.

Here are some new things at Muji that should go in our living room… *wink wink.

…and these to walk around the house in:

My step-brother Blair has a knack for making things out of wood.  Look at this lovely box he made for my sister-in-law with Purple Heart and Zebrawood (which I’ve heard are both hard to work with).

Such sweet little pillows.

Need a lovely Friday afternoon distraction?  Here’s some stop-animation for ya.

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Very lovely ceramic textures.

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If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ll find that I really love silhouettes… in particular vintage ones, however, I love to find people who are making modern-day bespoke silhouettes as well. These are so well priced that they’re hard to pass up. Also, should mention that these would be a great wedding present to a new couple or a good anniversary present for an older couple.

Suili’s shop is so fun to look at! Amazing folded paper creations and crocheted flowers that are beautiful.