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A Little Link Love

2012-05-30T09:21:00.000-07:00

10 Beautiful Terrariums

My Top 10 DIY's on Wired

Absolut Black

Mini DIY Round-Up!

2012-05-30T08:41:00.001-07:00

1. Yarn fonts from Bloesem Kids
2. Tie-Dye Denim for summer from Flare
3. Ombre Tassle Necklace by Oh the Lovely Things

Pins to Follow: Bloesem Blogs

2012-05-30T07:12:00.003-07:00

Images: 1+ 2 Kitchen (Photo: Stellan Herner, Styling: Lo Bjurulf för Elle Interiör) via Riazolli 3. Pencils through Image Spark (via April and May) 4. Home of Tess Lloyd of Polli (Pictures Naomi Leonard) for Bloesem Kids

Today I'm visiting Irene of Bloesem's beautiful Pinterest boards –whom I've been a fan of for years. Her eye for beautiful design is one of the best I know online and her boards are the same. From Dutch Designer Profiles to Kid's Color Palettes, they're all worth following. Click here to see.

Images: 1. Mini viewer kids DIY at Bloesem, 2. Utilitarian ceramic Vessels by B.Fiess, 3. Potomak ceramics, 4. Beneath the Sun textiles

Bloesem on Pinterest - pinterest.com/bloesemblogs
Bloesem Living
Bloesem Kids
Bloesem Studio

I Like Big Crumbs: Double Ginger Rhubarb Crumble

2012-05-29T23:24:00.000-07:00

By Jeannette Ordas of Everybody likes Sandwiches

Spring and rhubarb go hand in hand and because I love rhubarb so much, almost every time I head to the market, I come back with a few stalks. I just can't help myself.

Rhubarb, stop being so gorgeous!

So what was I going to make with these beauties? Luckily, I had just dropped off some cards at Tiny Finery (a cute little shop in New Westminster, BC) and was talking to the owner, Stephanie, about rhubarb. She told me to look up Jamie Oliver's recipe for a rhubarb ginger crumble because it was the best she had ever had. Ginger was key, she said, as it almost candies itself into the rhubarb mixture. I was sold.

Ginger + rhubarb. A match made in crumble heaven.

I had all the ingredients ready to go. Plus, I also had some candied ginger on hand, so I banged that into the dish too. Yup, awesome move! What I love about this dessert is that the ginger doesn't just end up stewed with the rhubarb, it's also a big component of the crumble. Double the ginger fun!

And making the crumb portion couldn't be simpler. Once you've got your crumble dough together, make sure to make a few large crumbs by squeezing bits of dough together. Like the song says, I like big crumbs and I cannot lie. Or something like that.

This crumble is awesome for dessert - I served some up with freshly whipped cream sweetened with a touch of honey. But I think I might like it best as breakfast. Topped with a few spoonfuls of plain, tart yogurt, this crumble is a great way to start the day (along with a cup of joe, of course!)

Double Ginger Rhubarb Crumble

(adapted from Jamie Oliver)

7 cups sliced rhubarb

2/3 cups brown sugar, divided

2 tablespoons fresh ginger, diced, divided

2 tablespoons candied ginger, diced, divided

1 large organic orange, juiced & zested

1 cup all-purpose flour (gluten free blends work well too)

1/2 cup organic whole rolled oats

1/2 cup cold butter, cut into cubes

pinch of sea salt

Preheat oven to 350F.

In a medium sized pot, add in rhubarb, half of the brown sugar, one tablespoon each of fresh ginger and candied ginger, along with the orange juice and zest. Put a lid on it and bring to the boil over medium-high heat. Turn down heat and simmer for a few minutes until the rhubarb has softened. Spoon the rhubarb compote into an oven proof dish (or several ramekins, if making individual portions).

To make the crumble topping, add in the remaining brown sugar, the remaining ginger (both candied and fresh), the flour, oats, salt and butter. Use your fingers to blend the butter into the mixture to create crumbs. Dump the crumbs evenly over the rhubarb mixture and bake for 40 minutes or until the crumble is golden and bubbly.

Cool slightly and serve with ice cream, whipping cream, custard or yogurt. It's also fine plain too.

Affordable Art at Poppytalk Handmade (Part 3)

2012-05-29T23:12:00.003-07:00

rock the custard

Today at Poppytalk Handmade

2012-05-29T23:12:00.001-07:00

Contributor post by Erin of Dear Edna

1. david scheirer watercolors 2. amanda blake 3. janis nicolay

4. sweet letter press 5. mac and ninny 6. magic markings art

Dispatches from Austin: Feliz

2012-05-29T09:31:00.000-07:00

Contributor post by Tracy Castro of Fair Morning Blue

Howdy! I am thrilled to share some exciting news with you today. Local Austin artists Abby Powell and Natalie Davis are teaming up to create Feliz, a celebration of handmade.

The very first Feliz event is scheduled for November 2nd - 4th, 2012 right here in Austin. This handmade holiday event will include a fun mixer at West Elm, followed by a day of small, artisan-led workshops, and concluding with a curated holiday sale.

Some very talented makers have already been announced, including Paloma's Nest, Leah Duncan and In Haus Press. I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to the first weekend in November. It's going to be just lovely to have so many greatly-admired artists - all coming together to share their skills and talents, and to tell us the stories behind their beautiful goods. Early November will be the perfect time to visit Austin if you're not here already. Plus, this means we can get our holiday shopping done early this year!

Oh - and if you'd like to join in the fun, Feliz is accepting vendor applications until June 30.

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Tracy Castro - a designer and rural Texas Panhandle native - has called Austin home for the last sixteen years. Tracy's new design venture, Fair Morning Blue, features seasonal cards, hand-stamped textiles, and whatever other whimsies come into her head and heart. Find Tracy on her blog, facebook, or twitter.

Mini DIY Round-Up

2012-05-28T23:57:00.002-07:00

Lace Patterned Coffee Table by A Beautiful Mess

French Cuisine Tea Towel Embroidery (Free Pattern) from My Patchwork

Travel Notebook with Pocket by Simple as That

(via craftgawker.com)

DIY for Father's Day (Bowtie + Necktie Gift Wrap)

2012-05-28T22:51:00.001-07:00

Guest DIY post by Erin of BerinMade

Father's Day is right around the corner. Whether your dad is a necktie or bowtie kind of dad, treat him to a quirkily wrapped present complete with his favourite tie– it's so easy to make and also has a secret pocket compartment for your gift message!

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Affordable Art at Poppytalk Handmade (Part 2)

2012-05-28T20:28:00.002-07:00

jen renninger

laura evans photography

Today at Poppytalk Handmade

2012-05-28T20:28:00.000-07:00

Contributor post by Erin of Dear Edna

1.serena olivieri 2. rock the custard 3. matte stephens 4. jen renninger

Leaf & Orla Kiely's Garden Retreat

2012-05-28T16:44:00.000-07:00

Contributor Post from Megan at Room6

Did you guys catch the lovely Orla Kiely artisan garden retreat from the Chelsea Flower Show over on Apartment Therapy last week? I could spend some quality time in that "shed".

While looking for a photo credit for the Orla Kiely bike shot, I discovered a new-to-me digital magazine called Leaf. Their Spring 2012 issue is online here.

Images by Rochelle Greayer via Apartment Therapy & Studio G Blog

Last Call for Submissions - Here Comes the Sun

2012-05-28T13:24:00.003-07:00

yellow button studio

This is our last call for our upcoming market at Poppytalk Handmade - Here Comes the Sun
running June 4 - June 29, 2012. This month we celebrate the start of summer and focus on marketing everything sunny - Think camping, beaches, patio's, picnics, bikini's, Bar-b-que's, Canada Day, Independence Day and anything that relates to fun in the sun! Please submit by emailing us here or (poppytalkblog[at]yahoo[dot]ca) with the words Here Comes the Sun Market in the subject line. Submission deadline May 31st!

Father's Day Gift Guide - Part One

2012-05-27T23:23:00.003-07:00

No. 1 Blue Ribbon Wide Angle Camera, Poketo
No. 2 Apothecary Soap, Izola
No. 3 Gentlemen's Bow Tie, Poketo
No. 4 Arlington Cologne, Old Faithful
No. 5 Bottle Opener, Schoolhouse Electric Supply
No. 6 Faribault Wool Blanket, Old Faithful
No. 7 Makr - Farm Ruck Sack (Navy), Old Faithful
No. 8 Staples & Sundries - The Medicine Man, Old Faithful

Affordable Art at Poppytalk Handmade (Part 1)

2012-05-27T23:23:00.001-07:00

aisyah ang

Today at Poppytalk Handmade

2012-05-27T20:00:00.000-07:00

Contributor post by Erin of Dear Edna

1. lettergirl 2. irena sophia 3. sarah ahearn 4. samantha french

Sneak Peek: IKEA Limited Edition Textile Collection

2012-05-27T09:59:00.003-07:00

IKEA is launching a new limited edition textile collection on June 1st called MYRLILJA. The new series is just the beginning of a collection by designer Lycke von Schantz which includes duvet covers, pillowcases, cushions, bags, scarves, a rug and even a dressing gown in a variety of travel-inspired and romantic retro pattern designs. I have a sneak peek over on Babble today if you'd like to see (as it's not online yet). Click HERE to view!

Sunday Reading

2012-05-27T00:20:00.000-07:00

installation by Asai Yusuke - mt tape factory tour - part 2 via Polkaros

Loving this installation by Asai Yusuke - mt tape factory tour via Polkaros
My 10 Fave DIY's
Hmmm... a pinterest enabled print magazine?
Speaking of adorable sheds...
Like Brian says, "this would make a beautiful pantry wall"
Friends of Form
Free online sewing classes this weekend!
Hello, is it tea you're looking for?
I love cardboard houses
I wish I could understand spanish, because this quilted pillow tutorial is adorable
The perfect weekend getaway tent
Happy Sunday + Happy Memorial Day weekend to our U.S. friends!

Dispatches from the UK: Souvenir Project for Create London

2012-05-26T23:52:00.001-07:00

Donna Wilson

Just in time for the Olympics, CREATE London has commissioned designer and online retailer Thorsten van Elten to work with five designers: Barnaby Barford, Ed Carpenter, André Klauser, Dominic Wilcox and Donna Wilson to create well-considered (all made in the UK) souvenirs.

"The designs include a series of three exercise books that illustrate some of the best places to exercise, a cast iron multi-purpose paperweight/bookend/doorstop based on Regent’s Canal mooring bollards made in a local foundry and a series of ceramic miniature east London landmark houses and shops. They will draw on the heritage of east London and be the desirable antidote to the overly-commercial, tacky souvenirs on sale across London this summer. The souvenirs will be on sale in select shops in London and online via the CREATE website from 21 June."

I love souvenirs like this - and was delighted to see this sneak peek of Donna Wilson's on her site which includes Swimmer, Gymnast and Cyclist exercise books (above), with a map of some selected east London parks and places to cycle, swim or do gymnastics! They will come in s set of three. More info can be found at Donna's blog here.

25 of the Cutest Campers Ever!

2012-05-26T12:04:00.000-07:00

A cute black and white awning goes perfectly with this 8 foot Starlette out of New Zealand.
Vintage Caravan Magazine

It’s that time of year when thoughts of cute campers start dancing in my head –and this year’s quest took me through the pages of Pinterest where my search for the cutest campers ever began. From some darling Bolers to something called a Cricket –I posted them in a round-up at Babble today. Click here to see!

Today at Poppytalk Handmade

2012-05-26T11:50:00.000-07:00

Contributor post by Erin of Dear Edna

1. september wren 2. victory paper designs 3. lucy snowe photography

Weekend Project: Decorate Outside

2012-05-25T21:27:00.002-07:00

Sunset's latest issue has a section on upgrading your yard –this clipping; a Santa Monica backyard updated by garden designer Jamie Durie. One idea was to add acrylic exterior wallpaper to a garage wall. Although I haven't found any product like that - they also mention oilcloth would work too (suggesting retro floral or bold patterns –like Marimekko). Paint, wallpaper, oilcloth - whatever the medium it's a fun weekend project we think. (Image from Jamie Durie's The Outdoor Room (2; Harper Design) via Sunset Magazine.

Also love these single pot container gardens they featured where they're ditching the idea of using annual flowers and instead using succulents, shrubs and grasslike perrennials. By Julie Chai | Set Styling: Birte Walter | Photo's by Thomas J. Story.

Cool outdoor sign (that also serves as a light). From San Francisco branch of H.D. Buttercup. By Kathleen N. Brenzel | Photo by Thomas J. Story.

I purchased my Sunset magazine using the Sunset app for the iPad available here.

Affordable Art: weathered silo

2012-05-25T17:53:00.003-07:00

One of our participants this month at Poppytalk Handmade is Mandy of weathered silo. As we feature affordable art this coming week, I'm kicking off with her latest print (above): A Collection No.9 - (mixed media painting on heavy art paper). "The simple shapes of this mixed-media painting were inspired by incessant doodles", Mandy tells us, "and is the finished grouping from the placement of the shapes, the varying sizes, and the white paint on white substrate". (See more from the series below.

Also new in her shop this year are these original oil paintings on eco-artisan canvas, hand-stretched hemp/organic cotton fabric and salvaged Mexican Chechen hardwood. Patterned Plains No. 1 is an original oil painting inspired by the captivating views above the eastern Colorado plains. Twice a yearshe and her family are treated to “visual concerts” of colors and subtly-varied topography, and she is compelled to recreate them on canvas.

Mandy also unveiled six original paintings in a series called Dust Bowl Glimpses last summer and today she added two more paintings to the series, "The WPA Promise" and "Security". With that she's announcing a Buy One Get One FREE offer to celebrate their arrival. See more info at her blog by clicking here . Visit weathered silo online at Poppytalk Handmade here (Save 10% on all items in my Etsy shop, including these featured here on Poppytalk Handmade! Enter “POPPY10" at checkout) and at the links below:

shop website twitter email

National Stationery Show: Part 5

2012-05-25T13:12:00.001-07:00

Guest post by Kathryn of Blackbird Letterpress

Here are the last photos of the National Stationery Show that I was able to take. And finally some photos of our booth. I know I missed some amazing booths but I just could not get to all of them. If you like what you see, go check them out. Thanks, Jan, for having me. It's been a blast this year. I look forward to catching up on rest and then back to work. :)

blackbird letterpress, booth # 1959, pop-up by Rebecca Kreisler

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Mini DIY Round-Up: Lighting

2012-05-25T08:18:00.004-07:00

10 Awesome IKEA Lighting Hacks - (image via Green Wedding Shoes) via craftgawker.com

Filter Paper Light via ikeahackers.net.

DIY Flower Lights by Oh Happy Day