Art we Heart - Tsk Tsk

I'm kind of smitten with Australian artist, Tiel Seivl-Keevers. Curious creations that make me want to daydream. Check out Tsk Tsk for more.

Found - Color Collective

When you're ready to get creative, do you ever need a little push in the right direction, color-wise? If you're a maker of any sort, you may get stuck when it comes to your color palette now and then. Color Collective to the rescue! This fabulous blog has put together such an amazing selection of inspiring images! And not only are there oodles of lovely visuals, but graphic designer Lauren Willhite also pulls the color palette of each image and sums it up nicely below each photo. After stumbling upon Color Collective via Kiki & Polly, I have to say, this is going to be a regular haunt for me from now on!

Hope you all have an amazing weekend!

Good Reads - New Year's Resolution

Here is a list of books I have either read, that are super inspirational for getting myself going, or books that I want to read that look neat-o!


- Inspiration to do something creative every day! 365: A Daily Creativity Journal: Make Something Every Day and Change Your Life!

- Crafty projects to bring personality to your home - Crafting a Meaningful Home: 27 DIY Projects to Tell Stories, Hold Memories, and Celebrate Family Heritage

- Interesting take on days and how we look at appointments - The Open Daybook

- Photojojo is THE resource for making fun with your camera! - Photojojo!: Insanely Great Photo Projects and DIY Ideas

- In case you'd like to redecorate this year - Domino: The Book of Decorating: A Room-by-Room Guide to Creating a Home That Makes You Happy

- Oodles of cookies (throughout history!) to keep you baking through the months - The Gourmet Cookie Book: The Single Best Recipe from Each Year 1941-2009

- And for those of us who aspire to stay the way we are ; ) - Perfectly Kept House is the Sign of A Misspent Life: How to live creatively with collections, clutter, work, kids, pets, art, etc... and stop worrying about everything being perfectly in its place. (because that's ok too!)

With the first week of 2011 behind us, I am certainly looking forward to lots of new and exciting things to come! Hope you all have a great weekend!

Feather and Webb

Kirra Jamison on Feather and Webb

So, so, so much chaos has ensued in my little part of the world - good chaos of course though! I shouldn't even be blogging right now, but I just got a message from Caitlin over at Feather and Webb about my lil calendar being featured in her latest post... and let me tell you... I am in love! I had to share this gorgeously curated site! 

Grey Works Design on Feather and Webb

Le Voyage Creatif on Feather and Webb

Christmas Postcarden on Feather and Webb

I could get lost in all these amazing posts! But, I actually have to go get lost in all the packing material for the ridiculous amount of orders that keep coming in! It's turning into Santa's workshop over here real fast! Thank you to all of you who are supporting independent designers!! Here we go handmade holiday season! woo!!! 

(And here we go giant caffeinated tea!)

Go check out Feather and Webb for lots and lots more inspiration! Hope you're all having a fabulous week :)

Pause - And Notice The Pretty

involution

Hello, dear readers! I hope you all had a smashing weekend! Mine was packed with activity and, I have to say, I'm a little worn out from the whole thing! Dinner, drinks, Bob Dylan at Monmouth University... so many fun happenings! 

I'm buzzing around getting ready all the orders that came in over the weekend (and if you're one of the wonderful people who ordered something - Thank You!!!) and I wanted to share some little inspirations that are popping into my browser window today. I just needed a little pause - Hope you enjoy these pretty little finds and pause with me!

impatienss

yumiyumi

Gabriella Flabane

Lucy Snowe Photography

verabel

Thompson Family-Life

Marys Workshop

thevamoose

Isabelle A Bramson

Bella Notte Linens

This has definitely become a stream of conscious-like outpouring of inspirational finds! I'm trying this more often! :) 

Art - White + Cream

Kerry Crawford

For this morning's inspiration before I get to painting, I've put together a selection of delicate creams and whites, for you. Each of these pieces uses these subtle hues to create something magical.

Geoffrey Agrons + Sophia Sweeney

The Haunted Hollow Tree + Irena Sophia

Amber Alexander

Michele Maule

Fashion Inspiration - Irving Penn

Some dramatic inspiration for the afternoon before I am off to painting..
(found via Pinterest)

Inspiration, Creativity, and a Community for the Seekers

groundwork

With this new design, I'd like to share with you all, the new direction this blog is preparing to take. For the longest time, I've wanted to create something of meaning to me, and for the past two years, it has culminated in the shop that is Fey Handmade. In addition to that creation, I want to extend my own inspiration by sharing so much more with my dear readers. I hope you will enjoy this new direction and share it with those you think would also enjoy coming with us on our journey! :) So here goes - my new mission for this blog (ahem):

Fey Handmade aims to inspire its readers through art, ideas, unknown cultures and simple, yet magical, everyday observations. This is a place to stop and notice the little things that make life beautiful. A place to be creative, independent and free-spirited. This site is for those that are constantly seeking. And we hope that we can provide that spark of inspiration for you each day, and that you return again to share your experience with us. 


Fey Handmade features independent designs, businesses and ideas that are paving the way to a more sustainable future, where amazing design is supported and celebrated.

I came upon the notion of moving the blog in this direction when I realized what I do on a daily basis - look for inspiration! If I'm not doing that, then I may be actually creating something (but more than likely, that is only a small fraction of my day!) Inspiration is what keeps me going and makes me feel like I have a purpose in my life. I like to think that all that inspiring is leading me to greater things, but I may never see a concrete indication of that - and that's okay! It may result in new art or a new pretty thing in the shop, but it's not always so apparent where anything comes from in my creative world. I'm often such a logical thinker, and it's hard for me to take a step back and realize that everything isn't so cut and dry all the time. Inspiration is one of those things that is elusive, vague and indefinable. My goal with this new way of blogging is to bring all of that elusiveness into a little more of a tangible place. Simple as that. It's a lot to take on, but I think it's going to be a great ride!

I'm so excited to share all of this with you! You can expect to see a whole lot more posting (hopefully, if I can keep up with myself!) and there will be lots of guest posting coming soon as well.

Let me know any ideas or thoughts you might have about this! I would love to hear them :) Hope you all have a great weekend!

- Christine

Beautiful Photo of the Day - Garden Delight

, originally uploaded by Helen Rushbrook.

I wish I had such beautiful flowers in my garden! My peonies are still little babies and have yet to flower. Oh well, maybe next year! :)