Monday

More from New Orleans...I got a tip from a friend of a friend (Thanks, Catherine!) to visit a secret Mardi Gras Museum. Above Arnaud's famous restaurant in the french quarter, this weird little gem is hidden. The whole restaurant is gorgeous and spooky, and the museum is beyond amazing. Amazing in this case means full of ghosts, rhinestones, feathers, sequins, disinegrating mannequins, hats, turbans and ballgowns. It was also approximatley 140 degrees. Amazing!

Vintage beads from Mardi Gras past...exactly what I came to New Orleans looking for. That and some dirt cheap mardi gras head-dresses circa 19-twenty-old.

Friday

Ex libris bookplates. More here...

Thursday

Incredible, beautiful, crazy tattoos by Amanda Wachob.

Monday

Bjorn Wiinblad

Contest over.

Winner? Matt Sohl.

Something for the crombies.

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Vintage graphic inspiration from Brimfield.

I love finding a collection ready to go.

I buy 1920's Pre-Disco balls.

This is one of my favorite people at brimfield. I need to make a tee that helps me find what I need. Size 6 font so it all fits.
I BUY:
Mirrored balls.
Books on typography.
1920's tattered, beaded dresses in pretty colors.
Anything Egyptian.
Paint covered palettes.
Striped socks.
Embroidered mesh.
Vintage stencil or stamp kits.
Fools gold.
Floral printed silks.
Antique lame.
Millinery feathers.
Really old jeans with paint on them.
Assuit.
Vintage sequins.
Mother of pearl buttons.
Gypsy wagons.
Sicilian Christmas decorations.
Vintage kid's converse.
Other peoples love letters.
Georgian Jewlery ( Well, I don't buy this, but I want to).
Anything marbleized.
Turquoise.
Coogi sweaters.
Malachite.
Primitive peruvian baby dolls.
Paintings of dead birds.
Seminole appliques.

That's all I can think of for now. Anyone want to help me design this tee? Alan? Matt? Joanna? Nick? Hello? Anyone?

Apologize for lack of posts recently, it's been a crazy week. Leaving for a few days to Brimfield, I wont have much access to internet. Stay posted.

Inspiration resource

Lovely images from Bloom magazine.