I hope everyone had a lovely holiday. I'm back and ready to tackle the new year (with quite a few resolutions - many of which I'm sure I'll never get around to. . .)

{Above photos taken at a small size-of-the-road market taken during my post-Christmas trip to Savannah}

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Some more lovely items from around the web...









{From top to bottom, Love is the New Black tee from Fred Flare, Singlet Necklace from We Dream in Colour, "I Love..." notebook from Nantaka Joy, and Cafe Dress from Christa Taylor}

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I fell in love with the new Starbucks ad campaign upon seeing the Ski Lift commercial:



My love was then cemented with the Bear Hug commercial:



I think part of what makes these tv spots resonate with me so much, aside from the touching vignettes, is that the animation style reminds me of The Snowman (a very charming movie from the 80's - see below), albeit more sophisticatedly animated.

Labels: design, goodies, random

Some friends and I are contemplating a photo-based blog to help close the gap between us all while E is away visiting the Motherland. Here's a sneak peek at a possible layout for the page:



More to come as it develops further...

Labels: design, goodies

Here we go with the start of what I'm sure will be quite a lengthy gift idea list / wish list:







{from top to bottom, Piu Piu Bird from Uppercase, Eames Coasters from Moma, & Mushroom Kitchen Timer from Fred Flare}

Labels: design, goodies, random