the worst of craigslist

craigslist is good for finding just about anything from furniture to apartments to a new job. but finding the great listings involves sifting through a lot of junk. especially in the furniture department, there is a whole lot of dirty, old, or just plain weird.

but finally someone has started celebrating those awful listings!!

check out d-listed decor: design with retch. [via apt therapy]

::images from d-listed decor

photog

...save polaroid! polaroid recently announced that it's discontinuing its instant film.

...instamatic karma. may pang shares a box of john lennon photos that have been tucked in the back of her closet since the 1970s. (nytimes)

...coin. smile. click! nakki goranin explores the history of the american photobooth.


[photo from heather]

post it!

i'm trying use post mail more often, and these projects are getting me inspired...

- postcrossing connects postcard writers around the world. like a massive penpal/chainletter network, you sign up, send a postcard, and then someone else sends one to you. and on and on, around the world! (via photojojo)

- the postcard says is a new project by fiveandahalf. over 400 blogreaders received postcards with a little creative task to complete and mail back. from a recent sneakpeak, the results are looking great ~

- make your own photos into postcards with photojojo's 3 easy options.

more geometry!

i couldn't resist posting one more geometric creation...

just discovered aeik paper goods & design, and one lovely geometry card caught my eye. (via design for mankind)

these designs remind me of playing with parabolic lines in middle school math class. with some splashes of color á la aiek, these could be fun designs to play with...

geometry & art

shapes & connections...circle circle circle

1. maria of port2port & 3191 just launched her latest project--LINES & SHAPE--an artist collective that will publish bi-monthly themed volumes of visuals. the rotating group of artists don't communicate while they prepare their material for the book--and then it's all pulled together to create some beautiful mysterious visual parallels. theme of volume 1: CIRCLE.

2. i visited the brand new BCAM@LACMA yesterday (LA county's new contemporary art wing)... wow building, wow space, wow art. my personal highlight: richard serra's monumental steel bands on the ground floor. pictures can't do them justice, but walking through is awe-some. full of rusty grace.

3. spring is the perfect time for new apartment projects... and apartment therapy is the best daily dose of ideas & inspiration for small homes like ours. i love this chandelier of paper lanterns they featured in their weekly newsletter.

not all who wander are lost

wrapping up my weekend again...

i came across this bit about the beauty of wandering at apartmenttherapy:LA that sums up my days off. my actions & thoughts get scattered in a a bunch of different directions--but (usually) that's the way i like it. bouncing between ideas. errands & organizing. projects & brainstorming. and wishing i spent some time cooking & reading.

five fave finds of the weekend:
- well-advised posters
- train from LA to SB for $20
- funky fat quarters (any ideas on where to find/buy a sewing machine?)
- one method for design
- an inspiring apartment

ready & recharged for the work week.


[photo via myflickr]

holiday season

with thanksgiving around the corner, my brain flashes forward to the full-fledged holiday season. christmas carols start to ring in my ears (they are already playing them in the streets). red becomes the color of the moment. i am thinking about family, friends, buffets of food, egg nog, and gift giving galore...

i am already working on my recipe book project for all the 20(and30)-somethings on my list...but there are so many more projects that i'd like to work on. cards to create, projects to brainstorm, crafts to make.

and there are so many more places that i'd like to explore to find Just The Right Thing for so-and-so. here are a few online shops that i want to take advantage of:
- the curiosity shop with it's quirky mix of fun & useful
- uncommon goods for the more-than-ordinary
- elseware to support awesomely independent design
- kiosk, the eclectic seasonal mix of imported goodies
- threepotatofour, one of many little online shops to scour
- reform school and other local LA shops
- and all of etsy for surprising finds

for ideas:
- thisnext, maybe a little super consumerism, but it's got spark
- mighty goods, a daily dose of interesting online finds


[photo of xmas06 from myflickr]