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Design Residency 8 / Colorful Contemporary Living
The design: Pssst! I cheated a little on Design Residency this week–you see, the inspiration design is actually a piece of furniture in the vignette space. Or rather, it’s colorful ikat pattern on a...
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I Like Dots
There’s something you need to know about bloggers: for all our talk about being unique and quirky, we have awfully similar taste. And lately, polka dots are our fave. You know I’m all about...
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Wearable Design 13 / Semi-Floral Valentine
The design: a Valentine, of course, from Rifle Paper Co.‘s consistently stunning collection of stationary. A barely abstract floral print in just-brighter-than-pastel hues is a perfect combination of...
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Wearable Design 14 / Bright & Beach Ready
The design: a casual, colorful wedding invitation suite by Ladyfingers Letterpress. The suite sets a summery, mod feel for the Palm Springs wedding with a mix of bright, saturated hues and a blend of...
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Design Residency 10 / Southwest Patio
The design: a cheery, colorful print by yours truly. Modern, playful colors bring life to a traditional southwestern print and retro lettering to create a sunny, smile-inducing design. The translation:...
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Wearable Design 15 / Summer Chic
The design: an ultra-colorful, fiesta-worthy celebration of wood type by Skinny Ships for Friends of type. This design is somehow modern and very retro all at once, mixing an of-the-moment color...
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Design Residency 11 / Moorish Bedroom
Hey there design-lovers! Thanks to what seems to be a pinched nerve (or something similar) and a budding migraine, this post is on the light side text-wise. Enjoy some pretty pictures, friends! The...
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Wearable Design 16 / Feminine & Patterned
The design: there’s no dog fancier or more girly than a poodle with a classic hair cut (sorry, boy poodles–but it’s true), and when you stick a poodle wearing a beanie and polka dotted sweater on a...
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Wearable Design 17 / Quirky/Casual
The design: a typographic layout by Missy Austin that mixes bright colors, modern fonts, and the strong vintage vibe of wood type. The already playful design is made even more quirky by the phrase,...
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Wearable Design 18 / Floral & Rough
The design: a study in contrasts by Striped Cat Studio (that’s me!), featuring delicate watercolor flowers and a rough-around-the-edges phrase in a modern typeface. (Psst! Inspired by this design? Buy...
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Wearable Design 19 / Southwest Glamping
Wearable Design looks a little different this week, and I’m so pleased with the makeover! As I grow more fond of creating designs that incorporate illustration and watercolor, I want Striped Cat Studio...
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Wearable Design 21 / Classy Casual
The design: cheerful and colorful lettering by Marta Harding. Playful flourishes and vines alongside calligraphic type is a perfect representation of spring: a balance of beauty, charm, and...
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Wearable Design 22 / Exotic Boho
The design: a whimsical map of India by illustrator Debbie Powell. A warm and dusty color palette calls to mind hot, summery breezes, and ornamentation resembling block prints brings to mind handmade...
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Wishlist 02 / Perfect Cinco De Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is one of those holidays I love in theory–who doesn’t love a Mexican fiesta full of fringe and paper flags?–but actually feel sort of eh about when it comes down to celebrating. As a...
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Wearable Design 23
The design: another Palm Springs wedding suite. Will I ever get tired of these? Probably not. I think it’s the muted colors and slightly distressed texture that gets me: all of these suites are refined...
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Wearable Design / Flora
This weekend I did some more flower arranging, this time with peonies. I always try to convince myself peonies aren’t my favorite, since they’re expensive, but as soon as I see them there’s no turning...
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Wearable Design 25 / Chic & Sporty
The design: as a former tennis player (and current tennis-elbow-sufferer) I have a soft spot for the sport, and J. Fletcher Design’s promos for the Family Circle Cup play into my weakness shamelessly....
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Decisions: which Anthropologie dress?
Ahhh, the store credit: all strings aside, it’s permission to shop and I love that. I have a store credit at Anthropologie after the silk dress I bought with my birthday gift card turned out to not...
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Nail Art
I’m not much of a nail art fan, but if more manicure enthusiasts styled their looks like this Refinery 29 feature, I might just get on board. These cut paper designs are so summery they’ve got me...
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From the archives: how to tie a scarf
This post first ran in December 2012, but since I adore summer scarves, July seemed like a good time to revisit this little infographic with a summery eye. Enjoy! Have I mentioned I’m a bit of a...
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