Stranger Than Fiction

hello Lovelies! I found out about the great store, online or not, named "Caravan", through the clever Victoria and her sfgirlbybay blog. Here are a few of its tea-related items. Beautiful and sweet, aren't they? Now, they hold something that is NOT for the weak-hearted, but that with my love for bugs I really want, is a set of bugs magnets for the fridge! Hooray! enjoy! -Beautymist

photo from REALSIMPLE.com Holly from the decor8 blog has a wonderful post about "Fall: How to Cozy Up Your Home", a very thorough review of how to "winterize" your interior, and go from summery feel to that cozy, warm feel for winter. This is how my living-room looks like in summer : I'll add pics of my own to tell you what I do to prepare for Fall and Winter time! When nature starts to look like this: image source unknown. please contact me if you are the author! Or even this amazingly beautiful... [Lire la suite]

Hello!   love Jessica's project! She's a designer and typographer, and offers a daily cap, or "illustrative initial" (like the "I" at the beginning of this sentence) everyday. And she kindly shares her efforts with her readers. Check out "Daily Drop Cap"! ebsite : http://dailydropcap.com/ enjoy! -Beautymist

Hello, (image from The textile blog, via Apartment Therapy) I've been blogging about Neville Tricket lately and somehow mixed him up with another wonderful man, called John Hopper.How did that happen? Well, they both share a great love for art for instance, they have both wonderful Flickr photostreams, BUT John Hopper is the one with a strong love for textiles and a very organized blog and photostream about the subject. The man is good, believe me, and he's been mentioned on Apartment Therapy, right here. Here is where... [Lire la suite]

image source unknown. please contact me if you are the author! Have a happy Friday. This week-end, go gather beautiful fall leaves and make art from them!enjoy!-Beautymist.

calendar vignette by unknown source. Please let me know if you are the author! 'Tis calendar season! calendar vignette by Holly Becker fro the decor8 blog Looking for a nice calendar for you desk, kitchen, office, or any other room? Check out the decor8 and the poppytalk blogs. They have done very thorough calendar round-ups. So I won't do it here. My purpose here is only to praise the work of Anna Cote's. I love her prints and desk calendars, and it's the second year in a a row that I buy hers, from her "Modern Printed... [Lire la suite]

*One* man I'd love to have a long, good conversation with a tea cup in hand is called Neville Trickett. He comes all the way from South Africa, I live in Southern France, but we share a similar love for art, anything wunderkammer and strange, and diptychs, to name a few. Victoria from sfgirlbybay had been lucky enough to exchange a few words with him as an "unexpected guest". Check out the interview and the images! Neville has a great blog named Saint Verde (I wish I knew why) and an outstanding flickr stream, with a... [Lire la suite]

Here's a picture of my Sunday walk in the outdoors. Meet the Marsanne forest in the fall, in the South-East of France (Provence). Here are a couple of leaves I gathered along the way and taped on Awagami paper: Tomorrow, we will be back to design and all things lovely! enjoy!-Beautymist

she steals the show. by notcatherinezeta. Hello Lovelies! I'm feeling better already (thanks to essential oils used wisely!) and I wish you a happy and playful week end, just like in this photograph. -Beautymist

The Cure begins! The 2009 AT Fall Cure has just begun ! Join on in to "cure" and heal your home, declutter, organize, and decorate better... Apartment Therapy: The Eight Step Home Cure Beautymist.