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This week entailed a fair amount of National Stationery Show stalking on twitter... golly gosh there are some talented stationer folks out there. One day (dreamy moment here) I will see it all for reals.

+ Loved the Yellow Owl Workshop hand painted booth. See more of their instagram photies here

+ Chuckle-worthy, cute and typographic cards as selected by Design Sponge
(Love that 'Tired Thankful ' birth announcement. hehe)

+ These incredible watermelon worshipping socks - there's even a patter for the crafty knitter!

+ A so fresh and so clean selection of desktop downloads (of which I have just pinched the spotty one)

+ Great quote from a great article by an excellent lady (via another fabulous blog)

“Don’t have a favorite font. Do have a favorite type designer.” 

- Jessica Hische 

Vivid Sydney starts this eve which is a super exciting date on the winter calendar  Three weeks of lights, ideas and action! Hurrah!!

Looking forward to sneaking in to see some speakers at Semi-Permanent tomorrow. It's a welcome treat as my brain needs watering. Also headed to the annual Zine Fair at the MCA, Sydney on Sunday - always hectic but worth the effort. Have a jolly one too lovely readers x

A week of web wonders

+ Adorable mitten gift tag tutorial by the clever folks at Present & Correct

+ I can't believe someone actually lives in this perfect home!

+ This great collection of stocking stuffers from Etsy

+ Hilarious pizza slice sleeping bag to dream in

+ A sneaky peek of Mary Kate McDevitt's shiny new calendar

+ The new holiday shop of Shanna Murray (especially this mirror kit)

A week in Twitterland

+ The letter dress above (via @uponafold) & more of Jennifer Collier's amazing work

+ Finders Keepers friends reveal their Top Picks of all things lovable in paper

+ Good Magazine's pro-girl drive with a showcase of 25 of their favorite designers and illustrators

+ Clever and brilliant Roadshow Movie posters (via @go2publicschool)

+ One for the typo nerds - a tumblr site that identifies typefaces used on vintage printed material (via @presentcorrect)

+ Sydney montage of snippets from the Semi Permanent festival a few weeks ago

A week in Twitterland

+ This gorgeous postcard poster shown above (via @jordanferney)

+ A great paper layered animation by the wunderbar Jen Stark (via @paperconvention)

+ The shop window full of paper cranes made by trial and error (via @desktopmagazine)

+ The multitude of excellence documented by Nole at the National Stationery Show (via @beautifulpaper)

+ Maps made into mountains by Louis Reith (via @presentcorrect)

+ Delicate paper vases made by Upon a Fold for the A4 paper festival (via @uponafold)

+ Two great new blogs I've discovered this week: Pillar Box Post & Jones

+ Last but not least, the amazing lights on the Sydney Opera House at the Vivid Sydney launch last night - it's like the city's heart is glowing! (photo taken from the ferry hence the jiggles! sorry!)

A week in Twitterland

+ This amazing and beautifully designed paper record player invitation. Watch the video to see it in full action.... brilliant! (via @swissmiss)

+  Papercrafted poster by Benja Harney for Birds of Tokyo (via @paperform)

+ Some rather rude but true design advice (via @jessicahische)

+ Beautiful book themed invitations by Rifle Paper co. (via @frolicblog)

+ A giggle at this story (via @mcsweeneys) The Washington Post Inadvertently Publishes My Online Dating Profile with the Editor's Notes Still Included

A week in Twitterland

+ Some gorgeous photography collages (above) by Abigail Reynolds. It's a good sign that I don't even know how to explain them!  (via Insideoutmag)

+ Beautiful handmade business cards on Creature Comforts (via creaturecomfort)

+ Curious little video of making a paper tattoo here (via strictlypaper)

+ Jessica Hische's 'Should I work for free' flowchart which has been all over the internet this week (via jessicahische)

+ An amazing signwriting flickr set 'Ghost signs' (via shelfappeal)

+ Circus identity design (below) by student, Nathan Godding - CMYK in all its glory!  (via designworklife)

Happy weekending wherever you may be. Am off to have sundowner drinks. hurrah!

A week in Twitterland

So it's Tuesday I know... but anything goes at this time of year so better late than never I figure?!

+ The delightful DIY paper reindeer pictured above (twit by Kickcan and Conkers)
+ Video of an artist who collected drawings of childhood and redrew them into a book as an adult (twit by Julia Rothman)
+ This amazing colouring-in Burger wallpaper
+ Template to make a beautiful paper star ornament - i've tried it too & it is easy peasy and great!  (via upon a fold)
+ Adorable broadsheet newspaper inspired wedding invites (via Oh so beautiful paper)

A week in Twitterland

+ The above gorgeous invitation by Erin Jang (more on her site here)
+ Poppytalk's great wrapping paper wrap up!
+ The announcement of Frankie Magazine's new 'mook' (book/mag) about creative australians and their spaces... aptly titled SPACE!
+ 12 lovely and new stationery treats from Upon a Fold
+ These incredible (handcut!) paper maps by Karen O'Leary (via @GadgetSharp)
+ These new Pacman moleskins & the stop motion advert to sell em! (via @strictlypaper)

I have big plans to buy stripey deck chairs this weekend (never have I been so excited about a pair of chairs) and hopefully having my first ocean splosh of the season *fingers crossed*

Hope you too have a merry one folks!

A week in Twitterland

I finally joined the iPhone world on Wednesday and can I say it's a great creation that little thing... it's been a long while since I had such a new toy to play with! Anyway, i have been scouting Twitter much more often and have found some good bits for this weeks wanderings...



+ The September Retro roadtrip product guide from the good folk at Finders Keepers (@_finderskeepers)
+ Wallpaper magazine have a new Tumblr site (@wallpapermag)
+ A weird world of creatures of cardboard from Japanese artist Eiji Hiyama  (@presentcorrect)
+Excitement for anyone in Sydney at the prospect of Lox+Savvy's paper workshops (@loxsavvy)
+ Benja Harney's great paper animation for the Sydney Opera House open day (@paperform)

A week in Twitterland

Been a busy worker bee this week so not nearly enough time allowed browsing links... but these are a few I did manage to sneak in!

+ Some great tumblr images over at Yellowtrace - great stripes, short story poster and these glowing bottles by Johnny Miller above
+ Hilarious - but a little freaky - Japanese TV commercial involving Sumo bellies! (via @deannecheuk)
+ Amazing colourful drawers in the Tokushu Taokai Paper Headquarters in Japan (via @uponafold)

A week in Twitterland

+ A few great new collages by Lilliana, above, here and here (via lilliannap)
+ Very funny lil Honda Jazz advert - Nathan Barley king of hipsters would be proud! (via designvagabond)
+ Amazingly clever stop motion animation by Andy Kennedy. Created by animating clay on glass (via juliarothman)
+ Cute and insightful drawings by Christoph Niemann as a visual diary documenting flight from NY to Berlin via London (via juliarothman)
+ A little movie of a digital pianola... not quite as fun as the real thing but pretty beautiful  to watch and very clever! (via uponafold)

Have a most lovely weekend y'all!

A week in Twitterland

A couple of cute animations this week...
+ This beautiful little film pictured above... fusing old school information inspired graphics with new tech worlds (via @presentcorrect)
+ This amazing wall painted animation (via @jessicahische) The dinosaur part at 6-7 mins is particuarly great!

A week in Twitterland

+ The new Fifi Lapin book What Shall I Wear Today? Style Secrets of a Furry Fashionista (via fifilapin)
+ Bright and colourful paper bags from Japan (via uponafold)
+ This tumblr site called 'bookshelf porn' with many inspiring organisations such as the one above (via chroniclebooks)
+ In honour of the beginning of the World Cup, this little lego stop motion video had to be included. So cute... if only all the games were lego men (via ilovetypography)
+ 10% off all purchases over at the lovely little Notemaker shop when you enter the code here (via NotemakerTweets)

A week in Twitterland

+ The documented making of this beautiful 3-D bird pictured above (via uponafold)
+ Five alternative methods for typography inspiration (via colourlovers)
+ Interview with sweet swedish singer Lykke Li (via ameliasmagazine)

a very merry weekend everyone!

A week in twitterland

+ The wonderful print of Kite Hill above (via Rare Device)
+ This beautiful story of adventure on 'Love you big' (via Little Paper Lane)
+ The subtle technology of Indian Artisanship (via Design Observer)
+ Lovely looking type catalogue from Fontsmith & designed by spin (via Grafik magazine)
+ Great and heart warming article about letter writing in an email age (via Paper Chocolate)
+ Fantastic Bicycle and Deer sculptures (via Renegade handmade)

Happy weekend to all! hooray...

A week in Twitterland

Some curiosities that have been floating round the web this week...
> Incredibly stunning black and white diary from Artiva  (like no diary I've seen before) & cute shoebox art (both via upon a fold)
> Two great Kindle commercials here and here (& pictured above) makes me like them slightly more! (via Simple pretty)
> Amazing art and interview with 'ears' (via side street sydney)
> Interesting article about time-wasting (I am guilty of it) on the internet (via Pistachio Press)
> Some great fabric disguised as brown paper packages (via Oh Joy Studio)
> Pretty amazing quilled paper art by Nava Lubelsky (via Craft)