These lovely porcelain objects from coe&waito make a beautiful gift. The cones (image above) are my favourite. Each porcelain pine cone is meticulously hand sculpted, capturing the intricate beauty of natural specimens.
coe& waito is Alissa Coe and Carly Waito from Toronto, Canada. They began their partnership while studying Industrial Design at the Ontario Colleage of Art & Design.
There gorgeous designs are sold by retailers in the US and Canada as well as by some international retailers in Paris, Tokyo and Amsterdam. Check out their website for more information.
(images from coe&waito)
These resin bangles from Etsy shopholder Resign are light in weight, making them really comfortable to wear and the combinations are endless. The bangles are modelled in clay, cast in resin and hand sanded to a deliciously smooth tactile finish.
Each of Redesign’s fully handmade, resin pieces is a unique creation. Visit her Etsy shop to see all colours and varities.
Beautiful Chirstmas ornaments by superspace. In 2006 Stine Holscher and Sarah Müllertz, both architects, joined their talents and created superspace. Located in Copenhagen, Denmark, they design beautiful home accessories, furniture and toys.
The Christmas ornaments can be purchased from their webshop.
I will not make any Christmas gift guides this year but I will be featuring some items that make great (Christmas) gift. For example these beautiful pillows handmade by Skinny laMinx. The design has ancient origins: the little drawing of a duiker that is used in repeat is taken from a 2000-year-old cave drawing in the Cedarberg, just a few hours north of Cape Town, South Africa. The Herds design is screenprinted with waterbased ink onto 100% cotton with a linen-look slubby texture, and overdyed in a natural tone. You can visit Skinny laMinx’ Etsy shop here.
It is dark and rainy here in The Netherland. Time to make a trip to Spain! This beautiful finca (= a rural property in Spain) is located on the island of Ibiza in Spain.
The images are shot by Jordi Canosa, a Spanish photographer who works for various interior magazines.
The decoration is simple and rustic. Not much is needed in a gorgeous home like this. I love the beamed ceilings and the white walls.
The outdoor area (below) has a gorgeous view on Es Vedra, an uninhabited island approximately 2 km off the western coast of Ibiza.
(images by Jordi Canosa / styled by Daniela Cavestany)
Alix of The Cherry Blossom Girl is 23 year old stylist in Paris. She has great taste. In the image above she is wearing dungarees and jumper from Sonia Rykiel, the shoes are from Chloé. By the way, Sonia Rykiel recently designed a collection for H&M.
(image from the cherry blossom girl /via simply blue print)
You can never have too many candles at this time of year. I like to use glass tealight holders with an antiqued mercury effect such as the ones in the image above.
(by Niki Jones/via decor8)
These lovely holiday gift tags are from Etsy shop Sunshine and Ravioli. The Christmas themed, vintage inspired cards (top image) are made from ivory card stock and paper and feature a Christmas tree filled with retro ornaments, pine cones, birds, fruit and nuts.
Above: vintage inspired Woodland Deer Holiday Gift Tags, handstamped Tweet Tweet Singing Bird Gift Tags cut from ivory cardstock, ENJOY Hand Stamped Utensil Gift Tags cut from recycled chip board and ivory card stock, Run Bunny Run Chocolate Brown Gift Tags with vintage looking running rabbit in Sepia print.
These simple tags (above) are perfect for your rustic gift wrapping. Made of recycled chipboard and 100% cotton crochet thread, they are an eco-friendly alternative to the big box labels.
Gina Liberto sent me an email to introduce her small company Land-Rich that she recently opened together with her partner. Land-Rich is a refined shop based out of Brooklyn, New York. Their mission is to provide beautiful objects that symbolize the quality, functionality, and sustainability of simpler times.
Each quarter Land-Rich will debut a new edition of products, all inspired by raw nature. These timeless items will then become a part of Land-Rich’s permanent collection. The first edition are these handmade, nature-inspired holiday bulbs, which can be purchased online.
The cute pompom gift toppers (which I found on the Nice Package blog) give something special to Christmas present. It is very easy to make them yourselves. You can find a video tutorial here.
