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One of the meta tags for Wexley School for Girls (bitchin Seattle design firm) found in their website code:

<meta name="keywords" content="Wexley, 
Wexley School for Girls, T-shirts, Wexley shirts, 
Ian Cohen, Cal McAllister, advertising agency, 
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SUPER CUTE. Click here to read more about these.

A few weeks ago I dreamed that I worked for Hello!Lucky, a fabulous card design company that has offices in SF and London. Having a job like that would be so cool/fun/mind-blowingly awesome!

Today I ran across their new art prints with forest/woodland themes. I love the texture and detail in the patterns and the color-coordination among the four, even though they are each designed by different designers.

Loveit.

I found it online, but I don’t remember where. I love tea!

thelongthread.com posted this sweet compilation of the Top 100 Tutorials of 2008.
Projects pictured above noted with asterisks in the list below.

For Baby:

Baby Bib, Chickpea Sewing Studio
Fabric Beach Balls, The Purl Bee
Bias Tape Bib, The Purl Bee
Quick Cozy Blankie, The Purl Bee
Reversible Baby Shoes, Maked

For Kids:

Blind Contour Drawing, Camp Creek Blog
Shadow Puppets, Arounna Khounnaraj for Bloesem Kids
Fabric Collage, Arounna Khounnaraj for Bloesem Kids
Fabric Skittles, London Mummy
Fabric Dollhouse, UK Lass in US
Black Apple Doll, The Black Apple
Kids Art T-Shirt, A Bit of This and a Bit of That
Pencil Roll & Art Bag, Red Current for Whip Up
Lunch Bag, Skip to my Lou
Felt Doughnuts, Skip to my Lou
Matryoshka Doll Tooth Fairy Pillow, Goody-Goody
Bean Bag Chair, Michael Miller Fabrics
Molly Monkey, Mmmcrafts
Pillowcase Dress, Maya Made
Eve Softie Toy, Instructables
Child’s Tent, Boutique Nutmeg Designs for Sew, Mama, Sew
Kimono Wrap*, Habitual
Toadstool Cottage & Mushroom House*,  The Little House by the Sea
Growth Chart, Unraveled
Five Stones: Japanese Bean Bags, Honey & Daisy
Felted Sweater Animals, Martha Stewart
Calico Kitty*, Cherryskin
Paper Pinwheels, Ohdeedoh
Eraser Stamps, Geninne’s Art Blog
Lazy Days Skirt, Oliver + S
Recycled Cardboard Dollhouse, Esprit Cabane
Snow Globe Soap, Secret Agent Josephine for Alpha Mom
I Spy Quilts, Make and Takes

For the Home:

Crochet Heart, Bella Dia
Fabric Gift Bags, Jo Calvert for Canadian Living
Fabric Vase Covers, How About Orange
Papier Mâché Bowls, Painted Fish Studio
Easy Roman Shades, A Merry Mishap
Fabric Bird, Spool Sewing
Fabric Calendar, I Heart Linen
Wine Tote, Kathryn Goodman for Sewing Republic
Mushroom, My Little Mochi
Pom Pom, Molly Chicken
Butterfly Collage*, Ali Edwards
Toadstool, Lucy Kate Crafts
Rice Pillow, Wise Craft
Napkin Set, Angharad
Quilted Patchwork Hot Pads, Coyote Craft for Sew Mama, Sew
Picnic Blanket with Rock Pockets, House on Hill Road for Sew, Mama, Sew
Phone Charging Basket, Oh, Fransson!
Matryoshka Note Paper & Labels, A Print a Day
Fortune Cookie, Lady Harvatine
Yoyo Coaster*, Sew Take a Hike
Pleasant Kitchen Dishtowels, Alicia Paulson
Oven Mitts, Soozs
Fabric Covered Boxes, Wink Designs
Plate Transfers, Skinny Laminx for Design Sponge
Doily Bowl*, Jane Schouten for Design Sponge
Felt Votive Holder, Kate Pruitt for Design Sponge
Felted Sweater Flowers, Betz White for Craft Magazine
Ribbon Bookmarks*, Wee Wonderfuls
Fabric Bucket, Pippijoe
Recycled Bath Mat, New York Etsy Street Team

Clothing & Accessories:

5-Minute Skirt, Angry Chicken
DIY ipod Cover, Jannypie
Tape Measure Pouch, Ric Rac
1-Hour Bag, Ric Rac
10-Minute Headband, Blue Bird Studio
Felted Wool Bag, JCasa Handmade
Reversible Shoulder Bag, Lula Louise
Japanese Knot Bag, Show Your Workings
Camera Case, Pink Penguin
Tea Towel Apron, My Spare Time
Doily Produce Bag, Scrumdillydilly
Piggy Bank Purse, Nosey Nest
Apron in an Hour, Stop Staring & Start Sewing
Bamboo Handle Purse*, Little Birdie Secrets
Monogrammed Handkerchiefs, Grosgrain
Pinch Frame Pouch, The Small Object
Japanese Coin Purse, The Purl Bee
Hobo Lunch Bag, Sewing Notions
The Gathering Apron, The Cottage at Frog Creek

For Sewing:

Wildflower Pincushion*, Anna Maria Horner for Better Homes and Gardens
Five Point Ribbon Flower, Pin Tangle
Ric Rac Dahlias, Made with Love by Hannah
Simple Machine Applique, Oh, Fransson! for Sew, Mama, Sew
Fabric Labels, Linda Permann for Craft Stylish
How to Felt Sweaters, Crafty Pod for Craft Stylish
Fabric Stamping, Lena Corwin for Design Sponge
Square Deal Pincushion, Heather Bailey

For the Holidays:

Felt Snowflakes, The Purl Bee
Flower Garland, Zakka Life
Little House Ornaments, Pimp Stitch
Recycled Christmas Tree, Just Like Martha
Elfies Embroidery Pattern, Allsorts
Tomorrowland Trees, Wise Craft
Felted Candy Canes, Felt Café
Pomander, Betz White
Paperless Origami, Jeffery Rudell for Craft Stylish
Woodland Ornaments, Elsie Marley for Sew, Mama, Sew

Super cute mugs, piggy banks, and notebooks from Chilean designer Andrea Dieterich.

I took a store snap of the fabric on a brag book at Urban Outfitters. While I think brag books are almost as lame as accessory dogs, this pattern is really cute.

I love the patterns Ikea’s designers come up with for fabric, gift wrap, cards, and more. I was looking at their site today and came across these must-haves.

Is it really 2009 already??? Here are some awesome calendars from Etsy to remind you that it’s almost been a decade since Y2K:

Aren’t these cute?! Etsy seller Schmaltzy Craftsy gives a pictorial (picture+tutorial?) on making these adorable pincushions with felt and a plastic bottle cap. I think I’ll try to make one today…

I picked up this book by my favorite designer over the summer, but never actually read it… and now I am! In Lotta Prints, Scandinavian “surface designer” Lotta Jansdotter shows, in depth, how to create prints using pretty much everything–leaves, potatoes, linoleum blocks, and stencils.

Pantone, the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries (and collaborator on these awesome phones I saw in Japan), released the super-interesting Pantone Fashion Color Report Spring 2009. The report features the top ten colors for women’s fashion for spring ’09, along with cool designer sketches (like this one) for each color. Read the article here.

We’re taking inspiration from this list for our three new city guide books at work. Not sure if I’m allowed to leak the colors we picked!