Jenni Holma + Hayley Carmo + Heart Handmade

How's Wednesday treating you? Wonderfully I hope : )


Jenni Holma

I thought I would start the day by sharing some photographic work from Jenni Holma.

"A 22-year old girl with an open mind and a longing for new experiences. I'm a bit of a dreamer and a classic idealist with a hint of too much naivety in me. I see things through child filtered glasses which sometimes seems to be against me and on better days not. I've taken a liking to photography and wish the get better during the years...it's no fun hanging around as a complete amateur, is it. ;-D .

I love observing things and making little notes to myself.I don't like thinking about photography as a bunch of rules one should follow...new ideas and fresh perspectives are way better than some straight horizontal lines and all that jazz. I go by what I think looks or feels good. My heart lies in conceptual photography, but I'm in awe by anything that makes me feel something."

(images and quote from Jenni Holma)

NOTES:
see Jenni's work on flickr
visit Jenni's store

Hayley Carmo

You may have seen Hayley Carmo's Award Ribbons installation when it did the blog rounds earlier in the year (pictured 4th and 7th below)...did you know that Hayley is a pretty darn clever artist as well?

Check out a snippet of her work below - everything from this gorgeous hand printed floral twill (pictured first), to silk screens and collage.. you've got to take a look!

(images from Hayley Carmo)

NOTES:
visit Hayley's website
visit Hayley's store

I pencilled in Heart Handmade for this H wonderland a while ago, and when I visited there last week I discovered some sad news....

Marichelle has decided to stop writing and compiling Heart Handmade : (

Even though Heart Handmade wont be regularly updated I decided that this site was something that really needed to be included in our wonderland... it is a huge, exciting and inspiring resource, full of wonderful finds, interviews and how-to's.

I urge you to click through the archives to the very beginning and take yourself on a journey through Marichelle's "quest to become a part of the wonderful world of independent design".

(image and quote from Heart Handmade)

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a quick quote about Love...

"If your trying to break my heart your plan is flawed from the start. You can't break my heart. It's liquid. It melted when I met you." Jemaine - Flight of The Conchords

It's got to make you smile, right??

Have a great day!xxoo

j is for jemaine and bret

I'm listening to Flight of the Conchords while I'm writing this.. hence J being for Jemaine and Bret.. it is OK to laugh out loud when you are on your own isn't it???

Let's start..

Janice Jong

I love Janice Jong's work...so simple yet so intricate and clever. I love the solid colours used throughout, and I only wish my own neighborhood was so colourful : ) have a look:

(images from Janice Jong)

NOTES:
visit Janice's store
read Janice's blog

Jam Tart Baby

Christina Romeo of Jam Tart Baby is so clever. Not only does she produce a fantastic 'grown-up' collection she also puts together this fab range of goodness for her Jam Tart Baby label.

There is nothing like offering new parents a contemporary option and Jam Tart Baby is just that..these mini cushions are divine, and I am swooning over her quilts! take a peek:

(images from Jam Tart Baby)

NOTES:
visit the Jam Tart Baby store
visit Christina Romeo's other store
read Christina's blog

Susy Jack

mmmm... there is nothing like contemporary stationery! Susy Jack offers a range of slick modern stationery goodies.

I think her Ringlet Jotter (the first image below) is a stroke of genius - for people like me who are constantly in their bags scribbling down info in old notebooks and on scraps of paper.. this jotter would be perfect on my key chain...

Susy's range also includes notebooks, handy desk clips, note cards and more! have a look:

(images from Susy Jack)

NOTES:
visit Susy's website
visit Susy's store
read Susy's blog

And there we have J... I'm still laughing out loud : ) If you want to have some Conchord in your day, jump over to their MySpace page and turn on your speakers...

It's the weekend!

Are you up to much? This is going to be an extra special weekend for us ... My lovely husband will be celebrating his birthday and... my nephew will be born... there is nothing like celebrating birth, whether its for the very new, or the 30-somethings, both just as important and both so special... And to my fabulous husband, who works so hard, and lights my world.. this is for you x

"FIGHT FOR IT" by studio mela. (thanks to Design is Mine)

Have a great day everyone! See you Monday for K! x