Monthly Archives: June 2009

Now in Shop! Honorine Necklace by la collagiste

Encircled in a laurel wreath motif, the brilliant red faceted cabochons and patinated “gold” bezels on this necklace call to mind a festive evening on the town: a ruby elixir, a trip down the red carpet, her scarlet-red lips.
Fittingly complemented with 6 mm chartreuse cathedral beads capped in gold and finished with a regal 8 [...]

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L’homme de Luxembourg

After Effects, I want you. I “need” you. Will we ever be together in the same room?
A startlingly beautiful video brought to you by Luxembourg director Jeff Desom and the U.S. Library of Congress. Oh, and (I suppose) After Effects, that shameless two-timer.
Hauntingly original music by German pianist and experimental composer Hauschka.
Via It’s Nice That, [...]

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Monochromatic Love

Note to self: If you want to have a great looking blog in color, then stick to one – the most beautiful color you can find – and then, “ride it ’til the wheels fall off,” as my girl Niecy Nash is wont to say.
Case in point: Erin Olson’s House of Turquoise, a startlingly well-curated [...]

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