fashion{ably late} ~ turquoise & gold

just the necessities: victorian lockets, ceramic hoof heels & turquoise + oak rings

{via metal, ceramic, wood}

Press-On Peacock

Wow, this is my teenage power animal come to life! As a teenager I loved trolling CVS for press-on nails, cheap makeup & hair products full of promises. And it was also during my teenage years that I developed my unhealthy obsession with peacocks! This amazing peacock is made from fake fingernails, nail polish, barrettes, false eyelashes, jewelry, & Swarovski crystals.

{laurel roth}

Finds from the Fotografiska

While browsing the website of the Fotografiska in Stockholm I cam across the work of Vee Speers and the amazing Lennart Nilsson, who I am absolutely in love with. He takes scientific photos of embryos and the human body, macro photography (my favorite kind) to the extreme!

{fallopian tube, fetus, the birthday party, toothbrush + plaque deposit on teeth + gums}

Start Saving Your Office Supplies...

Carte Blanche, Rolodex Card Sculpture

Packing Tape Spider Web

Catherine Soto, Handwritten Letters to People Who Hate Me, Ink on Paper

Albino Dunks

Tenki by Mita Shiniti GALLERY SPEAK FOR, Tokyo

Firestarter

Amazing Australian textile artist, Louise Weaver crochets outfits for taxidermy birds! The peacock and parrot below are part of her Firestarter Collection. I love them! I had just been talking to my neighbor at Unique LA about making outfits for my taxidermy bobcat and alligator. This fantasticness only inspires me more to actually get sewing...perhaps this weekend?

Louise Weaver represented by Darren Knight Gallery

Crazy Bug!

Stunning colored pictures and crazy bugs are two of my favorite things! I spend lots of time trying to take great photos and documenting all my excursions, but am always late on the trigger. Ask around..it's true! These photos are exactly how I wish my photographs would come out. The yellow color of the wild flowers and green fields against the somber sky is breath taking. Plus the sense of humor and special eye for oddities intrigues me in these photos. Check out the other gorgeous pictures by Vanessa Soberanis on her blog, Curious Spoon

Beautiful.

‘Cinderella’s Revenge’ by Emerald Faerie

I freaking love chandeliers! Obviously for the sparkle factor, but I am also attracted to the old world and regal quality of these glittery beasts. I don't own one, but have been collecting bits and pieces of them from estate sales and hope to one day get around to assembling my own....

This particular show stopper is inspired by the haute couture shoes of Terry De Havilland --designer Fiona Gall of Emerald Faerie bespoke lighting collections, created this magnificent Chandelier! 'Cinderella's Revenge' is Gall's latest sculptural lighting and fiber optic illumination. It echos De Havilland's glamorous materials used in his shoes, the shape of the 7-inch heels and the tools used in the process to create the shoes! That's is what hooked me! My favorite parts of making jewelry are the tools and stones.

Simply stunning with it's dramatic 8-ft drop, and fiber optic illumination. This chandelier is a sparkling altar to the love affair of shoes.Even more amazingness! De Havilland returned the compliment of this over the top homage by designing a pair of shoes especially for ‘Cinderella’s revenge' made of gold & silver iguana skin. How luxurious & exciting metallic iguana skin is! Just those words together on paper have me salivating. These special shoes are suspended in the apex of the chandelier. The shoes hang spot lit surrounded by a elegant curtain of glass, metallic chain, Swarovski crystal, and other carefully selected opulent details. Even Miniature magnifying glasses to allow viewers to take a closer look, and admire the craftsmanship!

Cinderella's Revenge has just been installed in the women's shoe department at Liberty of London and next up will be the subject of four film shorts by Catherine Taylor.