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caroline gaedechens.

Caroline is fast becoming a current favorite of mine over here at DFM. I’m so inspired by her nature-esque themes and the creativity that she sees in the environment. I’m constantly in awe of artists that can take the everyday world and turn it into something beautiful; something that has always been there, but something

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long vowels.

I love this excerpt from the book ‘Seeing Sound’, by Thomas Chandler. The illustrations are from a whopping year of 1958 and created by Mary Gehr. Love it, love it, love it. Poster re-creation, anyone? [Thanks, IdahoStudios!]

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gallery ocho presents sideshow.

Gallery Ocho isn’t really known for being budget-friendly. In fact, this Santa Barbara shoppe could easily steal a month’s salary from my pockets in one fell swoop (granted, that salary would be a full time blogger’s salary, which translates to like, four dollars). Until now. With the new e-grand opening of Side Show, Gallery Ocho

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trend alert: anatomical hearts.

[bad heart print by india richer: $32]. It’s about time for a trend alert, yes? It’s been AGES, I know, but luckily, I’m just in time for V Day. Anatomical hearts have been ALL over the freaking place. ALL over. Everywhere. As in, EVERY WHERE. I haven’t decided how I feel about the trend yet,

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sketchbook crafts.

Amber, owner of Sketchbook Crafts was kind enough to send me an email last week, and of course, I couldn’t wait to check out her work. [If you want to follow in Amber’s footsteps, I’m ALWAYS happy to e-meet new artists! Email me at designformankind@gmail.com]. Anyway, I had no idea what I was missing. Amber

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home sweet home: krisi from bulgaria.

My new friend Krisi was kind enough to give me the in on a recent home makeover she’s working on, and to be totally honest, I’m smitten with this place. I’ve never been a fan of mod, or even modERN for that matter, but her brilliant mix of colors and light are just enough to

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ed vince.

In my book, Ed Vince is InVince-able. OMG. Wow. Bad joke. It’s nap time, don’t make fun. Anyway, I am madly in love with this etiquette trend that has been going on for the past year, but this is my favorite take on the etiquette set so far. An adorable placemat that’s clean and well-designed.

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