blomma finds

SATURDAY - OUTDOOR - REJUVENATION

Time to spruce up the front porch!  For those of you with older homes Rejuvenation is the place for lighting and other hardware for your home.  They have their product line broken out by period so you'll know exactly what type of porch light to get for your Tudor, Bungalow, or Craftsman home.  The company started in 1977 as an architectural salvage shop in Portland.  Today it is the largest American manufacturer of reproduction lighting and house parts.  Do your part to stay authentic at Rejuvenation.

FRIDAY - WEAR - PEEK KEEP

Comfort.  Thanks to the 100% cotton valentine shirtdesigned by Kragh Rosenberg of Denmark.  Bonus... it's on sale right now for $75 at Peek Keep.  Peek Keep is a site devoted to Scandinavian design with a focus on home and personal accessories. You can also find plenty of Lotta Jandotter products here too!  Check out the Anne Black porcelain bowls too.

THURSDAY - GREEN - SIMPLE SHOES

Okay, this has to be the most environmentally friendly shoe ever.  Simple Shoes, home of eco-sneaks, offers 100% sustainable shoes.  So let's start with the sole.... the outer sole and pedbeds are made from recycled tires.  (They even warn you that the soles may already look like they have walked around the block a few times).  The upper is hemp with a 100% certified organic cotton lining.  The foot form that goes in the shoe is even made of recycled material as well as the box they ship it them in.  Now that's commitment!

WEDNESDAY - KIDS - ENFANT TERRIBLE

Is there anything more precious than this birdhouse light for a nursery?  No, there is not.  Enfant Terrible is an amazing little website that has the most unique products by designers like Pia Wallen, Inke (the birdhouse above) and Tamar Mogendorff.  According to their site, they are the only place in North America to carry the birdhouse.  CRAZY!  Their site is truly a treat!

TUESDAY - COOK - FRED FLARE

I've tried everything to organize recipes.... there's the manila folder full of epicurious.com printouts, the cheesy recipe box with index cards (most of which are blank), the binder with pages and pages of Martha Stewart Living magazine favorites, and the ever so popular, call mom and dad and write it down on a random piece of paper never to be heard from or seen again.  OR you can get this adorable recipe organizer from Fred Flare.  Complete with color coded stickers, tab dividers and 4x6 cards.... now that's being organized.

MONDAY - HOME - CURIOSITY SHOPPE

Happy Memorial Day everyone!  I HOPE you are not sitting in front of a computer right now reading this!  I HOPE you are outside having a grand ole time at a BBQ or picnic.  I HOPE that you are using these darling melamine plates from The Curiosity Shoppe instead of paper plates.  Have a wonderful day!

SUNDAY - INDIE - LUPIN

Lupin is a wonderful little shop run by a young woman from England.  According to her profile she drinks a lot of tea, likes cake and is obsessed with felt.  Aside from the fact that those little character bits are so charming, she is an amazing artist.  She sells FUN brooches, like the pansy one above, which goes for only $18, garlands, mobiles, disguises, pincushions and all other sorts of felt items.  Don't let the UK thing scare you from ordering, shipping is a mere $5!  Add a little color to your wardrobe and BUY HANDMADE!

SATURDAY - OUTDOOR - OLIVE BARN

Memorial Day weekend is here which means we all emerge from our holes and start talking to the neighbors again.  It also means that other creatures start emerging from their holes again too... i.e. WASPS and BEES!  Sure to ruin your outdoor eating and syrupy sweet beverage drinking fun.  Thankfully these hand-blown wasp traps from Olive Barn should help.  Just pour in a little sugar water, sit back and commiserate with the neighbors again.

 

FRIDAY - WEAR - JANE, INC.

Ahhhh... it's Friday.  After you have had your TGIF cocktails (not too many of course) go home and head off to dreamland with the help of Jane Inc's Herbal Dream Pillow.  The linen pouch stuffed with herbs like flax seeds, lavendar, chamomile, mugwort (Harry Potter?) and peppermint are sure to soothe.  Not sure if they are better at stress reduction than the cocktail but they might just help with the headache in the morning.  Sweet dreams!

 

THURSDAY - GREEN - GIGGLE FISH

Giggle Fish Gifts is a great little website dedicated to bringing you green gifts for a happy planet.  Such as the yellow beehive SoftBowl which is made in Philadelphia by one of the last remaining millineries in the United States.  The decorative bowl is made from 100% molded wool.  Use it as a storage container, a decorative plant holder or even a fruit holder.  The best part about the SoftBowl is that it requires only 1/10 of the energy needed to create the same size ceramic bowl.  Not a bad deal... oh, speaking of deals... this one is on sale now for $21!!!