Pajaki – amazing Polish paper chandeliers

Over the last 24 hours I’ve become obsessed with Pajaki (Polish folk art paper chandeliers, literally translated as spider of straw) – I think I even dreamed about them? The catalyst was finding Lena Corwin’s amazing paper chandeliers, she has such an inspiring blog.

Lena was inspired by a beautiful faded Pajaki Laura Normandin acquired from [...]

Make Do and Mend

Via TFS
Shona Heath is my Queen. How bout the second picture down? Oh my. Now I desperately want to dress up as a tea party for halloween.

Guest Post: Sarah Von’s Love Letter to New Zealand

Huge thanks to Sarah Von of Yes and Yes, for bringing her positivity, wit and adventurous spirit to Lovelorn Unicorn today!

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Now, I’m not a real kiwi. I’m only an honorary one, having spent a year and a half there earning my M.A. at VUW. But I would be honored to someday call myself a [...]

Give me your lunch money, nerd.

My bike is awesome!
Oh dear, I can’t keep making apologies for not being around, can I?  After this week I’ll be Back and Better Than Ever. In the meantime I thought I might direct you to some of my fav places around the interwebs.
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Alex Cornell invented a fictional Wes Anderson Film Festival and designed all [...]

Oh hai

Sorry again for being such a terrible blogger lately! Here, have some CUTE KITTEHS. Dressed up for the United Bamboo 2010 Calendar, which I do wish wasn’t sold out.
Via Refinery 29, where comments include ‘Oh hai, I can haz dis dress?’ & ‘WITCH PURRSE GOEZ WIT DIS’, wish I could have thought of my own [...]

Done Out in Deco

Row 1 – Lincoln Park After Dark – Matte, Russian Navy – Matte, You Don’t Know Jacques – Matte
Row 2 – The ‘It’ Color, Nicole Alert, Done Out in Deco
Row 3 – Hey! Get in Lime!, Moon Over Mumbai, Alpine Snow – Matte
I’m a bit crazy over nail polish these days. Maybe I’m turning into [...]

100th Post!

In a few days I’m going to be doing a small giveaway to celebrate making it to 100 posts, but in the meantime, here are five things I love!
1. Rainbows

Via Home Sweet Home

2. Weddings

Via 100 Layer Cake
3. Red hair and braids

Via Kelly McCaleb
4. Old or abandoned houses

100 Abandoned Houses
5. Food

By Lobster and Swan
P.S. Anybody know [...]