:: DANCE ::

What do I like to do to find inspiration?  DANCE, of course!  In about 2 hours, I will be taking a cardio-salsa class.  My co-worker and I got a free ticket for going to this dance event at Atlantic Station last month so I really hope this class will be good.  Here's a nice 'salsa-y' picture to look at in honor of tonight.

:: INTERESTING HYBRID PRODUCTS ::

There are a lot of interesting products out there in the market and sometimes I have no idea how people come up with these things.  It's like, "I like to drink coffee and I like guns...let's make a coffee mug with a gun handle!"  Sushi and a jump-drive?  Really?  The thing is, I think I'd actually buy some of these things.  They're so unique and loony.  Let me try one... how about a fly-swatter and a paint brush!?  Hmmm... maybe not.

:: EYE-BOGGLING PATTERNS ::

It's friday!  Here are some patterns to make your eyes go crazy.

(I'm so mean)

:: TEXTURES IN PRODUCTS ::

Today I realized - I really like my shoes.  They're Melissa + Campana flats I got when I was in Brazil back in March.  The cool overlapping textures and colors are just so fun to look at.  I was also visiting Urban Outfitter's site when I saw this cool ruffly textured duvet cover.  Today is all about textures.

{Urban Outfitter's}

{converse}

{anthropologie}

:: OLD SKETCHES ::

I was just cleaning out some folders on my computer when I found these old sketches I had done for fun.  Finding things like this actually inspire me to want to draw more.  Some of these are from about 10 years ago.. wow... 10 years....

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:: FEATHERED DRESS ::

My sister's best friend got married 2 months ago and after seeing the photos, I fell in love with this dress.  It's made with all real feathers!  Can you believe it?  I wish I knew the designer of this dress...

(I got these photos from http://blog.allisonreiszphotography.com/)

:: STRUCTURED JEWELRY ::

My sister is visiting from Brazil and she just showed me a website of this very cool jewelry designer.  Her name is Vanessa Robert and each piece of jewelry reminds me of an architectural piece of art.

:: PARIS & A PIECE OF EUROPE ::

I used to collect stamps as a kid and fell in love with this stamp pattern.  Also, Paris themed everything seems to be pretty big this year. I found these designs on Luxe Paperie and felt quite inspired today.  Makes me want to take a trip to Europe.

:: SEATTLE SUMMER WEDDING ::

Back in July, I went to my cousin's wedding and loved all the things they did to make the day special.  Cute couple, cool colors.  I thought the bobble-head cake toppers were absolutely adorable and I loved how they made the white IKEA frames (displaying the table numbers) look classy.  The cupcakes were quite tasty, too.