origami art

Kota Hiratsuka, a Japanese paper artist, creates these beautiful origami mosaics. You can see more of his work here and watch for his upcoming downloadable PDF template store so you can make some yourself.


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beautiful metro station

Check out one of the beautiful, new Metro Art Stations in Naples, Italy. The Art Station program has been going on for some time in Europe. This particular one was designed by the Spanish firm of architect Oscar Tusquets Blanca. Wouldn't mind going down into the subway around here if the stations looked more like this. So pretty.

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happy, happy holidays!

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sunday quote

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cozy cabins

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sparkle up your holiday

sparkling holiday lights

simple gold ornament centerpiece

leifshop glitter teaspoon set

a sparkly party dress

a sparkle cherry cupcake

dance under some disco balls

sparkling ginger proseco

fancy up your nails

add some glitter garland

DIY lace jewels

Lace is really big right now. This little tutorial for quick and easy lace jewelry would come in handy for some last-minute new years eve sassiness! Created by Anna Evers and on her fashion blog. Check it out.

tree tents

Camp (or live) among the tree canopies with the Luminair Tree Tent. The Tree Tents are lightweight, hybrid aluminum with green ash static airframes. Find out more here.

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carved book landscapes

This is pretty amazing...artist Guy Laramee created two series (Biblios and The Great Wall) of carved old books. I can't imagine how much time these took to make.


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DIY calligraphy

As a lady with horrid handwriting, I am always enamored with beautiful, swirly calligraphy. I mean, look at that envelope address! It's a work of art. Now, some kind people at Jones Design Company have created (awhile ago) an easy tutorial for creating your own swirly, lovely pseudo-calligraphy. Very fun.