**kitty kat korner** - box 'o cats

Like they don't have enough beds already.  I had some extra plastic containers so was organizing some bed sheets, and I walk away for a few minutes and this is what happens...And they're all like "wha~t??"

Artist intro: Allison Rose

Unfortunately this weekend was filled with work (and Sunday rain), and I wasn't able to do much. (boo) So reminiscing on a better weekend is due for my soul.  Last weekend was beautiful weather and chock full of fun. We headed down to the Renegade Craft Fair held in Chicago, where we were surrounded by nice arts and crafts.  Let me introduce you to the bestest of them all - Blue Thimble!

Pictures from Blue Thimble booth @ Renegade

Designed and hand crafted by Allison Rose, Blue Thimble is the place to buy some awesome silkscreen pillows, prints, bags, scarves...what have you! Bright poppy colors and well-designed cute characters are a theme to her work.  There's a beautiful watercolor quality to her art, as she blends and mixes colors in her silkscreen.  As if that wasn't enough, Allison takes the time to sew her beautiful art into animated pillows using some darn cute fabric.

Check out her uber cute stuff:  on Etsy or Her Website

**kitty kat korner** - concentrating kuro

I think he's looking to attack the camera strap. The weather's been nice during the day, but it's getting pretty cool at night. I feel the change of season when the cats start to join us on the bed so we can all cuddle at night. It's about time we upgraded our full size to something larger....
Have a good weekend!

cute cute CUTE!

I was surfing and found these items on the Branch website. Kinda ties in with those adorable knitted animal scarves and chick onesie from Takashimaya. I wish I was a kid again...I REALLY like that orange bird-looking guy. He's so dainty! Check out the site - it's got lots and lots of cool stuff!

from Branch: Sustainable Design for Living

pencil art

For just a whopping 260 bucks this awesome colored pencil wall display could be yours! Holds 500 colored pencils in an acrylic wall display which creates a great space for your drawing room, and a convenient way to store away your coloring devices. If only I had the chump change to spend on a colored pencil wall mount display...though imagining sharpening all those (even with an electric pencil sharpener) is mind-numbing...

Aurora Display Case by Social Designer

chic cuteness

All from the trendy japanese department store, Takashimaya, New York branch. Now if only I had a baby to give that onesie/bib outfit to...The little dangling feet on the bib just broke my heart in two.

Major Da Vinci fan

I've been a core fan of Leo for awhile. If only a man like him lived in the now... A cool artist's rendition of how Da Vinci would have designed a Mac 128. I might have to order this print for myself.

iSteamMac by Kevin Tong
also checkout the iSteamPhone, which is the iPhone designed by Da Vinci

Can't forget the date

Yeah, I'm sure it's on all our minds today...can you believe it's already been 8 years? I was in manhattan when all that happened...oh NY, how I miss thee...

Man Hat Tan print from Neither fish nor fowl