As someone who is in the process of knitting thousands of interminable small stitches for my blanket, I do hope this video was made by some sort of camera trickery, and not by someone knitting every frame.
Yet Another Awesome Video
Happy Clouds
Oh please, London readers, tell me you saw these. What were they like? How did they make you feel? Did you kidnap one and take it home with you? (Despite the grey skies and general doom and gloom coming out of the UK, they made me very nostalgic for London today).
London artist Stuart Semple wanted to cheer people up, so he released 2057 pink smiley faced clouds made of helium, biodegradable soap and vegetable dye into the sky. After 30 minutes they dissolved in the air. More deets here.
Keyboards of Desire
I want one of these so badly it hurts (though probably not as much as my hands would hurt using one, as I can currently only use a very ugly ergonomic keyboard). I never knew before that there was a hole in my life only a decorative keyboard could fill.
Handmade and available here and here for about $165 or £115.
{via If It’s Hip It’s Here}
Two More Awesome Videos
A sign of the times – which has inspired me to count up those coins {via The Daily Dish}
This is long, but if you’re struggling to create something, anything, it’s well worth the listen. I wasn’t a huge fan of Elizabeth Gilbert’s book Eat, Pray, Love but she sure can give a cracking a motivational speech {via the ever-inspirational Uncle Beefy}.
Love – the Watts House Project
Tula alerted me to this fun project down in LA where local artists are trying to enhance the community through art and architecture.
Artist Alexandra Grant wants to create this giant Love structure on a family home and is selling necklaces to raise funds for the project. The necklace is available in both gold and silver here.
Living very close to the Fremont area of Seattle, which prides itself on its many quirky works of public art, I know very well how much they can engender a sense of local pride and just raise a smile on a grey day.
Stacked Neon
As you know from Matthew Williamson’s house, I do love a bit of neon, though I’ve got none in the house and I’m not entirely sure how I could get it to work in a turn-of-the-century craftsman (though it would be fun to try with the multicolored lamp below).
So I made a note to write about neon artist Roger Borg when I saw his lamps on Kanye’s blog (yes, I LIKE Kanye’s blog) and was delighted when the man himself then contacted me.
Here’s the person to call when you need a huge neon installation in your stairwell.
Be My Valentine
These are the Valentines that were exchanged in the ‘mirrormirror’ household this weekend. I wonder if you can guess who got what.
A Jean Pelle candlestick. Sometimes dropping hints via your blog actually works. My vintage lucite owl likes it too.
The beautifully packaged Chocolate Pie Chart from Mary and Matt, perfect for the geek in your life.
A tee-shirt featuring parachuting Bambis from Etsy shop Circles and Squares. This is NOT the Husband.
A heart-shaped Hello Kitty pendant necklace with matching bracelet (I have no idea what has become of the bracelet though)
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Project Nemo
We’ve hired a swimming pool for the Minx’s birthday party tomorrow (we’ve managed to get round to organising this only a month after her birthday, bad, bad mummy) and thought it appropriate to make a Finding Nemo cake for all the little swimmers.
First step was to make a lot of colourful shells, using a Wilton shell mould and Wilton candy melts. These things are amazing – just melt in the microwave and then pour into the mould, put them in the fridge, tap the mould to release and watch them come out all shiny and professional looking. The only downside is that they are FULL of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil and other undesirables, but whatevs, it’s a birthday party.
P’kolino Little Reader
It’s been mentioned in the comments below, and for anyone with a pre-schooler at home, I can’t recommend our P’kolino Little Reader chair highly enough.
It’s made of high-density foam and incredibly light weight and so can get carried around by the pre-schooler in question no problem (there’s even a handle on the back for the purpose); is covered in easy-to-wipe-clean microsuede; is very difficult to tip backwards (though the Minx has managed it once, but that’s the Minx for you) and has two side pockets for corralling books and the other random cr*p which seems to follow my daughter around.
Apparently it’s good for one year olds but the Minx is now four and it still fits her fine and she’s quite tall for her age. I suspect she will get at least another year’s use out of it. And at $70 + Free Shipping
The only downside is that it comes in the usual range of startling colours which are great for kids’ rooms but not necessarily so good for adult rooms. When will designers realise that it’s nice to be able to incorporate well-designed kids’ furniture into an adult scheme?
Case in point is the wonderful Stokke Tripp Trapp high chair below which we have in walnut and blends in fabulously with our dining table and chairs.
New In Store – Atelier LZC and Abigail Percy
Just a quick run down of some new stuff now available at mirrormirror .
Firstly we did get some Eiffel Tower bits and pieces from Atelier LZC after you were so positive about them before Christmas. And you were right, they’ve been selling well for us.
First up is this hanging steel Eiffel Tower cut-out in a delicious deep cranberry.
Then two tea towels featuring iconic Parisian images.
And finally double-sided greetings cards also featuring images of Paris.
I know from our previous poll that these items are popular in the US and now that the pound has tanked against the dollar there isn’t a better time to buy them. They’re also very light, so shipping will be super cheap.
Just in time for Valentines Day we’re also got two new necklaces by Abigail Percy – a beautiful cut-out Anemone Flower necklace and another necklace featuring an internally gilded 3-D Silver Leaf and a cluster of Rose Quartz beads. All non-sale jewellery is currently reduced by 10% until Valentines Day, so this is a good time to drop a hint via the mirrormirror wish list.
