The Lighthouse Keeper’s cat

This is Mr. Oak Tree. This pillow will be every tree hugger’s best friend ^_^! It is an amazing piece of work made by Hi Tree, Los Angeles, US and he and his tree friends are available at etsy.
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Crammed Organisms (a creative way to rephrase “stuffed animals”) is the “The world’s largest plush show!” Nothing more and nothing less. The topic is “fairy. folk. fable.” The deadline to apply is the 29 of March! All you need to know you will find on the Crammed Organisms FAQs.

Mia - the artist behind manOmine - is investigating in the “infinite possibilities of combining [her] knitting, stitching, gluing, sowing, felting into making small and big things” (Quote manOmine.etsy.com) and she does it very well ^_^. Rodger and his friend Pip are coming in a hand painted wooden box together with Rodger’s picnic set - with chocolate cake and a cup for a tea in a picnic basket! And a warm quilt with a pillow for those cosy nights. I would love to have a have a picnic with those two ^_^…
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I am almost settled in my new home so I found some time to stroll through my flickr contacts’ latest creations. I discovered these bunnies on feltbugs Mosaic Tuesday, always a great resource for finding interesting artwork!

Inspired by numbers das kaninchen (german: rabbit) creates art in llinois, US.
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There are these unbelievable moments where you find something so unique, so magical that you just look at it speechless and in awe. For me this exact moment is when craft becomes art and this is little creature is an example. It is one of a two part artwork titled self-love “The last hug” by psychoticfiction Barcelona, Spain. The creatures are called nonis. Inside they have a handmade skeleton, build from wood that allows them to take different postures. Read the rest of this entry »

These notebook started their existing as wedding invitations ^_^… you can read the whole story at studio mikmik where you can buy them for £8.00 each or £12.00 for two. I love the whole eco approach to printing using recycling paper and vegetable oil based inks. It makes me wonder how eco friendly my screenprints actually are … another nice story is how I actually found the site…
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I was browsing the Illustration Friday Flickr group a while ago and found this lovely Flower garden by moto moto. I love the colour and the contrast between the fine lines and the dark fill of her hair. Moto moto is an independent artist and designer from Tacoma, Washington. She is selling her print on esty and she just started her blog.
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