Friday Bits
Oof, what a week! That’s all I have to say about that. Bring on the weekend! (Even though I will still be working the whole time. But at least clients don’t bug you as much on the weekends! Positive thinking, people.) PS. Did you know there are still TWO NECKLACES still available in the shop? I had to close down the shop before they sold when we went to NYC and re-opened it apparently a bit too quietly. Buy them, people.
1. Ilana Kohn’s F/W line is out now! It’s seriously stunning, her line just gets better and better each collection. I had the pleasure of meeting Ilana when I was in New York, and recently designed her a new website! Love this lady. I wear her Kate dress constantly.
2. I love Sally England’s modern macramé. I saw one in a store recently and was excited to see them on Unruly Things to find out who made them.
3. Fabric & Handle’s new handcrafted backpacks are fantastic. I like the Fran best.
4. Feeling sorry for yourself? Megs Senk can help with that. Her new site, Don’t Feel Sorry For Yourself, pulls together all the goodness from around the web (like a giant Friday Bits!) every month and is guaranteed to cure whatever ails you.
5. These chalkboard tags by Kate’s Papergoods are super cool.
6. My buddy Samantha Hahn is having a solo show in NYC that opens next Thursday the 22nd at Gallery Hanahou and you should definitely check it out. She did some blogger portraits, including me (pictured!), that are so awesome. You can request (from Samantha or the gallery) a pre-show catalog to get first dibs on a selection of her beautiful pieces. Wish I could be there.
Have a lovely weekend, friends!
September 16th, 2011 at 10:05 am
thank you thank you kate!!! :) and holy holy moly that portrait by samantha is gorgeous. what a way she has with watercolors. i’m really going to have to try and make it to her show!
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September 16th, 2011 at 11:51 am
p.s. have you heard of aloe blacc? http://www.myspace.com/aloeblaccmusic. Myspace is old school, but you can hear a few of his songs… it’s really good, I think it will perk you up. The first song is “I need a dollar”, but it’s smooth and fun. xoxo :) Your songs usually perk me up, so I thought I’d return it.
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September 16th, 2011 at 12:11 pm
Kate – I saw similar macrame plant holders at a shop/gallery local to me: http://www.theplatformexperiment.com/ I’m not sure if they are Sally England but could be… bonus, they are across from coffeshop serving killer stumptown brew!
I second Gia RE: Aloe Blacc! He’s awesome — there’s quite a bit of him on youtube. Sure to put a groove in your step for the weekend.
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September 16th, 2011 at 1:19 pm
I hope you & Will are both doing fine & on your way to having a great weekend. I Love your blog and the work you show here :o)
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September 16th, 2011 at 1:58 pm
Geez, Kate, this post is full of AWESOMENESS. Don’t feel sorry for yourself is the best ever. And so is that rad portrait of you, and that bag… and you have great taste.
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