Friday Favorite: Art & Photos by Marc Loret

I can’t remember how I came across Marc Loret, but I was immediately attracted to his photography. Let’s take a peek.

Marco lives and works in France where he pursues his two passions: photography and nature. Many of his photos are of the natural world. He sells his work at his Etsy shop. Standard size prints are 6″ x 6″ and sell for $9.00. You can order larger prints as well.

I suggest buying several and grouping them. Buy three – one in a larger size and two in the same. Mat and frame them and you’ve got a lovely wall.

When Marc isn’t taking photos, he’s creating his own illustrations on vintage books.

You can find these at his other Etsy shop. Most prints sell for about $10.50.

Erin Ruth Gift Wrap

I’m taking the day off to catch up on some personal stuff. Be back tomorrow! Don’t forget to enter by giveaways!

In the meantime, take a peek at Erin Ruth’s beautifully tasteful gift wrap. It’s now on sale at her Etsy shop.

See everyone tomorrow!

Regretsy

Handmade? It looks like you made it with your feet. A friend sent me this link to Regretsy, a site dedicated to poking a little fun at strange handmade items. I thought you would enjoy this one.

I wonder if she could do the same thing with dryer lint. I have this favorite sweater…. That’s my laugh for the day. Enjoy.

Candied Fabrics’ Handcrafted Art House

I want to play in this house. But I’m too big. Candy Glendening hand-dyes all her fabrics and transforms them into beautiful things like Baltic Avenue.¬† Then she sells them on Etsy. Yay!Candy’s series of houses are made from her own fabric and something called Peltex – a material used to make baseball cap brims. The house is about one foot tall and wide and ten inches tall. It sells for $225.00. I think she should make a kid-sized series. Don’t you?

Candy also makes messenger bags and other accessories. Maybe I’ll drag the sewing machine out on of these days and see what happens. This is inspiring. I’ve made some Christmas tree skirts and stockings. What have you made?

Carolina Cottage: It’s all about the accessories

Remember the film, The Devil Wears Prada? I watched that movie about a zillion times when I was recovering from hip surgery. I usually watch movies to study the sets (The Holiday is a recent fave). This time it was the clothes which, one could argue, were the sets. Watching Ann Hathaway sashay her way through a gorgeous wardrobe I realized that it a great outfit is really all about the accessories.

The same is true with interior design. The curtains can be great, the sofa just so. But it’s really the accessories that make the room zip. Which (finally) brings me to Carolina Cottage and her beautiful decoupage trays, votives and paperweights.

These trays are the kind of thing you don’t find all over the place. And at $30 each, they’re easily affordable. Fill them with plants, stack up some books, group some cooking oils. Trays are great for organizing. Think of them as a purse for a table.

Votives anyone? If trays are the purse, votives are the earrings because they sparkle when they’re lit. Line them up along a mantel. Dot them around an entire room – or place just one in a powder room. These are $15 each.Paperweights look terrific on top of a pile of books. They’re the… hat? Yes! Because they top things off. These are $7.00 each.

Scoot over to Carolina Cottage (at Etsy) and let her accessorize your home’s wardrobe.

Do you decoupage? It’s easy to do. My mom decoupaged a trash can once. That ended her craft career. I wish I was one of those people who could pick up a piece of trash and turn it into a vase in 15 minutes. But I’d have to research it first. Ack!