Wary Meyers love...

I've been enamoured with anything Wary Meyers for quite some time and I was so excited when I saw they (Linda and John) had a blog. Well... now they have a print shop open. I'm trying to decide which prints are my favorites. I love the whimsy of the animals ... Spyglass, Mole Going to Play Tennis, George ... hmm... do you have a favorite?

I'm also looking forward to their book being released in September.

(p.s. Check out the family crests and other illustrations here. sigh...)

Mad Men Yourself ... via AMC

Check out this interactive ditty over on AMC ... After you've created yourself, you can download your "scene" as desktop wallpaper, or use your "face" as an avatar over on Twitter/Facebook/etc.

Mad Men's new season starts August 16th!

Inspiration ... Animal Font

I'm not sure how I'd use these, but I think they are fabulous! (They'd be terrific to use as stencils for unique wall art, applique or kitschy printed tea towels.) And there are even more versions of them when you use the special fonts. The lower case characters are the "baby" version ... adorable! Go check them out here. (I especially love the zebra's.)

(Found via Abbey Goes Design Scouting. Font via Alan Carr at Dafont.com.)

Perfect for Father's Day

I absolutely love this hanky... so perfect for Father's Day. Not sure how many men still use hankies, but it's such a lovely, unique and thoughtful little piece. Found via Etsy's front page "inspired by a handmade wedding"... created by Etsy seller EmbroiderybyLinda.

photo: EmbroiderybyLinda

Kindred ... "Wallpapered Together"

Have you heard of this lovely collaboration between Holly of Decor8 and Heather (Ez) of Creature Comforts? They've created Kindred. It's their way of promoting and supporting independent artists ... with free downloadable note cards, postcards and desktop wallpapers. Their most recent update is the "Wallpapered Together" series, "Summertime theme: the five senses", with all of the featured artists using the current Pantone color forecast for Spring 2009. (They also have an archive of the previous season's Wallpapers!)

(image via Kindred)
(found via YellowGoat)

Outcasts United ... A Refugee Team, An American Town

This book looks like a wonderful, inspiring story. I saw the author, Warren St.John, on MSNBC's Morning Joe last week. (According to Mike Barnacle and Joe Scarborough, this needs to be made into a movie!)

From the book's website: Outcasts United is the story of a refugee soccer team, a remarkable woman coach and a small southern town turned upside down by the process of refugee resettlement.

In the 1990s, that town, Clarkston, Georgia, became a resettlement center for refugees and a modern-day Ellis Island for scores of families from war zones in Liberia, Congo, Sudan, Iraq and Afghanistan. The town also became home to Luma Mufleh, an American-educated Jordanian woman who founded a youth soccer team to help keep Clarkston’s boys off the streets.

Theirs is a story about resilience in the face of extraordinary hardship, the power of one person to make a difference and the daunting challenge of creating community in a place where people seem to have so little in common.

Royals for the Rainforest...

I think I first saw a clip of this over on MSNBC (surprise, surprise... I know...). It's a lovely, compelling video - and definitely worth a look.

There is an official website as well: The Prince's Rainforests Project.

On a lighter note...

Loving Kim Kardashian's lighter locks. (found via TMZ.com - one of my guilty pleasures. Image credit: Getty.) I went darker the last time I had my hair done ... against my better judgement. I've read that the darker your hair is, that any flaws in your skin will be more noticeable. (translation: next time I will be framing my face with highlights...)

Have you seen Fergie's darker look? I'm not sure if I like this or not... The "before" is on the right. (It's a much softer look, don't you think?) (found via Glamour's Beauty Blog. Images: WireImage.) There's a survey being taken over on BellaSugar ... currently over 70% do not like the new look.


What do you think?

(By the way, this reminds me of a post by one of my favorite bloggers ... who is absolutely adorable with her dark locks - even first thing in the morn.)

Bravo, Senator Specter!

So thrilled to hear Senator Arlen Specter has come back to the Democratic Party. I'm sure it was not an easy decision.

Where is the love...?

There is an unscientific poll going on over at MSNBC.com - asking people to "Give President Obama a Grade". Apparently, a bunch of conservative bloggers have been encouraging their readers to vote and give a failing grade. For the record, I gave him an A.

On a side note, I recently found this variation of Rosie the Riveter on Etsy.

...via Metaphorchid.

I've also been coveting this simple necklace that says it all, also found on Etsy.

...via onelifejewelry.

Pole Dancing ... Grizzly Style

Apparently this has been around for awhile, but I just saw it today and think it's a riot!! (I may have to get some old-school Kool & the Gang downloaded to my iTunes.)

Video via nativemustang on YouTube.

Etsy finds ... oh, the vintage love!

Here's a little bit of Etsy love ~ vintage style... and almost all of them are under $25.

1) Adorable little family of brass penguins: $24, WeThinkWeCan . 2) retro modern Royal Blue Enamel Cuff: $8, ColorField Vintage . 3) I'm in love with this sun dress, the color - the print - the cumberbund band: $64, ColorField Vintage . 4) chic, embossed Croc Handbag: $24, Dewberry Vintage . 5) colorful, mod print apron: $14, OliveVintage.

All images via their respective shops.