Happy Friday!

Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you had a great week and are ready for a fun weekend! Do you have any plans  for the weekend? My plans for this weekend include spending as much time as possible outside. It's Spring here, so before it gets hot (and it gets really hot), I want to take long walks around downtown art exhibitions and farmers' markets. Whatever you do this weekend, have fun!

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SPÖKA Night light

I recently came across these adorable SPÖKA night lights aka ghost lamps by Ikea for kid's room. Don't they look like a tall owl and a short baby owl? Available in two different sizes here.

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DIY: Owl Shabby Chic Table

I love this DIY by Lara of Piewacket! It's very, very easy and the end result is so sweet. For this project she used the metal table from Ikea for only $20 and place mat from TJ Maxx. The owl design in turquoise and white will add a hint of shabby chic to your kitchen and sun room.

Freebie: Pop Art Owl Note Card & Envelope

I just love free stationery! Today's freebie is this simple owl note card that'll be great for any sort of message. Use it as a note card, mini greeting card or just to say hello! It comes with an envelope. Download it from Tricia Rennea's website.

Lars Beller Fjetland: Re-turned

Norwegian designer Lars Beller Fjetland creates these Re-turned birds and owls out of trashed or unused pieces of woods.

“I saw dumpsters on every street corner and started to wonder how much quality materials I could find on a single raid plundering these urban sawmills. A short trip gathering wood provided me with enough material to build at least 20 birds. This really opened my eyes to the fact that trash really is a misplaced resource.”

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Dmitry Geller

 

 

 

 

Lovely illustrations from Dmitry Geller an artist and illustrator from Moscow, Russia.

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Olivia Streatfeild-James

Olivia Streatfeild-James is printed textile designer and printmaker who makes hand screen printed and hand made items inspired by Scottish wildlife. She graduated from Loughborough University in 2011 with a 1st Class Honours degree in Printed Textiles. She also attended New Designers in London where she was awarded The Selvedge award for Excellence in Textiles from Selvedge Magazine.

The quirky and contemporary collection of her cushions come in several designs including owl, hare, hedgehog, pheasant and more. She uses natural 100% British wool and natural linen for creating the cushions, and comes with an inner. To see all the cushions visit her online store.

WWF: If You See an Animal

  

 

 

 

A great campaign by WWF: If you see an animal, you're missing something. Help WWF save endangered species, before you miss them forever.

{from the top: owl, dolphin, pelican, snake, dog, frog}

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Owlsome Deal - Bulgarian Owl Stamp Inspired Cushion

Regular price: $100

Owlsome deal price: $85.00

Australia’s Touch Wood Design is crossing the globe with a series of limited edition felt cushions inspired by vintage postage stamps – including this lovable Bulgarian owl stamp in fuschia, grey marle, navy and white. Each cushion starts with a pencil illustration, which is then carefully cut out by hand in colorful felt and machine stitched in place inside its retro rick rack stamp border. This cushion cover also features hand-embroidered wing details. The cushion will make a perfect housewarming, wedding, birthday or anniversary gift. No matter what the occasion, it's certainly more unique than a gift card or something that will be cherished forever.

Eileen from Touch Wood Design has offered this cushion cover at the Owlsome Deal price of $85. That's a saving of $25! The cushion is available in limited quanties for a limited time. When the cushion goes out of stock, you can contact Eileen to pre-order. Your pre-order will be handmade within two to three weeks of your purchase then shipped to you.

Click the Add to Cart button below to buy:

This deal is only available till 03/18/2012 5:15AM MST 

The deal can end earlier, if the product gets sold out.

Details:

- The cover is designed to fit a square 20”/50cm cushion insert and includes an invisible zipper closure. All seams are professionally finished to prevent fraying. 

- Care instructions: dry clean or spot clean only. 

Not so fine print: 

- Once you click on the checkout button in cart, you will be directed to the PayPal payment page to make the payment to the seller. You can pay with your PayPal account, or with your credit/debit card.

- You will also be asked to provide your shipping address on the PayPal payment page.

- If you are seeing "This product is out of stock" message after clicking the "Add to Cart" button, that means that the deal has ended due to deadline being reached or the item being sold out.

- This Owlsome Deal is available to all the international readers.

- If you have any pre-purchase enquiries or questions about your purchase. Please email at touchwoodbrisbane@gmail.com.

- You can read more on shipping info and return policy at http://www.etsy.com/shop/TouchWoodDesign/policy.

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Catalina Estrada: Wallpaper Collection

Beautiful new wallpaper and digital wall mural collection by Catalina Estrada. If you like bold patterns saturated with colors then it will not be easy for you to pick out just one from these wall coverings. These are perfect to make a bold statement in any room in your house.

The collection is Catalina's latest project created in collaboration with Coordonne, a brand founded in 1978 with the idea of offering a fabulous range of wall coverings and textiles. Coordonne shares that Catalina's work will “Convert any blank wall into a breathtaking work of art.” Available here and here.

I have blogged about her work previously here.