Everywhere you turn, someone has a statement to make…and judging by the work of Christen Carter, founder of Busy Beaver Button Co., the biggest statements are often best made on a small platform…such as a 1 inch button. In the late 1800s, buttons were used as a colorful way to promote all kinds of things…politicians, [...]

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This contest is now CLOSED!!! Congratulations to Liz, Brianna, and Amber who will be sending stylish holiday greetings to all of their friends and families!!! Up For Grabs From Design des Troy 1 set of Happiest of Holidays cards and 1 set of Holiday Triangle Pattern cards (six cards in each set). Samantha and Owen [...]

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This contest is now CLOSED!!! CONGRATS TO Elise C. of Foxboro, MA. who won this one of a kind print and tea towel by  Leah Duncan!“ Originally from South Carolina, Leah Duncan now lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and family of cats and foster puppies.  Leah received her bachelors in commercial printing, and has [...]

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Last night I had the pleasure of attending the Dirty Little Secrets show at Indica on 11th, a new gallery in Chelsea (a homage to the now defunct Indica Gallery in London where Lennon first met Ono) owned by Alex Mallick Williams. Indica on 11th is a large space, but leave your preconceptions of Zwirner-like [...]

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Todd St. John To celebrate its 10th Anniversary Dwell magazine has paired with Arkitip to release illustrated prints by 10 different artists of 10 houses featured in past issues. The prints are limited in quantity and priced at $125 each. Click through to see more of my favorites.

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For me, Jacob Whibley‘s collages are a reminder of simpler times. I think of  grade school – writing weekly journal entries on lined newsprint and grimacing as it tore from the pressure of my eraser or the year I practically lived in the library because I was required to write a book report every single week [...]

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This contest is now CLOSED!!! Congratulations to Marija M. of Minnesota, who is excited to put her new tea towel to good use! Colleen Pugh is an British graphic designer with a witty sense of humor and a penchant for typography. She currently resides in Wellington, New Zealand, and is well on her way to realizing [...]

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Copyright Melissa Golden / REDUX In February 2010, photojournalist Melissa Golden visited Six Flags New Orleans. Her photographs from the assignment were then published for TIME magazine. They depict an eerily beautiful and calm apocalyptic scene of detritus, vandalism, and destruction left in the wake of the storm and the amusement park’s subsequent abandonment. But, Golden’s photos also [...]

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In the last few months I have attempted to read about four different books…but with my crazy busy life and inability to prioritize, I am ashamed to say that I don’t think I have completed a single one.  Instead, I spend my time doing more important things…like researching cool how-tos.  Luckily, in doing so, I [...]

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This year, we’re grabbing the holidays by the reindeer horns. We’re keeping our budgets in check and our last minute acquisitions to a minimum. We are not letting the holidays become an arms race. Well, OK, we’re not letting the holidays become a super expensive, purse string-bursting arms race. And just exactly how are we [...]

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