Pottery Barn Painted Glasses for $19

Seems like this Christmas, everybody's looking for nice, affordable gifts that won't hurt the-already- shrunken wallet. I thought this set of four hand-painted glasses from potterybarn.com makes a perfect holiday gift for sisters or girlfriends. The art nouveau patterns and festive colors are simply gorgeous. And the best part is, it is now at a special price for only $19!

Glass Birds Collection by Oiva Toikka

I'm not into birds (actually, I pretty much know nothing about birds), but I am a sucker for beautiful glass art. Professor Oiva Toikka, an internationally renowned artist, is among the greatest names in Finnish glass art. He is best known for the amazingly vivid and bold Glass Birds collection. The Birds are highly sought after as gifts and collector's pieces. Each bird is signed "O. Toikka Nuutajärvi" as a proof of authenticity.




To see more pieces from his birds collection

Kids Bedroom Design from Zalf

Love these modern kids bedrooms from Zalf: retro colors, clean lines, functional designs; stylish and practical at the same time.

Jonathan Saunders for Atelier Swarovski

I first learned British designer Jonathan Saunders's name from Target's Go International series, as I did with many other emerging fashion designers. I loved his very architectural and graphic style, and ended up buying a couple of pieces from his Target collection. Recently I found out that in October, along with his collaboration with Target, Jonathan Saunders also released at KABIRI a crystal jewellery collection that he had created for Atelier Swarovski. The graphic collection includes cylindrical and circular pendants, rings, and leather bracelets.

Gold plated ring with crystal detailing.


'Tuscan' white crystal, silver and gold plated bolt pendant on white leather.


'Tion' black crystal and gold plated double ball necklace. On leather cord.


'Beru' black leather wrap around bracelet with a gold plated buckle and black crystal sections.

To view the entire collection: KABIRI

H&M Home Decor Collection

Fashion label H&M launched a home decor collection in Germany last month. The new collection consists of 4 sub-collections: Design, Nature, Youth and Classic. For now, these home decor items are only available on H&M's internet/web shop.

DESIGN collection


NATURE collection


YOUTH collection


CLASSIC Collection


image via: Husmusen

Barack Obama Custom Sneakers

The images of President Elect Barack Obama are everywhere, even on the sneakers. Sneakerobsession.com showcased several custom-designed Obama sneakers: Obama Nike Blazers & Dunks by TTK; Obama Air Force One Sneakers by Van; Obama Force One by Jimm Lasser. What an interesting way to combine their artist talents and passion for politics together into a pair of custom sneakers. I thought these Obama shoes all look very unique. Personally I like the Van's rendition best. The portraits of Barack Obama on each shoe illustrate two different facial expressions of the President Elect. And his two famous sayings "Change" and "Yes we can" are seen on outer side of the shoes.

Louis Vuitton & Stephen Sprouse 2008

Once again, Louis Vuitton is teaming up with artist Stephen Sprouse to launch their newest collection of clothing, bags, shoes and other accessories. The same graffiti print is utilized in the designs for the second time.

To see more pictures from the collection: Highsnobiety.com

Fair Trade Products from Original Good

Originalgood.com is a site that carries Fair Trade products from around the world, all handcrafted by local artisans in developing countries. The mission of Original Good is to help provide education, employment and skill training for these artisans around the world.



Who wouldn't love these whimsical animal paper clips? They are handcrafted from iron wire by artisans of Asha Handicrafts in India.


This "Spread the News" fruit basket is handmade form recycled magazines, crafted by the artisans of Mai Vietnamese Handicrafts.


This stylish messenger bag is made of colorful plastic trash bags found on the streets of New Delhi. By using an unique non-toxic process, the local artisans turned garbage bags into a durable material.

Apple On Apple

If you're an Apple fan like I am, you will enjoy this delicious apple with an Apple logo on it. :-)

image via: Blog!NOBON

G&B Wine Packaging Designed by Narrow House

Narrow House designed these wine bottles for the G&B restaurant and lounge, the best restaurant on the east coast of United Kingdom.

Love the illustrations!

W.O.W. (Why Only White) Shower System

WOW! What an amazing shower!

This customizable shower system by Teda is appropriately called Why Only White (W.O.W). It offers a collection of designs that changes periodically to reflect the newest trends and moods.

Beautiful Headbands at WINK

APPLIQUE HEADBAND $52
Designer: Rachel Weissman

AS SEEN ON GOSSIP GIRL BOW HEADBAND $56
(Spotted, Blair wearing a silk bow headband on Gossip Girl.)
Designer: Susan Daniels

BRIGHT BLUE CRYSTAL HEADBAND $60
Designer: Juko

PEACOCK FEATHER HEADBAND $44
Designer: Lavender Girl

When it comes to hair styles, I tend to keep mine very simple-black & straight. Yet it doesn't mean I'm not tempted by those fancy, girlie hair accessories. These beautiful headbands at WinkNYC really got me thinking that maybe, someday, I should try those on just to see how they look on me....

Ribbon Banner Holiday Cards

I'm not big on holiday cards, usually. But these handmade cards I saw on Craftershock are so exquisite, that I actually wanted to give them to my friends. Unfortunately, they are out of stock.