Have you seen ashley's new website? Okay, stop what you are doing, and go. right. now.

Experimental collages by Jenny Willardson.

I would say my two greatest passions are photography and clothing -- pretty obvious, right? So you could imagine my delight when I happened upon Gwen Samuel's work. She stitches together transparencies that have been printed on with images -- to create dresses. Would I not give to see an exhibition. Truly beautiful work. 

..I'd love to snag something from these two shops when they have updates. For some reason, I'm either too slow when I click or I remember the shop update a few hours too late.

A handcrafted necklace from Dores:

A handcrafted dress from Green Olives Design:

Here are a few lovely and fresh arrangements from the floral & event design company, Poppies & Posies, to warm you up for the weekend. The temps in the southeast have been hovering around below freezing for days -- I take it as preparation for our move to NYC next week :)

Be sure to check out Poppies & Posies newly redesigned website. Isn't their work beautiful? Hope you have a great weekend!

Remember Alli Coate's awesome embroidery work? She recently launched a fabric jewelry line and I love her pendant necklaces. 

It's way past time to tell anyone what I'd like for Christmas  but post-holiday is the perfect time for self-purchases :) Starting with this braided loop scarf from Uniform Natural.

The newest season of Project Runway starts in January and I already have a favorite. I love the work from Anna Lynett, simple color palette, lovely construction, and a nod to school uniforms. Who knows how the show will shape out ... the very idea of conceptualizing, shopping for fabric, and creating a garment in a day makes my head spin ... but I can wait to see more from her.

(photos from nick heywood)