this friday, i’m excited to share one of my new sponsors, famille summerbelle with you. i think you’re going to find the original paper cut artwork of famille summerbelle ever so charming! i’ve even got this amazing short film for you to watch of the artist in action. fascinating! and so patient. i think i’d be flinging exacto-blades about, but this process is a work of art in itself. thank you for sharing famille summerbelle. be inspired this weekend, y’all!

i’ve been falling in love with modern art lately, and bright pops of color. and polkadots, too! must be the onset of spring coming our way. this fab friday i’m rounding up some springy looks i love.

1. i’ve been craving new artwork, and wouldn’t i love a piece like caroline wright’s night life? yes, i would. 2. i doubt i couldn’t pull this look off, but ever ounce of me (maybe too many ounces) wants to, via my style pill; 3. french bull has a new travel coffee mug out and it’s got polkadots to start your day off right; 4. cute little notecards from tokketok; 5. and i love everything about this jonathan adler pillow in heather chontos’ montana home. for the whole fabulous home tour, visit design*sponge.

so lovely, right? but i want, no i’m sorry, i need to hang some art in there! my first thought was to gather up a whole bunch of tiny, vintage looking portraits by oregon based artist elizabeth bauman, and hang them in a little cluster, like this:

love! oh, or maybe just three simple, absolutely gorgeous textile assemblages {all of which are 22”x18”} by vancouver based artist jessica bell. i think the colors and textures in these pieces are fantastic,  don’t you?!

see – gorgeous! now, the other option is to ‘go big or go home’! this huge {60”x48”!!!}  pen on canvas piece by korean born, brooklyn based artist il lee is definitely in that camp:

gah! amazing. and created using only blue ball point pen – kinda perfect for a home office, no?

well that was fun! virtual rearranging might be exactly what i need! see you back here in a couple of weeks with a new room, and more art. if you have any suggestions for spaces, or pieces you’d like to see hung, please leave a comment here, and let me know! ~ the jealous curator

still obsessing about wes anderson’s new film moonrise kingdom, and loving the gift stretched canvas print by Elle Hanley Photography from society6, too. what are you obsessing about this weekend? see ya monday!

well, no matter how you feel about it, valentine’s day is just around the corner, and many of you have some gifts to get. or perhaps you’d like to just spoil yourself a bit! why not!? so this fab friday i’m gathering some romantic gift ideas for you. happy v day!

1. i’d love to cozy up with a loved one in this gorgeous upholstered chair photographed by david prince; 2. lisa stickley’s sweet valerie make-up bag is a nice choice for a bestie; 3. i love this very prim and proper girlie BOX BAG WITH METAL CLASP from zara; 4. these are a cute valentine gift idea — jayson home’s little pocket mirrors; 5. completely in love with west elm’s finn chandelier for the light of your life; 6. i’d about sell my soul for this very romantic Siedlung Essen fine art print by Andreas Gursky, via art space; 7. perhaps you need a pretty bauble for someone really special — i’d love to receive quail pond design’s Sterling silver bubble necklace with aquamarines and pink tourmalines; 8. and some festive little chiffon shoe clips from ban.do can dress up any shoe for a valentine evening out.

artist Olaf Hajek seems right at Home in Berlin on the selby this week, but he says he has a love/hate relationship with the city. it doesn’t show. his home is beautiful and bright and cheerful, much like his incredible illustrations. plus, he has the most rad socks ever. go have a look at the full tour on the selby.

i love this image of stark white plates on a sharp black wall by photographer david prince. makes me wistful for my long gone black dining room wall. i’d love to get this look. i thought about it once before, and maybe it’s time i start collecting plates for a wall of my very own.

abchao perhaps does it best — i love her well-collected dining room plate display (above, and below).

pretty blue & white collection via vtwonen; elisabeth dunker of fine little day’s home, as visited on unexpected guests (above, and below).

even a mixture of paper and ceramic plates can work well, via vtwonen; knack studios embellishes vintage plates with words, via remodelista; and some naughty vintage china from trixie delicious.

i saw this lovely poster pinned by angela ritchie, and i just had to share. it was created by designer amy rodchester to promote the Newcastle Festival of Dance as a festival for everyone. check out the whole set here. i hope you see lots of fabulous things, on, and offline this weekend to inspire you. happy weekend, and see you on monday!

yay! so exciting! a day of inspiration, art, and tiny cakes hosted by some ridiculously amazing women artists. seriously, you will not believe who our hosts for the first four workshops are:

yep, i have a girl crush on all of them! i sure hope you can come – it’s going to be so much fun! for all of the in’s and out’s, click here! ok, i’m off to salt lake city (where i’ll have the pleasure of speaking on a panel with the lovely victoria smith!) see you back here in two weeks, perhaps with a new series underway! ~ the jealous curator xo

ps. thanks so much to victoria for allowing me to use the main image above. it’s from her photo shoot at lisa congdon’s studio. it was just so perfect, seeing how we’ll actually get to be in lisa’s studio on march 10^th!

it’s been a good week for me — how ’bout you? get a lot done? but, happily it’s finally fab friday. and here’s what i’m finding quite fabulous this week, including this crazy good lamp at a super affordable price at lamps plus, a photographer who levitates, and a bunch of other stuff i think is pretty coolsville.

1. lamps plus robert abbey Delta Schiaparelli Pink High Table Lamp; 2. porcelain diamond necklaces from rk shop; 3. yowayowa camera diary — one woman’s photographs of herself levitating. 4. repurposed Vintage Gooseneck Desk Lamp w/ Neon Pink Orange Color Cord from earth sea warrior; 5. rushmore print from The Art Of Adam Juresko.