perishable goods = a bit old : a bit new : a bit craft. and a whole lot of beautiful. non-perishable goods is designed and created by shay carrillo in her backyard home-based studio in Portland, Oregon. the shop was born out of shay’s love for textiles, hand-crafted goods, and a desire to make useful products for home, woman & child which reduce disposable consumption,... 
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Some of you may know textile designer Amy Butler’s husband David as the man behind her photography and graphic design. Some of you may know him as the singer in the band Black Owls. Well now he’s joining Amy as fabric designer! Parson Gray is his new brand, and Curious Nature is the name of his first collection of quilting/fashion and home décor fabrics for Westminster/FreeSpirit.... 
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i’m feeling all inspired by pretty prints and patterns lately. bright and cheerful, they add a great pop to any room – particularly ones dressed in white. add a stripe or a fancy floral, or maybe both and pow! it looks fresh and modern. just check out kate spade’s london shop’s striped staircase – wow! ka-pow! today, i spy prints and pattern. floral... 
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It’s feeling quite springy out here in San francisco today, so this tuesday’s girl i’m dropping into amy butler’s inspiration page to get in the mood. i love her photographs, sharing all sorts of grand diy ideas. With all the beautiful products amy butler carries, she was running out of room on her little web shop, so to make things easier for you,... 
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i am so excited to share this [talking picture] today. not only does it comes from one of my very favorite designers, amy butler, it also comes with a very inspiring story. i’ve yet to meet amy butler in person, but she and i have shared some fun emails and discoverd we had much in common. and i have come to realize amy is one of the kindest and most generous designers... 
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