I’ve been obsessed with Scalamandre’s Zebra print forever, so I was thrilled to find J. Falkner’s Leaping Zebra notecard set. The cards come with vellum envelopes which allow the zebra to shine. Perfect.
scalamandre photo via morrison polkinghorne; notecards image from jfalkner.com
↬ real simple magazine, may 2012
After a very warm March, April has been cool + a bit of a letdown. (Sorry, April, but it’s true.) I am so eager to start outdoor living season, and the forecast is not coöperating. I’m hoping that things turn around this week in time for Cinco de Mayo.
While I wait, here are a few of my Flickr favorites from April:
Bring on spring!
invitation suite
The Friends of the Public Garden, dedicated to preserving and enhancing Boston’s Public Garden, Boston Common, and Commonwealth Avenue, is hosting its annual Green & White Ball, in conjunction with the Taj Boston, this May. Felix Doolittle was charged with designing this year’s invitation suite – I think it was the perfect choice, as illustrator Felix Fu captures the Public Garden, one of my favorite places, in glorious detail. (I’m wishing I were in Boston right now.) For a deeper look behind the scenes of Felix’s creative process, visit the newly launched blog, Felix Doolittle Sketches, which includes more photos of his illustrations for the Green & White Ball.
close-up
concept sketch
final illustration
images courtesy of felix doolittle
I need pretty storage items to encourage me to get organized (and declutter), and I’ve had these pretty boxes from Hay on my mind ever since I spotted them at Oh Happy Day a while back. The colors are sweet yet serious, and the inherent challenge of getting them to Chicago from Copenhagen makes them all the more appealing.
1. box box desktop in female, 2. box box in female, 3. blocks, in assorted colorways
all images from hayshop.dk
Ici, located on College Avenue in Berkeley, is an ice cream shop that’s full of charm. Opened in 2006 by former Chez Panisse pastry chef Mary Canales, no surprise that the ice cream is top-notch as well. Ici uses all local-sourced, fresh ingredients. We stopped by on our way to SFO, and my affogato (made with Blue Bottle Coffee) was the perfect treat to end our visit.
sweets: wrapped and ready
menu items: framed + hung with ribbon. sweet.
if you live in the bay area, follow ici at twitter for the daily flavors!
