Blog find: Pretty Gingham

Tanja from Finland took these wonderful images. When I visit her blog Pretty Gingham, I feel so welcome, almost like visiting a friend. It's such a cozy and warm place. I'm so happy that I found your blog, Tanja!

I would love to taste some of these heart-shaped pancakes. :)

Have a good monday!

(images: Pretty Gingham)

Christmas decoration from Le Souk

I found these pretty christmas decorations at Le Souk:
1. Cones ornaments 2. wooden christmas letterpress letters 3. plywood christmas tree 4. birdie ornaments.
(images: Le Souk)

Calendars

Here are some of my favorites.

I like everything from Domestic Candy, also this calendar on a wooden board.

Pretty illustrated calendar by Flora Douville.

The little calendar from Dear Oly.

A beautiful linen calendar from Linea Carta.

Colorful version by Susy Jack.

Calendar with cute cut-outs from A Little Hut.

And last but not least the one that will hang on my wall next year, it was a birthday present from my boyfriend. Yay!

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Winter mood by photographer Morten Holtum

I'm sorry for my absence lately. These are just some busy days and sometimes it's hard to include blogging into my daily routine. Anyway, now I'm back to share these images by Danish photographer Morten Holtum with you. Aren't they beautiful? They make me want to curl up at a fire place on a cold winter evening.

Thank you so much for your lovely comments on my last post! All of them made me feel so good. I'm so happy you enjoy reading Visual Notes. It means a lot to me.

(images: Morten Holtum)

Birthday flowers from Studio Choo

It's my birthday today, I'm turning 25. Time flies.

I'm so thankful for the past year, for my dear friends and my family. And for everything this blog has brought to my life. So many nice people and new friends. Thank you!
And to celebrate it I brought some flowers from Small Stump's Studio Choo. I wish I lived nearby and could make an order in their shop.

Have a good day!

(images: Studio Choo)

Julia Rothman: wallpaper and prints

I'm a huge fan of Julia Rothman's work, I'm sure the most of you might know her patterns and illustrations.

Recently I found this new to me wallpaper that Julia designed for WallCollection, it's really darling and I thought I'd share it with you.

And these are two letterpress prints by Julia, available at Little Paper Planes for $25 for each, or $40 for both.

Make sure to have a look at Julia's portfolio if it's new to you.

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Calendar and cards by Amy Soczka

How cute are these products by Amy Soczka of Amy Marcella? I love her simple illustrations and use of color. This beautiful calendar would look so good at my wall.

Do you have already a calendar for 2010? I thought I might make a little calendar round up. What do you think?

And these are some cards made by Amy. The leaves, the cone and the raindrops perfectly illustrate this time of year, don't you think?

(images: Amy Marcella)