Mappy map maps: Pinterest finds

My blogging inspiration still comes from my search for the perfect piece of massive wall art to put behind my bed. My latest theory? MAPS. They are expansive, interesting and visually attractive. And surprisingly cheap, compared with fine art from fine artists.

Also, I am now realizing for the first time how ridiculously few of the images on Pinterest have attribution which is... honestly, kind of sad. Stylists and photographers need credit, too!

Via Better Homes and Gardens

Just ordered some of these for my bedroom.

Via Elle Decor

Via Southern Living

In short: need maps, will travel.

Put a bird on it.

My initial concept for my first tattoo was "something involving birds and branches and maybe the branches can form words"—highly specific, I know. I went with a simple, typographical tattoo, but there was a long period of time I was convinced I was going to plaster the colorful birds of The Yumi Yumi Shop all over my body. Okay, I'll be honest: I'm still considering it.

Somewhere in the great span of time between this initial discovery, the actual tattooing process, and now, I forgot the name of the shop. Surprisingly, Google-ing "birds etsy" or "colorful birds etsy" will rarely lead the searcher to their specifically-desired Etsy item. I found more:

Both by artist Kate Slater; see more in her shop.

Handmade jewelry from SLC-based MD Sparks.

Walking In: Foggy Autumn Morning and Oaks

I moved into my current apartment three weeks ago, and my walls are looking sad. I'd been subletting for two years before I got this place, and I just don't have much stuff—I moved in with a bedframe, a mattress and a cherry wood nightstand provided by my landlord.

Hence the need for art. I've been poking around Society6 and have become obsessed with Joy St. Claire's moody landscapes. I'm gonna take a wild guess and bet these would look amazing on a massive stretched canvas, so until I save my dollars, I'll just settle for staring. (You can find these photos and more on her shop, too.)

1. Branch and leaves antique bronze brass bracelet, $13.95. RibbonGlory // 2. 910 Low Rise Skinny Jeans in Santorini, $187. J Brand // 3. Majesty Peacoat in warm lemon, $258. J. Crew // 4. Georgette Pussybow Blouse in black, $52.38. ASOS // 5. Natural Feature Necklace, $25. Release Me Creations // 6. Dorado Riding Boot, $458. Frye

Wednesday Crush

1. Shaving Kit Supplies' Musical Jewelry Box—and about everything else in their 19th century apothecary-style shop. Not all items are vintage—their handmade English garden trug is useful outside or inside (it would be a godsend to my disastrously organized desk). They've also collected a menagerie of tiny sculpted animals, including this brass reindeer, which is mine. You can't have it.

2. Keenan Cummings' Field Study put together Inadvertant Haiku, which combines the (often dreary) news with gorgeous, bold illustrations and—you guessed it—haikus. For the image above? Famous hospital closes / Blizzard of therapy, does / Vets heal, adjust, bond—inspired by this sad NPR story. (Shop)

3. Sharon Montrose isn't new to the world of blogger adoration, and I've reserved a huge chunk of wall for her baby animals collection. But it's her brand-new baby bobcat photo that's got my heart today. Especially its teeny curled ear hair. It makes me want a bobcat, not a cat, even if it may not make my landlord very happy. Check out the rest of her prints in her shop. (And get the large sizes, if you can afford it—what better way to wake up than staring at a thin-necked baby lamb? Perhaps staring at an actual lamb.)

4. I spotted Besotted Brand on my favorite-y fave blog ever, Creature Comforts. Developed by Miss B of Besotted Blog, the shop sells stamps, DIY stationery—and the crème de la crème of fancypants letter-writing: the ultimate stationery gift set. And when Miss B says “ultimate,” she means ultimate: the kit features a gorgeous wooden box with nine compartments, five stamps and a full alphabet set, tags, envelopes, shipping tags. It's my birthday in a month. Just saying.