Land Art

"Leaf Star" by Land Art for Kids

And ever by delicate powers
Gathering along the centuries
From race on race the rarest flowers,
My wreath shall nothing miss.

--from "Song of Nature," Ralph Waldo Emerson

The images below are all from one of my favorite Flickr pools: Land Art for Kids

Land Art, according to landartforkids.com, "involves making art and sculptures using natural materials you find in the environment, such as leaves, fir cones, twigs, pebbles, rocks, sand and shells."

"Floating Leaf Boat" by Land Art for Kids

"Circle" from landartforkids.com

"Mosiac Bark Cube" from JRTPickle

"Winter Leaf Spiral" by Land Art for Kids

"Dragonfly" by Land Art for Kids

"Leaf Tree" by Land Art for Kids

"Pebble Fish" by Land Art for Kids

"Grass Flower Doodles" by escher...

For more land art, including land art from the grown-ups, visit the Land Art Flickr Pool.

Happy (belated) Earth Day!

Thursday, a picnic, and Etsy

A Date In The Park by ClaudiaKayPhoto

Tulips are up. We have already had the first mosquito bites, skinned knees, and Popsicles of the season. This "Thursday and Etsy" post finds me feeling Spring-y and sunny, that can only mean one thing..... a picnic!
First (well, second I guess, after checking the weather) I would make sure we had all the important supplies.

The essential picnic basket....

Picnic Basket courtesy of mattfeve

And a handy back up tote for anything that may not fit inside....

The Perfect Tote/ Market Bag Grey Paisley courtesy of ChellaBellaDesigns

A perfect blanket to spread out in a perfect spot....

California Sunshine courtesy of CraftyGirl05

Once settled in, the basket can be unpacked. Some utensils and napkins-packed up efficiently and prettily....

Urban Picnic Roll-up courtesy of NstarStudio

The plates that are all yours and make you smile every time you see them....

Personalized Melamine Monogrammed Stripe Plate courtesy of daninotes

The reusable, and rather adorable, bags and bags of delicious treats....

Reusable Cloth Snack Bag-Sunshine Yellow Circles- Handmade Eco-Friendly and Green courtesy of RosyUndPosy

Reusable sandwich and snack bag- Kaleidoscope and polka dots courtesy of Bagitconscious

Some things to keep those pests away....

Herbal Insect Repellent and Sting Relief courtesy of mirasolfarm

Varmint Voodoo Tick Edition courtesy of BubbleOffPlumb

It never hurts to have some entertainment for the kiddos....

Twirligig River (Playsilk Streamer and Handpainted Wand) courtesy of BeneathTheRowanTree

Giant Pinwheel-Set of Two by Rule42

Can't forget the protection from the sun....

The Lynda Hat for Anyone courtesy of thehatpeddler

And hopefully this is the only bee around....

Honey Bee Necklace in Chalcedony courtesy of shopsomethingblue

Finally, even the littlest member of the party can get in on the festivities.....with styling ant footwear.

sweet sugar ants loafers courtesy of GraciousMay

Happy Picnicking!

Why does Wednesday often feel like this?

by tamjpn

“Three o’clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do.”


 - Jean Paul Sartre

"This is Not a Polo Shirt"

via Highsnobiety

Of course "Band of Outsiders" is nodding to Magritte's famous work, "This is not a pipe," in the naming of their line of polo shirts for men, but I think their best selling strategy is to continue to post to their website classic and fun images of polo shirts in action:

(Please note that I've taken liberties in the naming of these images because, well, because I guess I can).

The 40s Dancing Polo:

The 80s Painting Polo:

The Angry Man's Polo:

The Angsty Boy's Polo:

The Blue Jeaned Dad Polo:

The Blue Blooded Dad Polo:

The Over-Grown Kid Polo (with ironic half popped collar):

The Under-Grown Kid Polo (with earnest fully popped collar):

{all images found on "This is not a polo shirt"}

P.S. For those of you with wicked crushes on Jason Schwartzman (I'm looking at you, Bootsie!) - how cute are these images of the actor on the "Band of Outsiders" regular website?

birdie commercial

The boyfriend has been trying for a while to get on Hiving Out. He sends me links, shows me pictures he's stumbled upon, suggests topics (he's really stuck on vintage corduroy for some reason), but to no avail. It seemed as if our taste was just too nuanced and sophisticated for him to achieve this lofty goal. Well, good news! The man has finally gotten it! So, with great pleasure, I'm finally posting one of his recommendations - this cute little commercial. Enjoy it and know that it represents such a proud day in our little household!! :)

International Championship League of Matchbox Stuffers

I think the title of this flickr group pretty much nails what it's about, but the images are pretty fun too...

A packed, open, and unpacked matchbox by Trevira:

And now in reverse - unpacked, open, and closed (also by Trevira):

The prettiest stationary I've ever seen...

...is at Rifle Paper Company.


Anna Bond is the artist/illustrator behind these gorgeous products (and a gorgeous blog). And I want it all.

Especially the customized calling cards.


And the greeting cards.


And these recipe cards. Definitely need them.


And Anna Bond's customized wedding invites and save the dates and wedding programs make me want to get married again (to the same guy! The same guy!).


So really. Which one (minus the wedding stuff) should I break down and buy?

{All images courtesy of Rifle Paper Co. and Anna Bond}