field notes

love these field notes booklets i just saw on the crap detector. wish i was an msu student.

cool blog of the week

crap detector was launched in the fall of 2006 to act as a teaching tool, information center and discussion area for kate bingaman's graphic design classes and aiga student group at mississippi state university. she also runs obsessiveconsumption.com where she once took photos of all her purchases for 28 months. she is currently drawing something she buys everyday. here's her etsy shop where one can buy her obssesive consumption zines. speaking of nice hand lettering!

haldane martin

i love this link i found via great green gods, (one of the blogs that were listed in the giveaway yesterday). its the zulu mama cafe chair by haldane martin, "an exploration of an indigenous zulu basket weaving technique adapted for recycled plastic. the baskets express the archetypal feminine activity of gathering, an appropriate gesture for cafe seating. the weaving work contributes to the economic empowerment of rural women". i also like their riempie series inspired by early cape dutch furniture (below).

lunchbox time

hostess cupcake lunchbox from fred flare

summer sale at modish!

jena just emailed me about a sale she's having at her adorable online shop, modishoppe. it's a 3 day, 15% off sale starting today! customers have to use the code "goodbyesum07" at checkout. it's word of mouth and not being advertised on the site itself, so cool to have the inside scoop! lots of goodies to be had!

modishoppe.com

papergoods found

note set by cricicis




drinking girls letterpress coasters by papered together


small notebook with pocket by remake



red berry branch notebook by annacote



6 assorted thank you cards by turtle papers

wolfie & the sneak - sponsorship giveaway!

i'm thrilled to be able to offer poppy readers along with one of my favorite artists, wolfie & the sneak this beautiful print, towering barnacles as a sponsorship giveaway and poppyytalk's very first ever giveaway! red orange barnacles tower above a steely gray rock somewhere in the bottom of the sea. from a run of ten, this print is on archival paper with photo quality inks, printed on a canon s9000.

renee garner, the artist has sent this image of how it will be shipped, framed in a shadow box. estimated value of this giveaway is $30!

here's how it'll work. renee suggested we ask the readers to leave a comment here on a favorite blog, or a favorite crafter/designer (this should lead to some interesting places to visit)! the giveaway is effective from this post till friday, august 31st at 9pm. i will then print out the commenters names and draw from a hat. the winner will be announced over the weekend! if you don't have a blog and wish to participate, feel welcome to by leaving your name (full name will be required to avoid duplication). one entry per person. when the winner is published, you will have to contact me via email (poppytalkblog@yahoo.ca) for contact information. thanks renee and happy commenting!

wolfie & the sneak website