I can’t remember the last show I went to (I’m pregnant, I have a toddler, I pass out at 9:30 every night).
But I don’t need to actually have attended any of these shows in order to appreciate the gig posters by Milwaukee-based design studio Catharsis.
Medium poster-sized and $25USD a pop, they’re a bright, colourful way to capture a moment in time.
Even if you actually slept right through it.
[Images from Catharsis.]
I am an obsessive redecorator. Always have been. And there’s nothing I value more than a second opinion (well, that and a little Pinspiration). So in honour of the upcoming BC Home and Garden Show, we’re giving away a design consultation with Marie Joy Design worth $250!
The design duo will be like your own personal Apartment Therapy, answering your most burning questions like How do I make my living room seem bigger? How should I light my dining room? Is a kitchen carpet a yay or nay?
The winner will also get four tickets to the BC Home and Garden Show happening February 18 -22 at BC Place (where you’ll be able to bid on my Home Tweet Home birdhouse, benefitting Ronald McDonald House BC).
So let’s make your place amazing! To enter to win email KDundon@TheAnthology.ca with subject: Marie Joy Design. Contest closes Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 12:00 noon PST. Contest open to BC residents only. Good luck!
CONTEST CLOSED: Congratulations, Sarah!
In The Anthology’s Bookmark column we explore some of the most inspiring places on the wild, wild web.
I can’t understand a word of it (and Google Translate isn’t much help: “Next summer, the yard looks like you’ve probably kivemmalle”)…
…but boy, is Bambula a beautiful design blog.
Filled with design trends (house plants!), DIYs (plant hangers!), and beautiful snippets of Finnish family life…
…it makes white walls look dreamy in ways only Scandinavian design blogs can.
So bookmark Bambula already. And bookmark The Anthology while you’re at it.
[Images from Bambula, naturally.]
P.S. Beef up your list of favourite links with The Anthology’s Bookmark picks.
The Anthology’s Pinstagram column marries the dream (Pinterest) and the reality (Kelsey Dundon’s Instagram photos of places and faces in and around Vancouver).
Lights! Glamour! Action! Right before sharing my favourite spring trends on Global Television + a night light of sorts.
Black from head to toe. Before doing a makeover with Metropolis at Metrotown on Global Television + an all-black outfit of a different stripe (which feels very Audrey Hepburn).
That’s a wrap! A bow-tiful ribbon by CANVAS with gift wrap from Papyrus + possibly the cutest way to wrap a present ever.
Santa baby. The closest we came to getting a picture with Santa this year + a vintage Christmas party invitation.
Red and green! Accidental holiday colours behind the scenes at Global Television + a very glamourous red gown.
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These florals are wild. They’ll make you feel like you’re en route to somewhere tropical and glamourous, whether you’re wearing them or hanging them up on your wall.
Wear: Gucci Pre-Fall 2015.
The Anthology’s Pinstagram column marries the dream (Pinterest) and the reality (Kelsey Dundon’s Instagram photos of places and faces in and around Vancouver).
Beasts among us. Hanging with my crew (wearing my favourite rainy day in the woods look: lululemon headband, Canada Goose Hybridge Lite Hoodie, J.Crew Toothpick Cords and Cougar boots) + a beautiful, beast-ful editorial.
Art attack! TPacked walls at the Emily Carr Student Art Sale + a rather magnificent piece.
Rattan-a-tat-tat. The beautiful change area at Eastwood Cycle Sanctuary + a beautiful outdoor space.
A view and a half. Stunning False Creek during a morning run + a camp spot that beats any hotel.
Blue and yellow. A floral print by KT and Paul + an eclectic home.
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I’m a big fan of handmade things. I’m just not a big fan of handmaking them. I’d much prefer someone else do that for me. So I’ve picked a few of my favourite handmade holiday gifts, all of which you can find on Etsy.
1. Peach and Gold Dish ($32.75) by Up in the Air Somewhere.
2. Pastel Drip Nesting Doll ($82.37) by Sketch Inc.
3. Harrold the Jellyfish ($73.22) by Sara Carr.
4. Aspen Magazine Holder ($140.35) by Ciseal.
5. Slip Cast Porcelain Hanging Planter ($29.74) by Bean and Bailey.
6. Tonala Pequena Zip Wallet ($60.82) by Vancouver’s own scout and catalogue.
7. Nodo Outdoor Chair ($608.19) by Petrified Design.
8. Columns Cushion Cover ($50.65) by Si Sauvage.
Now forward this to Santa — or your Secret Santa — and your holiday wish list is complete!
Happy Halloween, boys and ghouls! It’s time to put the Ghostbusters theme song on repeat and party like a six-year-old on a Twizzlers high! Or with a six-year-old with a Twizzlers high because these party ideas are fit for youngster Munsters.
I stopped by CTV Morning Live bright and early today to a) finally get to wear my Snow White costume on live television and b) share some of the coolest, ghoulest party ideas for the under six set. Here they are broken down for all you party fiends!
Pin the eye on the monster. All it takes? Some poster board rounded at the corners, a few gills made of tissue paper, and some paper eyes to hand out to the mini contestants.
Bonus? The finished monster is big enough to act as a photo booth backdrop.
Witch pitch! Don’t have a bunch of witch hats on hand? Make ’em! Grab some party hats, paper plates and construction paper. Cut the paper plates to size, glue them to the hats (I used tacky glue, but a glue gun would work just as nicely).
Then paint the heck out of them (I used Rust-Oleum chalkboard paint that I had from another project). Add construction paper buckles et voila!
Now all you need are glow stick bracelets to serve as rings and you’ve got yourself a spooktacular ring toss game.
Mummy juice! These are just plain cute. Or at least they are once they’re mummified. Take a juicebox, remove the straw and then wrap in white tape (I used tensor bandages because the texture is perfect). Bring them to life with googly eyes if you want to get all 3D or a marker if you don’t.
Bloody Shirley Temples! These would be cool as shots at a grownup party too. Fill a small clear glass with 7-Up, Sprite or the like. Then take a syringe filled with grenadine and place it inside. So gross! So good!
Spooky shadow puppets! Turn out the lights, break out the flashlights and put on a terrifying puppet show. I drew the bat, Frankenstein’s monster and ghost by hand, but you can download guides if you’re too, ahem, scared. Cut them out, tape them straws and you’re set!
Dracula doughnuts! Take fangs, stick ’em in doughnuts. So easy I can barely justify calling it a DIY.
Mystery jars! With a little imagination lasagna noodles and olive oil become brains, olives become eyeballs and popcorn kernels become monster fangs.
Party on, goblins! Thanks for having me, CTV Morning Live! Thank you, Larissa and Katie for all your help!
The Anthology’s Pinstagram column marries the dream (Pinterest) and the reality (Kelsey Dundon’s Instagram photos of places and faces in and around Vancouver).
Cat ears and cat eyes. When I styled a back-to-school shoot I fell in love with this kiddie cat ear headband and I always love beautifully executed liner.
Flatastic. I spent a good portion of my weekend running around in these olive TOMS and I’d happily spend a good portion of my week rotating between these flats.
Barely there. This Bare Knitwear scarf (handmade in Vancouver!) is going to keep me mighty warm come fall and these metallic leather shorts would keep me very cool.
Wolves and pups. My little pup loved the mural outside Gjelina in LA and I love the ferocity of these overlapping wolves.
Midas likes it. Mr. T was my muse when I layered on those necklaces and he’d definitely approve of these magical playing cards from Anthropologie.
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The Anthology’s Workspace column takes us inside the creative spaces of some very creative people.
It’s refreshing to see a desk with a sewing machine in place of an MacBook, isn’t it?
These shots are from Truvelle Studio’s new Gastown digs.
And boy, do they make me want to trade in my Word Docs for a sketchbook.
It’s here that designer Gaby Bayona makes custom bridal dresses that look as pretty as her workspace does.
So if you’re in the process of putting a ring on it, you’ll find plenty of aisle inspiration here.
[Photos courtesy of Truvelle]
P.S. Creep the creative spaces of some very creative people, like Erin Shaw of Shaw TV, Erica Lam of The Style Spy, Niki Blasina of A Haute Mess, and Anya Georgijevic of I’m the It Girl in The Anthology’s Workspace column.
P.P.S. Know someone whose Workspace should be featured? Send a note to KDundon@TheAnthology.ca