The Friday Five: Blog Love

I don’t often give shout outs to blogs in posts because I feel like that’s what my blogroll is for. If you have a peek over at that list you’ll see some of the blogs that I enjoy reading on a daily and weekly basis. But there are so many great white (and colouful) blogs out there and, probably like you, I am always stumbling upon some new-to-me blogs. Today I’d like to shine the Friday Five spotlight on some of these gems.

Sous Style, headed up by Australian-born, Brooklyn-based Pippa Lord, is a great resource for inspiring home decor and recipes. The blog has some amazing regular features like Wake Up Call and Cook For Me. And I especially like the blog’s manifesto (copied below).

Sous Style

I only came across 79 Ideas, a blog written by Radostina, a graphic-designer based in Prague (hello – I love Prague). It’s such a soft blog and so pleasant to read. I enjoyed reading through Radostina’s likes and dislikes, some of which are copied below. Be sure to flip through her e-mag – it is full of the most beautiful photos.

79 Ideas

Sarah’s blog, A Beach Cottage is gorgeous because it includes two of the things that I love: white  and the beach. Really, do you really need more convincing to go read it?

the deck at A Beach Cottage

Tenessee-based Kayce Hughes is a designer, blogger, and mother of seven. I have no idea how she gets everything done. Kudos to her. Her blog is super colourful so if you need a colour fix go have a peek! Of course I’m most attracted to her more monochromatic photos (see DIY below).

Kayce Hughes

Finally, Icy White is a wonderful all-white tumblr (there are a few others out there as well). It is an excellent source of white inspiration (in addition to White Cabana, of course!).

Icy White

What blogs have you discovered lately? Let me know in the comments section! It’s the Canada Day long weekend here so I’ve got some time to catch up on reading (outside, of course)!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Event: Dove's Women Who Should Be Famous

Tomorrow, Tuesday June 26th at 7pm EST, Dove will host its first ever live-streamed event. It’s called Women Who Should be Famous and the goal of the evening is to share stories of inspirational women in the fields of science, leadership, environmentalism, and the arts. The hour-long even is hosted by actress, song-writer and singer, Mandy Moore.

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If you’re interested in tuning in (and have a Facebook account), you can register now on Dove’s Facebook page. This is a unique event for people across Canada and if you do tune in, please do come back and share your thoughts in the comment section.

Art: Fail Harder at Wieden + Kennedy

I recently watched the Art & Copy documentary which is about advertising and inspiration. One of the images and ideas that really caught my attention was this sign at the Portland offices of Widen + Kennedy.

via Mocoloco

The mural “reminds us of the importance of failing during the creative process”. Look closely – beyond the words – can you guess what was used to form the script?

via Mocoloco

Clear push pins. 100,000 of them. Pretty amazing, right? The video below shows us how it was done and how many people were involved in the process.

Video

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Paper cut art

Today I’m in absolute awe of the beautiful paper cut art by Elaine Penwell.

The more I look at these beautiful designs, the more I discover this artist’s impressive skill and huge depth of creativity.

I think you’ll like it, too.

Paper cut art work is truly a matter of precision, planning and a very sharp edge.

All cut art work by Elaine Penwell

There’s so much more amazing stuff to see on Elaine’s website; check it out!