Almost out of time for lunch, but I had to pop back in to post this.

check out this dress made of wood that someone created:



It's amazing - I'm hoping she posts some more detailed photos later.

Husband got his G1 on Monday - a few days earlier than the official release because we pre-ordered it. He loves it EXCEPT it has a really short battery life. Like, it only last about 5 hours with 3G and light email and chat. Not acceptable for either of us since it was purchased not just as a PDA but a map and working phone when we go to Japan. Stopping for an hour to charge is just not acceptable when on vacation. Spare batteries do not seem to be available just yet.

I now understand that the iphone gets even worse battery life and I'm wondering how anyone puts up with it. If you have any idea why, I'd love to know.

On the fabric front - my googling at lunch has brought up a potential fabric printing option. First 2 Print has an office in Vernon. contemplating sending them a note (except they want you to fill in a company name and I don't have one though I suspect if I put in my current employer I'd get a quick call back ;) ).

Design sponge has an awesome guide for shops in Tokyo - not my normal type of store, but there were some really interesting shops in the list.

Tokyo Shopping Guide - Design Sponge

I also really like this site - Japan Craft Journal - tons of shopping tips for the crafty.

So this morning I sat down with Illustrator again - and this time I didn't have too many problems!! I'm so excited! Check out what I traced from my sketch book in 30 minutes:

So Illustrator and I are STILL not friends. Everytime I want to try something new, it's a no go. I'm in a never ending cycle of tutorial searching and found these guys a few weeks ago.

Good-Tutorials - Illustrator Tutorials

from vectips which I discovered with the magic of google.

Magdalena Bors - or my second favorite photographer (after Husband). I love the scenes she's set up in some of these photos

found via craftzine

I am drooling over these gorgeous pieces from Kyoko Hashimoto Jewellery. Not sure where to find her stuff for purchase on the web, but I LOVE IT!

Again - I have no idea where I found these lovelies on the web....

=): Yellena’s Blog

I'm getting bad about this, but I cannot for the life of me remember how I found this blog.

But Yellena's art is just gorgeous! I love the sea life feel of some of her paintings.

A wonderful collection of old stuff that is auctioned off on Ebay (some were won by the author, other not). I found several old fabric samples and just cool images from the past on this blog.

Including the one pictures below:



Original production sample of "Sea Things" fabric designed by Ray Eames. Schiffer Prints, 1951.

REFERENCE LIBRARY


Found via craftzine.com

the Fat Quarter Shop's Blog, The Jolly Jabber, posted this great article on how the fabric printing process starts:

Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber: Rick Cohan on Making Fabric, Part I

I'm hoping that Part 2 is posted soon!