My inspiration folder is bursting at the seams. Here are a few links to share and share alike!:

1. Scott Albrecht’s recent installation Along The Way looked simply fantastic.
2. What was once a men’s tie is now a DIY planter. I’m amazed.
3. A spray-painted radio: Proof that spray paint should win a Nobel someday.
4. These polka dot glasses are adorable, yes?
5. Belinda’s new fabrics are full of charming awesome. (Bonus? They’re crazy affordable.)
6. Mandy Besek crafts a crocheted spike necklace. Eek!

Happy weekend, friends!

Wishing you a bold, bright, color-filled weekend!

LINKS: 1. BAN.DO via ez / 2.GALA DARLING via justina / 3.PETER GRAY HURLEY / 4. I HEART MAKEUP via joy

p.s. If you can spot Paula Deen in the above images, you win life.

Think, listen and breathe. Then? Smile.

LINK:  GIULIO ROJER GHIRARDI

A few months ago, I went through the pile of endless magazine stacks in my office and noticed how few I really read. Thousands of glossy pages went untouched last year, and I can’t bear to think of how many times I walked past that stack and felt guilty, wasteful and uneconomical.

In an effort to streamline my belongings and enter a more “grown-up” phase of my life (sweet Grace wrote a fantastic post about grown-up things a few weeks ago!), I made the decision to cancel all subscriptions, declare magazine bankruptcy and start from scratch.

Since then, I’ve noticed a very subtle shift in a few areas of my life:

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Whoa. I feel like a whole bunch of awesome just threw up onto this page.

Link:  SMEILINENER

Attention, creatives. There is some serious inspiration to be unearthed in this photostream.

OK, now. Talk amongst yourselves.

flickr:  PILLPAT

You guys have been begging for more Dailies (and I don’t blame you!), so it’s time to deliver. My sweet intern Marisa lined up this goodie for us, and whoa. Seriously. Say it again. Whoa.

If you’re not familiar with The Dailies, it’s a series where we stalk follow a day in the life of a creative individual, from dusk ’til dawn. Everyone loves The Dailies, and if you don’t… well, then. Crap.

Anyway. Color Me Katie. I swear, you guys — this girl has mad talent. A card-carrying member of Improv Everywhere, Katie Sokoler has the most colorful perspective on the world than anyone I know. She has an awesome photo wall, plays with sidewalk chalk and turns snow into sno-cones.

Anyway, I’ll let Katie’s schedule speak for itself. Read on!:

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This is a West African masquerade costume. Whew. I love it. Who wants to road (read: boat) trip?

link:  IZISMILE

All I want for Christmas is a geodesic dome.

Link:  WNET: Bucky Fuller Geodesic Dome.

Man. I totally should’ve been a scientist. But ouch — all of that… science and stuff!

Sorry for the crazy tangent today.

No I’m not… science is cool.

Also, this image would make the raddest necklace.

Link:  MATH, ART, AND ORIGAMI