To me, there is little more inspiring than seeing a designer on their down time. What sort of personal projects are they taking on, and how do they turn out?

If we’re talking Hannah Dollery, the answer is awesome. That’s how it will turn out. Awesome, awesome, awesome.

Hannah crafted a lace-and-wood stool (one of my favorite combinations!) for fun. Should I ever visit New Zealand, my buns would SO not be worthy to sit on this creation.

Gorgeous.

[via a fun new nz blog: fancy!]

Happy Friday, guys! Friday means giveaways, and we have four lovely ones lined up for you!

We’ll kick things off with this beautiful top from Snoozer Loser, which would look smashing this fall with a leather jacket and some skinny jeans.

Comment below to enter; winner will be notified via email on Aug 28th [thanks, Audrey!].

Link:  SNOOZER LOSER

New work from Katy, who always, always delivers.

Link:  KATY HORAN