The Craft Begins

1. Love. Obsess. Inspire. is a great place to stop by for visual treats in a number of flavors – fashion, interiors and more.

2.  One of my favorite things on This is Glamorous is the image mashups – usually some gorgeous design paired with a coordinating fashion photo.  Simply beautiful.

3.  All the Mountains…I don’t even know what to say.  Really unusual and gorgeous finds with huge pictures.  Can’t get enough.

4.  If you’re looking for pointers and inspiration for a stylish life, Coco + Kelley is a one-stop shop.

5.  Simple + Pretty satisfies my daily need for fashion and awesome paper products.

Apparently, I’m into passing my blog bookmarks along…

1.  The thing that I like most about Black*Eiffel is the fact that I think she and I have almost the exact same taste.  At least, I always really like the things she posts, whatever that means.

2.  Reading the Rockstar Diaries always makes me happy.  Taza and her husband always seem to be having so much fun and getting everything they can out of life, and taking fantastic pictures along the way.  A really uplifting read.

3.  La Marquise Des Anges is always filled with pretty, colorful and feminine finds.

4.  If you ever find yourself lost in the maze that is Etsy nowadays, Simply Designed and Etsy Finds takes a lot of the guesswork out of the process.  Great items, talented sellers, and everything is pulled together by color or theme beautifully.

5.  If you still long for the days of your 35mm camera, I Heart Film is the blog for you.  Constantly rounding up excellent photographs, all taken with analog tools.s, i

1.  Design is Mine is a great place to check out for lots of great design finds, like interior design, illustration and unique fashion (how many times can I use the word design in a sentence?).

2.  Fine Little Love celebrates the delicate, the feminine, the delightful.  And there’s always a roundup of fantastic photography.

3.  There’s no better place to find a roundup of freebies than How About Orange.  Downloads, tutorials, and lots of great resources.

4.  Oh, Geninne.  Always inspiring, always full of magical and sweet artistic creations.  And adorable puppies.  What’s not to love?

5.  Wackystuff.  If you don’t know this guy yet, you probably should.  A prolific artist, a prolific sender and collector.  If you’ve spent any time on flickr or sendsomething.net, you’ve probably seen some of his work.  Not sure?  Check it out.

There’s lots of gorgeous, well-thought-out blogs out there.  Here’s a few of my most recent favorites.

1.  A Field Journal is filled with wonderful photographs and lots of inspiring tutorials.  She’s got a really great style that is carried through all of her posts.

2.  I like Little Green Notebook for making good design accessible.  Pointers for good sales and an inspiring do it yourself or two.   I’m currently loving this table.

3.  If pictures of gorgeous interior design is more your thing, look no further than Urban Grace Interiors.  There’s a wide variety of styles and colors and everyone is sure to find something they like here.

4.  I love City of Dionne for the thoughtful posts and the wonderful illustrations.  That she can be that prolific and still find time for such intricate blog posts is amazing to me.  An added plus – she’s always got a great giveaway going.