If you liked Jargonboy’s Modern Alphabet flash cards, chances are you will like Blue Ant Studio. They have all sorts of great posters, including an Alphabet of Design Classics poster that features a different design classic for each letter of the alphabet. New to their line of great posters is this museum series, which highlights some of the greats of furniture design. The posters are 11″ x 17″ and are printed on a real 1200dpi digital paper in matte finish and then glued to a heavy stock black mat cardboard. The price is $35 per poster and includes shipping within the US. They are currently having a 2 for 1 sale so you could get 2 great posters for only $35. Thats a great deal!

Available from Blueant Studio for $35.

We got a taste of spring this Saturday. It actually got above 60 degrees for a little while and was absolutely beautiful until it stated snowing a couple hours later.
For those of you that are eagerly anticipating the warmer weather and budding leaves we may have to wait a little longer. Luckily even though we can’t have spring right now, we can have this great Spring print by 12 fifteen. Printed on archival canvas paper this lovely 8.5″ x 11″ orange print will be there for you even through the coldest winter months.

Available from Whatdesigners.com for $15.

I have featured quite a few different sites that sell vinyl wall art before. Most of them are pretty similar on pricing, and the biggest difference is the selection of designs. DVider is no different in that aspect. They do have a nice selection of wall stickers (I especially like the nature series) and prices start at around $25 which is typical. What I was impressed with was their room dividers. They sell modular kits that are available in different configurations. They are basic pole mounted white canvas sections, but the hardware makes for a very clean installation. When combined with some of their wall art, they make for an impressive little wall divider. Prices start at around $363 for a small 4×6 divider, and while that’s not cheap it’s a lot easier than building a wall and looks better than hanging an old sheet.
Available from DVider.

If you haven’t heard of the Black Apple yet, you are missing out. These wonderful prints created by the talented Emily Martin are quickly becoming one of my favorite Etsy finds. With well over 6,000 sales on Etsy, the Black Apple is not exactly new. But even if you have know about the Black Apple for a long time, you can still find new things there as Emily is always updating the inventory. Besides original prints, you can sometimes find dolls and other soft goods, photographs, pins etc. To top it all off, the prices are very reasonable. The 6.5″ x 7.5″ prints shown above go for $13.

Available from the Black Apple Etsy shop.

Check out Emily’s Blog too.

When my wife was a kid she had a little red bird watching book that she carried around with her everywhere. This book might be blank inside, but it’s so good looking that you might want to carry it around with you, or at least put it on a shelf where everyone can see it. Available in either ash or walnut and these 4 x 6 homemade books feature a wooden cover with a screenprinted image protected by a clear varnish. Inside you’ll find 72 blank pages just waiting to be filled.

Available from Veronicapress Etsy shop for $28

I received a lot of great gifts this year, but perhaps the one that captures the Christmas spirit the best was this shirt from Rosaloves.com. If you haven’t heard of Rosa Loves before, you should definitely check it out. Not only do they have some great designs printed on American Apparel t-shirts, but by buying a shirt from them, you are actually doing some good. The idea behind Rosa Loves is that everyone has a story. They find someone who is in need for whatever reason, design a shirt for them, and then donate all the proceeds of that shirt to support and help them. So in a way it really is a gift that keeps on giving.
Fitted Tee’s are $25 and proceeds always go to a good cause.

In keeping with the holiday spirit I thought I would finish the week off with one more Christmas post. This one comes via treehugger. Designed by Australian Designer Buro North, the “X-Mas Tree” is the first contemporary artificial Christmas tree I have ever seen. Instead of trying to make it look like a real tree, Buro focused on making it look good. What a novel idea. This mod little tree is made of plywood and CNC routed. Not only does it look good, but it’s good for the environment as well. Buro has done an entire LCA analysis and states that his tree is 80% more green than a traditional Christmas tree. This flat packed beauty is available in three sizes and prices.
Small $69 AUS - 400mm ($60 USD 16″)
Med $229 AUS - 930mm ($201 USD 36″)
Large $1619 AUS - 2300mm ($1425 USD 90″)

Available directly from Buro North

Making your Christmas tree look just as modern as the rest of your house just got a little bit easier. CB2 has some great modern Christmas tree ornaments this year at a great price. Most of them are priced between $2-$4 with the one big exception being the 8″ disco ball looking one which is $20. For the price of that one ugly disco ball you could get ten tasteful little decorations to spread around your tree. I think my personal favorite is clear peace dove priced at $4. We have about 10 small glass globes that we put on our tree every year, and we love them.

Available from CB2 from $2 - $4.

OK do it yourselfers, get out your favorite scissors and construction paper, it’s time to get going. Everyone knows that the best kind of affordable is the free kind. Here are two great projects that you can do that will cost you almost nothing. I found the pop up Christmas card on Curbly but it is originally from wikiHow. It has great instructions on how to make your very own card that is just begging to be decorated.
The 3D paper snowflake is via wikiHow as well and has to be one of the best homemade snowflakes I have ever seen. WikiHow has a ton of other holiday related DIY projects too.
DIY Pop Up Christmas card instructions.

DIY 3D paper snowflake instructions.

With the Holidays coming up, its time to start thinking about getting gifts for your loved ones, and how to wrap them up. Gift Tags make a great addition to any present. Of course I think the best ones are the ones you make yourself, but if you are looking for something easier, check out these great Letterpressed Gift Tags from Moda Muse. Designed by Lara Cameron these great 4 x 2 tags are a great finishing touch to any gift. Each pack includes 8 gift tags.
Available at Moda Muse for $11.