Chantecaille

Beautiful shades and shapes from Chantecaille make-up palettes. My favorite is the sea turtle palette.

Also, watch the making of the Spring Look video.

April's Fool

Martha has some good ideas for April Fools' Day, like turning the milk blue, or making a mashed-potatoes- and-gravy sundae. My personal favorite is putting some toothpaste in Oreo cookies.

I think April Fools' should be a legal holiday. We all need to be more silly and make jokes.
Do you have any good pranks?

Jillian Tamaki embroidered books covers

Amazing embroidery work by Jillian Tamaki. So much detail, so colorful.

Found via Jessica Hische and Black Eiffel.

Jen Mascali

Happy to discover the work of Italian handbag designer Jen Mascali.
On an interesting note, Jen's great grandfather, a leather artisan, helped create the shoes that Grace Kelly wore on her wedding day. The shoes are on exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Map Envelopes

I have a passion for maps (particularly old maps) and these cartographic envelopes are already on my wish list.

By Stijndamian.

Ikea's Art of Cooking

Remember the Ikea cookbook?  The same team behind the book (including Carl Kleiner) have made a series of videos entitled "Art of Cooking". Aren't they awesome?


Ikea - Art of cooking - Scupltures from Carl Kleiner on Vimeo.



Ikea - Art of cooking - Make espresso! from Carl Kleiner on Vimeo.

Found via: Good Morning Good Night

Jen Skelley

After being introduced to her work at the Renegade fair in Brooklyn a few years ago, I've been following the career of llustrator Jen Skelley. Her illustrations make me smile.

Visit her store here.

Aruna Seth

I'm seriously in love with these shoes. By Aruna Seth.

Mykea

Brilliant! Mykea lets you design a custom photo decal to cover your Ikea Furniture. Just upload your picture or artwork, use their template to make it fit your Ikea furniture and they'll send you the decals. How cool is that?


Found via: Photojojo (my new addiction)

The Geometry of Pasta

I think I already blogged about this, but just in case, I want to share this fantastic animation and delicious recipe from The Geometry of Pasta. You can buy the book here, and a series of products inspired by the book are in the works.

Baked Mac and Cheese

I loved Rachel's take on my favorite comfort food: Baked Mac and Cheese. Adding veggies makes it a little bit healthier and using ramekins helps to control the portions. Plus, like Rachel said, using ramekins looks cuter.

Via: Elephantine

Alberto Cerriteño

Absolutely smitten with the illustration work of my fellow compatriot Alberto Cerriteño.

You can buy prints here.

Found via Veerle.

This week I'm loving...

Yummy. Melon and Yogurt Popsicles. Found via Seamless Creative's Pinterest.

I LOVE Jamie Beck's photography and her animated .gifs are so subtle and beautiful. I'm a little jealous of  this girl's hair.

Very girly and flirty look by Paper Crown, Lauren Conrad's new line.

Let's drop everything and go to the Val di Funes in Italy. I just want to lay on that grass. Image: Matt Burke.

- Happy Friday! -

Jackie Rueda

Lovely black and white pictures of Montreal by one of my favorite photographers: Jackie Rueda.

More snow in Montreal here.

Images: Jackie Rueda.

Zara

Spring is *almost* here and  I'm ready to put away my snow boots and wear more skirts .

These 2 looks from ZARA are already on my wishlist.

Maggie Austin Cake

Stunning cake design by ballerina turned pastry chef Maggie Austin.

Too pretty to eat.:)

Cliche! France

My friend Norma shared this video on Facebook and it made me laugh. Also, GREAT illustration.
By Cedric Villain.

Sweet Treats

Yum! I found this Cookie Dough Ice Cream Pizza and I've craving it ever since! But I can't find the recipe! Please, if you do find a recipe for this, can you send it  my way?

Want more amazing desserts? Here there are:

• Diana found these Peek-a-Boo Cookies, or Oreo-stuffed chocolate chip cookies. How do people come up with this stuff? Pure genius.

• Ivonne blogged about these Nutella Meringues. Mouth watering.

Happy Friday!

Image: Yellow & White Love

Shopbop's wedding line

One of my favorite online shops, Shopbop, is launching a wedding boutique. The sneak peek leaves me wanting to see more! The line launches March 14th.

Potted Puddings

These Potted Puddings are so cute! Mint chocolate pudding topped with cookie crumb "dirt" and a sprig of mint make this the perfect spring dessert. Has spring sprung already?

Image: Martha Stewart.