Happy Weekend!

While I'm gearing up to head to ICFF next week (no rest for the wicked, as they say), I hope you'll enjoy some of my ramblings and goodies from elsewhere! It was a regular ol' color explosion this week on Curbly and Dog Milk, as you can see. Which, quite frankly, is my favorite kind of explosion.

It's art month on Curbly (yay!), and I'm putting together weekly affordable wall art guides! First up is a roundup of 10 awesome collage artists.

How to make your own paper pencils!

Last minute gift-giving? Try making a few of these cheery little DIY clay planters!

This colorful pup caught my eye this week. Isn't he adorable?!

20 gorgeous tea towels all in one place?? Yes, please!

We launched a brand new DIY column on Dog Milk this week called DoggIY! Check out this modern do-it-yourself dog crate coffee table.

I seriously cannot believe this DIY chandelier is made from plastic water bottles!

Possibly one of my favorite Eye Candy posts yet: 7 colorful, art-filled interiors!

It's raining cats and dogs, or just dogs in this case. I am totally getting one of these dog breed umbrellas (the schnauzer one, of course).

I love this colorful DIY woven bench idea.

And finally, this might be the best app ever created for dog owners or friends-of-dogs! Really.

See you Monday!

xoxo

Sara Lee Parker :: Printed Textiles

Designer Sara Lee Parker hand-prints all her own textiles out of her home studio based in rural Georgia. The colorful, modern prints and patterns can be found on tea towels, napkins, aprons, and bags -- and can even be purchased by-the-yard!

I'm looking around my home right now for a new project to present itself, because this fabric is screaming my name! Curtains? Pillows? I've got to use it somehow.

Check out more of Sara's textiles in her Etsy shop.

More pics after the jump!

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NEW from Avril Loreti :: Modern Tea Towels

Holy Hannah! It's been a year since I first wrote about Avril's colorful, modern tea towels and her paint chip-inspired placemats -- can you believe it??  (I swear whole years are just blurring together.)  She's recently added to her calendar, houndstooth, and pinwheel styles to include what might be my favorite designs yet: Royal Hawaiian Triangles, Lattice, and Cityscape!

Check out more of her cheery, modern textiles and let me know which design is your fave!

LINK: www.etsy.com/shop/avrilloreti

Tea Towels by Avril Loreti: $25