Julie & Kathryn - Color Crush: Pink & Orange

Hello all, it's Julie & Kathryn from perfectbound! One of our favourite colour combinations right now is pink and orange. Nothing packs a punch like this vibrant duo – it can really liven up any room or outfit! The dining room pictured in the June issue of LivingEtc. is amazing, isn't it?! When dealing with such saturated colours it helps to see it all put together before trying it in your own home. How bold would you be willing to go?

And if you haven't checked out John Galliano's spring/summer 09 collection, be sure to take a look. We are loving the pinks and oranges paired with black.

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Pink and Orange Mor pillow by Madeline Weinrib
Mr.Pink Diana F+ at Urban Outfitters
Kaarna umbrella by Marimekko
Vintage 1960's Pop-art style curtains by Classic Modern Textiles  
Orange patent "Lotte" clutch by Lauren Merkin

Column dress in pink by Virginia Johnson 

Inspiration Daily: 08. 14. 09

Untitled by Francisca Pageo ~ flickr | blog

Janice - DIY: Lovely Locket Links Necklace

Hello Creature Comfort-ites!

This is Janice from Papier Valise + the scissor variations blog.

As you are aware Ez is in the midst of her cross country move and I was delighted to be asked to contribute during her absence.

This is a quick + easy jewelry making project for all skill levels that involves basic jump rings, linking + lots of room for design personalization:

Gather Together

assorted lockets, jump rings (9mm shown)

basic jewelry tools (for opening + closing jump rings + *snipping off metal loops), tool for punching through metal (I used a **cropadile tool), additional decorative charms + buttons if desired, ribbon or decorative clasp

Open up your lockets so interiors are exposed.

Using a crodadile (or metal hole punching tool) punch 2 holes in each side of your locket--I used the 1/8" setting.

Once you have all of your holes punched, open up your jump rings + begin linking your lockets together in a chain formation.

Before closing your jump rings you may wish to add an additional decorative element such as a button, or     charm.

Once you have determined how long you want your piece to be--will it be a necklace or a bracelet--you can add a clasp or ribbon for a closure.

Clip off the top metal locket loops with your jewelry cutting tool + your piece is ready to wear!

   * Snoop in the household tool box for tools that will snip off the metal loops

** There are many jewelry tools available for punching holes through metal. I used the crop-a-dile for this project as it is quite versatile--and I can use it for lots of different craft projects. I  use it to punch through stacks of paper when book binding, other metals as well as plastics.

Lockets used in this project:

two sided embossed oval

round smooth

open oval

Creature Comforts readers will receive a 15% discount on the lockets used in these projects when entering the coupon code: creature comforts

at www.papiervalise.com

Offer Valid: August 13th--August 20th, 2009

Text + Photos Copyright  2009 Janice Rusnak

Inspiration Daily: 08. 13. 09

photographs by Eros Turannos

Susy - Printable Photo Borders

Hello darling Creature Comfort readers! Susy here from SusyJack* and Hey Susy...and thrilled to be here, I might add!

Anyway, something I absolutely adore about Creature Comforts are the gorgeous, breezy color palettes that Ez often brings into my day! And CC has been a constant refresher this spring since it's done nothing but pour with rain here in NYC  lately! So...my little diy contribution of photo mats with some of my patterns was inspired by the yummy hues that are one of this blog's signatures.

You can download 8 x10 pdf versions of these photo mats by clicking on the link below, and then, just cut along the crop marks to create the window for your image- or, you can mount your image directly on top. Personally, I recommend printing them on a thicker cover-stock so they have a more polished look. Then, just fit them into an 8x10 frame, and you're good to go! I hope you enjoy them.  xx susy

Grey Photo Frame Set > Download Gray Frames

Aqua Photo Frame Set > Download Aqua Frames

Images above, and more gorgeous nature photos can be found at Rocky Top Studio