Wonderland Earrings

These Alice in Wonderland themed earrings are scrumptiously cute. A little pricey though (22 Euros). To purchase them and other food-inspired jewelry, including an entire array of Christmas cookies and gingerbread houses available for the holidays, visit the Esty shop PetitPlat: http://www.etsy.com/shop/PetitPlat

Style Inspiration of the Day

Emily Temple SS11

Tricolor ribbons, biscuits, and republican stripes? These dresses harken back to les Incroyables and late-eighteenth century Parisian fashion.

Meadham Kirchhoff

Ed Meadham and Ben Kirchhoff's spring 2011 collection combines cotton candy hair, fuzz, and kitsch for a completely unique take on the meaning of kawaii. Some of the dresses remind me of Marie Antoinette and have trimmings similar to cake frosting.

Christmas Ornaments

I made this Christmas ornament to add a little Christmas cheer to my room. It's fairly simple to make. I glued a miniature glass doe inside the ornament and added white glitter to make it look like it was sleeping in snow.

Materials:
1 clear plastic ornament
1 pack of snowflake buttons
1 plastic or glass figurine
superglue
glitter
fabric strips or ribbon

Instructions:
1. Open ornament. Glue snowflakes on inside of ornament and allow to dry.
2. Glue figurine on one of the ornament's halves.
3. Holding the half of the ornament that has the figurine glued on it, pour a small amount of glitter into it. Then snap other half over it and make sure the ornament is tightly sealed.
4. Tie ribbon through top loop and add a bow.

Eveline Tarunadjaja 2012 Calendar

Melbourne-based artist Eveline Tarunadjaja has come out with another exquisite calendar for 2012 in tandem with the opening of her show "Threads" at No Vacancy. Visit her website lovexevol.com to buy her merchandise. Tarunadjaja is one of my favorite contemporary artists--her illustrations are delicate yet deeply psychological and emotive.  Anyone else notice the "Black Swan" theme going on here?

Raphaël Personnaz is so mesmerizing as the Duke d'Anjou in La Princesse de Montpensier (2010). He made the Duke d'Anjou appealing for once! I normally don't like male earrings or guy-liner, but Personnaz's portrayal of sixteenth-century metrosexual finesse and nonchalance had me bewitched.