11,000 floating lanterns

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A few days ago 11,000 floating lanterns where sent into the sky in Poznań, Poland in celebration of the summer solstice. I think that breaks some sort of record, but it is the beauty of it all that makes the celebration that much more breath-taking...




And wouldn't sending these lanterns into the night make such a great alternative to fireworks this 4th of July? Check out this eHow tutorial on how to make some flying paper lanterns for your very own festivities!
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the centerpiece

We still don't have a crib. Or a changing table. Or just about anything else for Sweet Pea's nursery nook. But the one thing we do have is a print of this Dumbo poster. It's the Polish version of the 1941 Disney movie and it's just plain lovely. Because of its existence, I've convinced myself that now everything else will fall perfectly into place. How could I be wrong when I'm beginning with such a sweet illustration?Source URL: https://jimhensons.blogspot.com/search/label/slavic
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one stop clock shop

I know everyone has blogged about Forever is Today's color-coded arrangements (and deservedly so. Those images are fantastic she's now selling them as postcards in her shop!), but I can't get past her collection of clocks. She's got so many fun little vintage ones that I want to steal all of them for my mantle. But maybe instead I'll just go shopping at clockwork universe for my own collection. Plus, hello?, vintage AND Russian? I think that means I win....


{all clocks found on clockwork universe, of course}















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russian winter

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It's been too cold for too long. I'm done with the blahness of winter. I need color. Badly.

I want/need/desire more vibrancy in my wardrobe right now too. I am seriously at the point where I want to burn my beige coat and brown boots and earth tone scarfs just for the sake of seeing the color of the flames. I think that's why the top image appeals to me so much -- it's that quality of Slavic folklore meets American modern that I find inspiring. There is just a briskness and warmth in the way she is mixing colors and patterns that I so desperately want to add to my dreary winter day wardrobe.

(And does that look remind anyone else of the Russian peasant feel of Kenzo's 2009 Autumn-Winter collection? I especially adore how the children's collection was styled...)




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Janusz Grabiański

image from "Elementarz" via Soup Served / DEFEHR foto



"Elementarz" by Marian Falski is a Polish children's first reader which a dear friend recently shared with me. It's the book she remembers best from her childhood. She said she used to spend hours just gazing at the illustrations instead of learning her Polish. And I can see why - the illustrations by Janusz Grabiański are just so beautiful. I love his rich colors and that you can see his brush work. So here are a couple of Grabiański for you to get lost in too. Aren't they the loveliest?



image from "Elementarz" via Soup Served / DEFEHR foto
image from "Elementarz" via Soup Served / DEFEHR foto

image from "Elementarz" via Soup Served / DEFEHR foto


Illustrations from other picture books:



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