Girl Meets World

Summer Love

Girl Meets World — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:55:06 +0000

Andrea Lyamah has cooked up some delicious retro swimwear designs for her summer 2012 collection. I love the paisley two-piece!

Joyce Makitalo

Girl Meets World — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:36:08 +0000

Irresistible power bling by Joyce Makitalo.

Charm Aragalia Choker (turquoise, tiger’s eye, aquamarine, aventurine, sodalite, apatite, agate and solid brass dipped in 24k gold)

Lakme Versicolor Valentina (turquoise, agate, aquamarine, amethyst, aventurine, solid brass dipped in 24k gold)

East Caligo Valentina Necklace (onyx, amethyst, agate, tiger’s eye, freshwater pearls, jasper, cubic zirconian, mookie, solid brass dipped in 24k gold)

Venus Argente II Valentina Necklace (quartz, lapiz lazuli, white and blue turquoise, aquamarine, solid brass dipped in 24k gold)

Images via Kat Dy Finds

Aztec Bangle

Girl Meets World — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:18:47 +0000

The AZTEC bangle by Jolita Jewellery. Need I say more?

“Injustice Anywhere, is a threat to justice everywhere”

Girl Meets World — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:20 +0000

I have never known what it means to experience rape, to be beaten, or abused and I am immensely thankful for this. But there are thousands, if not millions of women, who have survived this torture and abuse of their humanity right here in our own community, and all across the world.

I recently came across the experiences of a village of women in Kenya, who are part of a community called Umoja. They are Samburu women who have fled their homes because they were beaten, raped, or abused, and thus outcast. The village of Umoja is now a safe haven for women that wishes to uplift and empower anyone who seeks refuge. When I came across the stories of these women my heart cried deeply. I wanted to be able to do something to show solidarity and to bring hope, but I knew the least I could do is share their story.

Below you will find a video that better articulates the strength and experiences of the Samburu women along with ways to support their efforts such as buying a necklace, or downloading a song, and of course you too can share their story. We must care and we must speak out.

As Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Injustice anywhere, is a threat to justive everywhere.”

These necklaces along with many other jewelry designs are for sale at www.umojawomen.net

Learn more about the women of Samburu and download songs sung by the Samburu Women’s Choir of Lereta

Izziyana Suhaimi: Fashionably Stitched

Girl Meets World — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:18:09 +0000

A word from the artist, Izziyana Suhaimi: I am Endlessly curious. My work primarily involves the use of embroidery. I am interested in collapsing the boundaries between traditional and popular cultures and exploring the links that exist between these two. My work examines how this particular mishmash manifests itself in modern times, especially concerning modern youths. Preferring to work with craft-based techniques, I am attracted to the evidence of the hand and its time-consuming aspect, which runs counter to the instant gratification and mass-production centered age of today. My works have been exhibited in Singapore, the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan.

PHotos Via Chiquero

Tea Kettle Fountain

Girl Meets World — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:59:17 +0000

“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn’t. And contrary-wise; what it is it wouldn’t be, and what it wouldn’t be, it would. You see? -Alice in Alice & Wonderland

Floral Seduction

Girl Meets World — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:17:48 +0000

Georgia O’keefe knew it. Now Natalia Grzybowski knows it too. Women are flowers both metaphorically and physically. Behold a collection of clothing that exudes beauty, a beauty that is both fragile and strong, and mesmerizing to say the least.Natalia uses digital prints to the same degree that Georgia mastered oil paints- in a fashion all her own.

Hot Free Type

Girl Meets World — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:15:04 +0000

Reblogged from Shit I Heart:

If you’re into cool typography but don’t want to pay a lot, then you’re in luck. Here are links to font foundries that have decided to make their fonts free and open to everyone Lost Type, The League of Moveable Type, Type Depot, and Font Fabric.

These are a few of my favorites.

Get it while it's HOT!

Home Sweet Home

Girl Meets World — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:40:07 +0000

Via Trendland, Natalia Vodianova photographed by Mario Testino in his L.A. home for Vogue March 2012.

Sweater

Girl Meets World — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:32:16 +0000

Karolin Schnoor is a London based graphic designer. This print titled, Sweater, speaks of a place and time, pondering one’s life in the cozy embrace of a favorite sweater.