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Ooooh lalala! It’s the Friday Link Hootenanny….ON FRIDAY! Yes, it’s a miracle! Today is Wolfie’s last day of school so we are officially hittin’ SUMMER VACATION mode. Whooo hoo! Life already seems busy, we have a birthday party and a wedding to go to this weekend, but we’ll hopefully squeeze in some nice loungin’ and relaxin’ too. Until then, here are some cool things that caught my eye this week!<\/p>\n

1. THIS COVER WILL HAVE YOU IN STITCHES.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Embroidered Book Covers? Yes please. Artist Jillian Tamaki is so super clever and these book covers she did for Penguin are BRILLLIANT. See them all here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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2. UNEXPECTED GUESTS<\/strong>
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\nI am loving the San Francisco home of\u00c2\u00a0mid century modern finds\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0christine and carlos\u00e2\u20ac\u201dand their kiddos. WOW. It’s all so clean and modern but homey. You can see more on\u00c2\u00a0sfgirlbybay<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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3. NORTH POLE CRIB<\/strong>
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A while back I posted about this magical place near Santa Cruz called Santa’s Village<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0It was this retro wonderland where it was Christmas 365 days a year! Sadly \u00c2\u00a0it was torn down several years ago. So I was SUPER excited to see Rachel over at Smile and Wave posting photos of the Santa’s Village near her. Check out her post here<\/a>.
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4. ABANDONED VINTAGE CARS<\/strong>
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\nI am loving these abndoned vintage cars on Palermo Viejo’s streets in Buenos Aires. Captured beautifully by Brazilian art director, Eduardo Fialho<\/a>. We actually had a VW station wagon like the one below except it was blue….we even drove it from Michigan to California for our summer vacation!
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5. NEON BOWLS ME OVER<\/strong>
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\nYeah. I’m still not done with the neon. And I think it looks smashing paired with this organic wood! See ’em here on Poppytalk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

6. WHY YOU GOTTA DIS THE COMIC?<\/strong>
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If you don’t already know this….most people think using Comic Sans “font” is akin to holding up a flashing sign that says “I know nothing about design!” Well, Comic Sans has had enough of your bad mouthing and has written a rebuttal. This piece in McSweeney’s is the funniest thing EVER. I read it when it first came out a while back, but just saw it over at Gala Darling again this week and was reminded how HIGHlarious it is!\u00c2\u00a0Read it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

7. TATTOO YOU.<\/strong>
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\nGroovy brain child of Swiss Miss Tina Roth\u00c2\u00a0Eisenberg, Tatty is a collection of designy temporary tattoos created by some of the world’s hippest designers.\u00c2\u00a0For the month of \u00c2\u00a0June, Tattly is offering 6-month\u00c2\u00a0tattoo subscriptions<\/a>. And that’s just WAY cooler than the fruit of the month club.
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8. AFFORDABLE HERMES. YAY.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Last year, infamous designer brand Hermes released a printable version of the iconic Kelly bag. So cool! Well now they’ve done it again with these cool clutches. To download yours, simply visit\u00c2\u00a0this page<\/a>, let it load, and then click on the “I want it, I’ll have it” thumbnail. You can choose from six different patterns. Fun! I wish I could track down the Kelly…it’s so cute too.<\/p>\n

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9. DADDY, OH!<\/strong>
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\n{Orson Welles, Rita Hayworth and their sweet bebe!}<\/p>\n

\n{Sammy Davis Jr. and his cute little man}<\/p>\n

\n{Humphrey Bogart and his plaid wearin’ tot!}<\/p>\n

I love these charming photos of famous dads and their offspring.\u00c2\u00a0See the whole collection over at the LIFE archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n

BONUS VIDEO<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ahhh the Weber grill. What dad doesn’t love to BBQ? In honor of Father’s Day this weekend, I found a super rad vintage commercial featuring Paul Picerni…Star of TV and Screen. (OK, fine, I have no idea who he really is…..) But watch this. It’s awesome. The ending is the best part. OK…I’m off to watch more Dexter. I’m on Season 4 (Trinity) and utterly obsessed!!! HAPPY FRIDAY!
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