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For those of you who don’t know, I’m kind of obsessed with vintage pyrex. Specifically the spring blossom (or crazy daisy) pattern.

I’ve been collecting random pieces and have all the cinderella mixing bowls (almost 2 full sets actually), the butter dish, some mugs, a couple of casseroles, etc. BUT I want the dish set! In its entirety. My friend Shelly has the corelle set AND matching silverware that she inherited from her parents.

Anyway — I *just* had a fabulous idea thanks to the PYREX LOVE group on flickr.

I follow the Pyrex Love pool in google reader, and I saw this photo:

And it occurred to me … all pyrex is cool. So why not have a purposely mismatching patterned set? All the pieces would be the same shape, but the patterns would be different. How easy and cheap would it be to randomly pick up pieces at Goodwill and Salvation Army? I’d replace my current dish set with these pieces one by one (I’ve already done so with the spring blossom mugs anyway).

I’m really excited about this! I love when I have an “aha” moment.

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A while back a co-worker of mine introduced me to sewzinski‘s handmade embroidered leather wallets. He had ordered one for his wife and was so excited when it was finished that he brought it in to show me.

I was blown away. How much time went into this little piece of art? More than I have patience for, that’s for sure. I immediately searched her out on twitter, flickr and etsy.

sewzinski mainly focuses on custom made items. each of her creations is unique and different.  She rescues discarded leather items and renews them into beautiful little usable pieces of art.  The name “sewzinski” is in honor of her mother who loved to sew and taught her how to cross stitch and do some embroidery.

I pulled out some of my favorites just to show some of her beautiful work, but in no way does this represent all her creative capabilities. For that, you’ll have to check out her flickr photos (and that, I am sure, does not even represent her full artistic breadth).

I absolutely love this little gray wallet with the flowers. Beautiful. I’m a sucker for pretty things, and this hits the spot.

it’s like buttah.

I actually “oohed” and “ahhed” when I came across this large wallet image. The waves on the back are oh-so-glorious. I love the attention to detail and the fact that she scalloped the edges on this one to match the shapes found in the waves.

She picks fun fabrics for the inside of her wallet that coordinate nicely. It’s just a lovely surprise added to these creations.

Beautiful sugar skull wallet. Love all the colors and patterns on this one.

I saved my favorite for last!  I’m also a HUGE sucker for anything punk … and in fuschia or pink or purple. Check out this awesome small wallet  — with zebra print.  Yes. I’m a sucker for animal print too!

LOVE it. You absolutely have to check out the rest of her work. It’s just amazing!

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