Blogs and cool sites
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bop_radarOk, so this is the post in which I reveal myself to be vacuous and superficial. Because it turns out I like really stylish, almost text-less blogs like this. :D They go well with my morning coffee.
Before I get to blogs, I feel I should pimp a website/enterprise that deserves more fame: Wine Dogs. It's two of my favourite things! Wine + Dogs (photographed superbly well) = endless entertainment. I found the Wine Dogs book at a local winery and have been obsessed ever since. It features portrait shots and profiles of wine growers' dogs, with little clip notes about them like 'known accomplices' and 'worst crime' or 'favourite food'. Adorable! And the photography is gorgeous.
OK, the blog stuff:
Bop's essentials
The Sartorialist -- street fashion photographer extraordinaire and style genius. I'm obsessed, and kind of want to do a 'Sartorialist favourites' picspam one day.
Yoga Buzz -- the Yoga Journal blog. I recommend their site in general for getting heaps of tips on yoga practice and lifestyle and generally keeping motivated as a yogi.
TreeHugger -- I hate the name (it makes me squirm) but it's an essential site for anyone interested in sustainable living. Things are moving so fast with this trend, but sometimes it's a while before we hear about them in Aus--this is a good way to keep informed on a more global level.
I have lately become obsessed with Etsy, and so their blog The Storque is a must. I trawl it to find new sellers and pieces. Etsy is the best for online window shopping!
Zen Habits has fabulous organisational and lifestyle advice for simplifying things and keeping motivated.
Design stuff
It's design blogs that I've been most fixated with recently. It's yet to translate into actually improving my own surroundings!
Design For Mankind -- indescribably delicious.
A cup of Jo -- another blog I find endlessly elegant and enjoyable.
Jenn Ski -- I love her retro/mod style and fascination with things mid-century.
Design*Sponge -- I like peeking into other people's incredibly-well-designed houses. Do people really live THAT NEATLY?! O.O
Apartment Therapy -- This site at least gives me the illusion that I could aspire to live in a well designed space... with a little bit of help from them. ;)
Other design blogs: Bloesem, Decor8
Food
Not a blog so much as a blog browser, Tastespotting lets you quickly skim recipes (by photo) from a range of amazing blogs. You can find some weird and wonderful stuff on her!
There are lots of great food blogs out there, but so many are European or American and every recipe needs translated. Taste is not a blog, but it IS a great source of Australian recipes--collated from multiple publications. Their recipe collections are particularly useful when looking for simple, practical but creative home cooking.
Miscellania
Vintage Childrens Books My Kid Loves -- the name says it all. I love vintage kids books--even as a kid I loved finding old books in second hand stores, so I'm quite fascinated.
Wooster Collective -- street art from around the world.
What Claudia Wore -- I had a Babysitters Club obsession, I admit it. 'What Claudia Wore' is the perfect amusing way to revisit it, with a particular focus on the fashions. Fashion is another thing I'm finding fascinating at the moment. Perhaps it's Gossip Girl rubbing off on me!
bark -- I admit it, I love dog portrait photography, and Erin Vey's blog is full of stunning dog + human shots.
The Tin Cocoon -- claims to be demythifying Central Asia one -stan at a time. I'm hooked.
Tiny buildings -- my token 'weird shit' blog. This woman makes buildings out of cardboard packaging. I don't know why.
Be Not Afraid Zine -- kind of a zine, kind of a blog, indescribable but cool, it has recipes and miscellania as well as fashion and design.
Book By Its Cover -- explores books visually. While this is a fascinating concept, I'm often left faintly dissatisfied.
Please, please do tell me what blogs or sites you visit regularly--particularly if they're stylish, pretty, whimsical or intelligent. :)
Before I get to blogs, I feel I should pimp a website/enterprise that deserves more fame: Wine Dogs. It's two of my favourite things! Wine + Dogs (photographed superbly well) = endless entertainment. I found the Wine Dogs book at a local winery and have been obsessed ever since. It features portrait shots and profiles of wine growers' dogs, with little clip notes about them like 'known accomplices' and 'worst crime' or 'favourite food'. Adorable! And the photography is gorgeous.
OK, the blog stuff:
Bop's essentials
The Sartorialist -- street fashion photographer extraordinaire and style genius. I'm obsessed, and kind of want to do a 'Sartorialist favourites' picspam one day.
Yoga Buzz -- the Yoga Journal blog. I recommend their site in general for getting heaps of tips on yoga practice and lifestyle and generally keeping motivated as a yogi.
TreeHugger -- I hate the name (it makes me squirm) but it's an essential site for anyone interested in sustainable living. Things are moving so fast with this trend, but sometimes it's a while before we hear about them in Aus--this is a good way to keep informed on a more global level.
I have lately become obsessed with Etsy, and so their blog The Storque is a must. I trawl it to find new sellers and pieces. Etsy is the best for online window shopping!
Zen Habits has fabulous organisational and lifestyle advice for simplifying things and keeping motivated.
Design stuff
It's design blogs that I've been most fixated with recently. It's yet to translate into actually improving my own surroundings!
Design For Mankind -- indescribably delicious.
A cup of Jo -- another blog I find endlessly elegant and enjoyable.
Jenn Ski -- I love her retro/mod style and fascination with things mid-century.
Design*Sponge -- I like peeking into other people's incredibly-well-designed houses. Do people really live THAT NEATLY?! O.O
Apartment Therapy -- This site at least gives me the illusion that I could aspire to live in a well designed space... with a little bit of help from them. ;)
Other design blogs: Bloesem, Decor8
Food
Not a blog so much as a blog browser, Tastespotting lets you quickly skim recipes (by photo) from a range of amazing blogs. You can find some weird and wonderful stuff on her!
There are lots of great food blogs out there, but so many are European or American and every recipe needs translated. Taste is not a blog, but it IS a great source of Australian recipes--collated from multiple publications. Their recipe collections are particularly useful when looking for simple, practical but creative home cooking.
Miscellania
Vintage Childrens Books My Kid Loves -- the name says it all. I love vintage kids books--even as a kid I loved finding old books in second hand stores, so I'm quite fascinated.
Wooster Collective -- street art from around the world.
What Claudia Wore -- I had a Babysitters Club obsession, I admit it. 'What Claudia Wore' is the perfect amusing way to revisit it, with a particular focus on the fashions. Fashion is another thing I'm finding fascinating at the moment. Perhaps it's Gossip Girl rubbing off on me!
bark -- I admit it, I love dog portrait photography, and Erin Vey's blog is full of stunning dog + human shots.
The Tin Cocoon -- claims to be demythifying Central Asia one -stan at a time. I'm hooked.
Tiny buildings -- my token 'weird shit' blog. This woman makes buildings out of cardboard packaging. I don't know why.
Be Not Afraid Zine -- kind of a zine, kind of a blog, indescribable but cool, it has recipes and miscellania as well as fashion and design.
Book By Its Cover -- explores books visually. While this is a fascinating concept, I'm often left faintly dissatisfied.
Please, please do tell me what blogs or sites you visit regularly--particularly if they're stylish, pretty, whimsical or intelligent. :)
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Date: 2008-07-16 11:01 pm (UTC)I used to read just food blogs...Simply Recipes (http://www.elise.com/recipes/) and Orangette (http://orangette.blogspot.com/) are good ones, although they are in American measurements.
I just stumbled on The Happiness Project (http://www.happiness-project.com/) today. Who couldn't use more happiness on their RSS feed?
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Date: 2008-07-17 02:41 am (UTC)