on my wish list: cloud blanket from donna wilson.

highlights from a trip to maine...

new from studio violet!

a book full of patterns... my favorite!

derek fagerstrom and lauren smith, owners of the curiosity shoppe in san francisco, have a new book out today called wallpaper projects: more than 50 craft ideas for your home, from accents to art. i designed a pattern for the inside jacket and endpapers, which will also be produced as a wallpaper. the book is so cute! here are some of my favorite pages... and there's an interview with derek and lauren on design*sponge today.

i wish i could go to the creatures of comfort blowout sale this weekend... instead, i'll browse their new arrivals.

it was so warm yesterday, it felt like summer. 

so we had a barbeque and spent a lot of time outside.

a couple updates...

i got the shoes! at soula in park slope. thanks sherise!

and thanks so much to everyone who left a paris recommendation. we booked a moderate hotel in the center of the city. i am a little disappointed that we're not staying in an apartment. but for such a short trip, we decided the convenience for a hotel might be better. i've enjoyed seeing jen's paris breakfasts the last few days...

i stopped in earnest sewn yesterday, and saw the rob ryan exhibit in the back (and snapped some photos with my phone). go check it out if you're a fan of his work! i loved how the floor was covered in remnants from his cut-outs.

i few things that caught my eye from permanent vacation. the leggings bring back memories of a pair i had in '91.

karin gave me this beautiful candle holder a few months ago, and i've been meaning to take a photo. it's made from a small slab of unglazed black clay, and i love it. also, josh fixed a floor board yesterday and found this old spoon. our house is about 150 years old... i wonder what year this spoon was lost?

i meant to order these shoes in pewter from refinery29, but i waited too long! does anyone know where else i can get them?

great things from nous vous. via man make home.

there are a few spots still left in my april classes! 

to sign up, email lena {at} lenacorwin.com

april textile stamping class
three 2-hour sessions
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Tuesdays, April 14, 21, 28
$220 +supplies

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april sewing tunic/dress workshop with cal patch
see the pattern here:
one 5 hour workshop
11am - 4pm
sunday april 19th
$125 + supplies
there will also be a 1 hour finishing class on monday april 20th at 6pm, if needed.

more info here.

i loved seeing lillian's house tour on apartment therapy. she did the lamp and wallpaper stencil projects from printing by hand, and they came out so nicely!

i finally went to storm king. i've been wanting to go for so many years but never made it. it was incredible! i loved it so much and i want to go back for every season.

a new painting by michelle armas...

i posted monday about the super-delicious (and healthier version of--) yellow cake that maria sent me in the mail. here's another peek at how the cake made it into our volume seven book-- and if you've ordered the book you'll get the great recipe soon...

josh and i are going to paris for a mini vacation in the end of may, and i would LOVE some tips on where to go-- restaurants, shops, museums, etc. i've only been to paris once when i was fifteen years old. i've read through these great suggestions. this has to be a low budget trip for us, so it will be mostly just window shopping and we'll have to be creative about not spending too much on food (baguettes and croissants are fine with me!)...

* we don't have a hotel booked yet. any suggestions? we're looking at cheap hotels (150 euros max). i'm wondering if it's worth saving money and staying further out, or would we regret not being in a really central location?

photos from this is paris, by one of my favorite illustrators miroslav sasek