heidi romano is a fine art photographer based in melbourne, australia. she recently finished a new series of botanical photographs that are seriously tugging at my heart strings. i don’t know what is is about getting older, but for some reason all the things i liked to do when i was really little, like saving three leaf clovers in book pages, are now my favorite activities again. so when i saw heidi’s photographs of leaves and flowers pressed on pages i instantly remembered all the book pages i had stuffed with little leaves. you can see more of (and contact heidi about purchasing) the new collection, garden of knowledge, right here. thanks, heidi!

*click here to learn how to make your own flower press!

when life and work are crazy sometimes it’s nice to focus on something simple. i’m loving the zen-like simplicity of these leaf photographs from artist jeff friesen in nova scotia. they’re such an interesting, peaceful contrast to yesterday’s bold sailboat prints. you can check out jeff’s collection of autumn-leaf ships right here at etsy.

ps: click here to check out jill’s guest post on gardens and rain barrels at the d*s guest blog!

i’m a big fan of kari herer’s photography. i love the way she combines illustration with still life and turns it into a breathtaking photograph. so i was thrilled to hear from her about her latest collection- a series that combines fresh flowers with bird illustrations.

when it comes to gorgeous florals, i’m pretty much a “what’s not to love?” sort of girl, so these were right up my alley. and thankfully kari’s prints are available for a very affordable $25 right here at her etsy shop. thanks to kari for passing them along. i’m off to do some more book work (we’re still looking for a few extra new homes and before & afters- email me here if you have any you’d like featured!) so until monday, i hope you all have a wonderful weekend! below is a summary of this week’s posts:

• must read posts: living in: edward scissorhands, under $100 roundup: bar accessories
• new sneak peeks: ellen hanson, hetta, neryl walker, diva of linea carta
• biz ladies 09: successful biz dev meetings from the client’s point of view
• we like it wild: fall floral arrangements in papaver vert felt vases
• new diy projects: made with love: stripping tin, chela’s fabric screen, erica’s faux porcelain vases, kate’s monogram wreath
• new before & afters: kate’s couch, amanda’s yard, erin’s bath, christine’s desk + elizabeth’s lamps, hannah and kate’s chairs
• small measures: savoring the staycation
• new recipe: in the kitchen with jen causey’s savory crepes
• dear d*s: wedding decor to home decor ideas + chrome restoration
• new d*s guest bloggers: themed anniversary gift ideas from bird & banner
• misc.: tea towels from studio patro, book covers from book city jackets, postal press specimen calendars, salvaged wood installations by henrique oliveira

today is a holiday day-off for some of us (happy almost july 4th!) so i’ll be light-posting today (but stay tuned for a new weeder’s digest and recipe post next!) but i wanted to kick things off by sharing some gorgeous pictures from alissa and ryan’s guest blog. today they’re sharing a beautiful art exhibit and announcing the winner of their summertime photo contest. click here to check it out!

i’m a huge of jen altman’s photography (and cooking and city guides!) so i was thrilled to hear from her about a beautiful new shop she just opened for the summer- ‘la dolce luce‘ – the sweet light. jen just returned from an amazing two weeks and italy with a bag full of gorgeous polaroids that she will start selling online tomorrow! all prints of her polaroids will be professionally printed on archival paper and signed by jen, and available right here (starting tomorrow at 10am) for purchase. jen has such an amazing way with light and her photos really capture the mood and feeling of a place perfectly, i hope you’ll check them out.

i wanted to take a quick visual-time-out to share these beautiful photographs from gary heller. gary is a phenomenal photographer based in brooklyn who now sells his work on etsy. all of gary’s photographs are under $30 ($29 to be precise) and are available right here. [thanks, gary!]

stay tuned for a second biz ladies post at 2pm!

alissa hunsaker is a los angeles based photographer who focuses on still life and interiors. she recently graduated from art center in LA and i’m completely smitten with her work. i want to blow up a giant version of her aprons print below and frame it for my kitchen. click here to check out alissa’s work online. [thanks, alissa!]

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