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Row 1:
Jessica has been coveting this Anatomical Mook from My Grey Sky for a while now and finally took the plunge. It will look fantastic in her new home.

Samantha purchased this fantastic embroidered note made by Katie from Dash of Magic. Katie will embroider a custom message if you’d like, though Samantha decided to stick with “So… I think I love you.”

Row 2:
Jessica is dying to receive these caramels from Galipette Paris Pastry Lab. She is a sucker for chocolate, salted caramel and things from France.

Row 3:
Jessica bought this pair of Vintage lamps from Uncommon Eye. She is super-excited to see how they look with exposed Ferrowatt bulbs.

Jessica has been on the search for a good whoopie pie, and these from Amy Bakes are sure to be a sweet treat.

Row 1: Recycled Canvas and Lace Tote Bag by Forest Bound; Abelina Lace Necklace by Fox & Clover; Antique Linen and Lace Sachet by Tuttie Lou

Row 2: Laced Ring by All Those 3hrees; Greer Necklace by tree & kimball; Soft French Lace Bag by tortilla girl

Row 3: Saffron Headband by teeny house bunny; Spool of Lace by The $5 French Market; Lace Ring No. 1 by Masami Kelly

Row 4: Carved Lace Vase by Mad Hatter Ceramics; Trompe L’oeil Lace Embellished Canvas Bag by Show Pony; Leila Clutch by Percy Handmade

If you are able to be in the Bay Area on the first Sunday of the month, I definitely recommend checking out Antiques by the Bay, the Alameda flea market. There is a ton of furniture, clothing and, as evidenced by my photos, lots of collections.

The Small Object makes fantastic crafty custom toppers. She even has a cupcake version available. To view the huge variety of toppers that The Small Object custom made, click here.

My sister gave us these molded resin cake toppers, designed by Chris Collicott, to use at our wedding. They are sold individually so you can mix and match gender and color. They are a great option for people who are looking for a very clean, modern design. Available at Zipper Gifts.

These adorable merino wool cake toppers are from Yu Yu Art. Though I initially thought they were tiny, they are about 8-inches tall. I love the vintage-ish feel that these have. You can see a ton more of these fabulous toppers here.

Did you like the giant S from French Vogue Kirsten pointed out a few weeks ago? Us too!

This style of type is called Tuscan and it originated well before printing. Tuscans can be identified by bifurcation of the terminals — some have speculated that the bifurcation in the earliest examples may have been a typographic equivalent of the sign of the fish, an attempt to signify Christian faith in the letters themselves. Tuscans really hit their stride in the 19th century, during the age of handbills (each trying to outdo one another in typographic excess). This is when the form started mutating like crazy: the ends trifurcated, bulges or spikes erupted mid-stem, letters split into two, swashes and flourishes sprouted out.

Tuscans can be extended or condensed, rigid or expressive: some of the newer digital ones are hand-rendered. So versatile a type style, it’s a shame it’s rarely used contemporarily outside of circus- or western- themed work.

Credits & analysis, after the jump.

Row 1:
Frisco Antique Display – monoline and thin with an even thinner hairline drop shadow, this face is about as elegant as tuscans can get.
Rendezvous – inspired by a Ben Shahn lettering style; he’s honestly one of the best letterers ever.
LeKing – Eduardo Recife of Misprinted Type, with one of the keenest eyes for detailed, incredible grunge, has frankensteined together this type letter by letter. Not only are no two letters alike (though they pair together very well) but he’s drawn two versions of each letter.

Row 2:
Figgins Tuscan – a digitization of the first Tuscan to ever be cut to metal type, in 1817.
Loza – hand-rendered and askew, this one has a lot of quirky charm.
Missionary – I’m not sure this experimental typeface—built entirely of type ornaments and flourishes—is technically a Tuscan, but it’s definitely interesting.

Row 3:
Gold Standard – This is one of the examples of how ornamentation can just erupt from the Tuscan form. It even has a top-half open and fill version for two-toned printing.
Opera House – bold, straightforward. I would put this on the marquee of an auto parts shop in a flash.
Gringo Tuscan – a geometric megafamily model that has light, medium and bold; narrow and wide. Plus, a slab and sans in addition to the Tuscan version.

Row 4:
De Louisville – This one has some lovely unicase letters, and that awesome horizontal emphasis that is found in Victoriana and Hebrew.
Old Vic – many Tuscans are all-uppercase; this is an example of one with a full character set. It’s probably the only Tuscan I would use to set entire paragraphs. Plus, at this scale the rounded bifurcated terminals look sort of bone-like: if you have a spooky children’s book, here’s your type.
Catacumba – this new release from Fountain — which has a coordinating latin serif as well — was the inspiration for this whole roundup.

The NYT Lens blog has a good expurgation and analysis of this and three other photographers’ images of Tiananmen Square, including how the photographers smuggled the film out of a country already deadset on erasing the memory of the event.

One of my new favorite artists, Jon Klassen. I LOVE his use of color, content (lots of nature), and texture.

Row 1: Green felt Bambi from Enna Design Shop; “Owl on book” print from e.soule

Row 2: Rabbit Puppet Shadow tee from Flytrap Studios; Wearable Mini Feltidermy from girl savage

Row 3: “Animal Crime” Custom Large Messenger Bag from skirt; Sterling Silver Buckhorns necklace from Skylark Studio

Row 4: Super cute amigurumi pattern from Owlishly; “Happy Ending” embroidered art from Mary’s Granddaughter

Row 5: Sterling Silver Squirrel pendant from 15 Clove Jewelry; Adorable raccoon boot protectors from Peek-a-Boot