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HELLO //
Thank you for coming along with us for another week, frankie pals. Hope yours has been a good one so far. We've been feasting our eyes on the nice work by Maria Jacas; she resides in Barcelona and draws cute things like bugs, bikes, birds and buildings. We stumbled across this blog not too long ago and are throughly enjoying losing ourselves amongst the pictures taken and adventures embarked upon by its author Charissa. There's also a fair amount of good food on her blog, which gets a big thumbs up from us. This pretty ombre clutch tutorial by Beth at the Lula Louise blog looks like a good little project for those rainy days and doesn't require too many materials – perfect for the beginner seamstress. This video from the Etsy blog is a great insight into managing motherhood and business, and fellow Etsy seller Canopy Studio gave us a few giggles with her furniture for cats. Austrian-born, New York-based designer Sophie Aschauer makes amazing mats out of reclaimed sailing rope. By using traditional marine knots that date back to the 17th century, Sophie hand weaves these nautical wonders creating colourful artworks for your floor. We like these photos taken in South East Asia by Aussie photographer Hannah Hawkins and these images by Marion Berrin have also tickled our fancy. The spring lookbook for LA-based shop Myrtle is rather dandy and we are also excited to announce that on May 22nd (that's a week from today) we will be streaming Regina Spektor's brand new album What We Saw From The Cheap Seats on the frankie website. That's right, the whole not-yet-released album will be available for your listening pleasure from May 22nd until May 25th, so keep an eye out! Lastly, we are on the hunt for a super talented person to join the frankie team in the sales department. If you think your resume is up to scratch and can see yourself sitting with us in the frankie head office, head over here for more info.
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SHOP //
Nothing sweeter than a few lovely words on a page. Even better when those words are beautifully typeset and accompanied by florals, flourishes and fine colours. Eva Juliette has a little studio in Quebec where she creates her handwritten letters and turns them into prints. There are lots to choose from, our favourite is the H is for Happiness artwork. What's yours?
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GOODIES //
Etsy is the place to go for handmade, vintage and one-of-a -kind treasures. They also promote small businesses and craftsmanship. As part of the Sydney Vivid Festival, Etsy is hosting a workshop for creative entrepreneurs. Etsy Success Sydney takes place on June 2nd and and we have five double passes to give away. All you need to do is send an email and tell us why you want to go. Also, frankie editor Jo Walker will be speaking on the day and we are very chuffed.
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YUM //
Feel like hosting a civilised little gathering this week? We recommend you read up on this blog post by Sunday Suppers. These tiny sandwiches are the prettiest we've ever seen.
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