spotsandstripes

Raindrops

Raindrops by Janice Wong, who has taken many beautiful -- I want to say delicate, and melancholy, too  -- photographs of dots in nature for her blog spark. (Thanks Sara.) It has been raining here for days. Days that feel like years. Luke is desperate for snow.

Vintage Dot Paint Set

Who wouldn't be inspired by this watercolor set?

Edible Chocolate-Filled Toadstools

Yum. These edible chocolate filled toadstools are made by Andie's Specialty Sweets in Los Angeles and sold via Etsy.

Modern French Tips

I think this Modern French Tip manicure qualifies as stripes, don't you?

Striped Children's Bedroom and How to Paint Perfect Stripes on Walls

See more photos of this gorgeous striped bedroom for a child by designer Samantha Pynn here and here.

And go here for lots of tips on painting perfect stripes on walls.

Making Rainbows

I've had my eye on these solar-powered rainbow makers for some time -- they'd make great gifts for almost anyone. My kids would love this; my mom would love this; who wouldn't love this? Trouble is, whenever I've come across them, they've always seemed a little pricey. My National Geographic Christmas catalogue lists the double one for $39.99 but Amazon is offering all three styles right now for roughly half-price. Unfortunately, they don't ship to Canada.

I'm also considering getting this Uncle Milton Rainbow In My Room projector for the kids.  It requires batteries and leds, though, and has slightly mixed reviews.

Pompom Sweater

You see a lot of striped sweaters but ones sprinkled with pompoms? Not so much. This vintage-y looking sweater is from Modcloth.

Striped Felt Christmas Trees

Jenny B. Harris of the blog Allsorts designed these striped felt Christmas trees and she provides a free pattern if you want to try to make them yourself.

Christmas Decorations: Ceramic Striped Tree Ornament

This striped Christmas tree ornament, made out of ceramic tiles, is also available at Anthropologie, but only online. (Incidentally if you're going to try to make Christmas stickers out of Christmassy images, as I suggested below, you might try Anthropologie for some great images.)

Christmas Decorations: Wool Pompom Ornament

This wool pompom ornament is from Anthropologie. Pompoms qualify as spots, don't they? 3D ones?