Tag Archives: Things we love

Things We Love – T-Shirts From Love Human

Will surfing the internet, I came across these T-Shirts by Love Human, and they made smile. Positive messaging on classic designs. Prices start from $27.00

At HUMAN, we celebrate the individuals who refuse to be tamed; the fun-loving, free-spirits living their lives one wild party at a time. Our designs offer an indelible souvenir of all those crazy moments that leave you feeling forever young, wild, and free. Live for the moment. Dress for the moment.

Love Human

 

Things We Love – TV Cat Beds

Totally in love. I am came across these Cat Beds, designed by Miles and Aimee are the creative minds behind Atomic Attic, an Etsy shop full of vintage-items-turned-works-of-art, including a variety of one-of-a-kind cat and dog beds. This colorful television set was transformed into a unique cat bed that comes with a removable, machine-washable cushion and a matching dangling mouse that will ensure there’s always something adorable to watch on TV.

Something to Read – The Dictionary of Homophobia

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“Tin’s Dictionary of Homophobia is so sweeping in its scope that one can dip into it again and again and learn something, or confront an idea in which even the most well-read queer will find fresh intellectual nourishment and historical illumination.”

Gay City News

 

The Dictionary of Homophobia: A Global History of Gay & Lesbian Experience by Marek Redburn and Louis-Georges Tin can be found on the Kobo website

Based on the work of seventy researchers in fifteen countries, The Dictionary of Homophobia is a mammoth, encyclopedic book that documents the history of homosexuality, and various cultural responses to it, in all regions of the world: a masterful, engaged, and wholly relevant study that traces the political and social emancipation of a culture.

The book is the first English translation of Dictionnaire de L’Homophobie, published in France in 2003 to worldwide acclaim; its editor, Louis-Georges Tin, launched the first International Day Against Homophobia in 2005, now celebrated in more than fifty countries around the world. The Dictionary of Homophobia includes over 175 essays on various aspects of gay rights and homophobia as experienced in all regions in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the South Pacific, from the earliest epochs to present day.

Subjects include religious and ideological forces such as the Bible, Communism, Judaism, Hinduism, and Islam; historical subjects, events, and personalities such as AIDS, Stonewall, J. Edgar Hoover, Matthew Shepard, Oscar Wilde, Pat Buchanan, Joseph McCarthy, Pope John Paul II, and Anita Bryant; and other topics such as coming out, adoption, deportation, ex-gays, lesbiphobia, and bi-phobia. In a world where gay marriage remains a hot-button political issue, and where adults and even teens are still being executed by authorities for the “crime” of homosexuality, The Dictionary of Homophobia is a both a revealing and necessary history lesson for us all.

‘KEEP CALM BECAUSE LOVE IS LOVE’ – we love these prints

I am loving these custom prints from Keep Calm-o-matic. This site is great, not only do they sell fantastic prints but they also allow you the chance to create your own.

The ‘Keep Calm’ phenomenon has now been around for 5 years. YES, back in the mists of time, in early 2009, the phenomenon hit are purchasing needs. Posters started to appear everywhere; from news articles to the police (who got into the act with their Policing Pledge posters), we have seen every variation of this print, but the history behind the original posters is quite fascinating.

The Keep Calm and Carry On posters were originally created by the UK Ministry of Information in order to boost the morale of the British people during World War II. The message was meant to have come directly from King George VI himself, with the original being stark white text on a red background, with the only image on the poster being the royal crown of George VI.

However, the intention of this poster was to only be displayed if invasion was imminent, and because of this happened they never got distributed. So, at the end of the war, the posters were collected up and pulped. It is believed that only two original posters, from the millions created actually survived.

The story would have ended there were it not for Stuart and Mary Manley, who run a bookshop called Barter Books in Northumberland. Whilst sorting through a box of old books, they found one of the few surviving original copies of the ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ poster. They liked it so much that they had the poster framed and placed near the till in their shop.

They soon found that customers were very keen on the poster – even to the point of asking if they could buy it! So, Stuart and Mary started selling and printing facsimilie copies of the poster. The rest, as they say, is history…

To purchase or find out more go to http://www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk

Prints by Olive Paperie

Dana Bly of Olive Paperie ditched her corporate job to start up her own design studio.

Here’s how Dana describes her passion project.

Known for her funky unconventional illustrations and graphic design, Dana has a deep passion for design and colours.  She is a self-taught designer who discovered her talent at a late age.  While working in the corporate world, she has designed on the side and knew that one day she would own her design studio.

She is still crafting her illustrations by hand skills and recently discover water colouring. If you follow Dana via social media, you will see a glimpse of her daily life that includes her daughter, photography, food and her current design projects. She is an avid prince worshipper and loves the colour green. Must love dogs.

Olive Paperie sells a diverse array of products includes prints, house decor, journals and calendars that feature women with diverse natural hairstyles.

Visit – http://www.olivepaperie.com/