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NEAT PEOPLE

Rally Made | inspirational and entertaining blog written by Caitlin Marr, a maker of things textile of which i’d like one of each. great gifs, too!

Forge | fantastic blog with great original content written by Christine Fail of fail. great inspiration for jewelry, culture, fashion, and art.

Prismatic Print Shop | Chelsey Dyer designs things that we immediately want to have. and she takes outrageously beautiful pictures.

Hold_it_down | Dave Hawkins is in bands and does cool audio stuff in LA, even though we’re trying to get him to come back to Austin.

Hyper Ballad | the inspiration blog from Morgan Staton Design Studio. this chick has style, and it’s fun to look at!

Layton’s Mix Tapes | analog style mix tapes of music from my friend with the most wonderful and eclectic taste in music. i never miss a month.

NEAT SHOPS

Of a Kind | ”Each week, we select one designer whose work we love to feature on the site. We share a series of stories about that designer—inspirations, personal life, taste, training, you name it—along with a limited-edition piece designed exclusively for Of a Kind.”

Spartan | connected to Bows + Arrows, this shop is full of gorgeous things to put in your home and on yourself.

Supermarket Sarah | Sarah puts things on her wall. Neat things. Vintage and new things, all joined by a theme. Perhaps a color, perhaps a designer. Then you can buy these things. It’s pretty great…

NEAT READS

Aesthetic Outburst | “traces the life and times of a little, art-obsessed family living in rural upstate New York” who are currently working on an amazing transformation of an old farmhouse.

Bleach Online | “Bleach is a quarterly magazine exhibiting fashion, art, music, and culture…with the goal of showcasing forward-thinking artistic works and encouraging collaboration.”

Design Crush | “I keep every post short and sweet, showing off anything and everything I’m inspired by.” they’ve got taste, to be sure.

Design*Sponge | “declared a ‘Martha Stewart Living for the Millenials’ by the New York Times.” your go-to for all things stylish, inspiring, and beautiful.

Door Sixteen | “Aside from house-related projects, I also work as a book cover designer. And I like to cook (mostly vegan). And clean. And obsess over music. And obsess over cleaning. And obsess over obsessing.” i obsess over her blog.

Fine Little Day | “I love handmade things - folk art, outsider art and kid’s art.” one of the sweetest corners of the internet.

Honestly…WTF | “A daily dose of fashion discoveries and inspirations, contributed by a stylist and a designer” with awesome DIYs and tons of style.

Me Machine | ”a special place for the things I like,” by Katherine Fugit.

Oh Joy! | “inspiration & design with a focus on Joy’s favorite things: design, fashion, and food”

Sodapop Design | “I you have - like me - a penchant for things handmade and all kinds of design, if you like to buy every magazine on living and style you see, or if you’re just looking for gift ideas, I invite you to spend some time on my blog.” *in German, but google translator does a decent job!