Come See the Giant Shell House, Just Don’t Steal Anything

World Architecture News is the name of a site that might sound a little boring. You know, yawn – new doorway arches for 2008? I’ll pass on that. However, when I discovered what I call the ‘SNAILEY SHELL HOUSE’ I loved the site once again. It’s actually called the Nautilus House and it was built by the good people at arquitecturaorganica.com. See more pictures at worldarchitecturenews.com or the arquitectuaorganica.com page for the Nautilus House. As soon as I saw these pictures I thought of Pushing Daisies (the magical landscapes are all part of the charm), and how this is exactly the kind of place they’d have in the show. Whattyda think? (Yes, the show has now been cruelly canceled.)

Because I’m always looking out for interesting books and know you are too, I wanted to mention the book Sew U Home Stretch: The Built by Wendy Guide to Sewing Knit Fabrics by Wendy Mullin and Eviana Hartman. It’s the sequel to Sew U: The Built by Wendy Guide to Making Your Own Wardrobe. Who doesn’t want to sew amazing things? I still remember being a teen and seeing an article on ‘Built By Wendy’ in my beloved Seventeen Magazine, thinking how wonderful the line was.

I also wanted to share with you all the name of a childhood book I loved and recently rediscovered (on one of my very own bookshelves, no less): The Faeries Pop-Up Book. Utterly magical, this captivated my imagination while also encouraging it. It seems to be very expensive now, so maybe look for it at a library. If you ever find yourself not believing in faeries then I would refer you to reading the image Artsyville made and posted regarding confusion. This particular book gives me fond memories of my Granny. Imagine the awe I had in stumbling upon a post from Joanne about her Grandmother’s gold cross. You are a lucky little girl if you have a doting Grandmother.

Sometimes I honestly think that the magic of my girlish youth (that’s an odd phrasing, hum) has disappeared from my reach. But there are. so. many. magical. people. out. in. the. world. that open themselves up to have their worlds accessible from their blogs. Visiting them is often a bit like re-energizing my spirit.

Also, my newest favorite show is Weeds. I’ve even added it to my List of TV Show Suggestions.

Weeds: The first time I saw this I’d written it off as not for me. But now I’m embracing the sheer awesomeness of this show! It’s orchestrated perfectly. Great plots, music, & genius, flawed characters.

I really wanna know: What’s the coolest house or building you’ve ever been inside of?

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