grandma and her cat...

Thirteen years ago, photographer Miyoko Ihara began snapping pictures of the budding relationship between her now 88-year-old grandmother, Misa, and her odd-eyed kitten, Fukumaru. Since Misa found the cat abandoned in a shed, the pair have barely ever been apart.

there is something so sweet about these photos, when i look at them i tear up...

hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

xo

be curious...

when i think of the unknown i get scared sometimes, then i try to think, don't be scared it's going to ge ok. keep going.

i am going to work on embracing this concept of replacing fear of the unknown with curiosity.

whoever came up with this concept, thank you!

hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend and enjoying the cool austin weather...

xo

so many cute calendars...

here at take heart we love calendars and now have some old and new favorites at the shop.

i take time picking out the calendar i'm going to use for the year because it is something i look to everyday throughout the year...

hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

xo

apak calendar

nikki mcclure calendar

1canoe2 letterpress calendar

cuppow!

we are very into drinking vessels here at take heart. we especially love glass travel bottles and i think we hit pay dirt with cuppow! it is a BPA free lid that can make any regular mouth mason jar into travel mug for hot or cold beverages. we are now selling cuppow + 16 oz. mason jars...

hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

xo

thank you cuppow for the photo

perfect imperfections...

i love the concept that we are perfect in our imperfections. i am good at seeing the beauty in the imperfections in objects, but not as good as being so loving towards the imperfections in people (myself in particular)...

i see the beauty in the new handmade cutting boards we are now carrying. they have lots of character and beautiful imperfections.

we have the boards in a various shapes and sizes. they are made of brazilian imbuia and handmade here in austin by michael brozgul of ed wood studios.

thank you michael!

xo

mug by brey fogle pottery / handmade in austin

mesquite + brass serving utensils / handmade in mexico

handmade pottery dish by brey fogle pottery

vintage mug

forest bunnies...

when kathryn davis brought these into the shop today, i almost cried the bunnies are so cute.
made out of recycled fabric and organic wool stuffing.
these bunnies are even wearing cashmere sweaters...

thank you kathryn!

xo

beaded peyote stitch necklaces...

after much hunting, i found the source of these beautiful beaded peyote stitch necklaces that we are now proud to have at take heart.

they are thoughtfully created by a anna weber in oregon.

xo