Cool Stuff: Blossom Creations

Fresh and pretty papergoods and textiles from Australia's eco-minded Blossom Creations. The paper is 100-percent recycled and printed with soy-based inks, while the linens are made with hemp, organic cotton, and non-toxic dyes. Clockwise from top left: Fig Napkins, two for $60 AUD (about $47 U.S.); Sprig Kitchen Towel, $40 AUD ($31 U.S.); Fig Notebook, $8 AUD ($6 U.S.); Branch Cushion Cover, $40 AUD ($31 U.S.); Gingko Apron, $20 AUD ($16 U.S.)

Sigh -- I want it all.

If you sew, Blossom Creations also sells lovely hand-screenprinted hemp fabric by the yard.

See all of the company's eco-chic offerings right here.

Etsy Find of the Day: Inklore

I'm a total a sucker for nubby, natural linen -- and for graphic, botanical prints. Both of them together? Forget about it.

So I was destined to fall hard for the hand-blockprinted pillows, table linens, and other household accents from Etsy seller Inklore (aka Northern California artist and textile designer Sam Hirst).

My faves:

Linen Bucket, $30

Set of Four Linen Napkins

Branches Linen Pillow Slip, $38

Yarrow Tea Towel, $12

Branches Tea Cosie, $35

Linen Table Runner, $55

Yarn Keep, $30

Quatrefoil Pillow Slip, $38

See all of Inklore's Etsy offerings right here -- and check out more of her beautiful designs here.

Etsy Find of the Day: LinenMe Textiles

Beautiful, understated bed, bath, and table linens from Etsy seller LinenMe (aka Lithuanian-by-way-of-U.K. textiles designer Inga Lukauskiene). Above: French Linen Tablecloth, $40

Luxury Wool Throw, $50

Satin Linen Bed Set, $100

Linen Cotton Cushion Cover, $12

Linen Basket, $9

Linen Cotton Dish Towel, $9

Blue Striped Linen Cotton Napkins, $15 for four

Soft Linen Huckaback Bath and Beach Towel, $30

Huckaback Bath Towel in Jazz Blue, $16

Linen Guest Towels, $6 each

Handmade Lavender Bags, $8 for two

See all of LinenMe's Etsy offerings right here.

Deal of the Day: Discounts on John Robshaw

Have you heard about One Kings Lane? It's a members-only luxury shopping site that hosts 72-hour sales featuring 50 to 70 percent off on some of the world's leading home decor brands.

Today's super steals include deep, deep discounts on colorful, bohemian pillows and luxe table linens from legendary textiles designer John Robshaw.

My picks, clockwise from top left: Alwar Pillow, $69 (marked down from $215); Ruby Bolster Alwar Pillow, $139 (down from $400); Finch Stitched Bird Pillow, $55 (down from $110); Sage Tablecloth, $35 to $110; Holly Napkins, $29 for four (down from $90); Silver Jewel Runner, $49 (down from $119); and Parakeet Birds of India Pillow, $75 (down from $162)

The John Robshaw sale event at One Kings Lane lasts until 11 a.m. EST on Friday, April 17. (Don't dawdle if you see something you like, as stock is limited.) You can sign up for free entry here.

Etsy Find of the Day: Elisabeth Bentz Linens

I just can't get enough natural linen lately, so I'm swooning over these beautiful hand-drawn and -printed textiles from Portland, Oregon's Elisabeth Bentz. Above: Leaf Apron, $36

Colander Market Bag, $36

Leaf Pillow, $68

Colander Tea Towel, $11

Leaf Napkin, $18 for two

Colander Napkin, $18 for two

See all of Bentz's Etsy offerings right here.

Deal of the Day: 40 Percent Off at Henry Road

Just a quick note to let you all know about a fabulous deal going on in Henry Road's online shop:

Between today, August 1, and Tuesday, August 5, you can take a whopping 40 percent off your purchase of anything on the site -- hand-drawn and printed table linens, pillows, fabric remnant packs, bags, paper products, and more. (Furniture is the only exception.)

Just enter coupon code "SUMMER" at checkout.

Cool Stuff: Lotta Jansdotter Fabric Remnants

Grab yours quick: It-Girl textile designer Lotta Jandotter has just put up a selection of fabric remnants on her website.

Each remnant bag consists of four pieces of Jansdotter's distinctive screenprinted linen fabric, two measuring 18 by 18 inches and one each measuring 72 by 13 inches and 12 by 18 inches. Use the fabric to whip up a table runner, some throw pillows, kitchen towels, placemats, handbags ...

Jansdotter is also offering bags composed of at least five smaller remnants, good for quilting, fabric collage, patchwork designs, and so on.

The remnant bags are $24 right here and here.

Etsy Find of the Day: Maramiki Screenprinted Textiles

There's just something so yummy about linen, and brand-new Etsy seller Maramiki has rendered it even yummier by screenprinting (with water-based inks) subtle botanical designs onto the nubby, natural fabric. Above: Screenprinted linen/cotton pillow cover (12 by 16 inches), $20

Screenprinted natural linen, $30 a yard (56 inches wide)

Screenprinted linen/cotton pillow cover (20 by 20 inches), $30

Screenprinted cotton-duck placemats, $18 for two

Screenprinted black linen, $26 a yard (45 inches wide)

See all of Maramiki's Etsy offerings right here.

Cool Stuff: Ferm Living Oilcloths

I don't know what the weather's been like in your neck of the woods, but here in Northern California it was blistering hot this weekend. (Is it global warming? Is the Bay Area the new Palm Springs? I'm busy plotting our move to Vancouver through the sweat over here ... )

Anyway, all this unseasonal heat has me itching to move mealtimes outside, where we can take shelter under the shade of our towering birch tree while praying for a cooling breeze. And what better way to dress the patio table than with these brand-new oilcloths (such as Family Tree, above) from Denmark's Ferm Living, the maker of some of the coolest modern wallpapers around?

Even if it's still chilly in your area or you don't have an outdoor dining space, these are a fun way to dress up your kitchen or dining table -- and are particularly great if you have spill-prone kids.

Take a look:

Branch

Walldots

Bindweed

Berry

Ferm's oilcloth is about $28 per linear meter, which is roughly 39 inches; the oilcloth comes in 55-inch widths, so if you want a tablecloth that's about four and a half feet wide by six and a half feet long, order two meters. It's available through the Scandinavian Design Center -- which also carries beautiful oilcloths from Marimekko, Pappelina, and Susanne Schjerning.

Check them out right here.

eBay Find of the Day: Otomi Textiles

I wrote a few weeks ago about Jacaranda Home's collection of vibrant Otomi fabrics -- and have since discovered that you can find the unusual and colorful bedspreads, table runners, and other textiles from Hidalgo, Mexico's Otomi Indians on eBay as well.

The Mexican Textiles Museum Store is an eBay shop devoted to all things Otomi -- and an offshoot of the Mexican Indigenous Textile Documentation Project, an independent effort "to preserve the endangered textile memory of Mexico" and to help sustain the Otomi women's collective that embroiders these fabrics.

Each handcrafted cotton muslin piece takes weeks for the women to assemble, and the designs are said to be based on ancient cliff paintings from the Tepehua-Otomi Mountains in the area. At top: Multicolored queen bedspread, 75 by 74 inches, "Buy it Now" for $250 or make your best offer (a relatively new eBay feature that allows you to haggle with sellers)

Coral Queen Bedspread, 76 by 73 inches, $250 or best offer

Yellow Queen Bedspread, 71 by 74 inches, $250 or best offer

Blue Table Runner, 17 by 70 inches, $75 or best offer

Pink Wall Hanging, which can also be made into a pillow cover or used to upholster a chair cushion or a footstool, 35 by 28 inches, $80 or best offer

See all of the Otomi textiles in eBay's Mexican Textiles Museum Store.