“The little bit of ivory on which I work with so fine a brush, as produces little effect after much labour.” - Jane AustenTumblr (3.0; @bitsofivory)http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://video.disney.com/embed/4bb39f1b74ac3a8833003b15" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/><br/><div class="item"> <div class="productlink"> <h1>Re-Micks: Ne-Yo - Miss Independent</h1> </div> </div> <p>Mickey sings about why he loves Minnie, his Miss Independent!</p>http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/50629513911http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/50629513911Thu, 16 May 2013 23:45:00 -0400musicne-yomiss independentDisneyre-micks<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/95922bd8dd6ac7f7b88e2073be7e9a1c/tumblr_mmxad714BT1r5pv3uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/50627462977http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/50627462977Thu, 16 May 2013 23:15:00 -0400artunder the starskatie daisy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4907ac7fc5e2389417ba4263b515cf5a/tumblr_mmxacmMII51r5pv3uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/50627437452http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/50627437452Thu, 16 May 2013 23:14:00 -0400artdaisieskatie daisy“They were careless people - they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Gatsby">The Great Gatsby</a><span><br/></span> (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://frigidairebear.tumblr.com/">frigidairebear</a>)</em>http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/50627167100http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/50627167100Thu, 16 May 2013 23:11:02 -0400quotesThe Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c4961439f17888f8da1d84432a549a8c/tumblr_mm10g5taQS1r7hxrfo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/11346a355e057ddce13b261cef87e2e5/tumblr_mm10g5taQS1r7hxrfo2_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4ca0b3122e8f8c53f5cb66ce1cb6be23/tumblr_mm10g5taQS1r7hxrfo3_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/aaaee7e206d161372871597ad5a25c70/tumblr_mm10g5taQS1r7hxrfo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://openbooksorg.tumblr.com/post/49186509114/these-are-available-at-the-official-roald-dahl"> </a></p>http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/50626811330http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/50626811330Thu, 16 May 2013 23:06:09 -0400roald dahlbooksmugswant<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/7638752" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p class="first"><strong>London in 1927</strong></p> <p class="first">Incredible colour footage of 1920s London shot by an early British pioneer of film named Claude Friese-Greene, who made a series of travelogues using the colour process his father William - a noted cinematographer - was experimenting with. It’s like a beautifully dusty old postcard you’d find in a junk store, but moving.</p> <p>Music by Jonquil and Yann Tiersen.</p>http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/50626570884http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/50626570884Thu, 16 May 2013 23:02:00 -0400videolondonengland1927color film<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/51d5b94cea0aab245f91b9d5ae2e22eb/tumblr_mm9cikzKZz1qbyk5qo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://stilllifequickheart.tumblr.com/post/49646464955/john-george-naish-midsummer-nights-fairies-1856">stilllifequickheart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>John George Naish</p> <p><a href="http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/19th-century-european-art-n08989/lot.84.html">Midsummer Night’s Fairies</a></p> <p>1856</p> </blockquote>http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/50396415741http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/50396415741Mon, 13 May 2013 23:33:42 -0400artmidsummer night's fairiesjohn george naishfantasy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/af7775927cfdf627ae3247c19d5af570/tumblr_mh6snwbF741qd3bpyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/50396274068http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/50396274068Mon, 13 May 2013 23:31:44 -0400parisfranceeiffel towerromanceeurope<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1c8ecd1f133eab5a917fbaeb33494c8a/tumblr_mlnt1tSjrn1qkqci1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://waltzingmatilda.me/post/48611286661/beautiful-thought"> </a></p>http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48699356874http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48699356874Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:16:36 -0400quotescharming gardenershappymarcel proustkatie daisy<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9pl0ynqWo1rnvzfwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div id="book_title"> <h2>The Library</h2> <p>Written by Sarah Stewart,  illustrated by David Small</p> </div>http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48698867911http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48698867911Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:07:02 -0400illustrationsthe librarydavid smallbooksreading““It was good to walk into a library again; it smelled like home.””<br/><br/> - <em>Elizabeth Kostova;<em> The Historian</em> (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wordpainting.tumblr.com/">wordpainting</a>)</em>http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48698651049http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48698651049Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:02:50 -0400quoteslibraryhomeelizabeth kostovathe historian<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/10be720aed05870364535ed81d1c6d47/tumblr_mleyr6zgGh1r5pv3uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Laduree Tea Room, Champs-Elysees, Paris</p>http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48215016120http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48215016120Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:13:00 -0400ladureetea roomchamps-elyseesparisfrancetea<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8d56d6b2216d8b0828b8ca368ae93a48/tumblr_mley9oO29S1r5pv3uo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f458e338158c7b3160219d2c450e7944/tumblr_mley9oO29S1r5pv3uo2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Laduree, Champs-Elysees, Paris</p>http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48214353528http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48214353528Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:03:00 -0400ladureechamps-elyseesparisfrancepastries<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8789b48873ffa275281f418af17c5211/tumblr_mlevtvr2DT1r5pv3uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Cesari’s pastry shop, from <em>Howl’s Moving Castle</em> (Hayao Miyazaki, 2004)</span><span><br/></span></p> <p><span>If only it was real! </span></p>http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48211247635http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48211247635Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:10:43 -0400howl's moving castleMiyazakistudio ghiblicesari'spastrytea<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7c16b72478f8c8d778b9bbb259dca5f7/tumblr_mlbwq9Bd391r5pv3uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div class="project-description"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/MA/7868787" target="_blank">Press & OOH campaign</a> for Schusev State Museum of Architecture Moscow</div> <div class="project-description"></div> <div class="project-description"></div></p>http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48097029640http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48097029640Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:37:00 -0400Architecturemuseumschusev statemoscowkremlinrussia<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1936e034b202171b473b89fbb3402df7/tumblr_mjg8sfb1ao1r6b8aao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://visitheworld.tumblr.com/post/45025018536/tyntesfield-estate-in-somerset-england-by-nick">visitheworld</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Tyntesfield Estate</strong> in Somerset, England (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickkaye/">Nick Kaye</a>).</p> </blockquote>http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48096758666http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48096758666Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:33:47 -0400Tyntestfieldestatesomersetenglandunited kingdom<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/93c4ef3e2dfd1a42d3a7fee41e0e6758/tumblr_mlbrjnz3sf1r5pv3uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shakespearean insult bandages :)</p>http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48087834755http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48087834755Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:45:23 -0400shakespearebandagesshakespearean insultsfun<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6c9ec028cf997fe8757a8b388094954a/tumblr_mlbrfrZaSl1r5pv3uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>New Roald Dahl book covers by Penguin - want! </p>http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48087637303http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48087637303Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:43:03 -0400booksroald dahlPenguin Books“Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.”<br/><br/> - <em>Coco Chanel (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://frigidairebear.tumblr.com/">frigidairebear</a>)</em>http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48086621167http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48086621167Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:31:26 -0400quotescoco chanelsimplicityelegance<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/56b46a891e07f9177f080a56ddacdb98/tumblr_mkfffyCuOr1qb0bzxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://allthingseurope.tumblr.com/post/46743786919">allthingseurope</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Llanrwst Tea Room, Wales (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ishowerinmypants/8060359329/in/set-72157628939443535">Fragga</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48086390694http://bitsofivory.tumblr.com/post/48086390694Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:28:49 -0400Llanrwst Tea Roomwalesunited kingdomeurope