So, remember that post where I explained how absolutely infatuated I am with fabric by Marimekko?
Guess what I found out as I trolled the web at 2 am in San Francisco (I was there for work) because I couldn’t sleep in my blasted hotel room?
That the famous Finnish textile-arts company has teamed up with Avon for these gorgeous, limited-edition face and eye palettes.
And that they’ve also teamed up with Manolo Blahnik for a Marimekko-themed line of shoes.
It may have been the wee hours of the morning when I unearthed these pieces of news, but my eyes were THIS BIG while I was reading them, and my heart was racing. It’s like, somewhere in the dungeons of that design house in Finland, someone had read my mind. 
(Well, except for that third shoe on the right. It looks like a cow sat on some pink bubble gum!)
September 23rd, 2008 at 11:11 pm
oh! the fabric designs are cute. i particularly love the second/pink one.
(It looks like a cow sat on some pink bubble gum!)~~ funny comment here! hehehe
September 24th, 2008 at 12:24 am
Acccck!!! Ang ganda!!! Kata loves Marimekko!
I want the pink floral stilettos!!!
September 24th, 2008 at 12:53 am
Marimekko looks really pretty. Love the fabric designs.
I sell Avon and have not seen this line yet. Maybe in the next campaigns. Will look out for these then.
September 25th, 2008 at 8:00 am
i love the fabrics, just wow.
and the cow that sat on the pink bubble gum, i would have loved to see him for real.
September 25th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
J!!!
I got the package yesterday! ***SHRIEK*** Daghang salamat!!!
I’ll post something short about it, k? Thanks again 
September 25th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
i love love the leftmost shoe! the colors are so happy
September 27th, 2008 at 2:52 am
I saw this patchwork wreath appear on the Photo of the Minute widget on my iGoogle and thought of you: http://www.flickr.com/photos/9998028@N06/2888375500/
Might be a timely idea for the coming holidays.
September 27th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
very fun and vibrant patterns!
i wasn’t familiar with them at all til you mentioned them, but funny enough i was sifting through some craft magazines at a bookstore the other day and i saw an article on marimekko. There was that instant reaction of, “oh!”, “girl…”, “curl…”, “these are the fabrics!” hehe
September 29th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Sleep
- You’re very welcome! I’m glad they found their way to you.
Caryn
- That’s my favorite shoe of the lot, too. Great minds.
Fats
- That is super creative. If I made that, I would make my aunts very happy, haha.
Jess
- Hee, glad I introduced you to Marimekko. And I do that too, by the way–bogart entire craft articles by reading them at the bookstore! (Those mags can get pretty pricey!)
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:53 pm
i was looking at your old posts (as i wait impatiently for the christmas cookies post. hehe.) and found this entry. such a coincidence since i was contemplating buying this marimekko wall hanging from CB2.com. have you seen them? there are three available. i’m eyeing the orange one.
http://www.cb2.com/wall-decor/accessories/v