…ring. According to the MoMA site, it’s cast in a master mold crafted from an actual tied piece of string. Created by Kiel Mead and handmade in New York City. In silver or 14k gold. $65. Available here.

Two exciting new ventures announced yesterday:

From Weddingbee founder Bee Kim:

“Vendors have so much expertise and inspiration to share, as well as some of the most gorgeous blogs out there. We thought that maybe it was time to start a new blog with blog posts by weddding vendors. And so was born WeddingbeePRO.com! Now you’ll be able to read the the same sort of behind-the-scene insights that you’ve come to expect from our Weddingbee Bees… but from our Vendor Pros!”

Check it out here.

And from Jordan of Oh Happy Day and Karisa Winkel, graphic designer extraordinaire, Stuck Label Company.

My favorite is the small red square label – perfect for Christmas presents, which, coincidentally, is just how they’ve styled them. So smart, these ladies! They’ll be posting new designs all week, so be sure to check back.

Saw this on Once Wed yesterday and thought it was the perfect way to end a reception on a sweet note. The bride, who handmade all of the wedding graphics, has recently started her own design company, Miss Pickles Press. Just like these s’more packets, her stationery suites are bold, whimsical, and impossibly cute.

P.S. I also loved her centerpieces.

…as scary as that seems! But since we’re almost through November, and then there’s just December left in 2008, I decided to jump on a recent post over at Style Me Pretty.

This set of 12 Gocco’d calendars by Sarah Parrott is to die for! Individual month calendars have become sort of a “thing” with small presses lately, but these ones stand out from the pack. Check them out in her Etsy shop here.

Besides having delightful designs, the presentation is superb: each month’s card comes tucked into its own cotton drawstring bag, and the whole package comes “numbered and packaged in glassine with a festive ribbon.” Festive ribbon! I can’t wait for these to show up in my mailbox.

If I were to keep these for myself, I’d either prop each month up one at a time on my desk, or else tack all 12 in a grid to an empty bulletin board.

However, I haven’t yet decided whether to keep them or give them away at Christmas. What do you think?