I'm Kate McCagg, a Portland creative director and lover of stuff. The Shallow End is a collection of the pretty and pointless things I find in my browsings.
Wow. I just happened upon this Tumblr full of delicate and wonderful fashion illustrations, and I couldn’t love them more. Here’s hoping she keeps posting- and that her obsession with triangles lives on!
What a super cool, sneaky way to work more books into the decor. Love it. Check it out here on Etsy. (via Design For Mankind)
So, my little one isn’t even 2 years-old, and I’m already mentally decorating her room as a teenager. Oh, she’s in for it. But, seriously, isn’t this just genius for a teenage girl’s room? She totally nails sullen, but pretty, which is what I’m expecting to encounter in about 12 years. See this and more great prints, totes and pins in the Pretty Little Thieves Etsy shop.
I’m all full up on 2012 calendars, but I’m kind of wishing that I’d held out for one as pretty as this letterpress beauty. (via Design Work Life)
These are just about as adorable as necklaces get. Not to mention that they’re from a shop called Hug a Porcupine. That just totally tips the cuteness meter for me. (via Pikaland)
New week! New wallpaper! This one is so lovely, and available in English and French, but who would chose English when given that option. I mean, seriously. (via Design Sponge)
I really appreciate the art of making something great out of scraps, so this alphabet by Luci Everett is totally inspiring me today. (via Design Work Life)
It’s been a bajillion years since I’ve seen a desktop wallpaper worth sharing, but this one from Geninne’s Art Blog is cute and festive, so here goes…(via Poppytalk)
There’s a part of me that knows these are just regular old kitchen implements dipped in paint. But the part of me that holds the wallet wants them anyway. Find these, along with other slightly jazzier than normal kitchen stuff here (via the super awesome Anthology Mag)
I saw this necklace the other day, and it’s been haunting me ever since. In a good way. Check out Sight Unseen for more big, ol’ statement necklaces like this one. (via Design for Mankind)
Clutches torment me with their perfect combo of cuteness and impracticality, but this one is completely practical because it has a chain, right? Well, that’s what I’m telling myself as I hover over “Add to Cart.” See this and more super cute clutches with and without chains in The Sir Tom Etsy shop. (via Design For Mankind)
