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Initial-Leaf-Necklace---Mothers-Day-Gift

We’ve all been there… you’re days away from an important Mom Holiday (birthdays, anniversaries, Mother’s Day…) and you’ve completely forgotten about the entire thing. No gift, no thoughtful card that will make her make “that face,” and nothin’ to show for the woman who gave you life. Nice. Real nice. Well, fortunately, Etsy provides a [...]

“So I was hanging out in vintage Slovakia and came across these hand embroidered tablecloths…” But really, that’s sort of how this story starts. The above wall hoops are made using – you guessed it – vintage hand-embroidered tablecloths.  Here is the story of how they came to be, straight from Etsy seller Katarina: “For [...]

Adventures in Taste Testing. 1950s Red Wool Swing Coat 1960s Pink Day Dress 1970s Print High-Waist Shorts 1980s Cast Brass Leaf Necklace 1990s Jean Jacket Do you have a favorite decade?

I still don’t have an air plant. I am so disappointed in myself. They’re so interesting-looking, and can be placed nearly anywhere, with nearly anything, and still look so cool. Take this terrarium: How cool is that?! It’s reaching out to you like some creepy, friendly alien. “Hello, let’s be friends. I brought some echinops [...]

Watch out. I wish this glass-enclosed sign was larger than six inches by four. I want it, huge, at the top of some staircase.

I’ve almost convinced myself to spend hundreds of dollars on shelves to line the top of every one of my windows.  I love handmade knickknacks, fresh flowers and other “this is useless so just set it on a thing and let it look pretty” things that much. These paper sack vases, made by Ady Shapira [...]

I love trinkets. I need shelves all over my house just so I can buy all of the trinkets. This tiny glass bottle is hand-blown by glass artist Kiva Ford, and the little flower detail is just enough cute…and also kind of reminds me of sea anemone.

Lindsay and I are interested in everything yellow this year: yellow dresses, yellow pants, yellow shoes. I have a feeling that before summer is out, we’ll have amassed a solid collection of sunny hues. …and maybe a gauzy cotton jumpsuit?  It’s harem-y, which sucks, but other than that, it’s pretty damned good.  It’s also actually [...]

I hate the phrase “shabby chic,” but I love this bird-on-burlap table runner.  It makes me want to move to the beach and live in a house with no doors.

This ceramic poppy-shaped bowl is perfect for jewelry, or as a votive holder. And these sterling silver earrings, made to resemble buttercups, could go inside that poppy-shaped bowl (or you could stab them into a candle, I guess).

The Cure

March 7, 2012

I stumbled upon this quote by Karen Blixen (pen name Isak Dinesen) on a card by Etsy designer Christen Strang, and it immediately lifted a mountain of stress from my shoulders.  It’s funny how something as simple as a few words on paper can do that. I’ll be by the ocean in just over two [...]

We’re really excited about 2012, and from what we’re reading on Facebook and Twitter, pretty much everyone else is too. (Was 2011 that bad?) To celebrate, we’re featuring our favorite unique, handmade calendars, made by independent designers on Etsy. You can see all of the calendars we’ve featured here! That’s a polar bear in a [...]

Etsy Daily: Night Owls

January 24, 2012

We’re really excited about 2012, and from what we’re reading on Facebook and Twitter, pretty much everyone else is too. (Was 2011 that bad?) To celebrate, we’re featuring our favorite unique, handmade calendars, made by independent designers on Etsy. You can see all of the calendars we’ve featured here! Hello, little cow.  Let’s go get [...]

We’re really excited about 2012, and from what we’re reading on Facebook and Twitter, pretty much everyone else is too. (Was 2011 that bad?) To celebrate, we’re featuring our favorite unique, handmade calendars, made by independent designers on Etsy. You can see all of the calendars we’ve featured here! One of my “must see” countries [...]

We’re really excited about 2012, and from what we’re reading on Facebook and Twitter, pretty much everyone else is too. (Was 2011 that bad?) To celebrate, we’re featuring our favorite unique, handmade calendars, made by independent designers on Etsy. You can see all of the calendars we’ve featured here! There is something so unbelievably comforting [...]

We’re really excited about 2012, and from what we’re reading on Facebook and Twitter, pretty much everyone else is too. (Was 2011 that bad?) To celebrate, we’re featuring our favorite unique, handmade calendars, made by independent designers on Etsy. You can see all of the calendars we’ve featured here! Paper Fashion is absolutely,without question, my [...]

We’re really excited about 2012, and from what we’re reading on Facebook and Twitter, pretty much everyone else is too. (Was 2011 that bad?) To celebrate, we’re featuring our favorite unique, handmade calendars, made by independent designers on Etsy. You can see all of the calendars we’ve featured here! I’m normally not into this style [...]

I dare you to try to tell me that this isn’t the best thing you’ve seen today.

retro calendar

We’re really excited about 2012, and from what we’re reading on Facebook and Twitter, pretty much everyone else is too. (Was 2011 that bad?) To celebrate, we’re featuring our favorite unique, handmade calendars, made by independent designers on Etsy. You can see all of the calendars we’ve featured here! ret·ro adjective [Informal] 1.  retroactive: retro [...]

We’re really excited about 2012, and from what we’re reading on Facebook and Twitter, pretty much everyone else is too. (Was 2011 that bad?) To celebrate, we’re featuring our favorite unique, handmade calendars, made by independent designers on Etsy. You can see all of the calendars we’ve featured here! I watch a lot of cooking [...]