Ebay magic.

Wondering aimlessly through ebay can get you in trouble.  Luckily I’ve shown restraint lately and refrained from buying these ridiculously self-gratifying pleasures:

A reversible cape made from 50 year old Japanese Kimonos??!!
 

A nearly full Vintage bottle of Chanel No.5
 

Vintage Hobnail perfume bottle

Tiny gallery: Studio Violet

 
Studio Violet is the new joint project from illustration darlings Camilla Engman and Elisabeth Dunker.  It features sweetly naive characters in a stripped palette, floating in rich paper textures & patterns a la grade school stationary, old school wallpaper, and victorian nursery. I’m a sucker for kitties and old-timey mustashioed bankers.  Its the perfect talcum-powdered [...]

Made by Hank.

 
I’m smitten with Madebyhank, a handsewn purse/bag shop on etsy.  Fabric textures and animal design obsessions?  Its heavenly.  It was created by Kate Henry, who also keeps a Madebyhank blog.   Her shop has a really charming feel– especially in the attention to detail like her tags with plastic animals glued on.  
Kate’s goods go pretty fast [...]

(1920s) Poster prints!

           
 
 
Wow!  I just bought these lovely prints at allposters.com for $20 a piece.  They are having a special until 11:59 PM tonight (Wednesday) of 20% off your order (which will basically nullify your shipping costs if you have a big order).  Strike while the iron’s hot… I mean, allposters frequently offers [...]

Leigh Wells.

                          
 
                          
 
I love Leigh Wells defaced classic portraits.  
SFgirlbybay posted a blog entry recently on Wells new exhibit
at Gallery 16.  For instant gratification, you can visit Wells’ etsy store, which features gocco prints.
 
 

How to: hand-carved stamps.

Lately I’ve been contemplating my etsy packaging and thinking of adding some extra decor via handcarved stamps.  It’d be a fun challenge for me to carve, and add a little something to my packaging.  
I came across a lovely little blog by an etsy seller, Geninne, with lots of sweet crafty tips.  
 
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New stuff…

 
I’m back on the ball!  I know its been quite a while since I’ve updated my etsy store– but that’s because i’ve busy in my tree workshop with the elves designing some new stuff… between that, substitute teaching and all my other little projects, I’ve been swamped.  But I’ve just started posting new stuff… and will [...]

Etsy favorites of the week… The old country

        
 alphabets $45  **  alphabets $42  ** molldoll $111
 
         
thisisalliknow $75 ** seaunicorn $30  ** thisisalliknow $85
 
         
ramonawest $34 ** champignon $18 **  alphabets $48 

Etsy favorites of the week: Little things

irenesuchocki $25 ** ellemoss $30 ** seaunicorn $12

groundwork $25 ** ellemoss $25 ** saintkitten $25

dollfacedesign $20 ** aliciabock $20 ** esoule $70

The Tale of JacqleenBleu & the Killer SALE!…

Buy one get another of these 8 x10 photo prints FREE this week!
I came across JacqleenBleu’s work on etsy (probably arriving there through a long chain of clicks from one link to the next) and instantly added her to my favorites.
Her photography is pensive and dreamy: it has a [...]

Etsy favorites for the week… creams and neutrals

lizarietz $39 ** kirby $85 ** katinkapinka $18

sarahtakahashi $195 ** Loviisa $320 ** hollystadler $145

This week’s favorites are paintings and wearables (hat, cape, earrings)

This week’s Etsy favorites…

in fashion/accessories and photography:

chainchainchain $8  **  Jacqleenbleu $17  **  saintkitten $35

 

saintkitten $35  **  aliciabock $17  **  jacqleenbleu $17
 

sweetberrybird $18  **  chainchainchain $35 **  mapetiteamy $44