9.7.10

{etsy} home tweet home

“Round rustic birdhouse, handmade with jute, hemp, pine needles, moss, sticks and other forest finds. They are weather-proof and sturdy.”

How utterly charming are these handmade birdhouses from Bear Paw Rustics?? Just imagine one of these lined with feathers and bits of soft things, all warm and cozy and snugged up tight for the winter! These houses are going to make a few of our winged friends very happy (I snapped up two of them.) Wonder if Bear Paw could make a human size version?

4.26.09

{etsy} vina rust

If there were a soundtrack for this broach and necklace handmade by Vina Rust, it’d be Witchy Woman by the Eagles.

2.20.09

etsy

Loving the rustic, organic look of this crocheted broach by uloni and these handmade glass beads by The Blue Between.

1.26.09

{etsy} knitalatte

So sweet. From Knitalatte.

9.8.08

{etsy} teonova

For Halloween.

7.27.08

{etsy}

Charcoal gray Etsy discoveries.
Here.
Here.
And here.
You wouldn’t know it from my blog, but gray is my favorite color to wear. I think cherry is where I let my secret passion for color out to play.

7.8.08

{etsy} lucky me beads

Love this idea: custom silhouettes. Send a profile photo to Lucky Me Beads and she will customize depending on the size and style of the vintage pendant ring you choose. Call me a hopeless romantic, but I think it’s sweet to wear your lover’s silhouette next to your heart when it looks as classy as this. If your guy is the kind of guy who wears necklaces, medals and such (i.e. johnny depp) you could have a tiny silhouette made for him to wear around his neck along with his other sentimental charms. You could even exchange silhouettes, kind of like an old-fashioned keepsake (didn’t people exchange cameos back in the day??) So perfect for long distance lovers or best friends who are moving far away or even a beautiful remembrance of someone who has passed who you want to keep close to your heart. Lucky backs them with antique sheet music, book pages or prints, so I bet you could send her the paper backing you want (like the piece of a specific memento.) Lucky can even make one of your furry beast. I just love this idea.

4.27.08

{artist} alina hayes

Today, Etsy’s hand-picked items featured this sweet robin’s egg vessel by Alina Hayes, and then I clicked over to her shop and found this lovely pale blue bottle. Love her fusion of nature and modern design. See her etsy ceramic shop here and her blog here.

4.21.08

{photographer} elinor scott-sutter

Two more enchanting photos found in Equivoque’s Etsy shop. These were taken with a Polaroid SX-70 – a camera that was recently, and very kindly, gifted to me by an old friend. I’m excited to start experimenting with Le Polaroid for myself!

2.21.08

nest

Etsy featured this sweet little nest on their homepage today. It was crafted using native grasses, handmade paper, moss and grapevines. The eggs are beach stones. Of all the nests I’ve seen in various shops, this is by far the most wild and lovely. Grace Art and Antiques on etsy has a few different versions of these nests for sale.