Aside from Etsy, I am an admitted Pinterest addict. And home on maternity leave with Baby Bean, I have become the pinning equivalent of a Tommy gun. I mourn for my parents poor inbox, who have unwittingly saved their settings to 'Email me when someone you follow pins something new." Can you defriend your own kid? I digress.
The point is, in one of my most recent pinning frenzies, I stumbled on these bad boys, and of course, all roads lead to Etsy. I love these meeces to pieces.
Johana, the Chilean artist who brings these ROUS's to life (Rodents Of Unusual Style-Princess Bride, anyone?) creates each critter by hand from merino wool and procures their outfits from some magical mouselet (I googled what baby mice were called, so what?) department store. Her shop, Felting Dreams, has an adorable army for you to nibble on.
Wool Mice. $50-$70. Felting Dreams
Greetings Etsy lovers, its feeling like Fall here in our Nation's Capital which means that yours truly can break out her strongest seasonal wardrobe. You read that correctly, I am autumnally awesome, born to layer, and have the waxed cotton, flannel and corduroy to prove it.
Julius Seester asked me a while back if I had seen any good bags around lately, and aside from J. Crew's forest green leather hobo, I was really at a loss for recommendations. I'm at a loss no more, and coming at 'cha all the way from Hong Kong we have Hidden Gem Studio and their made-to-order leather treasure. While I've only featured one of their pieces today, check out the shop if you are looking for other styles, including some lovely matte black leather and a jaunty little camel envelope clutch.
Brown Leather Double Strap Bag-Long Handle. $240. Hidden Gem Studio.
Spurred on by September 11th and the head-explodingly patriotic extravaganza that is the Springsteen concert I'll be attending on Friday night, today's finds are inspired by our Stars and Stripes.
I've loved the American flag bookshelf above since I first saw it in The New York Times about a year ago, and if the tag sale gods are kind, someday I'll have enough books to complete it. Luckily, Jaysworld Vintage Book Decor has a little starter kit for this kind of kitsch.
Up next, this backgammon-inspired men's accessory case by EWMcCall is positively SHARP. Guys, even if you don't pack like a Gilded Age Robber Baron in a cartload of steamer trunks, this would fit nicely as a display case on a dresser.
Finally, I love hoop art, and mean to start a little collection for some lonely wall (to add to my 800 other well-meaning but fictitious collections of the future.) Make Betsy Ross proud and lie to your friends about your stitching prowess.
Patriotic 8 Book Collection. $39. Jaysworld Vintage Book Decor.
Backgammon Inspired Accessory Case. $40. EWMcCall.
American Flag Hoop Wall Art. $45. Trash Can Diva.
Greetings friends! Apologies for being MIA, but as I wrote my last post on August 7, little did I know that Baby Bean was en route to this big blue marble we call home. And, yes, it has taken me one month, hundreds of diapers and approximately four hours of sleep to muster the brain power to return to my lovely little bloggie pet.
In honor of this most excellent little Bean (with some perfect monogramming initials- WBW- if I do say so myself), I bring to you today some fantastic swim shorts for the baby gentleman in your life. I've always preferred my main men to rock shorter-than-average inseams, and Welch Elements will customize and monogram these mini Chubbies for you in aqua, navy, lime or red.
Seersucker shorts. $18. Welch Elements.
