Etsy Tuesday: Modern Radar Raindrop Tote
I guess you could say that I’m an avid promoter/user of the tote, and this one by Modern Radar over on Etsy is just lovely. Screenprinted by hand onto a unnamed, modified “sweatshop free, American company that may also make Apparel,” I love the color combination. Cheers!
4 Last Minute, DIY Gifts
So this Thursday is offical Christmas day, and in honor of hectic malls and waiting till the last minute, this week’s Monday 4 includes four great (and easy and cheap) DIY gifts for your loved ones. If you start today, you can have one or all of these projects done by Chirstmas Eve, wrapped and...
Etsy Tuesday: Melinda Milkshake
This dress is so lovely and a great Vintage find. Avaiable over at the Milkshake Etsy Store.
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Illustration Thursday: Great Gifts to Give
For this week, here’s a list of not only cool illustration, but stuff you can make your own-or give to a friend! 1. Totally typographical, totally cool. Check out Ork Posters. They take the geographical locations of neighbohoods of some of America’s coolest cities, and put them together in a great piece of art. Lots...
ABC Buttons
Way to go, Germans! This super awesome button has 6 holes instead of the typical 4 or 2, to allow for letters and numbers to be sewed right on. You can check it out via Core77 and link through to the German site. Cheers!
HOW TO: Make 3D Glasses
Wired.com has a great tutorial on making your own pair of snazzy 3D Glasses! All you need is cardboard or cardstock, and some red and blue acetate, which you can get at almost any run of the mill craft store. Also there’s a huge selection of 3D photos and videos on Flickr.com, which look pretty...
Etsy Tuesday: 1940s style Cashmere Hat
It’s hats like this that make me really wish I was hat person. This awesome chapeau was created by Sanchia Playfair , who weaves and creates really beautiful things by hand out of cashmere. Super shop!
Shopping List Tote
Not only is this tote bag from propwork super cute, but also super handy. You can carry your items around the store while checking off your list you can write directly on the bag! Cheers!
I Made You a Beard
Someone else who loves beard + felt-beard-making abilities = AWESOME! I Made You a Beard is the blog of Erin Dollar, who creates removable beards and sells them over at Etsy. cheers!
Helvetica Scarf
What could be better than using Helvetica, seeing Helvetica, and maybe even trying to taste Helevtica? Wearing Helvetica! Veer has a scarf that will certainly drive every minimalist crazy. Completely made of capital letters, and availible in white and black. Awesome stuff!
Fall Festivus & Buy-A-Beard on Etsy
I can’t believe that I have just to breathe two words about Halloween, so here’s some of my favorite things about the fall festivus: Miniature versions of my favorite candy in a giant bowl with no guard watching it Tiny cute children in costumes Halloween episodes of sitcoms, usually consisting of some ridiculous costume party...