Bookworm » Rob Ryan: This is for You
Available at Chronicle Books
“If you believe in love, but find it difficult to explain – this is for you.” – Rob Ryan
Found @ Etsy
Gift Guide » Top Ten Found @ Etsy
Clockwise from top: Papaver Verte Nesting Bowls, KnitKnit’s Knitted Power Chord, and Berkley Illustration Jackrabbit Portrait More after the jump…
Found @ Etsy » Death and Texas Does Bikewear!
Ok, ok. So the ball & chain is right: I have a bag fetish. It’s actually a container obsession: our house is full of oddly shaped jars, vintage cans, quirky bowls & trays – all holding tchotkies I’ve gleaned over many years of foraging flea markets, boutiques and the like. But, yes, bags, pouches, fabric zippie things – sign me up. Now, although not one of the gazillion New Yorkers that swears by her bike (I’ve purchased a few over my NYC years, subsequently biked to some rendez-vous and parked the thing, only to leave it there, abandoned forever), I have officially fallen for the cowgirl meets fashionista meets bike-messenger accessories over at Death and Texas’ Etsy store…
Found @ Etsy » Innards for Sale
Gosh… Where do I even start. I boycotted Dissect-a-Frog day in middle school. My teachers saw it coming though, and sat me down with an IBM and the CD-Rom of the 6th grade science massacre. Now, if only Crafty Hedgehog’s knitted version had been available at the time…
Found @ Etsy » Yokoo!
The first signs of Autumn drifting through the air are just intoxicating… that very particular smell, a deceivingly fertile odor of leaves wanting to fall and countless plants on the cusp of metamorphosis: ready to shed their layers (backyard compost!) as we pile the layers on. Oh, layers! Accessories! The other splendid sign of Fall! Where oh where to buy?
Papercuts » Jenny Lee Fowler
Jenny Lee Fowler’s snowflake-style papercuts capture the storytelling esprit of old-school European scherenschnitte with a good dash of Americana aesthetic. The artist’s brightly colored collection of clients’ family trees and celebratory events are at once deeply personal and universally resonant…
Papercuts » Etsy’s Elsita
Originating in China circa 1500 the art of papercutting (jianzhi) quickly spread across the globe and is now a celebrated craft in dozens of countries including Japan (kirie), India (sanjhi), Germany & Switzerland (scherenschnitte), France (canivet or decoupage), Poland (wycinanki), Ukraine (vytynanky), Turkey (ka ‘ti), Mexico (papel picado), the States, Israel, and beyond…
“The process of creating a papercut piece is a wonderful way to practice and master the art of patience.” – Elsa Mora
Found @ Etsy » Amiguruming Away!
Amigurumi (編み包み), literally meaning knitted stuffed toy, originated in the country of all things cute: Japan. Made using either crochet (one needle) or knitting (two needles) patterns, amigurumi are typically animal forms but in recent years, with a rise in popularity and crossover to the States, countless other patterns are being explored.
Kawaii! » J’adore Fifi Lapin!
The uber-stylish lagomorph known as Fifi Lapin (that’s French for Fifi the Rabbit) knows all there is to know about what’s hot on the international runway circuit. The proof is in the pudding at Fifi’s very own blog and her wardrobe archive on Flickr…