Etsy Find : StoreyShop

I LOVE these laser and hand cut cards from Etsy's Stoney Shop.

Fennel Heart

My friend, Diane, found this heart shaped growth on some fennel from her garden. Just a sneak peak of the shoot slated for tomorrows post!

Pin Cushion Cupcake

How cute is this?! A calorie free cupcake pin cushion made of felt.

Matte Art

I admit I find a lot of cool things on etsy by typing in odd keywords. I discovered the wonderful world of Matte Art when I was looking for cat paintings, because, let's face it, I have a sickness, and the only cure is more Gracie cat! Luckily, my kitten obsession lead me to the beautiful and fantastic illustrations of Matte Stevens, a West Coast based artist with a style that reminds me of the vintage Shag posters, only with a more European flair in beautiful muted tones. If you are scrambling to find gifts for those who are hard to please, I can't imagine anyone not being genuinely delighted with one of these beautiful prints. The Central Park print is one of my favorites, and there are so many more amazing, limited edition prints for under $60 that you can't go wrong!

Shop Terrain

Terrain has an online store, and while it's not the experience of terrain, it's still great that they are offering some of their wares to those not in the Brandywine-Philadelphia Area!

Pretty Painted Pictures

More Etsy Art Love. I'm a sucker for anything with a cat on it, which is how I found these sellers, and these paintings from Amber Alexander and Wild Sun Art are really beautiful.

Wouldn't this little black cat in a box be cute on a t-shirt or canvas carry all?

This grey kitten is so Gracie-it even has an appetite for people food and uses it's paws like hands just like my little ball o'fuzz!

Cute Fix

Whenever I need a break or am in a sour mood, I look for ways to smile, and there is no greater cure for a blah mood than the itty bitty kitty committee. Even the name is adorable, and the imagery on this kitten adoption blog is off the charts on the cute scale. Plus, you can get involved, learn more about kitten fostering and help this worthwhile cause in the Seattle area. I'm on the east coast, but it made me want to get involved with my local animal charities and shelters, so I'm going to start volunteering at Faithful Friends and Forgotten Cats, so I can get my cute fix AND make a difference!

Be Poetic

Today I am excited to introduce the lovely and talented Kaitlin of Be Poetic, and her really adorable Etsy Shop that sells her hand-made vintage fabric flowers. These flowers make great accessories for shoes, purses, outfits, hair-the possibilities are endless and the enthusiasm, love and attention to detail that Kaitlin pours into her flowers is just inspiring. Kaitlin was kind enough to answer a few questions and share her work with ATL. Enjoy!
What gave you the idea to start B. Poetic?
Being creative and hand-making wearable stuff is my passion. In fact I quit my full-time salaried job with benefits at a great company last year in the thick of a recession (questionable move, I know) to pursue my creative endeavors because I just felt that life is too short to not love what you do. The pins go way back to even high school when my friend and I started a little business hand-making accessories and selling them to our friends. Most recently though, I had plans to start to making clothing out of the drawers and drawers of material that I've collected over the years that needed a purpose. I've had this one silk flower that I've worn for years and one day I decided I needed to have one in different colors, so I made some flowers and wore them out and about, and the response from my friends, family and random strangers was so great, I just kept making more and more. When my fashionista best friend recently had surgery, instead of sending her flowers, I sent her a big bloom to wear and she loved it, she was like, you need to make more stuff and sell it, that's when I decided it could possibly be a business.

Where do you find the fabric and materials to create these beautiful blooms?
I live in Ohio and we have the greatest antique and vintage shops. Many times I'll find yards of fabric there or I'll buy old clothing and cut it up to use the material. Of course, it goes through a cleaning process first, but I think there is something so charming and special about wearing something that has history. I made a bloom the other day out of this really beautiful vintage blazer and the whole time I was making it, I was imagining who might have worn it and the places it had been. I love to re-purpose things with a past.

How long, on average, does a custom order take?
Custom orders are fun! It depends on the quantity, but two weeks is enough time to allow me to find the material that is exactly the right color or hand dye it and make the product. If I already have the right color of material I can have it done in a couple of days.

Awesome

This Video is awesome. Reminds me of childhood slip n slides, only way more awesome.
Slip N Slide

Love Me Sexy

It's no secret that I love me some Will Ferrell. My ringtone is Boats N Hoes, and I will watch anything he is in, over and over again. So when my good friend, client and fellow blogger Madeleine of Peace Love Lipgloss fame found these, I knew I had to post it too!

Cute Overload from Noted...

Cute and Quirky finds from Noted Co. The Wallet Monsters and the Organic French Jewelry are my picks!

Four Corner Store

I'm happy to announce that Nic just launched an online store dedicated to toy and film cameras to supplement his increasingly popular blog, Four Corners Dark. The store is Four Corner Store and it's full of goodies, film, and neat toy camera finds. If you are looking for a great deal on really cool or offbeat toy cameras, by all means, check it out! Inventory changes, and he's always looking for new, rare and interesting finds, so make sure to stop by Four Corner Store regularly for updated merchandise, sales and cool stuff.

Something Dark

I can girly and all, but I definitely have a darker side, and these fragrances, candles and other interesting goods from D.L. & Company really sang to that part of me to like the haunting music of a Danny Elfman score....Love everything, from the exquisite packaging to the hauntingly beautiful skull candy...and the Seven Deadly Sins collection is lovely on so many levels. The Modern Alchemy Collection is fabulous, and I found myself wanting one of everything. I'm not a fan of music on websites-i find them distracting and unnecessary, but the soft piano music on this site is intoxicating and makes me want to buy it on itunes! It's dark, it's gothic, it's romantic, it's victorian, it's brilliantly designed and it's my latest obsession!

Present & Correct

I've been enjoying the lovely retro school stylings from British online store Present & Correct. Makes me want to find my Pink Jem & the Holograms Backpack and She-Ra lunch pail and color again!