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unicorn ring by fleathers. rainbow not actually included. i wish
Finally, a place where my obsessions with gold, with the awesome, and with cute lil animals doing silly stuff can be safely and conveniently satisfied in one magic place.
Have you ever been to etsy.com?
Well it’s on the internet. This is ideal because usually I would go to the flea market on Sunday, but it’s suddenly October in Berlin which is wet and cold and generally awful. I’ve officially declared the start of my seasonal hibernation and won’t be going outside voluntarily unless I am escaping a fire or replenishing the larder, which is what I’m calling the fridge, because I’ve sort of started to think of myself as a character in The Wind in the Willows. As in
The kindly Badger thrust them down on a settle to toast themselves at the fire, and bade them remove their wet coats and boots. Then he fetched them dressing-gowns and slippers, and a delicious supper from the larder.
Anyway you sort of have to spend a lot of time on etsy, like I do, to move past the crocheted throw pillows and “whimsical” little kitties (e.g. HERE lolololol). But once you’re down the rabbit hole there’s no going back to kansas. yes, i mixed that metaphor, I know what I’m doing.
I’ll stop talking now, here is some etsy magic..
Varieties include:
1. all manner of choice baubles in what i like to call frontier aesthetic
<<brassy guns and antlers by missmouse
<<cheery fatalism by chainchainchained
<<talismans (talismen?); these are made from spent bullet casings and reclaimed chains by leoravon
2. laser-cut acrylic like crazy (not expensive!)
<<by brevity
<<by plastique
3. really cool animals, all kinds
<<take careful note of the owl in mary-janes. by Julia Pott
<<bears in love by kg + ab
clothes too, i’ll cover that in an upcoming post!
what is your favorite etsy treasure?
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Pingback by Twitter Trackbacks for Oh Etsy, you get me. « glow.like.berlin [glowlikeberlin.wordpress.com] on Topsy.com October 12, 2009 @ 9:21 pmGreat post, love the animal prints! Thanks!
Comment by Theresa October 12, 2009 @ 9:21 pmI have tons and tons of favorite items and sellers, if you’re looking for stuff to feature just check out my favorite items page http://www.etsy.com/favorite_listings_public.php?user_id=5533478 and sellers page http://www.etsy.com/favorite_sellers_public.php?user_id=5533478
73 pages of favorite sellers lol.
Comment by Lisa October 12, 2009 @ 9:37 pm