Etsy Finds: Top Ten Turkeys
Dear Loyal Etsy Finds Readers, If you live in the U.S., we wish you a happy and healthy Thanksgiving holiday! And even if you won't be celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow, please enjoy these fine turkeys. And no matter who you are — drunk on turkey, tofurkey or, if you're an international person, just drunk on Etsy …
Etsy Finds: Fly, Fly Away
Between stormy clouds and bursts of sunlight, I've been watching birds migrate. They swoop, gather, caw and call back and forth, soaring above the world. I want to take flight myself, escape the noise of economic forecasters and political pundits. Let's all lift off, lilt over the earth and listen to the wind …
Etsy Finds: Sparrow Plates
The seller justmare has a lot of beautiful pottery in her shop. I picked this little set of sparrow plates after searching for bird related items. I also really like these butterfly plates. They are almost too cute to eat off, and would look good hanging on a wall. She has a huge range of styles in her shop, all …
For the Birds
Etsy seller Bugtussle has come up with an interesting way to give fabric and fiber scraps a second life.I have been making "bird giving balls" for years now and giving them out as gifts to friends. I have a flock of sheep, and some of the fleece was not good enough to use in my yarn, so as not to waste anything I …
Etsy Finds: Handmade Bird Toys
On the way home from Etsy the other day I stopped in a pet store. I didn't realize when I went in that I would be leaving with a sweet baby budgie (called parakeets in the US, but they are originally from Australia where they are called budgerigars). I picked the littlest, feistiest, cutest one. He is solid yellow — a …
News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere: May 1, 2008
It's May Day! Gather round ye olde May pole and prepare for dizziness. However, before you adjourn to making your May baskets and leaving them on doorsteps, read on for but a few of the tidbits I came across in my style and inspiration search this week. Good times! Rare Bird Finds is an amazing resource for …
Etsy Finds: Where Birds and Bikes Collide
In my secret side life, I fancy myself something of an ornithologist. I spend many a nerdy hour sweatily poring over beautiful old Audubon books and peeping at the pigeons in my square of Brooklyn backyard. Another secret pastime of mine is biking. Most mornings, I pedal off on long rides to Prospect Park to …
Etsy Finds: Picnic Time
For those of us living in the northern hemisphere, spring is just around the corner. I am looking forward to warm sunny days, flowers bursting with color, bike rides through the neighborhood, and picnics in the park. I can tell that this little chick, made by cozyblue, is soaking up the best of spring. I love that …
Birdie Beauties
Ah, birds are such a breath of fresh air! This collection of blues and birds is the perfect inspiration for your own greeting of Spring. Robin's egg blue, as well as the ever popular bird iconography, promises to be a solid trend for 2008. (That and grizzlies, but that's just my two cents. Trend forecast, right here …
