Etsy Finds: Fade to Black
Picture it: A foreboding shadow in a dimly lit room, the glistening kohl-rimmed eyes of a 1930s rapscallion, the vast darkness that beckons inside every Pandora's box, and a resonant swelling of the orchestra as the silent film fades to black. The evocative tone that is black conjures an endless array of …
Etsy Finds: A Toast to Oktoberfest
"O'zapft is!" This is how the mayor opens the world's largest fair, Oktoberfest, every autumn in Munich. It translates in English to "It's tapped!", which means that it's time to start filling your stein with beer. On Etsy, it means it's time to celebrate all things German! For those of us not attending this year, join us in …
Etsy Finds Decor: Haunted Mansion
This weekend's Get the Look: Decor is inspired by the eerie haunted house at the top of the hill. You know the one: overgrown with ivy, loose shutters rattling in the wind, rumored to be owned by a crazy old woman who murdered her family with an axe, and there's always a single light burning in the window.Scary or …
Etsy Finds: I Heart Team Twilight
Today's Etsy Finds are inspired by the three central characters in Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series. These passionate figures struggle through an emotionally complex love triangle. The protagonist, Bella Swan, finds herself caught between the adoration of a vampire, Edward Cullen, and a werewolf, …
Etsy Finds: Cobwebs Welcome
I'm at the edge of my seat in anticipation for autumn. Everything about this time of year makes me feel so warm and happy inside. Apple picking, wool sweaters, leather boots, hot cider, carving pumpkins, pies cooling on the windowsill, trick or treating, and hiking through piles of crunchy leaves with a blanket …
Etsy Finds: Something Wicked This Way Comes
I am all about Halloween. When I was a kid, I made a graveyard in front of my parents' house. Names of neighborhood kids appeared on the headstones with grisly manners of death noted (shark attacks, etc.). In college I won a costume contest for my "frozen pond" ensemble. Everyone thought I was Laura Palmer, which …
Burning Man Packing List
Furry leg warmers in late summer? EL wire pasties? DIY dust masks? Oh yes, it's that time again. From August 31 to September 7, your neighbors are forgoing Labor Day in the Hamptons or cook-outs with the family, and instead, they are caravanning out to the Nevada desert with rebar, hula hoops, and tutus in tow. My …
Etsy Finds: This Kind of Love
I've often thought about how my ideal wedding would play out — there would be plenty of navy blue, a bouquet of succulents and ranunculus, a melabo wedding topper (with me and my boo as raccoons), a 1930s style dress, a photo booth, and red velvet cake for days. In short, it would be a wedding that fits my particular …
News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere: July 23, 2009
"It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards." - Lewis Carroll This week's edition of News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere has the offbeat decorating sense of Vena Cava's Lisa Mayuck, wicker men and other pagan customs from Britain, satin and draping done right, and dour moods from painter Kaye …
Etsy Finds Vintage: Reduce, Reuse, Reinvent
As a vintage lover and treasure seeker, there's nothing more exhilarating than rescuing a piece of history from certain doom in a landfill. While I love to use and display the many objects that I collect (skulls, doll heads, quilts), there are inevitable leftovers that leave me scratching my head. What should …
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