If you're like me, there's a bunch of people to whom you'd like to give a little something for the holidays, but they aren't quite up to the level of say, a cashmere sweater . I usually whip up some handmade holiday food gifts in the kit…
I love the warmth and comfort that vintage pieces can express. They bring to mind a slower pace and remind me to focus on the moment and quit rushing so much. I need that sometimes. But there's a really fine line between that charming an…
Little Peach Print Co. is an Etsy shop by artist Sally Leach based out of Northamptonshire, UK, and her prints and decorative plates have all the charm you'd expect from a shop in the English countryside, but with a great eye for modern …
Little kids can be tougher to buy gifts for than it might seem. Either they want absolutely everything, or they can't think of one thing they want. Which is why I'm flipping out over the personalized paper dolls from Sandy Ford Design. W…
Winter is coming, but it's going to be much shorter than usual. Or at least the characters will, and not just the Imp. We're seriously freaking out over these amazing custom Lego Minifigs inspired by Game of Thrones. MiniBIGS on Etsy dra…
If you're like me and tend to lean towards more subtle holiday decorating (hold the beglittered talking Santa, please), you'll love these gorgeous ornaments I found while scouring Etsy. I just can't pick a favorite among the laser cut wo…
I am a real, live, blooming flower kind of girl. I don't mind the short-lived nature of them, just to have something fragrant and alive around the house if only temporarily. But when the weather gets cold and the imported tulips in our l…
Looking around Etsy for more cool Hanukkah gifts , I was so happy to discover an Etsy shop doing the most beautiful work with embroidery hoop art . (And you know how we like the embroidery hoop art.) Whatever you celebrate, there's proba…
Sometimes a gift comes to you, and you can tell before you even open it that it's going to be really special. From the hand-lettered mailing label to the Swiss-dot mini clothespin and vellum gift bag, you can totally feel the love that w…
As you might already know, we're huge Etsy fans around here. Huge! So how thrilling to be invited as one of their new Etsy Page tastemakers along with some of our very own favorite design and lifestyle bloggers. Click over to the Cool Mo…
Just because I don't have a baby anymore doesn't mean I can't drool over cute felt booties like these handmade beauties. Each pair of these adorable baby booties is made by hand, using felt and soft wool to keep those sweet little toes w…
While I'm not looking for a return to Flashdance fashion per se, I love the new trend of seeing legwarmers and woolly knee-highs poking out of tall boots. It's not just chic, it's so practical. The boot warmer leg warmers from uber-knitt…
Sure, Halloween is coming up, but around here we're zombie fans all year long. So it's no wonder these bold, fun prints caught our attention. All those times we've watched our kids perch on the diving board and refuse to jump in? Maybe t…
If science truly is a jar of secrets behind the magic of our universe, this adorable shop is like a jar factory. Or, just a great way to buy handmade, beautiful objects that celebrate the wonders of science. If you've ever watched a murm…
I've never been a delicate little tennis bracelet kind of a gal; give me a fat, chunky, look-at-me bracelet any day. And right now, I have an eye on this awesome Etsy artist who's making some very cool, affordable bangles. The collection…
Even with the magic of Etsy and overnight shipping, we love knowing that with the right PDF file, anything is possible in the costume department. Whether you're into weird Nordic videos about foxes or need a superhero costume in a pinch,…
Whether you need a snuggly pal for that first camping trip or the perfect prop for colorful fall family photos, we just can't leaf this Etsy shop alone. We seriously want to snuggle all the critters in the Savage Seeds shop on Etsy, also…
I really love the idea of making my own greeting cards, but the time and skill involved have always seemed way beyond what I am capable of, especially for card designs that suit my taste and style. Not anymore, thanks to these cool, so-n…
There's no excuse in the world for boring bookends. And this shop is the end-all, be-all of bookends, with everything from animals to plants to robots. Design Atelier Article is a Ukrainian artisan duo that creates super cool minimalist …
Even if you don't have a sewing machine, you can totally sew your own Grumpy Cat plushie. And then pretend he hates you. And Mondays. And everything. And if you like more cheerful critters, the shop has oodles of patterns for owls, seals…
I still remember trying to coax my then 18 month-old into the carefully selected Halloween costume. Nothing. The best we could do was stick an apron on her over her diaper, put a wooden spoon in her hand and call her the Naked Chef. (It …
Thoughtful quotes from amazing writers rank high on my list of favorite things. And a favorite literary quote deserves only the loveliest of typography. Fortunately, this collection of hand-lettered designs fits the bill, with beautiful …
We're always on the lookout for wonderful wooden, eco-friendly kids' toys as an alternative to the plastic stuff that seems to be eating up the toy store aisles more and more each year. Etsy is always a great place to turn , and this won…
There you are, planning a nice simple kid's birthday party, and bam! Suddenly your best laid plans to keep everything simple go haywire and you've reached wedding planning levels of crazy. Gearing up for my 4-year-old's birthday party th…