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Collectors of pretty things, take note: Every week, we're rounding up a what's-what of what we [heart], culled from the scores of design blogs, artist sites and Etsy treasuries we stalk on the regular. This year, after much protesting, we finally caved and got our relatives the Kindles they've been asking for since 2007, despite our very strong feelings that actual books are better. (See Humbug, bah.) In order to make ourselves feel a little better about technology taking hold of our DIY-or-die lives, we've compiled a set of handmade, Etsy-sold gadget cases that make for cozy accompaniments to the hard-wired gifts we're receiving/giving this year.
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- iPod/iPhone sleeve with pocket ghosties, $15, Sea Side Sew
- iPad Techee in Spade Orange, $22, Rogue Theory
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- Edgar Allan Poe cigarette case/iPod Nano holder, $9.99, Sweetheart Sinner
- Leather iPad/Kindle case in Sparrow/Leaf, $90, Tovi Corrie
- Peanuts Kindle/Nook sleeve, $16, Sakizome
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- iPhone/iPad Cheese Case, $39, Antjes
- Yeti Laptop Sleeve, custom size, $85, Brokesy
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- Handle With Care Mac Book sleeve, $24.99, Bertie's Closet
- Felt Owl Gadget Case, $22, Boutique ID
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If you haven't picked up a City Paper yet, do it! Do it right now! Inside you'll find our local-est Gift Guide ever, focusing on neighborhood stores (from Fairmount to Fishtown, Passyunk to Manayunk) that could use your business way more than, say, Best Buy. But there's one biz demographic that didn't quite fall into our neighborhood rundown: Etsydelphia. That is — Etsy shop owners who live here in Philly but whose goods can only (or mostly) be found online. So if you're feeling particularly home-bodied but still want to support your local economy, get clickin'.
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BOOKS + ZINES > "Keeping it green" just outside Philly, Ivy Lane Designs is all about the quirky upcycle. Her Vintage Recycled Notebooks use old-school record covers (of the kid-friendly variety like Sesame Street and Pinocchio, but also including real-life, grown-up musical heroes from Kenny G to Placido Domingo, plus Broadway hits like A Chorus Line for the Glee nerd on your list) to bind looseleaf-paper-size books, and extra-large spirals accommodate "oodles of your photos and/or scrapbook goodies." Bert & Ernie: Side by Side is an original, so there's only one available, but the shop has, as its owner would put it, oodles of choices. $20, Ivy Lane Designs.
FOOD + DRINK > No gift guide would be complete without the inclusion of Philly Etsy queen Girls Can Tell, who goes by Sara Selepouchin when she's not busy selling the most charming tea towels, coasters and prints known to DIY man. Focusing on original illustrations and diagrams of home and hobby, the GCT product line is ever expanding, but our hands-down favorite new item is the bright yellow Beer Is Delicious Bottle Opener Keychain. Featuring a glassware diagram, the opener is a seriously great stocking stuffer. And, as Selepouchin points out, "This bottle opener is quite honestly just the most awesome." Agreed! $6, Girls Can Tell.
HOME + GARDEN > "Refined aesthetics and modern design" is how Kaye Rachelle describes its M.O., and it's absolutely so. There's something so clean and sweet about the design duo's collection of pillows, placemats, totes and tea towels, but also curious: They're all hand-screen-printed with unusual images that range from nautical knots and silverware to the NYC Highline and oyster flowers. Most delightful and surprising is the company's Radiator Pillow. According to its description, the image was inspired by "years of living in Old City apartments with lovely radiators full of character." The pillow's available in a variety of colors to match your living room decor. $34, Kaye Rachelle.
KIDS + PETS > And here you thought the cupcake fad had finally hit critical mass, but you must've forgotten that puppies need snacks, too! These Mini Pupcakes are made from Jackie Starker's pet-friendly biscuit recipe, which she taste-tests with her adorably named pooch, Amelie. "If my picky little shih-poo eats up these treats, I'm sure they will get your dog's tail wagging as well!" (Can we just linger on how cute the idea of a shih-poo is for a sec?) The Pupcakes Bits & Pieces brand also includes doggy stocking-stuffers, peanut butter treats and tooth-shaped frosted Breath Busters that're all so pretty you'll want to eat them yourself. But 'tis the season for giving, 'member? $4 (for four-pack of mini cakes), Pupcakes.
MIND + BODY > A medical anthropologist by trade, Sarah Powell somehow makes time in her busy schedule (she works full-time in public health at Temple) to create "concoctions, herbal blends and infusions" for her line of spirit-cleansing body products. (She also sells teas, perfumes and herbs.) Lilith's Apothecary specializes in aromatherapy, and the Herbal Home Spa Facial Kit is a great representation of everything the brand stands for. Included in the gift basket: toner, facial steam pack, facial mask and a patterned bowl for mixing — so your over-stressed mom can pretend she's in her very own apothecary. $38, Lilith's Apothecary.
great finds! i love etsy as a buyer and seller of vintage and handmade, www.mclovebuddy.etsy.com. it's fun to do. great content there.
Hey guys! This is a great article; I used to work for a few local entertainment guides and was always looking for local artists to spotlight. I wanted to let you know I am a local artist as well who does surfer photography and illustration. You can see my stuff at: www.esty.com/shop/babygfunkmonkey! Maybe you can use my for the 2011 guide!
Collectors of pretty things, take note: Every week, we're rounding up a what's-what of what we [heart], culled from the scores of design blogs, artist sites and Etsy treasuries we stalk on the regular. Hey there ... remember us? Sorry we've been gone so long. To celebrate Coveted's triumphant return after a month-and-a-half-long hiatus, we'd like to point you in the direction of three awesome giveaways going on right now in the blog-iverse. Hopefully one of you will win something awesome, and our abandonment guilt will be abated.
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Collectors of pretty things, take note: Every week, we're rounding up a what's-what of what we [heart], culled from the scores of design blogs, artist sites and Etsy treasuries we stalk on the regular.
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- Custom couple hair portraits (pair), $41, Miss Crowland (via Gnome Sweet Gnome)
- Super-size 45 rpm print, 375 pounds, Not on the High Street (via Design Is Mine)
- Ardie T. raw-wood glasses, $120 (Australian), Indie Nation (via Design Milk)
Collectors of pretty things, take note: Every week, we're rounding up a what's-what of what we [heart], culled from the scores of design blogs, artist sites and Etsy treasuries we stalk on the regular. Last year's epically horrible winter has had one very clear result: BABIES. Maybe it's just us, but it seems like everyone we know is giving birth, like, rightnow — which means baby showers galore, and a staggering number of infant gifts to purchase. If you dare stray from the registry (for the love of God, do not — we repeat, do NOT — enter a Babies "R" Us, if you value your sanity), here are some ideas:
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- Cloud Birds smock, $35, SkinnyLaMinx (via decor8)
- Chalk It To Me piggy bank, $60, Ladies & Gentlemen (via Swiss Miss)
- Pencil Tip Micro-Sculptures print, Dalton Ghetti (via Say Yes! to Hoboken)
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- Henry the Lion poster, $19, A Modern Eden (via DesignWorkLife)
- Lambswool slippers, $38, Wooly Baby
- Preppy Green and Pink Black Widow Spider Cross-Stitch Embroidery in Vintage Wooden Hoop, $35, Marcellas Excess
Collectors of pretty things, take note: Every week, we're rounding up a what's-what of what we [heart], culled from the scores of design blogs, artist sites and Etsy treasuries we stalk on the regular. We're only about halfway through the first season of Mad Men (no spoilers, please!), but we're already completely enchanted by the aesthetic. The other day, the crafty folks over at papernstitch rounded up the Etsy-ish site's best early-'60s-inspired goods, which we're reprising below. Visit the site to peruse and snag yourself a whole new old-school getup.
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- Pretty Things fine-art print, $18, The Light Fantastic
- Katherina print, $20, No Side Up
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- Dare to Be Great vintage briefcase, $49.99, Vintage By Alex Keller
- Olive vintage velvet crush purse, $28, laur
Collectors of pretty things, take note: Every week, we're rounding up a what's-what of what we [heart], culled from the scores of design blogs, artist sites and Etsy treasuries we stalk on the regular. We're more than a little bitter that the Renegade Craft Fair (think Art Star Craft Bazaar on performance-enhancing steroids) isn't swinging by Philly this year. <turns to the northeast, shakes fist angrily at Brooklyn> If you happen to be vacationing in San Francisco this weekend, be sure to head to the fest and campaign for Philadelphia in 2011; if not, window shopping it is. Here are some items from our favorite Renegade SF sellers:
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- Small Plate: Leaves in Chartreuse, $26, Hope Johnson
- Shitty Cat Letterpress Card, $5, Power and Light
- Organic Fox T-Shirt, $25, Bird Mafia
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- Passionate Peacocks Earrings, $33, Handmade Whimsy
- Whistlin' Egg Print, $16, The Black Apple
- Pillow: Yellow Hens 'n' Chicks print, $28, Appetite Home
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- Yellow Wooden Typewriter Brooch, $16, Crafty Folk
- Mustache Rocks Glass, $18, Bread and Badger
- Pig Plaque, $28, Rae Dunn
Collectors of pretty things, take note: Every week, we're rounding up a what's-what of what we [heart], culled from the scores of design blogs, artist sites and Etsy treasuries we stalk on the regular. You've undoubtedly seen BlueQ products here and there — Wash Your Sins Away soap at Urban Outfitters, I Am Not A Paper Towel dish towels at Fosters Home Goods (RIP), Let's Drink the Drops watter bottles at Verde. But who knew they were all from one giant quirk-tastic company? Here are a few of our favorite giftables from online marketplace BlueQ, which has been around, the company points out, "since Die Hard. The first one. 1988."
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- Beaver tote, $9.99
- Blue Q Cutting Edge T-shirt, $15.99
- I Love You Like Biscuits and Gravy dish towel, $9.99
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- Nasturtium water bottle, $17.99
- Oh Crap I'm Having a Baby mini-book, $7.99
- Tea Merci lemon-ginger tea, $9.99
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- I Heart Water whale soap, $7.99
- Yellow Little Bird vase, $9.99
- Won't Be My Facebook Friend gum, $1.25
Collectors of pretty things, take note: Every week, we're rounding up a what's-what of what we [heart], culled from the scores of design blogs, artist sites and Etsy treasuries we stalk on the regular. This morning on Poppytalk, Jan reminded us that her site's July marketplace is dedicated to Gulf disaster relief — each vendor from the blog's monthly Poppytalk Handmade "online street market" has donated one item, and proceeds are going straight to Oxfam. Here are a few of our favorite goods from this great cause:
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- Porcelain bunnies and dome, $25, by Kg and Ab
- Enamel flags necklace, $110, by Minoux Jewelry
- Letterpress Bonjour poster, $35, by Sycamore Street Press
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- "If You'd Be My Old Man I'd Be Your Sea" card, $4, The Great Lakes
- Summer seahorse embroidery, $40, by Moxiedoll
- "On the Fly" 8-by-8 matte print, $30, by IS Photography
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- "Three Standing" limited-edition giclee print, $35, by Leah Giberson
- Crab legs full apron with IKEA fabric, $32, by Pamwares
- "A lot of people attack the sea. I make love to it." custom clock, $60, by MB Art Studios
I love this new(er) blog section Carolyn. Sort of jealous you get to do it. Hope things are well at CP!
Very excited that you guys covered this. It is such a great cause. As Philly locals Alicia and I love that City Paper is covering the beautiful poppytalk and we are honored to be part of the oil spill relief market as well. When we come together as a community we can do so much. Thanks, Zak at Daily Memorandum
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