Sunday 17 January 2010

Help for Haiti

There are times in life when we realise how small we are. I think we all felt like this after what happened in Haiti. I would love to help and am helping in many ways (money donations, jewelry donations and so on) but the question is - is it actually reaching Haiti and will it make any difference? I am hoping it will and it does.
In Etsy community there are many stores that are donating their hand mades in order to help Haiti people. if you're in the mood for shopping and want to help at the same time, why not check www.HeartsforHaiti.etsy.com.

These are just some of the almost 200 items that are available for purchase and 100% of the proceeds from this shop (minus Etsy fees and Paypal fees) go directly to DoctorsWithoutBorders (http://doctorswithoutborders.org ) in bi-monthly increments.


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Sunday 28 June 2009

Leatherprince's store

I can't remember when was the last time I purchased a keychain? Normally, I wouldn't go shopping for keychains, it is something that you receive form a car dealer with your new tyres or as a promotional material from a shop across the street. But this store has completely changed my point of view on keychains and I am looking forward to my friend's birthdays - they will all receive keychains this year. :)
All items in Leatherprinces's store are hand-cut, hand-stitched and design by Beon and his wife Candy.

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Candy usually does the picture design and Beon will work on the rest.

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They will be more than happy to take a custom order from you.

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It's not all about keychains, they make purses, coin pouches, card holders and iPhone cases.

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For more great small leather designs, visit Leatherprinces' shop here.

Sunday 21 June 2009

Bomobob photography

I am really into photography and I had my eye on this shop for quite a while.
Bomobob has been passionate about photography from that very first 1960s Kodak Brownie around his wrist at Upper Canada Village...

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A great deal of his adult life has been spent travelling the world for extended periods, always with cameras in tow.

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His photographic interests run the gamut from intimate portraits to landscapes to ephemera to street life. Although firmly entrenched in the digital age, he has a weakness for film and for old cameras.

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These photos have been taken over the years, and are printed mostly on archival quality satin paper, or premium Hahnemuhle cotton photo rag paper. Non-metallic prints are printed with archival pigment inks, which are specified to have a 100+ year life span!

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TTV images are taken by shooting the picture with a macro lens, through the viewfinder of an old reflex camera. The images show the dust and scratches of the antique camera's glass surfaces, giving the photo a unique, vintage quality.

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He says he will be more than happy to provide prints in specific sizes, with or without borders, even cropped to any wacky size you might want. Isn't that great?
More info on Bomobob's shop here.

Saturday 13 June 2009

joodito's shop

I absolutely love designer clothes - but when I say designer clothes, I don't mean famous names that you can see in Elle or Vogue. Au contraire mon ami, I love finding an amazing piece designed by a student or even someone who never even studied fashion design but have a great talent to make amazing clothes. Anyway, i was thrilled to find Joodito's shop.

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Their moto is:
+ to celebrate the beauty of imperfection,
with the use of weathered textiles
and emphasis on raw aesthetics .

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born from salvaged materials
by organic, experimental methods .

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a retro futurist.

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If you're interested seeing more designs, just click here.

Sunday 7 June 2009

MiniToes Baby Shoes

I am a proud aunty; my little niece just turned 1 year and shopping for baby clothes is something I just can't resist.
With my little niece (and her little chubby feet) in mind I am happy to present MiniToes shop.

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MiniToes comes from Canada and is all about soft sole leather baby shoes. Having 2 little ones and a hard wood floor in the house, the artist says that the shoes saved them from lots of bumps.

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The shoes are best for the new crawlers and walkers they are skid resisted and stay on prefect on baby foot, your little ones can not pull them off as easy as they do with their socks!

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There is a lot of designs to choose from but they also so custom orders. You can pick your colors ,your own design and size. Isn't that just great?

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For more info on MiniToes Baby Shoes, please click here.

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Thanks for visiting!

Wednesday 3 June 2009

formfireglassworks's Shop

I discovered this amazing store when I first joined Etsy and am still impressed by simple and gorgeous designs.
The technique is called lampwork and the artist is using Italian Effetre glass.
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I don't know about you but I just love the water drop like shapes and gorgeous pastel colours.

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Aren't they just gorgeous?
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For more info how those lovelies are made check artist's descriptions on the website where you will also be able to see more of their work.

Saturday 1 November 2008

Notmoira's shop



In no particular order I will today present one of my favorites.


The world of cards is well developed and there are many funny cards out there, however I really love Notmoira's designs and sense of humor.

I love the fact that she has all sort of cards for crazy moments like drunk'n'dial card, pull my finger card, sorry your bf has small penis card or just a simple 'hello' card.

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If you're looking for something for a special occasion like birthday or holiday card, she has it all.

How about 'overeat and drink heavily' engagement card?

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or maybe 'congratulations - elusive career at Tacco Bell' card?

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She has it all...

And the best thing is, no hustle of looking around for a perfect card, just visit her shop and for $2.50 the card will arrive directly to your home.

Check Notmoira's shop for more great cards!

www.notmoira.etsy.com