Friday Favorite

Friday Favorites!

My latest Etsy find is

Zaja Natural

They make handmade soaps and cleansers and they are simply fab!

I love the smell of soap and I also love pretty soap and these bars are just beautiful.

You could use these soaps and even make your bathroom look like a celebrity-that's how awesome they are!

Check out these pics:

They even make sea mud.

Wouldn't you just want to smear this all over your face?

So, take the time to pamper yourself and visit this awesome shop and get you some!

Friday Favorites

It's Friday Favorites!!

I stumbled across a very neat site at Etsy and found out that the owner is an awesome person.

This week's find is:

Macaroni and Glue

Owned by Kelly Drill

Tell us a bit about yourself!

My name is Kelly and I'm a full-time mom and stationery designer. I'm also a part-time nanny for my 12-month-old niece. Both my husband and I are former actors, political junkies, technophiles, and all-around creative/nerdy types. Both originally mid-westerners, we found each other on the west coast and lived on a boat in Seattle for several years before relocating to the Dallas suburbs in 2006.

Our 3-year-old daughter is the most beautiful and hilarious person I've ever met.I created Macaroni and Glue in 2007 as a means to establish some much-needed balance between my inner artist and outer homemaker. With my history in the performing arts, I was feeling a bit lost after two years of being at home and started looking in all directions for ways to express myself creatively.

I totally embraced my inner Martha Stewart - learned to cook, tried all sorts of crafting techniques, made homemade toys for my daughter, etc.Paper crafts and stationery ultimately became a passion.

I opened shop on Etsy in February 2008 and my work is now available internationally to boutiques and specialty shops. I'm inspired by all things vintage and girly.

My current obsession is turn-of-the-century illustrations and greeting cards from the 30s - 50s. I love to find beautiful vintage imagery, and then take it completely out of context to create something fun and modern. My daughter is also a huge source of inspiration - she teaches me how to look at the world in unique and quirky ways, which helps to keep the creative juices flowing.

As a designer, I use vintage and vintage-inspired art to create uniquely nostalgic stationery. My cards and invitations are crafted from textured and specialty card stocks, printed in small batches, and lovingly cut and scored by hand in my small Texas studio. Macaroni and Glue offers unique and special invitations, handcrafted greeting cards, and vintage-inspired blank note sets. In addition to the Macaroni and Glue stationery line, I also offer custom design services for individual and corporate clients who desire a one-of-a-kind stationery look.

My complete line is available in my Etsy shop(http://macaroniandglue.etsy.com/). I also have selected pieces available at The Pear Project (http://thepearproject.com/).

Kelly Drill

Macaroni and Glue simple.stylish.stationery 206.250.6522

Shop online at http://macaroniandglue.etsy.com/

See my portfolio at http://www.trunkt.org/macaroniandglue

Read more at http://macaroniandglue.com/

Thanks, Kelly!

Friday Favorites

It's Friday Favorites!
(I choose an awesome Etsy store to review)
My Etsy favorite this week is: Lab Partners is run by a man and woman team (Ryan + Sarah) who do awesome prints.
I love these!
Here are a few of my faves:

If you like the vintage look, then you'll love these prints!

These would look so cute in my youngest daughter's bedroom framed.

Think of all the possibilities. A nice clean look in any room-even the bathroom!

So, take some time a check their Etsy shop and buy you some!

Friday Favorites

It's Friday Favorites!

(I choose an awesome Etsy store to review)

My Etsy find is an awesome one!
My Etsy favorite this week is:

She also has a blog at:
http://www.kristenandrewsonline.blogspot.com/
I love, love, love her stuff!
Here are a few of my favorite items from her store:
She has several necklaces that she contributes a portion to charities and other causes.
Like for each "Wish" necklace sold, $5 will be donated to Toys For Tots. Your purchase can help grant a child a wish and put a toy under their tree! It's such a cute necklace!
So, go visit her store over at Etsy, buy something and tell her that I sent you and that you have great taste like me and you want to be like me and well, ok, maybe you don't want to be like me but these would make a great gift. I DEFINITELY wouldn't mind a Love Faith and Hope one for Christmas from anyone who loves me that is reading this right now-is anyone that loves me reading this??? Probably not-damn.

Friday Favorites

This week I've started my Friday Favorites!

Each week, I will feature a store from Etsy- an awesome artistic community- and showcase some of their products.

This Friday's store is

BBCreations
Handmade Jewelry & Stationary

They also have three other shops:

SaponeSoaps.etsy.com (Bath, Beauty, & Candles)

BennettsTreasures.etsy.com (Vintage & Truly Unique)
CherokeeStash.etsy.com (Stash Supplies)
I found them through a search for stationary and found some cool notebooks.

But, then I discovered they have cool jewelry too!

Right now they are offering a holiday special:

For The Thanksgiving & Christmas Season any order $20.00 or more, you receive free shipping.....convo us before making payment so we can adjust the shipping cost!

So, check them out-they are a family owned business and mighty kind too!