awesome zines on etsy

Doing a little research and a little shopping and came across some really great handmade artist's books and zines. Check them out here.

Print & Pattern

Loving the play of print and pattern thats popping up everywhere. From fashion, to fine art, home decor and graphic design, bold shapes and colors in repeat have set my heart a flutter!

I wear a dress everyday, so when I saw this dress by Secret Squirrel and lusted after it instantly!

Love the combination of jade green, coco brown and the sort of foresty olive green that it creates in this graphic by Jelle Martens. Im so drawn to geometric shapes layered over natural images, organic playing against hard edge lines... like this stag made by Maxime Quoilin. 

And you can bring this pattern phenomenon home too... buy artwork from aaron moran, great graphic prints from Eloise Renouf, check out this awesome iphone case by Dawn Gardner, these cool pillows by barkdecor on etsy or these adorable shoes. 

New Items in Strictly Vintage

New items in the shop including this awesome antique illustrated medical dictionary from 1921!

Last minute xmas gift for the folks on your list who have everything....
This awesome Zombie ABC created by Matthieu Brajot.

Found

Went to a library book sale today and bought this little books with anatomy engravings. Inside were these medium format photos...an even better find....

This one had "Our New Home" penned on the back.

Alice in Etsy Wonderland

My Wonderland Shadow Box was featured on an etsy Wonderland treasury! Check it out here!

Thanks Christyyyn for selecting my shadowbox as one of your treasures!

Heart on a String Miniature

Heart on a String miniature gouache painting. Available for your loved one here.

A Miniature a Day

I'm trying stick to painting a miniature a day. Here is this evening's image. Available in my etsy shop!

Thumbelina

Just posted on my etsy page...an original miniature painting of Thumbelina

Curiouser and curiouser...
Alice knelt down and looked along the passage into the loveliest garden you ever saw...
Just in time for the new Alice in Wonderland; this little Shadow Box is your entry into Wonderland!

Available in my etsy shop.

Russian Tea Cups & the Mona Lisa

I just broke my favorite set of teacups. I am sad and irritated with myself and in such a state decided to go online to see if they could be replaced. Although my search did not turn up any resources for purchasing Russian teacups, I did find this article about a Russian woman, a teacup and the Mona Lisa. Happy reading!

Birthday Badges for Little Ones

I made these adorable (if I do say so myself) one of a kind badges for birthdays and celebrations. I found these vintage prize ribbons (for horses) and recovered them with fabric. I used mermaid fabric on some of them from Heather Ross's line Mendocino. I added new ribbons and a bit of glitter paper.  They are available in my etsy store!!!!

They make wonderful package toppers too!

Sunday Hunting

Spent the morning and afternoon at the Alameda Point Flea Market.  I was there at 6:30 for a couple of hours before jaunting off to Pt Reyes to drop Aaron off at work. I still had plenty of antiquing hours left in the day, so I returned to Alameda and met my Mom for some good ole' fashion shop till you drop time! I found a couple of great buys, but after the sun shone through the grey morning, the crowd swelled to breaking and I was happy to call it quits around 2. Its a great show if you can make it... the 1st Sunday of every month, rain or shine!!!!

My First Etsy Sale!

Yea! I sold my first pair of miniature paper shoes on etsy. The purchaser, Miss Amber Mitchell, sent me this pic of them in their new home! Check out my etsy shop for other adorable paper creations by me, and look for amber's up and coming shop on etsy soon!