the pARTsy!

Aprons x Anthropologie

2009-11-09T09:14:00.002-06:00

This is the time of year to slip on a cute little apron, make a pot of tea... and start baking! I just love these aprons from Anthropologie.

They come in the cutest patterns and colors... and look more like little dresses then they do aprons :) They'd even add to your kitchen decor when just hanging up on a hook.

Check them out, I think there is one for everyone's style. Thanksgiving and the Holidays are nearly here - these aprons will help you get in the mood to cook that favorite festive meal :) Shop Anthropologie aprons.

Pillows x Pillowhappy

2009-10-01T06:15:00.003-05:00

Looking for some pillows? "Happy" pillows? Then, checkout Pillowhappy :)

Pillowhappy has a variety of modern, trendy and quite unique pillows. Featuring themes of nature, birds, scrabble, the sea and more.

Pillowhappy pillows have been featured in "Better Homes & Gardens," "Apartment Therapy," and "Do It Yourself" magazines!

Why not grab a couple to "feature" in your home...

I love the traditional as well as non-traditional uses, like using pillows for bookends!

Or, the above "Scrabble" inspired design... too cute!

Pillowhappy also uses different materials to stuff their pillows, such as beans, corn, sand, pebbles, rice... even popcorn!

Shop Pillowhappy!

Follow Pillowhappy on Twitter.

Spoonflower

2009-09-21T10:24:00.002-05:00

For all of you crafters... checkout Spoonflower.com to order custom printed fabric, printed on demand! A client of mine (Tazetta.com) told me about this company. Pretty neat! ;) The possibilities are endless!

Purses x L B Artworks

2009-08-14T06:18:00.003-05:00

Thought these bags from L B Artworks were cute for the upcoming Fall season. They are hand made out of wonderful materials and super durable. Great for your Saturday morning errands! - But you'll look cute too!

The purses designs are inspired by Tennessee mountains and landscapes - making them quite unique! Shop L B Artworks

Fashion Prints x whatHEloves

2009-07-30T06:33:00.005-05:00

I'm still trying to decide which one of these fashion prints to buy. I love them all! They are full of energetic lines, bold colors, high fashion and wispy feminine swirls creating the most unique character styles. Alexa, owner of "What HE Loves" gives all her fashion girls names. Like, the one above is named "Raquel Print" and the print below is "Pia Print."

To me, these prints can stand for all things girly and give me that urge to shop! Check out her collection and find a print that will decorate your walls. :)
Shop "What HE Loves"
Read "What HE Loves" Blog

Papercut Prints x Elsita

2009-07-06T05:33:00.003-05:00

I adore these original papercut prints by Elsita. They are strikingly, beautiful, delicate and whimsical. Wouldn't they be perfect in the nursery?

All prints are signed and dated with tiny letters and printed on "the most beautiful papers available right now from Hahnemuhle, a professional line of papers for artists."

Learn more about Elsita at the links below:

Blog

Blog About Papercutting

Blog About Elsita's Personal Style

Buy Elsita's NEW BOOK

Pottery x Yoga Goat

2009-06-18T21:35:00.005-05:00

Yoga Goat's "spirited hand-thrown porcelain" really grabbed my attention. I love the simplistic use of color and patterns. They are colorful, clean and fresh!

The designs are carved freehand through a layer of colored clay to reveal the white porcelain beneath.

Best of all, the dishes are dishwasher and microwave safe too!

Yoga Goat also takes custom orders. Check out this beautiful personalized wedding bowl with bride & groom's names and wedding date incorporated in the intricate graphic pattern. Very cute!

Visit YogaGoat.com
Shop Yoga Goat's Etsy

Necklaces x Bean & The Sprout

2009-06-02T06:48:00.004-05:00

These are really cool... "Each piece is created using vintage fabrics and my own two hands. They are all one-of-a-kind pieces, meant to give your look an easy going elegance and charm." - Bean & The Sprout

The necklaces, hair clips and other feminine accessories are inspired by the "sweet elegance of southern ladies."

I especially love that each piece is a one of a kind. I love the saturated colors and bold sense of fashion. How adorable would one of these necklaces look over your favorite tank, a funky heel and your cutest pair of jeans!? :)
Shop Bean & The Sprout

Dolls x Tiddlywinks

2009-05-19T06:19:00.003-05:00

:) These little dolls just tug my heart! They are adorable, creative, unique, cute, cheery, colorful and dainty! Love them. My favorite is above, reminds me of my kitty.

Tiddlywinks says "All dolls are inspired by the drawings my children make. You'll see it in their faces. Every one is one of a kind, I make no two the same." The young style and imaginative mind definitely shows through in these little joys :)

I think these would look too cute in a kids' room, however just as fun in "big kids'" rooms! Tiddlywinks even takes custom and wholesale orders. Be sure to visit these Tiddlywinks' links:
Tiddlywinks Shop
Tiddlywinks Blog

Are you a "Bitty Business?"

2009-05-13T06:46:00.000-05:00

Checkout my new project, "Bitty Businesses." It is a blog for small businesses to share ideas, advice, suggestions, tips, etc. on ways to grow your business. Its a casual spot, with simple topics. Posts will be short and to the point, providing quick business blurbs. No heavy reading material or complex subjects... just a little help center on ways to care for your bitty business and watch it grow.

Visit Bitty Businesses, become a member and post the Bitty Business seal on your site :)

www.bittybusinesses.com

Recycled Glasses x YAVA Glass

2009-05-12T06:43:00.003-05:00

This is a pretty cool idea... YAVA Glass takes "recycled beverage bottles with screen-printed labels and converts them into decorative glassware." Their glasses come in a variety of shapes and sizes, with different labels and screen-printed designs. They'd be the perfect touch to your home bar!

YAVA Glass also can make custom glasses. Another cool product they feature is "Gifts for Groomsmen," creating the "perfect set of glasses for your special attendants."

Shop YAVA Glasses today!

Drawings & Prints x The Dancing Cat

2009-05-04T06:03:00.008-05:00

As said best by owner/artist, Jamie Shelman... "simplicity is greatly underestimated."

Boy is that true... because I just adore "The Dancing Cat" drawings & prints. They are very minimal, in a cool, unique, kind of quirky/comical way. I love the various little positions Jamie depicts here cats in.

"Cat Stretch" is my favorite! Funny thing is if you have a cat you know that they are quite strange little creatures! There is something about these simple little illustrations that makes me smile :)

Check out Jamie's: Shop. Blog. and Website

Prints, Trinkets & Tees x Boto Designs

2009-04-22T06:24:00.007-05:00

The other day I was just flipping through some websites and stumbled across "Boto Designs" - what a delight! Boto Designs features the "world of Boto created by Chen Reichert! Boto is a robot in Japan. During his travels, Boto has met other robot travelers and a plant who is far away from home. Get to know Boto and his friends!" - Visit Boto Designs: Blog, Etsy Shop, or Paper n Stitch Shop!

The unique, colorful robot doodles are cute and quirky. I love the set of magnets, the designs look so cute grouped as a collection. Best of all, there is a whole "world" and story that goes with these little lovable characters. :)

Dishes x Naomi Cleary Ceramics

2009-04-14T06:59:00.004-05:00

Dishes hold the potential for human connection through their tactile nature. Most of us have associations and memories connected to dishes. We look at dishes and can easily imagine using them. They live in our physical space, in our kitchen cabinets, are used every day. They have a relationship to our bodies. We pick them up and even touch them to our mouths. Dishes speak of history and lineage, passed down from mother to daughter, connected to family dinners, celebrations and sharing. They are a reminder of the warmth and comfort found in domestic spaces.

I love making dishes and am constantly working on new forms and more exciting ways to layer the glaze and patterns. I love the way glaze pulls the painted decoration on my work downwards making a super melty almost constantly moving pattern. - Naomi Cleary Ceramics

I love the freestyle designs and patterns, loose lines and color combinations! Visit Naomi Cleary Ceramics! Read Naomi Cleary's Blog!

Jewelry x Studio Rona

2009-04-01T06:42:00.006-05:00

Aren't these just beautiful? They are creations of "Studio Rona". They are delicate little dreams of jewelry! I love the details and composition of each piece. They are handcrafted works of art! Shop Studio Rona for a unique piece to dress up that drab wardrobe! ;) I love that these necklaces could be tossed over a basic top, transforming an outfit into something distinctfully different! Rona finds herself...

"in the adventure of jewelry for nearly 15 years. Every year participate in designer's trade fairs and fashion shows. I prepare a new collection twice a year, always up-to-date. My training in pottery and painting merges into my designs and leads to the color pallete." - Rona

Necklaces x Uncorked

2009-03-26T06:22:00.001-05:00

What a clever idea... cork necklaces packaged very artfully in test tubes! Uncorked necklaces come in a wide variety, with witty ideas and cute detail.

"I am a mad scientist mom living life uncorked and out of the test tube at the beautiful Jersey shore.

I seek to repurpose sustainable materials in unique and beautiful ways and leave the lightest possible footprint in my wake. Cork is the bark of the cork oak tree. My cork is grown in managed forests in Portugal and Spain where the bark is carefully harvested, once every nine years, in a centuries-old tradition with hand tools and without fertilizers or pesticides; a process that ensures the forests will remain undamaged! My glass is science grade with 62% recycled materials; my industrial zinc is 30% recycled." - Uncorked

Shop here. Read the Uncorked blog here!

Hand Painted China x Moderngoods

2009-03-18T06:36:00.004-05:00

"Storm" is my favorite of Yuki Murata's hand painted china collection at Moderngoods. Moderngoods specializes in contemporary fine bone china tableware and giftware. The china patterns are very simple, elegant and sleek in design... with the modern, sophisticated look that is popular today.

"The work emerges from my interest in organic forms and reverence for the natural world. I studied architecture at Yale and worked in an assortment of firms in California and New Mexico before returning east to get my master's degree. I studied industrial design at the Rhode Island School of Design and then returned to my beloved New Mexico. My heritage as a half Japanese woman growing up between the United States and Japan also informs my aesthetic and inspires the design." - Yuki Murata

Click here to shop Moderngoods!

Creatures x Cocoon Designs

2009-03-12T06:35:00.008-05:00

These creatures/stuffies/dolls are ULTRA ARTsy! They are absolutely AWESOME!! They are by "Cocoon Designs" an adorable shop selling "anything used to be used again." The level of detail and creativity is amazing. I could stare at this cool guy for hours! Cocoon Designs creatures are: peculiar, unique, eclectic, funky, quirky, colorful, cuddly, fuzzy, imaginative, one-of-a-kind characters. Honestly, I think these characters are so COOL that they could star in an animation! I'd love to see more of them! So if I haven't convinced you yet... please check out Karna's shop "Cocoon Designs." :) Also see Cocoon Designs on Flickr. Have Fun!

Prints x Rupydetequila

2009-03-06T06:30:00.004-06:00

Rupy's colorful and funky prints have a very unique pizzaz to them. I love the bold colors mixed with different textures and little splashes of spunk! :) Rupy sells prints, jewelry, original paintings and more in her shop. Be sure to browse!

"I am a Mexican designer, sculptor and illustrator , my first love are colors,and my second love are paper and pencil. Rupydetequila is my home studio a medium sun room full of light, paper, materials, a big table and ideas. This is my playground and I am lucky enough to call what I do my "Job"." - Rupy

Ceramics x Little Flower Designs

2009-02-24T11:01:00.002-06:00

This beautiful, handmade "Soaring Swallow Platter" is a creation by Linda Johnson of "Little Flower Designs." I love this piece's simplistic, vibrant style. Its delicately designed, yet durable and safe to use in your microwave and dishwasher! Little Flower Designs sells a wide variety of "nature inspired pottery" such as: plates, bowls, tea cups, cookie pots, etc. :) Shop today!

Quilts x Vintage Chenille

2009-02-18T06:26:00.003-06:00

Need a baby shower gift? These ultra soft quilts make the perfect gift! I love the color palettes in Leah's Vintage Chenille rag quilts. Plus, they are extra soft and fluffy - perfect for baby! Be sure to checkout her wide selection of cuddly chenille products in her shop! She has rattles, more quilts, cuddly toys, hair accessories, pincushions/buttons, bibs, pillows and more!

Necklaces x Get Felt Up

2009-02-04T18:00:00.004-06:00

These colorful, fun little felt necklaces are super cute! Each is "lovingly hand sewn". They come in a variety of shapes and colors... most are nature inspired, featuring trees, leaves, fruits and such. Shop "Get Felt Up" for more necklaces, wallets, checkbook covers, headbands and brooches! You may also be interested in reading the "Get Felt Up" featured seller interview.

Feet Treats Cupcake Socks x Karen Neuburger

2009-01-21T12:59:00.005-06:00

I must say these cozy little chenille socks are artfully packaged! They'd make the perfect little inexpensive gift for all sorts of occassions! - Plus, they're "fat free." ;)

"With Feet Treats ($15.00), KN Karen Neuburger has taken the already darling lounge socks and delicately wrapped them into adorable cupcake packaging. Topped off with a rosy red cherry and tied with a matching bow, these charming treats make for a perfect dessert at the end of the day. A perfectly precious polka-dot package and coordinating card make Feet Treats an easy (and fun!) gift for others or yourself. The recipient will not only appreciate the clever wrapping, but also the softness, luxury, and quality KN Karen Neuburger is known for.

The new Feet Treats ($15.00) are a cozy twist on a traditional classic. Available in five different colors (Lavender, Pink, Green, Blue and Cream), there’s a pair no matter what flavor she favors. KN Lounge Socks are made from a durable, but versatile polyester/spandex blend and are completely machine washable. With these delightful treats for the feet, KN Karen Neuburger is taking foot fashion to a whole new level." - Karen Neuburger

You can buy these Feet Treats at www.KarenNeuberger.com, and be sure to browse her entire site for more lovely treats!

Laptop Cases x Janine King Designs

2009-01-16T06:40:00.004-06:00

"This great looking Janine King Laptop Sleeve is a stylish way to carry your computer and more. Special foam core provides scratch & bump protection for your PC or Mac with minimal weight and bulk. Outside zippered pocket holds papers, mouse and power cords. Detachable shoulder strap allows for versatile carrying options.

Practical and protective yet with a slim sleek profile. Perfect for the fashionista who refuses to carry that boring black bag :)" - Janine King

Her bags come in fun patterns and colors, shop today!

Jewelry x "Oh Hello Friend"

2009-01-11T16:14:00.002-06:00

This is absolutely the cutest little charm cluster I've seen in awhile! Very dainty, feminine and in a way... peculiar ;) Love it! It would be adorable w/any top, casual or dressy.

"Charming necklace includes brass cutout leaf, a solid leaf, cute little key and lock and kissing boy & girl!" - Oh Hello Friend

Visit www.OhHelloFriend.com today!