Soggy Southern California

I haven't seen rain like this since the early 90's. It's all over our news and the hot topic in every conversation. Looking forward to another wet day, I thought I'd check out some cozy warm and fuzzy stuff over on etsy......

First up is a cup cozy to keep your drink nice and hot- I bought these for all my friends this Christmas. ocstylecreations.etsy.com uses the absolute cutest fabrics and buttons!



Next up.....how about a snuggly scarf from efiafair.etsy.com? This seller uses the most feminine and ethereal fibers and makes gorgeous and truly unique fashion!



And finally, some pretty in pink fingerless gloves from ohmay.etsy.com. I love these- they keep your hands warm while allowing you to have full use of your digits!



So enjoy the wet days Southern California!

Caught With Handmade Goodness Part 2

This installment: adorable owl stuff! I know, I know....you etsians are all thinking noooooooooo! Not owls! Are they wearing cowls? Are they moustacied? Well suck it. My kid loves owls! She'd be pleased as punch to see all owl front pages on etsy so you are lucky she is not an admin :) Anyways, here she is wearing the cutest koo-koo (she calls owls koo-koos lol) hair clip from etsy seller RileyBowtique.



And here she is wearing her adorable handmade owl skirt from etsy seller Creativebee706.



More to come...including more koo-koo cuteness, some kitty cat cuteness and more :)

Caught With Handmade Goodness Part 1

I buy a lot of handmade goodies. I give some as gifts and I keep some all to myself. I thought it would be fun to show those goodies in action (except the soap....unless there is great demand then you can pay $1.99 per viewing after just $19.95 sign-up fee lol).

I buy my girls all kinds of handmade stuff- clothes, hair accessories and most recently these adorable friends from buttercupbloom.etsy.com. She worked with me to come up with just the perfect owl and kitty for my girls (who happen to super adore owls and kitties!). So here they are in action....




....can you tell they love them?! I sure do :)

Autumn is coming, right???!

Feels like autumn will never come to Southern California. It's hot and dry and brown. I am pining a bit for the East Coast fall I left behind. We only had them for a few years but there really is nothing like autumn in a place where the air cools and the leaves change and you can leave your pumpkins out on the porch without fear of mold and collapse. Here are some autumnal etsy items that make me nostalgic for the fall....just click the image to get whisked to the listing!

Handmade Weddings are my Favorite!

I've been thinking about weddings lately...all of my friends and most of my family are married and my kids are too young to even consider thinking about their weddings (let's get through grade school first for gods sake)...but I do love helping out with a wedding. Etsy does this whole "handmade wedding" thing and it got me reminiscing about the fact that almost all the weddings I have been involved in were "handmade" to some degree. I wrote and printed my own wedding invitations, made my own bubble bottles and let mother nature decorate with bouganvillas...for another friends wedding we made the pew bows...for another friends we stuffed the almonds in little lacy things...but my favorite was my friend Tammra who got married at a contemporary hotel in San Diego. She didn't want fussy centerpieces so we went with square vases with rocks and a few orchids. It was so gorgeous and expensive looking but it was pretty cheap! I love the ingenuity of handmade weddings but if you are not a crafty person (or don't have one like me who jumps at the chance!) then why not shop etsy to get that handmade uniqueness? Here are just a few things I adore...

In a treasury yay~

I love the surprise of finding one of my items in a treasury made by someone I don't even know! It really makes my day. Here is the pretty treasury made by AMIdesigns (who has a pretty great shop too!)...

Summer Line Sneak Peek

Whew! Been a long time since I blogged! Guess I haven't had much to report- just plugging along here in the SoCal sun. Thought I'd do a quick blog pimpin' my new summer line- especially now that I am getting the kids rounded up and ready for a trip down to South Orange County for some Mission viewing and beach combing. Enjoy!