Luck is on your side

I think it's good to have a few lucky items. Stuff you wear that makes you feel the universe is on your side...lucky scarf, socks, boxers. I like Cindy Ng's lucky necklaces, which are lucky in a subtle sorta way:

Pop Ink Dinnerware

Pop Ink Dinner plates..cute, fun and only $9:

Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm going to be eating eating and more eating the next couple of days. I hope everyone has a wonderful rest of their week!

Worldwide Fred Fun

Worldwide Fred products are designed to make you giggle. There's a lot to look at, from a Finish Line doormat to salt and peeper shakers to a ToDo list tattoo. Good white elephant gifts to be found here!

Larimeloom Etsy Shop

I love these pieces by the Larimeloom Etsy shop....all hand made loveliness.

I'm a sucker for a wide neck, plus I love the tiny pleats:

You should see all the different ways you can wear this poncho:

Autumn Ballet Flats by HydraHeart Etsy Shop

These custom made ballet flats by Hydraheart are so cute in their autumn plaids. "...lined with chocolaty brown corduroy. Padded insoles make these shoes so comfortable! Each shoe is fastened with two sunset orange buttons." $38 a pair.

heisuke kitazawa (PCP) Sale

Quick! heisuke kitazawa or PCP is having a sale! Everything from Giclee prints to posters are all 20 % off at PCPSTORE. The sale goes on from Nov.21 to Nov. 30. We saw his work at a Giant Robot exhibit a couple of years ago and it was even more lush and beautiful in person.

Bag hagging at Supermarket HQ

Happy Friday everyone! I've been eyeing these 2 very different bags at Supermarket HQ. I prefer nice, roomy everyday bags, so I can carry around a magazine, a book, snacks and all the other random crap I like to lug around with me everywhere I go!

The Stockholm - Charcoal by ETCETERA MEDIA: "The Stockholm is constructed from varying sized bands of our signature felt sewn together to create a bag that maintains its unique shape and expands to hold whatever you need for your day." ($160)


Red Rosette Tote by Night Owl Paper Goods ($29)

Tag: I'm It

I was tagged by Callie and Carrie last week to reveal 6 quirky but boring details. Thanks for picking me...I feel like such an official blogger now! So here they are:

1. Our family pet growing up was a rooster named Chuck. No, we didn't live on a farm, but at the end of a cul-de-sac in a very suburban town called Alameda. Finally, Chuck's 4 am crowing and our very annoyed neighbors convinced us he had to go to the petting zoo.

2. For about 9 months, I was addicted to chewing ice and Altoids all day long. I would constantly refill ice trays during these months, until they were this perfect crunchy consistency and munch away. I'm sure I permanently damaged my teeth during this time.

3. I've just learned that I'm allergic to YUMMY (that includes garlic, peanuts, orange juice, grapefruit juice, pepper, cauliflower, lobster, crab and MORE!) I don't necessarily avoid these foods and end up paying the price by having itchy rashy skin for a few hours.

4. I have the ability to fall asleep immediately in any moving vehicle. It's my superhero power.

5. When I was a kid, I made earrings out of twisting paperclips with pliers, thinking I could have a lucratic paperclip earring business. I was wrong.

6. I have an extremely strong sense of smell. My husband is always saying "The nose knows" because I'll smell something (bakery, fire, dog poop) minutes before he does. Or maybe this just means he has a weak nose.

Ok..my turn to tag:

Tina at Luphia Design Blog
Anne the City Sage
Michell at Blue Moss
The Goods Design blog
Lucky at House #8
Leah at Moxie Photo and Design

Here are the rules:
* Mention the rules on your blog.
* Tell six quirky yet boring, unspectacular details about yourself.
* Tag six other
* Go to each person’s blog and leave a comment that lets them know they are tagged.

The Small Stakes / Poster Art of Jason Munn

Jason Munn's work makes you want to buy the poster, regardless of the band. We've stopped by his booth at a couple of Treasure Island Music Festivals and we're always so tongue-tied..."I like your work so much!" is all we can sputter. Ok, ok, by "we", I mean just me.

Ceramic Memo Board

I love this idea of a ceramic memo board because I'm one of those crazy list makers. I just enjoy listing things, ok! Only $15 at See Jane Work, the ceramic memo board is environmentally friendly too.

Blue Moss Jewelry / Etsy Shop

I love the work of Blue Moss. She combines beautiful vintage pieces (earrings, shoeclips, chains, pendants, tie clips, lockets velvet ribbons and buttons) to create these dynamic treasures that seem to tell a story. Her blog is also filled with love for pretty things as well.





This one's called "Locket Garden":

frazier and wing mobiles

I have a thing for mobiles, I guess. These one-of-a-kind mobiles by frazier & wing are so beautiful, modern and simple, do you blame me?

Call me!

I want the Crosley Classic Kitchen phone someday. "a tribute to famed designer Henry Dreyfuss, who created many of the now-classic telephone models made popular in the mid-20th century. This wall-mounted phone was originally designed to allow consumers to walk with the phone while cradling it on their shoulder...Believe it or not, Dreyfuss actually used measurements from over 2000 faces to determine the average distance between the mouth and ear." Sold!

Pop Ink Decor-a-Boards

These Pop Ink decor-a-boards are charming and sweet - made out of birch veneer over MDF board, manufactured with recycled wood scraps and unused portions of lumbered trees. Only $28!

Brevity Line of Jewelry

Geometric and beautiful. Designed by Anna Corpron, the Brevity line of jewelry combines "manmade processes and materials with forms taken from the natural world." This acrylic pendant on a sterling silver chain is available for $45 at Supermarket.


This one is $30:

Mounted Mooks

Two parts alien, one part muppet and one part animal...there's something really funny and odd about these mounted mooks. I'm really enjoying them! Most are under $40 and available in the ILoveGreySkies etsy shop.

Recycled Letterpress Love

Happy Friday everyone! Virgil O. Stamps creates business cards by letterpressing recycled paper such as shot-up gun targets, old children's books, old National Geographic magazines, worn antique books and more. He also does stationary, small posters, postcards, labels, etc. (via Kottke)

Little Red Ridinghood Mugs

I wouldn't mind drinking hot chocolate out of these cuties. Available for $14 at the Rompstore. Be careful, Red!

132 birds

It is a beautiful new morning!

20x200 has a cool print ($20) by Jason Polan, 132 Birds at The American Museum of Natural History. He states: "I like spending time drawing at The American Museum of Natural History. For this project I drew 132 of the birds at the museum.There are owls and eagles and finches and hornbills and about one hundred others. I draw these birds because I am interested in learning about both their similarities and differences. I also really like how they look." (via kottke)

Um Shoulder purse

I need a new bag and this Josh Jakus Um Shoulder purse is sleek! I love the shape plus, it's made with factory excess industrial wool felt:

Beards beards beards

Halloween might be over, but you can ALWAYS use a disguise. I honestly don't know what I like more...the beards themselves, or her descriptions of the beards. About $30-40 to get yourself the beard you always wanted from the I Made You a Beard etsy shop.

"This beard reminds me of an old man in a crisp suit. Finely tailored, classically stylish. Suitable for dinner parties, first dates, or just day-to-day wear."


"This beard has multiple personalities. Wearing your new beard, you could start the day as a pirate, your thick beard sheltering your face from the salty sea air. By noon, your beard could be that of a lumberjack, woolly and warm in the forest. For evening, fold down the moustache, and you have yourself a Lincoln-esque beauty of a beard. You could even leave your moustache up, and just look like the classy bearded individual you really are."

Sunday Sun Jar

Since Reform School is moving and offering 15% off on online orders (through November 4, code "MOVING08"), I'm thinkin about getting this sun jar. "Captured inside the jar are a highly efficient solar cell, rechargable battery, and low energy LED lamps." Original design by Tobias Wong. I love the idea of capturing the sunlight in a mason jar.