I love bridges. One of my favorite past times while living in Brooklyn, was walking across ‘my‘ Brooklyn Bridge. Moving from a great east coast one (Brooklyn Bridge) to a great west coast one (Golden Gate), I’ve become really fond of the image in different house hold objects, jewelry, and stationary. Their iconic features now remind me of home, in two different cities. I’ve also included some objects from another bridge with really beautiful architectural features, little London Bridge. Here are some of my favorites!
Left to right: 1. London Bridge Union Jack Pillow/ nakeddecor on Etsy 2. Brooklyn Coasters / Fishs Eddy 3. Muji Bridge Stamp / MUJI 4. Kate Spade Brooklyn Bridge Stationary Set/Kate Spade Paperie 5. Bridge Wall Decals / Amazon 6. Brooklyn Bridge Onesie / serimony on Etsy 7. Bridge Sterling Silver Charm / charms4you on Etsy 8. Golden Gate Bookends / Restoration Hardware 9. Tower Bridge / London Transport Museum 10. NYC Book / SeaLemon on Etsy
Autumn is in the air and it makes me want to go out and buy little owl-themed products. I mean, what better to bring in a new season other than cute little bird things! In all seriousness though, I heart owls. Here are a few of my favorites fond on the web:
Left to right: 1. Owl Pitcher / Mod Cloth 2. Owl Fabric Handing / Darly Bird 3. Owl Tee / Supermarket 4. Ceramic Salt & Pepper Shakers /Salt & Pepper Shakers 5. Owl Chalkes/ Modern Dose 6. Owl USB Stick / Urban Outfitters 7. Owl Mug/ Mod Cloth 8. Lamp Piggy Bank/ MOMA 9. Owl Door stop/ Anthropologie 10. Owl Twist Placemat / Doe SF
Everyone’s all about saving those pennies now days. With the economy slowly (every so slowly) getting better, we’re all concious of how we spend our dough. I thought I’d do a Top 10 of some fun money savin’ banks to help us through these tight times. My personal favorite from the bunch is the little houses bank that you can build yourself (how cute!!). It reminds me of my own little houses print here. Thanks for coming by~
Left to right: 1. Crochet Mushroom bank / Vivre 2. Volcoino Bank / I Love Uma 3. Alder’s Elephant Bank / Unica Home 4. Vintage Ceramic Owl Bank/Etsy 5. Build it House Bank/ Wrapables 6. Love Gernade Bank / A Plusr Store 7. Glass Piggy Bank/ Velocity Art & Design 8. Lamp Piggy Bank/ MOMA 9. DwellStudio Snail Bank / Design Pubic 10. Cupcake Coin Bank / TipTop Tea Shop
For my next top 10, I decided to pay homage to all the creative people out there putting a new meaning to recycling. From re-used CDs & cassette tapes for pencils to re-purposed rice sacks and soccer balls for bags, these online shops carry some of the coolest recycled items out there. My personal favorite are here below. Recycle by supporting the re-usage of these items…support Mother Earth!
Left to right: 1. Boylan Soda Glasses /Elsewares 2. Recycled Plastic Waste Chair/Branch Home 3. Soccer Ball Bag/Branch Home 4. Recycled Paper Pop Up Placemats/Delight
5. Recycled Pencils/Remarkable UK 6. Re-Used Wool Lamps/BeeldenBouwers 7. Recycled Sign Numbers/Eco-Artware 8. Recycled Rice Bag Purse/Organic Bug 9. Baseball Bat Bottle Opener/Uncommon Goods 10. Magazine Paper Pendant/FrucciDesign
Some say Valentine’s Day has been overtaken by the commercial world. I mean, $30 for a dozen roses, which typically cost $10 IS a bit ridiculous. Ideally, everyday should be Valentine’s Day…everyday we should be displaying our affections to those we love. BUT, I also think indulging in some pretty little things can’t be so bad…who doesn’t like to be showered with presents! Here are some of my favorites.
Left to right: 1. Purple Jade & Pearl Earrings /Viv & Ingrid 2. Valentine’s Motif Box/Recchiuti 3. Heart Butcher Block/Perpetual Kid 4. Arabella Venus in Furs Necklace/Manic Trout
5. I Love You Candles/Quincy Shop 6. Cupcake Keepsake/Viv & Ingrid 7. Lover’s Bundle/Knock Knock 8. Pigeon Pink Light/Unica Home 9. Honey Peach Sugar Scrub/Sabon 10. Heart Cutting Board/Red Envelope
Organic Cotton, cork, bamboo, felt, wood….all great ingredients that contribute to some fun eco-friendly products. Take a look at some of my favorite items available at some unique shops. Let’s all do our part – and give Mother Nature a little help.
Left to right: 1. Space Invader Wooden Cutting Board /ThinkGeek 2. Felt Six-Pack Wine Rack/Branch Home 3. Organic Pure & Natural Animals/Branch Home 4. Bamboo Chopstick Bowl/Elsewares 5. Matchstick Gardens/Design Museum UK 6. EnviroSax Reusable Tote/EnviroSax 7. Kitty Mini Pod/Velocity Art & Design 8. Reusable Plastic Bag Dryer/Reusable Bags 9. Simple Hemp Sneaks/The Green Loop 10. Organic Cotton Vuori Stone Scarf/The Green Loop
Fun online shop, Delight, is having a great sale on the EnviroSax bags! Check it out here.
There are so many wonderfully made wooden gadgets and toys on the web it was so hard to find just 10 to feature here on this Top 10 List. Each of these items takes the natural beauty of wood grain and creates a complimentary & functional design. Some are beautiful just as keepsakes others also have great uses! Here are just a few of my favorites.
Left to right: 1. Wooden Owl Sculpture/Figments Design 2. Wooden Gorilla/Reform School Rules 3. Wooden Wine Stopper/Trunkt 4. Mango Wooden Radio/APlusrStore 5. It’s OK Wooden Sign/Curiosity Shoppe 6. Recycled Wood Block Set/Reform School Rules 7. Wooden Wall Hanger/Velocity Art & Design 8. Roost Napa Candle Holder/Velocity Art & Design 9. Wooden Napkin Rings/APlusrStore 10. Wooden Tray/Uncommon Goods
Dedicated to that saying … “All that Glitters isn’t Gold”, ’tis so true but I definitely can’t resist these beautiful gold pieces. For a great print to remind you of that great quote…click here!
Left to right: 1. Golden Piggie Bank/Pieces 2. Eclipse Necklace/Rare Device 3. Garland Light/A+R Store 4. Forget Me Knot Ring/Reform School Rules 5. Mini Boombox Ipod Speaker/Fred Flare 6. Gold Ball Garland/Plum Party 7. Gold Frame Wall Tape/Design Museum Shop UK 8. 2 Carat Cup/Spoon Sisters 9. Gold Seahorse Paperweight/Rare Device 10. Umbra Nesting Dolls/Velocity Art & Design
Left to right: 1. Pink Stockings/Mahar Dry Goods 2. Holiday Industrial Felt Coasters/Supermarket HQ 3. Pink Owl Doll/Mouse110 4. Flora Capiz Tray/DarlyBird
5. Six Pelargorium Tray/Cog & Pearl 6. Butterfly Garland/DarlyBird 7. Pink Cupcake Ornament/Anthropologie 8. Good Fortune Clips/Supermarket HQ 9. Owlino Tote/LAMA 10. Knitwear Tumbler/Cog & Pearl Read more »
