Stuff… for People

It doesn’t look great for kitchen appliances, but not so bad here…

From top to bottom, left to right:

1.)  Sunflower Periscope – Vintage Yellow and Orange Autumn Enamel Flower Fall Harvest Steampunk Necklace by bionicunicorn

2.)  Fake Plants — Woodcut Print by tugboatprintshop

3.)  Orange crush 5×7 by TheaCphotography

4.)  Woolly Bobble Flower Necklace by OlliesWoolies

5.)  Scooter Book Bag by retrofied

6.)  Organic Pumpkin Pie Marshmallows by haveitconfections

7.)  E a r r i n g s…studs – Art niveau leaves in white and saffron by Suuskeramiek

8.)  Sky Blue and Golden Bird Felt Coasters by FeltLunchbox

9.)  Equinox – harvest hair band by whichgoose

Until later! ®oscata

I’m celebrating Oktoberfest in my geeky tiny-food obsessed way by making a few things with a black forest feel.  I’ll definitely be wearing my sausage and fork necklace at the best Bavarian dive, the Rathskeller Pub at Huntington Beach’s Old World Village.  The guy they have in there plays a mean oompah organ!

This one goes great with lederhosen…

And who says robots can’t do the polka?!  I love this robot lederhosen-wearing pouch!  Cute!  The fly robot and skunk robot pouches are amazing too!

Until later! ®oscata

I just got my hair cut yesterday at Meleesa the Salon in Huntington Beach, CA.  They were doing this awesome Cuts for the Cure – $25 for an amazing haircut and it all goes to the AVON breast cancer research fund.  So now that I have my new ‘do (which is pretty much the same as my old one, but much better executed than prior stylists), I need new hair pins!

From top to bottom, left to right:

1.)  La Femme Poppies by poppychicdesigns

2.)  Glimmer Bobbies by cookoorikoo

3.)  Psychobilly Freakout Eclectic Hair Pins by bionicunicorn

4.)  Moonlight Glow Luna Moth Hair Pins by 4TheSparrowsNest

5.)  Finch Hair Pins by TillyBloom

6.)  Kanzashi Bobby Pin hair clips - Black Swan Flowers by PetalMix

7.)  Flutter bobby pins by NinjaBowTique

8.)  Flower Snap Clip (FP-19) by Flowerybliss

9.)  Mossy Tiny Twig Hair Pins by by 4TheSparrowsNest

Until later! ®oscata

Some of my favorite food-related stuff on Etsy…

Left to right, top to bottom:

1.)  Garden salad scarf by pineapplesauce

2.) Blueberry cake felt box by Teerada

3.) Jello fabric magnets by pinksweetie

4.) Kitsch-Plated with Fried Chicken and Peas by homeECOnomics

5.) Boba tea vegan soap by DirtyAssSoaps

6.) Merit badge for ‘being sweet as pie’ by leemeszaros

7.) Yakisoba felt dinner by GoBuggy

8.) Fortune cookie organic catnip toy by chaucerswench

9.) Three peas in a pod emery pincushion by dottyral

Until later! ®oscata

Welcome to the world of Oregon Etsean and artisan Ottoman!  I just fell in love with her creations and loved the simplicity of the design.  I personally love lichen and moss and think of them as tiny little worlds all on their own (imagine, me obsessed with something on a small scale???!).  When I see Ottoman’s creations, I just want to run off and take a hike through a forest high up in the mountains!  She also uses environmentally friendly crafting materials and and shops local for her supplies.  I ordered one of her pincushions for a friend’s present and she sent me an amazing brooch!  It’s too cute and the best part is that it’s filled with lavender, which is one of my favorite herbs, and smells fantastic.

Ottoman also makes the cutest barettes, her pincusions are amazing and with those mushroom pins, they’re even better!  Also, don’t forget to check out her moss and lichen for your wall.

However, the ones I’m in awe of are her hand-painted doilies that spell out significant words such as your name!  For lack of a better descriptor, these are just awesome.  I think it would be fun to get some that spell out some not-so-nice words and hang them in your bathroom!  Hmmmm…

Until later! ®oscata

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

-Publilius Syrus, writer (≈100 B.C.)

I have to write about a fellow Etsean that produces the most fabulously adorable amigurumi items!  Los Angeles crochet artisan Ennadesign turns tiny food into amazing works of art! I’m not a knitter, crocheter, or sewer so I’m in absolute awe of her craftsmanship and creativity.  Who knew you could take cotton yarn and make a strawberry shortcake, banana split, ice cream sundae, or even a tropical cocktail and turn it into some amazing jewelry!

Definitely check out her Etsy shop and support handmade independent crafters!!!  She even gift wraps so you can make all your girlfriends jealous by giving a special someone an amazing birthday, bridal shower, or anytime-is-a-good-time-for-presents gift!

Until later! ®oscata

If you were to ask me if I’d ever had the bad luck to miss my daily cockail, I’d have to say that I doubt it; where certain things are concerned, I plan ahead.”

-Luis Brunel (1900-1983)