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Etsy obsession

I can't stand it! I'm experiencing a delightful case of cute overload after spending some time exploring Etsy. I've been favoriting a lot of sellers and items, (typepad spellchecker doesn't like that word... but then it doesn't like the word typepad either... lol!) and here are just few. The adorable polar bear above is from fantastic toys.

And this golden bear is from pavlucha...

This great pillow is from syko...

This sewn art is from the flash bulb...

This adorable dog is from three red trees...

These super sweet little shoes are from Charlotte Liddle...

And Alphonse, the cutest softie bunny ever is from its a whimsical life...

Um, never mind, I just bought Alphonse myself!

Like I said... cute overload!

Cheers,

Jenny

British country living

I just spent a happy hour or so poring through a couple of new British decorating magazines, and I feel like I've taken a mini-vacation. Ro took me to Borders on Mother's Day and I bought a tidy stack of magazines. I'm trying to stretch them out to last as long as possible. My faves are the British versions of Country Living and Country Homes and Interiors. That inspired me to look at one of my favorite Brit blogs, Posy, where I clicked through her inspirations and passions links. I ended up on the Decorative Country Living site. I believe I blogged once before about their clever children's toys and such, this time I was enamored with the kitchen and household items, like the sweet tea set, above. And this adorable shelf...

and this pump bottle of hand wash, just because I love that shade of blue...

and a fun set of metal cannisters...

fabric brooches (I love that word)...

and finally this enamelware vase. Man do I love that shade of blue! I guess I'm feelin' the blue these days...

I think I'll pour myself a glass of wine and immerse myself in those British magazines again. Wish I could go there in real life, but for now, my imagination will have to suffice.

Cheers,

Jenny

Loopsie loops

Thanks everyone, my headache finally abated so here is the first of the two promised posts for today...

Okay, so I exercised my prerogative, changed my mind and now this is my etsy shop-in-the-works... Loopsies!  My thanks and apologies to those who favorited Allsorts Workshop, but it was just a bit too boring a name. It's been bothering me since I set it up, so I decided to switch. This is more me, hopefully, and reflects the sort of things I'm planning on posting there, sort of loopy and fun. I've already made up a set of embroidery patterns, and am in the middle of a series of dolls that are so cute, they've totally taken over the worktable. So now this is the new shop banner...

And avatar...

More later today...

Cheers,

Jenny

Mulligan

Ugh. I have had the worst headache all day, so I'll have to take a mulligan on doing a proper post today. How about if I promise to do two tomorrow?

Cheers, (ouch)

Jenny

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all, especially my own sweet Momsie!

Cheers,

Jenny

Here's Betsy McCall

A quick post and quick walk down memory lane. Betsy McCall paper dolls...

I found these on Flickr here, here and here. I especially love the two little rag dolls in the last one. Wouldn't they be fun to make? I love their little jumpers in red and teal.

Cheers,

Jenny