Here’s my hand-picked collection for the week of a few Etsy stores that caught my eye. If you’ve missed previous Take Five Tuesdays please click here to catch up on your reading, and your shopping too! :)
What a fine way to get started today, with the work of Iris Schwarz of Paulette Edition. Iris is a Zurich-based graphic designer and illustrator who is such a romantic at heart. She comments, “Old things are my passion, sometimes I think I?m born in the wrong century”. You can really see this in her work, can’t you? The charm of times’ past translated into works on paper of objects that inspire her.
I adore handmade dolls. It goes back to the gifts my aunt sent to me as a child, she made bears and dolls and it thrilled me whenever a box from her arrived. I always felt so loved. Simpli Jessi creates dolls that a child or even adult would enjoy having, darling little people made from cotton and thread, it’s pretty special to own a one-of-a-kind dolly. She also does custom dolls and accepts wholesale orders too.
Functional ceramics by Laurel Begley is another Etsy shop that has my attention this week. I especially like these ‘bones’ plates and this sake set.
Paper Sparrow out of Chicago serves up delicious paper goods from cards to prints that you’re such to love if you’re a bird nerd like me!
Have I talked about Gypsy and Twink before? I’m certain they’ve appeared in my Etsy ticker over in the left column several times already. Their decorative wood figures are very sweet, they have so many to choose from and I like the colors and patterns selected for each little critter. I’m not sure ‘who’ is because Gypsy and Twink, it’s rather vague unfortunately… But I love the shop just the same.
(images linked to shop above)
March 18th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Thanks for introducing me to simpli jessi. Her dolls are adorable!
March 18th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
have you seen these before?
http://www.horvatron.etsy.com
fun, quirky illustrations. they crack me up.
March 18th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Oh my gosh i am totally obsessed with these dolls now! I want to have kids just so i can buy one! ha ha (or i might just buy one for myself!)
March 18th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Oh wow! Paulette Edition is just the most amazing shop. Thanks for sharing!
March 19th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
i just love those simpli jessi dolls.
they make me smile every time i see them!
March 20th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
I have seen so so many owls. These are really nice. Flat and graphic. Kind of like hi-design outsider art.
March 23rd, 2008 at 4:18 am
i couldn’t resist! looking forward to a lovely package arriving at my door soon.
March 30th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
I am a shop owner on Etsy and an addict! I’ve got Gypsy and Twink in my favs. I’m going to have to keep my eye on your blog.
Keep up the great work!
Kiddlebug