Etsy Gift Ideas!

Browsing some of my favorite Etsy stores I put together a fun list of Etsy gift ideas!

 The Dreamer

Flight Earrings by designateddryen, Falling Star by InmostLight, ShadowPods by shoofly

Him

Woodgrain Moleskin by craftypagen, Steampunk cuff links by SMStudio, Wool Scarf by Gilsie

 

The Artist

Organizer by downstairsDesigns, Scarf by WhileTheyPlay, Scrap Pack by CreativePlace

The Entertainer

Baking Bracelet by pinktophat, Vintage Glasses, Rustic Cheese Board by firewoodfurniture

New Home

Mr. Darcy proposal towels by Brookish, Return address stampby Primele, Tree Vase by mudpuphouses

What are some of your favorite ideas for the Holidays?

 

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Check out LimeCrime's makeup sale Friday through Monday!

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CSN Review Coming Soon!

If you haven't already heard about CSN Stores, they are a 200+ store one-stop-shop kind of website. They have some of the best products around, at low prices and most items even offer free shipping!

A new suitcase would be great for Holiday travels! I have a black one currently and hate trying to find it.  Something flashy and fun would be perfect!

 

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Antiquing

My favorite Minneapolis architectural antique store next to Cupcake


Ok, so I took two pictures of this Church window piece because the first one shows the true colors of the light through the windows

 And this one shows the awesome colors of the glass, chandalier, and HELLO aqua mongo bowl!

 THis is probably overwhelming for people but I looooove this huge selection of lighting they have throughout this store!

 This church piece is fantastic, I have see it now 3 times and have just gasped at it, as soon as I can find a place for it, it will be mine!

 This piece was just too beautiful!

 A tiny pic of the wall of key plates

 I LOOOOOVE these iron pieces on the side in their rusted glorious-ness

 Seen Mad Men? This is the entrance of one of Condor Hilton's hotels in Chicago, back "in the day" they used to lock up the hotels at night with one of these revolving door locking doors. This one was pulled out and is on sale for a meer $3k!

 A close up of the top piece

Halloween Costume!!

Halloween Costume countdown!

2009 - Victorian Vampire Hunter

I made the skirt, arm warmers, hat and shrug. Corset was from LoriAnn Costumes

2008 - Beer Maid

Just bought it at a Spirit Halloween store

2007 - Sassy Pirate

Not too suprising but I just dug around my closet and put this together

2006 - Fairy (first time with the bop it)

Same shirt and skirt from pirate costume, old Corset from Charlotte Ruse, made fairy wings out of wire and cheesecloth

Here is this year's costume! Medusa :)

• I bought my "Hulk" Contacts from YouKnowIT.com
• Costume was made from Simplicity pattern #3647, my review is here
• I bought my snakes from Amazon 12 Rubber RAINFOREST Snakes (can you believe I couldnt find snakes ANYWHERE?!?!) and just pinned them with bobby pins and safety pins
• Earrings from Target
• Necklace I made from green snake skin trim from Joanns twisted around a thick wire from a leftover fairy wings project and wrapped it around my neck to look like a snake. (see 2006 fairy wings above)
• Snake armband from Amazon Metal Snake Armband Adult (One-Size)
•  Greek keyTrim from Joanns

Makeup

• Put fishnet over your head, dab Green Cream Makeup in select areas around face and hair line,
• follow with black eye shadow, I used MAC Velvet Eye Shadow in just a few spots then any green and yellow eyeshadow, again I used a few MAC eyeshadows I had around.
• I then added a little glitter around the eyes. I used Nyx cream glitter