So I feel like I totally scored with these sandals that I purchased here.  They were a little more than I’d usually spend on a pair of vintage sandals, especially given that when you buy online it’s difficult to gauge softness, comfort, etc. but well… these are amazing.  Made with thick yet buttery soft leather, they seem to never have been worn, they appear to be hand-stitched, and the Italian label on the inside (”Calzolaio del Borro Palaia”)  translates to “Shoemaker in the Gully Palaia”.  So I guess it’s safe to say that they were hand-made in Palaia, Italy (which is in Tuscany) by some talented artisan, brought to America, and never worn.  In a size 10, no less.  Wow.  My feet and I feel privileged.

Not the greatest photos of the sandals- Milo was really trying to make this photoshoot about him rather than my new shoes.

I was really excited to see this piece today while looking at VVORK.  Amanda Ross-Ho is based in LA, and her website is currently under construction but many of her pieces can be seen here, and the one below can be seen here.

Today I totally scored.  I found these three amazing pots (my favourite is the large modernist one on the left),  and I found these two baskets with leather-wrapped handles.  The baskets are perfect for my new office, and the pots are perfect for all my succulents and cacti that are rapidly needing bigger pots.

Yet another couple of new pieces by Renilde for her Wormhole series.  I’m always so inspired by her work.  I love this new one especially:

I am also enamored of this new hooked rug cushion she made:

I’ve been using Twitter for a while now, but mostly for personal stuff not necessarily for The Looksee.  But now I’m doing it!  The Looksee is now on Twitter.  If you are too, please feel free to follow.  I promise to be sporadic in my Tweeting.

1. Vintage Plum  2. Attic Emporium  3. Hello Victory  4.  June & Ruby

So many thank you’s go out to Refinery29 for featuring The Looksee Shop as its #3 of nine LA Etsy shops that you should bookmark now!  It’s such a nice feeling when one of your daily reads features your work.

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Thanks again!

Love the newly added jewelry division of this shop.  There’s something about this free hand lampwork that reminds me a bit of Arielle de Pinto’s pieces.  Really lovely.

I love these rag-rug style leggings by Raphael Hauber.   A new take on something I grew up with.

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Seth clued me into Off Beat Repeat which was made by our friend Mylinh Nguyen, as well as Sally Thurer, and Dan Michaelson.  You can make your own tiling patterns with a little help from their site.  It’s a fun little time waster… and it’s pretty.  Here’s part of one I made.