… pour les hommes.  One of the best men’s footwear lines, Generic Man, has come out with a less expensive line of shoes that are currently available at Urban Outfitters.  Also discovered this Etsy shop which has some nice vintage menswear.

Sorry for the lack of posts… not feeling inspired by much on the web…   Also, getting ready to host Thanksgiving at our place this year with friends.  I hope to post more gift ideas as they hit me, or rather, as I stumble across them slowly.  🙂   Here’s one Etsy shop that I suggest you look at… I kind of love everything.  She’s made it around the blog circuit a lot lately, so I wouldn’t be surprised if her prices go up.

Why am I posting so many Etsy finds?  So that you, dear reader, may find some Christmas presents that are either handmade, or lovingly sought out vintage items from resellers!  I’m loving these samplers below, as well as these pillowcases which say in German “I can sleep when I’m dead.”

Just found that Dutch Door is doing letterpress prints of all 50 states birds and flowers paired up.  Charming idea… perhaps a good gift for someone you know?  Looks like so far they’ve released New York, California and Illinois.

Ok so yes… lasercut jewelry is totally played.  However, I did laugh at this necklace I found on Etsy of the Nintendo Powerglove… “I love the Powerglove… it’s so bad.”  If this doesn’t ring a bell, race to your nearest video rental shop and rent The Wizard (starring Fred Savage, Christian Slater, and Beau Bridges… oh and the annoying Jenny Lewis when she was still a child actor).

Nice work. The second image is from the “shapeshifter” zine.

I love these rings from Kate Szabone.  I especially like the rough cut diamond ones with the rose gold.

These are lovely, simple wooden toys for infants.  I’m especially charmed by the rattle pictured below.