Here are some Etsy picks that reflect a certain old-fashioned academic aesthetic which has rather disappeared from modern schools, but which are perfectly suited to a home setting.
1. Lucky Little Dot 2. Fabulous Mess 3. Ethan Ollie 4. Great Findz 5. Mechanical Stag 6. Made by Mavis
Just a little note to say that I have put even more jewelry up in the shop. By the way, if you ever can’t remember what my Etsy shop is called, I now have a badge on The Looksee homepage that will take you straight there. I am trying to hustle on making jewelry, since I start a new job next week (woohoo!). Here are some sneak previews.
I hand-painted these vintage pendants which were plain brass to begin with:
And made them into these:
And also put up some vintage Bakelite stickpins and a few other things:
© Christina Beaulac-Ferris 2009
I find myself lately inexplicably drawn to knotted accessories. You may have noticed me posting them here and there. I must not (knot?) be the only one loving them right now because they’re everywhere! Here are a few recent ones I’ve found to drool over.
1. Aguiniga 2. Samma 3. Michelle Lane 4. Dee Double You 5. Color Blind Smarties
Updated my Etsy shop! I am putting up new jewelry. I just re-listed my triangle grid necklaces, as I sold out of the first three, thanks to you all. I am also putting up some very deco-looking necklaces that I made from unique vintage Czech glass beads combined with new chain and findings. Will be listing some other new thing in the coming week… will keep you posted!
Just wanted to post that I’ve started making jewelry again! Some of you know I used to have a jewelry line called “Small Thunder” which sold at Ron Herman, but I had stopped making jewelry for a while (aside from the occasional gift or personal project). I recently found these great vintage brass triangles and have been making necklaces with new goldplated chain. Right now I have enough for three necklaces worth. I will contact my source for more if they do well! I will post photos as I add more new items.
© 2009 Christina Beaulac-Ferris
Various images I’ve collected from Etsy and around the internet for my own inspiration. Usually I link out from photos, but these are things I’ve just found around Etsy and haven’t kept track of. Mostly vintage items- quilt patterns, crochet patterns, cool things and just funny things. I hope you find them inspiring as well!
Ok. I know that I post a lot of stuff from Urban Outfitters right here on this very blog. But you also know that I love to hate them. Today is no exception. I am looking at their site, at the apartment section, and seeing reproductions of ceramics that my friends and I have, and thinking… you know what this is ridiculous. Some of the vintage items they knock off are infuriating because if you spent like 10 more minutes looking on Etsy or Ebay, you could find a comparable or better deal on something that is actually vintage, and therefore something that will be more likely to retain its value. As much as I am loathe to have more hipsters crowding out the thrift stores I go to, or snatching up cool vintage things on Etsy, I do want to prevent more crap from ending up in our landfills and I want to encourage people not to be so lazy. Perhaps people are under the impression that vintage is more expensive, but you will see that simply isn’t true.
I am considering making this an ongoing section where I compare a selection of things that are currently available on Etsy to things that are currently available at Urban Outfitters. In the “apartment” section in particular. Please let me know what you think!
Anyway, here are a few from today:
Urban Outfitters– $48:
Found Vintage Style– $48:
Urban Outfitters– $18:
Autumnal Always– $10:
Urban Outfitters– $16
