Wow....As a lover of Architecture and beautiful clean spaces I am disturbed by this. Feel free to rant , I know you'll want to.......(Read this on the fab littlebrownpen blog, make sure you visit it!)

Commercial or Romantic?!

Either way, Whether you believe in the holiday or not it's always a perfect excuse to express some love and appreciation for the people you love! Most of the time, busy everyday lives get in the way of quality time and romance so here are some get-in-the-mood for Valentines Day images!

Which one gets you in the mood? :)

 

 

 Welcome back for another Top 7 at 7:00pm on Monday nights! I cannot even begin to tell you how exhausting (but fun! lol) it was this week, with more than 95 shops to review, I REALLY had my work cut out for me. Of course, I could not include ALL the shops, hence the name TOP 7. :) There we some amazing shops I even considered doing runner up for! 

Remember, If you want to participate in the Top 7 you MUST post here, on this blog on the top 7 posting that has the correct date (right above this posting)....I post on threads to remind you, but I do not review shops from there. It just gets too confusing. Also, it does not matter how many shops have already commented I look at ALL of them so comment away! If you have been featured in previous Top 7's and would like to try again for the following week, YOU CAN, the only requirement is that you have at least 5 NEW items in your shop that I have not seen.  Remember, we received approx. 800 views on the last one :)

Thanks to everyone who sumbmitted and everyone visiting....

Enjoy & please comment!

#1 Recycled seat belt art (eco friendly!)...Greenworks

 

In no particular order!
2 Mario Gameboy coasters...Onechordwonder
3 Hear me Purr Bowl...CreatureComfort
4 Peace vigil...Purpleartlove
5 Coffee table...Jalexstudios
6 Carpet Freshner (eco-friendly!)...Cleanrinse
7 Key flourishes and time...QueenBe

Are you getting any views/purchases from your exposure here? Please let me know if you do, just drop me a comment....

Thanks!

Dont forget to come back for the Top 7 at 7pm on Monday night!

NOW.....I'm exposing myself for a change :)  Hope you likey! Feel free to comment........

Beautiful ceramics have won my heart over!! How can you not be in total awe as you look at the elegant simplistic designs of elementclaystudio? Ok, so this shop needs no help from me as it celebrates almost 350 sales and 6,299 hearts! Check out their shop, I can almost guarantee a smile on your face and you'll find yourself trying to hover over the "add seller to favorites" or "add to cart" button!.....Elmstudios has the best in earthy and rustic ceramics, pieces with some real character......The piece I chose from Redhotpottery celebrates the power of an organic shape. The listing is for one bowl, but I would purchase as many as are in the picture. The repetition of the bowls makes for a beautiful collection to display at home :)..... The designs I love from Newmoonstudio are clean, bold and functional - probably inspired by the artists architectural background (like mine too. woohoo!)......For some fresh & contemporary pieces head over to marymeestudio, pictured here is the wonderfully unique turquoise dotted bowl....yumm ;)

Home is what you make it, right? So why not make it fabulous like the person who lives there! If you entertain and have dinner parties or family gatherings, then you know how much pressure it is to have a nicely decorated home. It's a pretty good feeling when someone says, "wow - I've never seen something like that. Where did you get it?" Oh, the beauty of handmade!

For fine art Amygiacomelli has breath taking paintings that would make any house look gorgeous! The one I chose, Eternal Sunshine, is 2 - 56 x 22 panels of acrylic on canvas. Stunning! Check out here shop, I'm not her only fan. Her shop has gotten 5,296 hearts (5,297 with me!)....One of the more creative housewares picks is a super unique and pretty bicycle clock that you can find at 1byliz. For the lover of all thing earthy and eco-chic the peaches and cream bowl is perfect & beautiful to look at. Check out more eco-chic products at earthmamahyde

If you ever want to give your kitchen a quick little sprucing up, check out these awesome drawer pulls from joanjewels or these super pretty and unique frige magnets by ksickles....As soon as I saw this next pick, I thought it was such an original and controversial idea (who doesn't love controvesial?!). Reneessoap sells cannabis scented incense. There's a product out there for everyone! Check out her hippie hemp bars and cotton candy soap!...From the kitchen to the living room, or anywhere that has decent furniture, you need...coasters! Check out these super fun coasters, from carolinacottage that I think are soooo irresistable, I might have to purchase them myself. ;)

One of my personal favorites from the housewares picks is the minimal and stunning designs of baileydoesntbark. Her designs are sophisticated and simple and can proudly be displayed in a kitchen as art pieces....I am secretly, well maybe not so secretly, a photography buff! Which means I have pictures all over my house....in frames. I adore funwallart's frames! They have a shabby chic and sometimes European flare to them without crossing over to the "too-ornate-and-cheesy" side. Visit her shop! She also has cute keepsake boxes and tins....

Not exactly for a pillow fight, the motorcycle print throw pillow cover, is the adult version of a fun pillow. Super chic and simple, branchhandmade knows how to provide an original piece for the original home! 

And on a last note, of course, be sure  to shop handmade this holiday season!

I can't wait til the day when I can have a dark room in my house! Anyone who knows me knows I don't go anywhere without my camera. My digital camera has it's own pocket in every purse I own. You never know when you'll capture an amazing moment or object. Photographers can evoke so many feelings in someone from just one shot....

This is one category where I think the work speaks for itself. Featured here are mariterecr, racergirl1313, studiocvh, irenesuchocki, & photoamato. Please take the time to check out each photographer individualy as they all have different personalities and styles to their photography. Enjoy!

Who doesnt love pretty paper? I'm one of those people who cant resist a bunch of newly sharpened pencils and love letters. I miss the good old fashioned written note. Even my husband knows the importance of getting me a Christmas card or birthday card every year. It just shows you care.....and I can take a peek at your handwriting too, which I think says a lot about your personality.  ;)

I love that ellaparry's happy birthday greeting card 'looks' hand drawn. The design is so simple, yet visualy impacting enough and drawn with perfect precision.  Sometimes a little bit of color goes a long way. The minimal designs of threeredhens are beautiful. Check out her shop! Her work speaks for itself. Tuccipaperco puts a ton of detail into her stationary designs, but still manages to have that clean, simple look. 

Steppie and littlputbooks have made boring, solid colored journals a thing of the past, with bold color combinations and simple graphics. Lastly, and without a doubt the more colorful of the bunch, michelealynn and her anxious woodsman paper tags for scrapbooking. Sure to put a smile on any readers face..... :)  

Shop Etsy!!! 

 

Oh my, I came in to get one thing and walked out with a handful........oops!

That's usually how I feel when I shop for jewerly and shopping at Etsy is noooooo exception. There are tons and tons of talented artists that can shower you with amazing designs. The possibilities are endless really. Take for instance the unique shop called 3dots where they have amazing handcrafted wooden jewelry or the gorgeous over-the-top designs of linguanigra who has some breathtaking oversized necklaces like the one pictured here. idreamicanflyand helenesdreams have pieces that are simple yet wonderfully sophisticated and if your looking for a bit of eclectic whimsy (as she describes her shop) beadsinthebelfry is the shop for you! Her beautiful designs are full of imagination. For anyone who has a slight obsession with metals (like me with copper!), I included pieces from lilarubyking, mothhouse, and silverrivermetal. In my opinion, you can never go wrong with a simple metal piece. Miamiamia brings beading to a new extreme with her bangles and labor intensive, I'm sure, cuff bracelets. At the alloverart shop, you'll find colorful handpainted resin pendants along with some fine art.

Vintage anyone? Greighdayvintage has an exquisite piece that I fell in love with. This shop rescues, recycles, and repurposes vintage pieces. The piece I featured is a vintage brooch turned into a pendant with tons of detail...definitely a conversation starter! Cocobijou is another shop that focuses on the simple, organic pieces. Stackable rings, chunky bands and silver pendants are just some of the things you'll see there. Glass has gotten so popular in the last few years in jewelry. The azurine shop has handpainted glass earrings, pendants and bracelets that come in an array of fun, bright colors. One of my new curiousities in jewelry is feathers! How fun is it to wear feathers, without having to sport a feather boa!? I think feather earrings are a little less cheesy. :) PoisonappleNYC has these super chic feather earrings along with other modern and original pieces.

Please dont forget to support handmade at ETSY this holiday season!

Fawn and Forest is a retailer of modern baby and eco friendly children's products, but I've found some stuff on their site that is great for grown ups too! I dont even have kids and navigating through their website made me want to have a few of my own. ;) They have some great wall decals, furniture, clothing and more......The decals are my favorite!