What a perfect gift for animal lovers…a pendant with a picture of your pup!
Mother and daughter duo Linda and Jennifer Ackerman create a range of jewelry together for their Etsy shop, Dillon Designs Jewelry, but what I like most are their hand drawn shrink art pendants.
They specialize in animal drawings, which is great for pet […]

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I stumbled across these gorgeous prints recently on Etsy and immediately fell in love.

Created by artist Gillian Lee Smith, both of these limited edition giclee prints picture baroque inspired showgirls. Gillian is a trained costume designer, and I can definitely see that influence here in these illustrations of burlesque girls wearing corsets and fantastic […]

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This is pretty cool, I just discovered yet another great woman-owned online boutique via the Bust Shop.

Fair Industry was was founded by designer Lauren Markley in 2004. Inspired by her time spent in Japan, she wanted to create a fashionable clothing line that was produced in a fair and sustainable manner.
Lauren’s original clothing line […]

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Last night I discovered the new Etsy shop of New Orleanian Kerry Fitts via a great blog called DIY Thing. I was already familiar with Kerry’s other shop, rustchic, in which she sells mostly recycled and salvaged bags and other textile pieces.
Her new shop Bayou Salvage is full of gorgeous cuffs and bracelets made […]

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I’m sure I’m probably the last person to mention this, but I wanted to post about it for anyone who might not have heard yet. A super special person in the indie craft world, Alison Gordon of WonderlandQ (she also helps organize Bazaar Bizarre and The Sampler), recently had an unexpected major medical emergency […]

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One of my Craft Mafia sisters from the founding Austin Craft Mafia dropped me a note to let me know what she’s been up to lately.
Jen from Naughty Secretary Club is having a very special 25% off sale all this week to celebrate Administrative Professionals Week, which starts today. She’s also added over 100 […]

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I first saw an ad for Medusa’s Makeup in Bust Magazine and was immediately intrigued. An independent makeup company that creates super fun and vibrant colors of eye dusts, eye shadows, glitters and body dusts? And they’re PETA certified to be cruelty free? It’s too good to be true!
Ever since I first […]

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I’m having a bit of information overload this morning…there’s so many things I want to tell you about!
First up, in case you’re in the New Orleans area, tomorrow afternoon I’ll be set up at Gaiapalooza on Loyola University’s campus (my alma mater). It’s going to be a great Earth Day celebration with live music, […]

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How cute is this lucky cat bracelet by Full of Craft? I’ve always loved the Japanese lucky cat design, and this is such a fun way to carry a bit of good luck with you wherever you go.
There are more cuffs similar to this one at the Full of Craft website, including an Eiffel […]

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I really like simplicity of this necklace by artist Heather Grandmont. Handcrafted from sterling silver, Heather has also created earrings to match this gorgeous piece.
I love her clean, modern aesthetic. Heather won multiple awards while studying art (namely painting and metalsmithing) at Bowling Green State University, so it’s no wonder that her designs […]

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