FAVORITES!

i know i've been very picture sad lately and in thinking i will NEVER
get a treasury of my own (mainly because for whatever reason
treasuries don't show up on my firefox), i decided to pull together
my own treasury from my non-stationery favorites. this was so much
fun for me, so i think i want to try and do this 24 set once a month or every 2 months (it takes a lot of time and thought!! and i'm running out of brainpower!).

for this particular Favorites (as i'll call it), there is no rhyme or
reason... just things i have found that i was drawn to and i'll try
and write a quick blurb about each starting from the top, working
left to right and down. click on the shop name to go straight to
their etsy shop! i kinda hope these shops have google alerts so they
know they've been recognized! i know i got pretty excited when i
found one of my flickr photos on a wedding blog.



1. BeanPickleSprout : this lovely little bib! i had the pleasure of
doing a trade with BeanPickle and found her absolutely delightful!
The goods she sent are some of my favorites for my upcoming little
one and i can't wait to put them all to use! the pattern and color
pulled me in to this bib (though it was hard to pick just one!)...
these colors are similar to my nursery colors.

2. PalomasNest : how cute is this dishware? normally i would say that i'm over the bird trend, but these are too cute to pass up- unexpected and perfect for candies, nuts or appetizzers

3. EastBenchBears : i completely heart this little guy- so adorable and somewhat of a throw back to the traditional teddy bear that's quite refreshing. plus i just love his shy little demeanor...

4. Smeeta : this little guy is just fun with his little secret pocket. i love the use of texture with the corduroy.

5. PrettyLittle : i'm a sucker for bunnies right now and if i have a little girl, she will own a pair of these fun little booties

6. Oktak : the colors drew me in

7. MuttsyWonder : awww this looks like Dog! (real name, Dusty, my last dog) i can't order yet because it only comes in pink and i just can't make myself put a little boy (if that's what kid little turns out to be) in pink just yet.

8. TheTaylerBean : i had the honor of creating this shop's banner. it's a mother/son run business and who am i to not support a budding artist! i ordered a handful of buttons from Bean and decided to use them as part of my gift wrapping efforts.

9. Artsy : how fun is this guy?! i love artsy work- very creative and out of the box... saving my pennies for an original!

10. MermaidSparkle : i don't even like egg, steak and cheese on a muffin, but i do plan on loading up on plushies from Mermaid when my kid is old enough! great learning tools if you ask me- great for identifying veggies, fruits and down right yummy foods

11. RunnerBean : rolled paper- beautiful! another one i'm saving my pennies for- a great alternative to the plush-rush!

12. MayaBella : for some reason, i had this idea of giving a big-earred bunny rabbit to my little one when they get a little bit older. my plan was to tell my little one that those big floppy ears are for their secrets- things they only want to share with a good companion. i think this one might be perfect!

13. RagTrader : just simply sweet and adorable and i want one. i almost ordered it for myself for my birthday.

14. SeaSprayBlue : i would never call myself a romantic, but everything about this print makes me fuzzy. you can feel the awkwardness and the hesitation... and you can relate.

15. BabyLeila : little boys in ties are adorable- absolutely precious.

16. FeltAtHome : a purse! a freakin' genius purse! the mouth zips open to hold all your goodies... i discovered this seller while shopping for christmas gifts for my hubz's neice... unfortunately i found it too late in the game to order (she's overseas)

17 & 18. DogArtStudio : this first guy looks like my Marvin and the next sweetheart looks like my Matilda. these just might have to get ordered.

19. PlushOff : i've been craving pancakes and this is as close as i came- i love these genius plushies! if i pop out a little girl, can you imagine her little kitchen with all these great plushie foods?! i hope she would be the envy of all the kids on the block (um, because of course she would have the coolest mom!)

20. Takae : i just love the print and the coloring. beautiful beautiful work

21. Vital : i love him. i love that he would just stare at you while you're in the john.

22. DogBoneArt : i found dogbone christmas shopping as well. at the time, they had all the food groups in a plush set and i wanted to get it for my hubz niece, but i knew that would never fly. but i love these little mutts with their "mom" tattoos... hardcore on the outside and all soft on the insided!

23. SweetMeats : when your hubz' nickname is "TBone" how is this not appropriate?

24. CurlyQCuties : just a little something fun for the tooth fairy to stick your money in when you're all done with those baby teeth! there was a blue one i like better, but someone else got to it first!

now i must go hunting for next month! :-)