Nonpareil

Hi everyone! Hope you are all having a great weekend! Just thought I’d let you know that I’m taking a blogging break for a few more days…my mother and father-in-law are visiting from New Mexico, and we’re packing in lots of sightseeing, and time to visit. That’s us at the Cubs game yesterday…{me with hat head}.

I’ll be back on Wednesday with a contest, and a sweet little indie shop!

The tooth fairy kit by Office of the Tooth Fairy is the cutest thing ever! The certificate is letterpressed, and has the most adorable winged tooth insignia. It sure beats my ziplock bag of kids teeth that I {for whatever reason} tucked away until I could show my kids, and TOTALLY gross them out. EEW! Thanks to blogs “Oh Happy Day” and “Design Crush” for finding this!

I met owner/artist Jeannie of Me Art at a VERY slow craft show this last holiday season. It gave us a great chance to chat, for me to become totally smitten with her business. I really wish the internet would do her work justice…because it’s quite fantastic. When you submit your photo to her, you get back a really high quality, unique piece of art. Another service that she offers is taking a bunch of your kid’s artwork {I have a MILLION pieces tucked away in the attic}, and making it into a single picture. The result is a modern and sweet masterpiece! Love it!

Lucia is a young designer {REALLY young…like 21!} from northern Italy who makes some fantastic clothes for her shop Larimeloom. I love her style…especially the black coat {above}! She also has gorgeous hand spun yarns for sale on her site. Check out her featured seller interview to learn more about her here.

Swiss Miss blog {a fave of mine} posted about the fabulous Multifont belt buckle by Steel Toe Studios a few weeks ago. I have a bit of a typeface fetish, so of course I love it. I was glad to find some other really cool things on the Steel Toe site. Belts make of upcycled bicycle tubes & buckles made of recycled bike cogs…some {like the one above} act as a beer opener too. Helping with the planet, and making it easier to quench your thirst is definitely a win-win! Also, check out their goods for the home at Steel Toe Home.