How cool is this yellow lawn chair by Danna Ray. And also super cool is that with each item purchased, 10 trees will be planted through her partnership with Trees for the Future.
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Handprinted Japanese maple tote bag from Lotta Helleberg – so simple and fresh, her other printed pieces are gorgeous too, check them out here.
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Am loving the creative use of vintage wallpapers these days, and this sketchbook covered with liberty flower vintage wallpaper is beautiful. It’s handmade from draw flowers in Italy.
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I have a theme for this week, perhaps you have guessed it already?

Since we didn’t have an etsy favourite last week, I’m doubling up with my favourites to share with you this week! Starting with an etsy boutique-warming for Sofia with her new shop called l’oiseau rare, filled with her handmade treasures like the gorgeous necklace above. And I already have my first Sofia creation! I will show you in the next post. While you are checking out her new store, stop by her first etsy store too, right here. Happy etsy-warming for your l’oiseau rare boutique-atelier Sofia!
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The butterflies are free from Vol25. So very pretty.
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I love handmade buttons! I love using them on gifts, pillows, and dangling from ribbon. And I found these two etsy ateliers who make super cute wood and ceramic buttons. The wooden ones are made from wenge from the button shop and the white ceramic buttons are from mud puppy.
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This guy’s name is Joaquin. He is a brown fawn and he is made in Germany from etsy seller alberto’s family. He comes in his own little handmade paper bag and I think he would make the perfect gift for a new bub. In fact, I have a few new bubs born here in Europe that I must send gifts to, so if you go to the shop in a moment and see Joaquin and his pals all gone, you know I am the culprit.

UPDATE: I just bought the store out. There is only one left. Sorry guys.
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And last but not least, I think these earrings are a bit darling. They are from oh hello friend and they are only $6.50! While my ears would love me more for those darling danglies, my shoulders and neck would love me more for this mohair warmer, handknitted by French etsy seller tortilla girl.
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I think next week I am going to start looking at Christmas decorations – I am rather picky when it comes to Christmas decorations and such (I’d rather an empty tree than a badly decorated one!), but I have started a rather lovely collection of etsy (and non etsy) favourites: handmade and über stylish Christmas treats for your home. The one thing I really have had trouble finding is Christmas stockings, so if anyone out there makes super stylish Christmas stockings, do let me know!

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We love Makool here in the (blog)house (remember this knock-out number I featured a few weeks ago?). I couldn’t help but feature this saucy number here too. Gorgeous.
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This is the sweetest little thing in the world is it not? My little cotton self would like to potter around this cotton potting shed, stylishly crafted with vintage and recycled cotton, by Cotton Bird Designs.

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And this bag screams out two things – my name for one, and “ingenuity” for two. It’s from Olive Brown and is made from strips of clear plastic shopping bags, which were hand cut then knotted to create “yarn”, and then knit in both garter stitch and stockinette stitch. Wow… c’est la classe! (which is a favourite quote of French Boy’s)

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This week’s etsy finds have totally captured my imagination: I want to dress up in a little lace, mess about in a cotton garden, collecting cotton vegetables with a little hand-knitted sack… who’s with me?

A quick etsy round up before I get some much needed sleep. These three beauties are this week’s favourites…

…lobster and swan‘s little estate sales are such a fab idea – what a great gift for your craft loving friends!

…michi design‘s sun bag: yes, please.

…and this from Mrs French’s etsy boutique, blissful images. oh la la.

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sweet dreams.

It’s rather mild here in Amsterdam today, I’d even go so far as to say “it is so pleasant, I could sit outside”… Quelle surprise! But today there is no time for dilly dallying with the tumbling leaves. However there is of course time to share with you my etsy favourites for this week which include…

…these hand stamped sentiments from The Vintage Pearl. This one is inspired by Project Runway. Love it!

The Laura Su dress by minnie and james. The dress is gorgeous and the photograph is perfect.

And I adore all these vintage Paris inspired tags from judy’s crafts.

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