Pretty paper planters

I have been a self-professed bibliophile for most of my life.  I've been reading for as long as I can remember.  I do it every night, every weekend, and pretty much whenever I get a spare minute.  Consequently, I generally end up with quite a few books just lying around the house.  Having served their primary purpose, I  typically just donate most of my books to the library.  Now, I'm not saying that I don't  like donating the books to the library, I do, but sometimes I feel like the could serve some other purpose.  So what to do with all those pretty pages?  Re-nest found a great solution!

Icy spoons

Okay, I don't know what my thing is with different weird ice cube trays, especially considering the fact that don't even keep ice in my freezer aside from a single lonely tray, but for some reason I always seem to stumble across the most brilliant ice ideas!  The best part about this one?  It's only a freaking dollar! At graveyardmall.com.

Raindrop Melody Maker

This thing is lots 'o  fun!  Make pretty music whenever you get bored....and have a computer around.

Via How About Orange

New Roomie!

As some of you may or may not know my cat and love of my life for 15 years passed away in November.  Since then it's been pretty lonely around the crib, but I just couldn't see myself "replacing" her with another cat.  Somehow it just felt wrong, like I would be cheating on her or something.  It's weird, I know, but that's how I felt.  Well, about a month ago I was doing some research on other potential pets and stumbled across an adoption program for ex-racing greyhounds.  Bingo!  The more research I did on these animals the more I was convinced that they were just perfect for me and my lifestyle (which is marginally sedentary and boring).  So I was all amped up and ready to take the plunge when something told me to flip through the condo association rules.  NOOOOOOOO! We have a 25 lb pet weight limit. Boooo.  25 lbs!  Seriously?  There is not a dog under 25 lbs that I haven't been tempted to dropkick, at least in passing.  Wellllll, I decided that this just wouldn't do, I had to find a way around this nonsense.  Well, Tuesday I met with the condo association board and presented the case for these awesome animals annnnnnddddd...... I was approved!  That's right!  They will allow me to adopt a greyhound!  It is going to be so awesome I can barely sleep!  In any case, I'm rambling, and not getting to my etsy stuff.  The point of this thesis is really only to inform you that my etsy search this week involved greyhounds.  I didn't expect to find too much but was very pleasantly surprised!  Take a peeksie!

Love this painting from Toadbriar's shop.  Artist Kim Pakhurst has some really great greyhound art and TONS of other pretty stuff as well.

I'm pretty sure I'll be needing this treat jar from Happy Hound somewhere down the road.  I love the idea of a canister especially for your pet

As far as i can tell, greyhound lovers like to wear their greys on their sleeves.  This pretty pin from The Creative Greyhound is a great way to let other's know who your heart belongs too. AND 10% of this shop's net profits are donated to greyhound rescue groups.  How can you beat that?

The Mod Dog has some pretty pretty Martingale collars.  They are sure to have something to fit your pup's personality!

Studio SRV  is home to some of the most beautiful, colorful pet portraits I have ever seen.  So lovely.

Well, that's it for this week.  I guess I was a day late again, but hey, better late than never (I might have to get that tattooed somewhere).

Donna Wilson

Donna Wilson is awesome.  I stumbled across her website today via Sub Studio design blog.  She does not make one single thing that is not ridiculously adorable.  Enjoy.

She get it from her momma!

Momma Earth that is.  It's Earth Day today, and consequently I have been quite reflective concerning the gifts we are given on a daily basis by our mother earth.  Now, if you know me you know that I am certainly not some crunchy granola vegan hairy underarmed hippy...nor do I ever plan to be, but that doesn't exclude me from the ability to be appreciative of how awesome our planet is.  I mean, I still don't plan on carpooling to work, nor do I intend to stop using paper plates, but there are little things that I can do to make sure my little corner of the earth stays pretty. 

In celebration of Earth Day, the items I am featuring today all share the underlying theme of either protecting or appreciating our pretty blue rock.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

First up, this sweet ass "Dirigible Day" necklace by Recycedelic.  It makes me hum Decemberists songs in my head, and best of all, it is made from magazine clippings and a recycled sunglasses lens.  Ingenious!

Okay, this is brilliant.  Packaged to look like delicious chocolates, these Garden Bon Bons are actually a combination of seeds, compost, and clay.  Place each bon bon in a sunny spot and keep it wet until the seeds germinate.  By mid summer you will be enjoying your own home grown fresh herbs!

Speaking of home grown, this cool little pot making kit from Make Scents With Nature makes it easy peasy to make sweet little pots out of old newspapers to start your little seeds in.  They are biodegradable, so when it is time to plant, just did a hole and drop the whole thing in!

I love the simultaneously shabby and structured look of this graphic throw pillow from Brin & Nohl.  It is made from a repurposed coffee sack.  Mmmmm, I wonder if it still smells like coffee.

Okay, these are pretty much the cutest cookie cutters of all time. Can't you just imagine all of your little woodsy cookies all pretty and painted?  A fox, an acorn, a mushroom, a squirrel, a hedgehog and an awesome little gnome to rule them all!  Wee Waldorf's shop actually has all sorts of cute little woodsy items.  Definitely worth a peek.

Last but not leat are these beautiful, earthy AirPlant Pods from Mudpuppy.  Lovely!  They come in a glossy white as well, for a more modern decor.

Heartbreak

Someone did this to my car yesterday (my freaking birthday).  She was just parked in her usual spot, minding her own business, when someone decided she looked too nice I guess.  There was no note or information.  I am crushed. 

I am also incredibly dissappointed in mankind over this.  Who would destroy something someone so clearly loves and then just skip off into the sunset?  It pains me to know these people exist.