My Favorite Etsies

I love shopping online, especially at places like Etsy. When I'm bored, I hit up the site and type in words like "jedi" and "monsters" and "rainbows"  and then stare wide-eyed at the screen, salivating over other people's creativity. It's the greatest time-killer...I mean...it's so inspiring!

I've got some friends that make really awesome accessories.  When I went through their shops to capture my favorite items to make collages, it got way out of hand.  There are too many cute things!  I'm not the greatest at describing or reviewing, so I picked out a few of my favorite items in their shops to entice you- but click on the links and take a look at everything!

Juicy Lucy sells handmade Rockabilly, Psychobilly, Kustom Kulture and tattoo inspired earrings, necklaces, rings, and hair flowers.  I lovelovelove the glittery brass knuckles. Use code SUNSHINE2012 for 25% off everything in the store!

Cute and Creepy sells handmade hair accessories.  The range between cute and creepy is phenomenal, there is definitely something for everyone.  My favorite barrettes above are just a small fraction of the selection the store carries. She's offering 20% off for Cyber Monday with code CYBER20 - Check out the skeleton hand hair clips!  

If you're looking for something to make this season, I recommend the cute needlepoint kits at Modern Needleworks.  I dont know this shop's owner, but the kit comes with everything you need and the directions are really easy to follow.  You can also order the patterns separately.  I have ordered a few of the smaller kits from this Etsy store and everything arrived fast and in good condition. One day I am totally making a pillow!

Sunshine and Carousels makes my favorite headbands ever- I just bought the pink chevron headband and it is *awesome*.  (her blog is my favorite place for my holiday mocktail recipes)

I've posted pictures of my Arian Armstrong prints, and she just added some very sweet little gift tag PDF's to purchase and print out.

I know I didnt post any gift ideas for boys.  I should rename this post "places where I want you to buy me things for Christmas."  

Here's some boy-friendly plushies made by someone here in Colorado and some rad shirts and messenger bags that are screenprinted by CrawlSpace Studios, another local shop. (the selection for chicks is also rad)

I hope everyone makes an effort to by something handmade this year!