Where it all began

 These are some shoes I made my niece Celia over 5 years ago.

 Now her little sister Cora wears them.

Isn't she adorable!

Storenvy

I wanted to tell you more about Janette Crawford. 

Don't you love her necklace!

We met at Alt Summit and she is absolutely adorable. She and her husband are the master-minds behind Storenvy.com (kind of like etsy, but better!) Have you heard about it? I asked Janette to tell us about Storenvy and share some of her current favorites:

Storenvy in a Nutshell 

Storenvy is a social marketplace for buying and selling goods of all kinds from independent businesses all over the world. Storenvy charges no fees to buy or sell and gives merchants a fully customizable online storefront in addition to placement in the shopping marketplace. 

Storenvy is changing the face of the e-commerce experience by enabling anyone, from the owner of a fashion boutique to a guy designing skateboard decks, to create their own completely customizable store at no charge and with no programming knowledge required. And by combining all the stores' products into one big marketplace, stores make more sales through the natural discovery process. (Current stat: Storenvy stores make almost 15% of their sales through the marketplace rather than through direct store traffic.) For shoppers, a well-categorized marketplace makes it easy to browse all stores at once, allowing them to save their favorite items for later and follow their favorite stores and users.

 

My Storenvy Picks

 

GIFT FLAGS from IN HAUS Press

http://www.storenvy.com/products/20547-gift-flags

Letterpressed in San Francisco on 2-ply birch veneer, using scraps that are an excess of the Denver, CO, furniture industry. 

"santio eduardo vega" print (a4) from cardboardcities

http://cardboardcities.storenvy.com/products/17245-santiago-eduardo-vega-print-a4

Laura Redburn is a young illustrator from Wales. 

MUCHroom Wall Hook from Workerman

http://workerman.storenvy.com/products/6087-muchroom-wall-hook

Handcrafted by Adam Brackney in Minneapolis, MN, of reclaimed + sustainably harvested woods. 

Love is Waiting T-shirt (Seafoam) from Love is Waiting

http://www.storenvy.com/products/36176-love-is-waiting-t-shirt-seafoam

All proceeds help fund (our friends) Aaron & Heather Hale's upcoming Ethiopian adoption of a baby boy. 

Beaded Fringe Necklace in turquoise & red | by: Noble Town Vintage from Blonde Grizzly

http://blondegrizzly.storenvy.com/products/24565-beaded-fringe-necklace-in-turquoise-red-by-noble-town-vintage

Handmade by Noble Town Vintage, sold by Blonde Grizzly, an art boutique in Salt Lake City, UT. 

Spring Bangle from Kianga Project

http://www.storenvy.com/products/14437-spring-bangle

Each bangle is handcrafted by, and benefits, a man or woman living with HIV in the slums of Kenya. 

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Thanks for sharing with us Janette!

What's your favorite Storenvy find?

spotted

Have you been on the look-out for the perfect Sunday shoe for your little boy? If you're like me you want something other than the typical chunky soled black lace-up.

Well, today is your day!  These babies are on sale for $19.99. And you have one more day to use discount code JRKPGJMRWYQK 

for an additional $5 off. That puts this $36 pair of suede boots down to $14.99

A BIG thanks to Design Mom for the heads up on the Gap sale.

pretty

I hope you had a fantastic Valentines Day. And in case you did not you now have my permission to buy yourself this:

Doesn't it sing?

You put on a gorgious ring like this an you are ready to hit the town ladies!

Found on Pretty Mommy Blog.

wood

 birch bark cuff found here

 

What is better than wood? Why wearing wood of course!

camera strap

I have always wanted to make my own camera strap and today it finally happened!

I decided to use leather since it's durable and non-slip.

First I cut out the new strap. Notice I used the natural edge of the leather on one side.

I also cut out 4 small half circles to attach the webbing to the strap.

Then I cut off the black webbing from the old camera strap and attached it to the leather.

(be sure to use a LONG stitch when using leather. It looks better and is more secure)

And to secure it all together I did a fun zig-zag stitch.

Try it! It only took about 30 minutes and now I am not advertising for Canon everywhere I go (don't worry Canon, we're still friends).

wellies + color pop

What's not to love about wellies + some color pop. Especially when you throw in a tall zipper and a buckle.

You can find the Tsunami boot here.