Vintage suitcases
Mom and I were wandering around Goodwill yesterday (best place everrrr) and found a GORGEOUS vintage suitcase for $40. That we didn’t buy. We’re going back tomorrow morning in the hopes that it’s still there… I’m desperately wanting it. Vintage suitcases are so pretty and are great storage items. (Or so they say!) I just like looking at them on etsy.

Here are a few that I’ve bookmarked on my Etsy wanderings.

Maru and his new box

If you don’t know already about Maru, he’s a cat who lives in Japan and likes boxes. He really, really, really likes boxes. This video of Maru with a jumbo-sized box has kept me giggling all day. I’m not even lying, I’ve watched this video four times today. And will watch it twice tomorrow.

vintage owl things
I’m very picky about the owls I collect, but this week I can’t stop searching etsy for vintage owl goodies. It’s ridiculous! My favourite owl is this little guy that my Aunt and Uncle from Australia left for me as a good-bye gift. I have no idea where he came from (though as they are champion thrift-store shoppers, I have my guesses…) and am dreaming to find another one. Etsy really is the place online to look, no? So far I have found some cool things, but mostly really interesting conversation pieces. Dunno if I’d ever actually buy myself this, but it sure is fun to marvel at.

The Stylish Geek’s purple hair

I know, I know, the drawing is blue, but I couldn’t find my purple marker. I am currently completely obsessed with Anna’s newly-dyed purple hair. How fabulous is that? It makes me wish I worked a job that would allow me to dye my hair purple on a whim to match my outfit!

elegant & english cookies

I think I first discovered these cookies via either ffffound! or the ampersand and have been dying to try them ever since. Luckily for me, we’re going to be featuring them in the coffee shop I work at soon, and I am salivating to taste (and, er, maybe to photograph) the lovely ampersand printed into these cookies.

drawing letters in 3-d

I was challenged to draw the letter “R” in 3-D at work today by Winona and her younger brother, Bob, and I think I won? Or passed, I’m not sure which word is more appropriate. This term is amazing because I don’t have a lecture class, but this term is sucking because I don’t have the 2 hours a day devoted to doodling in my sketchbook. Just drawing the letter “R” in 3-D made my fingers itch to start writing and drawing again. Must remedy this, stat.

Because EVERYBODY ELSE picks out cool images, takes the picture and saves it to their webspace and links back… I’m going to draw them instead. Preferably when I’m on the bus. Away from the image. And have no real recollection of what it looks like. Clearly this is a profoundly soul-stretching excersize. I have no idea how to spell excersize.

Let’s start with something I hope y’all already know about:

These boots. I want them. I am not able to link back to wherever they came from, because they came from MY MIND, but I fully believe that somewhere, SOMEWHERE, they exist. I REFUSE to give up on this. (And a pair for Winona, because I promised.)

Not like, literally, my baby cows should be smaller, but, well, you know, we all have to have flaws. Luckily for me my only flaw is my calves. My huge, huge man-calves.

(MAN-calves!)

(No, really, I got them from my Dad.)

(My Dad, who is a MAN.)

This lovely bird mirror, that I found here and it is only $112, which seems pretty reasonable, I guess.
It is gorgeous, and SO ME, but I have yet to own my own apartment, wall, etc, so am a little nervous to purchase something like this (semi) sight unseen, from the internet, where it could be damaged in shipping! But I still dream about it someday being in my home.

So… I have a thing for ampersands. Yes, that’s an ampersand, or the ever-so-famous “andsign” as many people refer to it nowadays, &&&&&&&& I love them. The way they look in type and script is so awesome, and I think graphically they really pack a punch. The ampersand tote bag can be found here for a measely £10, which I think is actually a lot of money in US dollars, I honestly have no idea. I’d also love to own the “2″ bag on this website, but the “&” really is what I’m salivating after. Too bad I only own about a gazillion purses, you know.

And finally, this lovely lion necklace from ragtrader has been on my wishlist since September. I want it so! I’ve already purchased a necklace from ragtrader before, and can only rant and rave about how awesome she is. My necklace arrived promptly, it’s of great quality, and I think I get the most compiments on my clover than any other necklace I own (and that’s saying quite a bit!). I really need to add this lion to my collection, if only so I can feel more FIERCE during bad days.

What do you think? What are the things that keep returning to YOUR mind, your internet shopping wants?