Am I going crazy or….

Are these tiny felted animals like, the cutest thing you have ever seen? For some unexplained reason they are soooo cute that I

A) want to fit 5,000 in my pocket and extract one whenever a sad moment comes on

Pfft...that is not pocket lint. THAT is my friend Totoro
Pfft…that is not pocket lint. THAT is my friend Totoro

B) find a way to give them life so that they can roam around in a tiny terrerium while I watch from a distance making ‘coo-ing’ noises out of sheer cute overloadness.

I love you. Really, little felt dog. I love you.
I love you. Really, little felt dog. I love you.

C) shove one of the really tiny ones up my nose and/or squish it between my fingers…no, I don’t know why..and yes, I know you feel the same coplusion. Don’t lie to yourself. Your inner toddler will never forgive you.

Feathered Friend Indeed
Feathered Friend Indeed

In closing OMG these things are SO CUUUTE! Ack! Done.

Handemade by November on ETSY, go get em!

*Think simple necklace with a few threaded together seperated by a heart beads.

Can Owls Please Have a Moment?

Birds. Yes, birds. Some people may find them scary, or mechanical, or have flashbacks to Hitchcock movies….but I love them. To me they are like flowers, delicate and enamouring. Fleeting in their beauty, a’light on the breezy.

That is why I am calling for owls in general to please have a fashion moment. I get that foxes are so IN right now, and I LOVE foxy things…but I think the hooters should be next.

Silver Owl Bracelet
Silver Owl w/ Sterling Silver Bangle Bracelet Band
Owl and Watercolor Paints
Owl and Watercolor Paints
The Violence, It Goes Like Wine To My Head - 14 x 11 FINE ART PRINT
The Violence, It Goes Like Wine To My Head – 14 x 11 FINE ART PRINT

Check out all these owl goods with Frosted Willow, Crawlspace Studios, and Mincing Mocking Bird on ETSY!

Formerly “Notta Purse Girl”

So….

I used to occasionally blog on another site “Notta Purse Girl” in my very “spare” time. “Spare,” not because I lack free time, but because I can tend to be lazy when I get home from work.  Anyway, I am going to mosey my random shoe musings this-a way. I cannot guarantee I will blog with any regularity or that my grammar will be tolerable; I am a biologist, not an English major! But (<-already with the bad grammar) I will always be weird, funny, and at least a little entertaining.  With that I begin…

As I do every morning, I was sneakily perusing the Rue La La sales at work and I noticed some inspiring sandals by Yves Saint Laurant.

Yves Saint Laurent "Tribute" t-strap
Yves Saint Laurent “Tribute”

I was struck by the the simple but thoughtful design elements that composed the sandal. The way that the leather is cut and curved, reinforcing the other straps (Yes, I am aware that I am just talking about sandals) was very well executed.

Yves Saint Laurent "Tribute"
Yves Saint Laurent “Tribute” t-strap

It is always my belief that mindful design deserves acknowledgement, and this is a good representation of that philosophy. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love a hot pink jelly sandal as much as the next girl but when someone has spent time making a design elegant (like a calculus problem, not like an evening shoe) than I am impressed. Hats off YSL.

Yves Saint Laurent "Tribute" t-strap
Yves Saint Laurent “Tribute” t-strap