Travis Nichols is i like apple juice. I like apple juice too and I love his artwork. This door hanger cracks me up and I wish hotels used these as their Do Not Disturb signs. Previous versions were silkscreened, but for the time being Travis is hand doodling these. I love a good doodle! I especially like the tiny detail where the back of The Bible says “by God”. Travis is an earth-loving vegan and uses recycled goods and all of the prints on his site are made with soy inks. Awesome!

Juicin’ on up:
http://www.ilikeapplejuice.com
http://ilikeapplejuice.etsy.com

Reducing, Reusing, Recycling: sure, everyone is doing, but not everyone is doing it as well as Muse Glass. Ever thought to save that plastic mesh bag that your beloved oranges came in and save it until you cut it up and make it into gorgeous jewelry? Clearly, you are not Hayley Rupersburg. She creates a vast array of products from lamps to vases to stained glass jewelry, but my favorite is her renincarnations line. Using scraps and bits of things that would otherwise end up in the garbage or in the recyling bin, she creates truly amazing jewelry like this piece.

Let this muse bemuse you:
http://museglass.etsy.com

Originally I had seen Sarah Lomba’s cool arrow necklace and added her as a favorite on Etsy, but then she started posting more and more adorable little drawings. Since I’m a mega-doodler, I appreciate these tiny little pieces of art all the more. I bought some tiny stickers from her about a month ago and I just placed an order for two magnets and a necklace from her. She draws bears and bunnies, but with a dainty quality about them. Precious sweaters, hair clips and butterfly collars. Animals playing dress up? The cutest.

sweet sweet s. jane:
http://sjane.etsy.com

It’s been too long! I was swamped with preparing for Bazaar Bizarre Cleveland and DEPART-ment, but then I just needed a break.  I’ve been creating a lot lately and made a couple gifts to be given as Christmas presents.  Check my Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/madflowr

I favorited Jessica Gonacha’s Etsy site awhile back.  Then I noticed that she favorited me back a couple days ago.  Then I had a convo from her asking about my flaky croissant cards and could she get multiple cards?  Now we are swapping.  My cards and other assorted goodies for a mini lino block print on wood and a print.  I could not be more psyched.  It’s always a big pat on the back when you find out other people like the stuff that you make.

Jessica Gonacha is a fine artist living in Duluth, GA (formerly of Boulder, CO) that makes a wide array of things.  Collages, coasters, tables, cards.  Abstracts and animals.  She is also all over the internet like me.  Also, her middle name is Leigh.  How cool, right?!

Nacha average artist (apologies for the bad pun):
http://www.jessgonacha.com

I have admired the work of Laura Howard (aka Lupin) for some time over the internet. She’s one of those sellers that is always featured on the front page of Etsy in treasuries because she’s widely admired in the craft world. And why shouldn’t she be? Her stuff is inventive and cute. Fake beards and mustaches for an instant disguise, beautiful flower pins, zines. She makes it all. The felt mistletoe she makes is my favorite. It’s much more charming than the real thing and will last forever. Plus, you can hold it above you to get kisses aplenty.

I’m loopy for Lupin:
http://lupin.etsy.com

After searching Etsy for a ceramic Christmas tree and coming up with nothing, I decided to do a search on mod ornaments for whatever reason. This one came up. What a cool way to recycle those clear plastic cd-shaped pieces that come with a pack of cd-rs or dvd-rs. What a great looking ornament. Patricia Rodriguez also makes custom boxes. Many of the ones in her sold gallery are super mod. Go Tiger Bee!

RarBuzzzz on over to:
http://tigerbee.etsy.com

I’ve had this particular wall mobile by Little Green Frog as a favorite on Etsy for awhile now. Actually, I’m really surprised that no one has bought it yet. It’s one of those things I’d have to figure out a place to showcase it, though I have very little wall space left to hang it up. These are just pretty things to brighten up any dreary wall. I love hearing rain through the chimney and I love looking at these ingenious little wall hangings by Vancouver’s Little Green Frog.

It’s not easy being green
http://lgfrog.etsy.com