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Way too many amazing things on Etsy lately. I need more money in my Paypal account. Ha!

Here are my recent faves:

What are you loving on Etsy, lately? Comment with a link.

I was excited to read that October is Scrap Buster month on Sew Mama Sew! And would you like to see why? I got this in the mail today:

Scraps! Glorious scraps!

Over 50 prints. Lots of Heather Bailey, Amy Butler, Michael Miller, Sandi Henderson, etc… you get the idea. My husband asked me, “You actually spent money for scraps?” (I didn’t spend that much) Why, heck yes! Now I have lots of material for appliques, fabric flowers, hair clips, pins, covered buttons, pockets, headbands. And I seriously need to make a pincushion. Can’t wait to dig in and play.

What are your favorite things to do with fabric scraps?

All of Emma’s necklaces on Glee. I’m a sucker for any retro/enameled flower type jewelry.

This print from Etsy seller Tascha. I had a tuxedo cat named Jackie and she was the best cat ever. This was before we realized I was allergic to cats. Tascha also has some great Frida Kahlo prints.

Fabric leaves from Etsy seller JaneJoss. Love, love, love these.

And this is hilarious.. stroller covers/Halloween costumes for little ones. From Etsy seller mapletree2000.

Plus any and all toddler boots. Riding boots, suede, cowboy, ankle, patent… unfortunately all of Daphne’s fall/winter shoes can’t be boots.

What are your favorite things right now?

Since my sister is pregnant, I’ve spent some time looking at baby stuff. There is so much more out there than there was just two short years ago. Figures. Even Target and Babies R Us carry cute modern crib bedding sets. So, if I had to do a new nursery, this is what I would choose. First up, Girls-

I fell in love with Amanda Peet’s nursery that was featured in Domino magazine.

I took one look at the Funny Girl movie poster and thought, “Brilliant!!” I love Funny Girl. Barbra Streisand was perfect and Omar Sharif was so dreamy. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen that movie. So, I’d balance the picture with other artwork that was meaningful to us, and various pink fabrics, pillows, etc. Eclectic and girly. Or if I wanted to stick with primary colors, an Amelie movie poster. I adore Amelie.

And for a boy? Well, boys are harder. I’m not a fan of “precious” for nurseries, so no teddy bears, animals or cute boats or planes. We had considered doing a space/robot theme if Daphne had been a boy, complete with Blik space invader wall decals. And I guess I’d stick with that. There are so many cute robots prints on Etsy, from sellers like John W Golden. This little guy is cute:

And this fabric from luckx4 is great-

And Keri Beyer’s Rocket Scientist fabric line is pretty cute too-

And since it would be a nursery, how about some cute spaceman and robot stuffies from Wee Wonderfuls?

Or a few other options for wall decals from Etsy seller, thoughtsthatstick

Too much cute stuff out there!

These might possibly be the cutest baby shoes in existence. From Etsy seller MiaJoie.

Josie Baby-

Marianna

Peep toed shoes for infants? I’m about to die from the cuteness.

As you might know, I enjoy wasting time “window shopping” on Etsy. I like to see what other crafters are doing and get some inspiration. My last actual Etsy purchase? August ‘08.

Tonight as I was looking for toddler dresses on Etsy, I came across this dress and immediately opened another tab in Firefox, so I could see how much was in my Paypal account. Oh my stinking heck, this is cute:

It’s retro (I love retro! You’ve seen my kitchen canisters and my 50’s table and chairs) and rockabilly and awesome! I can’t wait to see it on Daphne.

Check out Lover Dovers Clothing for more cute stuff.

Just a few BSG Etsy finds for your Friday.

Frak Off Sleep Mask from Jennicakes. I need this. Thanks to Chong, old friend and fellow BSG fan, for sending me the link.

Well Frak Me notepad from PigseyArt:

And for something a little less obvious, the Eye of Jupiter bag from PippsPurses:

It’s been a while since I did a non-kid related Etsy Faves post. So here are a few things I like:

Love Wins t-shirt from Elefint

The Hot Librarian Necklace from Khristinne (cause you know I LOVE my glasses and refuse to get contacts):

Rock Blox from Suzannaanna:

Lego Print from Celiasart:

Do you have any Etsy favorites? I’d love to see them.

Daphne’s favorite Christmas gift, hands down, was the Disney princess tea set she received from my brother and his family. She has played with it non-stop, walking all over the house trying to feed us all plastic cookies and pressing the teapot as hard as she can against the refrigerator door (because she can see us getting water from the door ice/water dispenser), then “drinking” and letting out a refreshed sigh. So fun!

Since she’s having so much fun with her tea set, I think it’s time for some play food. While browsing Etsy for ideas, I was totally amazed at the creativity of so many felt food/pattern sellers. I’m in love with these:

Movie Time set from buggabugs-

Princess Tea Party from julyhobby-

Take out, also from buggabugs-

And another from buggabugs, Bakery Sweets-

Now I just need to decide which patterns to buy. Daphne’s going to LOVE them!!

You might not have heard about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, which will go into effect on February 10, 2009. The new safety measures for children’s products may put thousands of Etsy sellers, children’s customs clothes makers and other handcrafters out of business, unless they are able to complete the required product safety testing. So, do I need to go on a massive Etsy shopping spree for Daphne, because I really want to get her a few cool hats, more hair bows and this dress from Rocker Baby:

OK, I’m all for product safety. But the idea of not being able to support independent artists and crafters because they can not afford expensive testing breaks my heart. Surely there must be a solution.