Block Party Prints

The talented artist behind Block Party Press has just opened up another Etsy shop called Block Party Prints. I always admired her collage style trees and wondered why she didn't add them to her current Etsy shop. Now I see why . . . she must have been waiting to open another! My favorite one listed so far is The Full Circle Tree - Fruitful - Collage Reproduction Print pictured here.

Shixie

A while ago I came across this really unique Etsy shop called Shixie. The shop sells necklaces and earrings (as well as a few other items such as ornaments) mostly in the shape of tiny dresses. An occasional car, chair, and animal can also be found. Most are made from recycled tin elements. It really adds a uniqueness to their pieces. Here are my favorites:

Recycled Tin Mini Dress Earrings -Blue and Brown Hawaiian

Recycled Tin Mini Dress Necklace- No. 69b Pink Flowers

Recycled Vintage Tin Mini Dress Earrings- No. 68 Apricot Flowers

La Vieja Tun Tun

Today I came across the Etsy seller La Vieja Tun Tun because she did this interview on the EtsyVeg blog. I really like reading interviews with Etsy sellers because I like to see where their inspiration comes from and their creative process. Plus it's nice to get to know a little bit about the person behind the craft. This helps me as I make things, and also lets me get to know crafty people as well. And of course I always like to support people that donate a portion of their proceeds to charity (especially animal charities)!

The necklace pictured is my favorite one from her shop and can be found here.

Instant Photography

I've been really interested and fascinated by instant photography lately, as well as images that have a vintage vibe to them. Here are some of the things I've been eyeing up lately :)

This amazing polaroid print

This instant camera

Also I've been making a ton of pictures into faux Polaroids using this website. Here are a few I made today.

I love the distorted colors so much!

Hello Deer :)

Last night I came across this adorable ceramic deer on Etsy. The figurine is handmade using a vintage mold. It definitely looks vintage to me even though it's new. I love stuff like that. I think the color is perfect too. I have to admit, I have a soft spot for animals with giant ears.

DC VegFest

On Saturday Karim and I went to the DC VegFest.! It was smaller than I thought, but it was still a lot of fun. There were tons of non-profits there all handing out free literature. There were some clothing vendors with cute pro-veggie shirts. And then of course there was a plethora of vegan food! There was a Falafel Shop, that was one of the most popular stand. There was Indian food and a vegan pizza stand too. And then there was my favorite, the dessert stands! I got a vegan brownie to eat there, then washed it down with some lemonade.

Sadly we got there too late to see the vegan bodybuilder speak, and we left before one of the authors from Skinny Bitch did, but at least we got to see a little bit of a cooking demo. After we were there for about an hour, it got really cloudy and windy, so we opted to head back to the metro so we didn't get caught in a downpour.

The longest line at any stand was definitely for the bakery Vegan Treats. After taking a mini cake home with me, I knew why. Sadly they are located about 3 hours away from me in Pennsylvania, but Karim and I already decided we would make the trip one day! Go check out their creative and adorable website to see their wonderful baked goods, and if you get the chance, visit them! It's worth it for sure!! I had their peanut butter cake, and it was seriously amazing. Who needs animal products?? :)

New Hair Flower!

I learned how to make hair flowers! This one and the sunflower I made are my favorites so far :)

It's almost the weekend and I'm super excited because I'm going to DC VegFest tomorrow!! Happy Friday :)