so totally surprised

my aunt and cousin gave me my birthday present early yesterday.....and i squealed in delight when i opened this:

anyone recognize it? i posted a pic of this amazing cowl about a month ago on a interwebz find post.....and they got it for me for my birthday.  it is so incredibly FABULOUS!!! its made from the most softest wool ever and by the looks of it, hand-dyed in my favorite colors.  i think i will wear it all winter....if it ever gets cold here.  that means my pasmina scarves in every color will just have to stay in the closet....sorry. ill post a pic of me wearing it soon...i only have a crappy cell phone pic right now.

xoxo

-e

ps:  she ordered it from a shop on etsy called Silvia66 .  She is from Moderna, Italy....and very talented.  Grazie Mille AJ and Jo!!!!

etsy finds....

this week i finally broke down and ordered some "Washi" Japenese masking tape. you might be asking yourself...why did your order masking tape? well i ordered it because i haven't found it anywhere in town (but im also the "last one to hear" kind of people so that may be a lie)....and because its beautiful!!! look



ive seen it used in so many places lately....handmade cards or invitations, inspiration/craft journals, artwork...etc. ive been avoiding buying it for several months now and i caved. its so pretty and bright...and if you know me well im a magnet to pretty and bright colors...i cant help it.

i also caved and bought these absolutely fabulous pieces of art from The Black Apple.



This is a set of postcards from her "Lost on on the Midway" vintage carnival themed series. i would love to have prints of the whole series but i cant afford them...i would love a couple prints of anything in her shop for my birthday though..HINT...HINT. these are small and will fit in some small black frames i bought on clearance a couple of years ago...it will make a nice tiled wall display. I first saw her work a couple of years ago and of course fell in love with it....so pretty. I started following her blog a few months ago and of course love it. She talks about art, cats, and food....3 of my favorite things.

what have you found on etsy lately? anything i should check out?