Etsy Stalker — Curated by Beatrice and Violet

Cut Out and Collect + Downtown Roasters Giveaway Winners!

by Violet on February 7, 2010

What a fun week! I swear, the entire blog smells like fresh roasted coffee beans and freshly cut fabric! Time to play Santa Claus and hand out some prizes:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

174 18

Timestamp: 2010-02-07 21:01:25 UTC

The coffee goes to Trixx who said, “Would love to try the Colombian Light Roast. Yum!”

The gift certificate goes to Elena Mary Siff whose entry read, “What imaginative imagery..love the Dark Desert bag!”

Great big thanks to Cheyne and Thomas for sharing a bit of their exquisite partnership with our readers.

Due to the Superbowl tonight (Violet should be cleaning, not posting) and the Shadowbox launch on Wednesday, we will not be running a Solo Exhibit this week. To make up for it, we’ve got a doozy of a giveaway for next week!

Love,
Beatrice and Violet

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Melamine Plates (a Treatise Against Fine China)

by Curator Beatrice on February 4, 2010

True story: my daughter, known around these parts as Clover, asked me the other day why nice china plates were so expensive if they were just going to break (I should add: she know about china breakage from lots of personal experience). She held up one of our favorite melamine plates: “These should cost hundreds of dollars each because they’ll last forever and ever.” Ah, the wisdom of youth.

Viking Melamine Plate by Herzensart

Thomas Paul Melamine Set from Coco+Kelly

Personalized Melamine Monkey Plate by Dani Notes

Illustrated Melamine Dinner Plates by MILLAMELLA

Melamine Plates with Flower Pattern by JB Mercantile

Melamine Bicycle Plate by Little Korboose

Beautifully and unbreakably yours,

Curator Beatrice

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Mosaics: Picking Up The Pieces

by VioletFebruary 3, 2010

There is so much to love about a mosaic: the texture inherent in the pieces, the opportunity to see old materials in a fresh way, the way the whole becomes much more than the sum of its parts. To make a mosaic, one must pick up the pieces of something broken and create something [...]

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The King and Queen of Hearts

by Curator BeatriceFebruary 2, 2010

Is there any better couple than the King and Queen of Hearts? Allow me to present the many forms of this First Couple of Love in an exhibit inspired by Soma Venus’ fabulous new pair of Valentines journals.

button up
on your neck
for the wall
hang it
sleep on it
string it across
soap it up
worship her
Until later,
Beatrice (who wishes she [...]

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Tying Up Loose Ends – Volume 3

by VioletFebruary 1, 2010

Tying Up Loose Ends is a semi-regular feature here at Etsy Stalker in which I showcase items that would’ve been perfect for previously published exhibits. It’s a trip down memory lane with an added surprise! It’s a Director’s Cut with bonus features! It’s….ok, I’ll stop now. Here we go….
Tying Up Loose Ends [...]

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