A good start to the week!

I was so excited to see an etsy interview with my friend Jinsil from elephant and chickpea today! Her hand-made house shoes are really extremely sweet, they are all from up-cycled clothing and I'm really digging the ones above. Just my colours!
There was a lovely little plug on Poppytalk about the Poppytalk Handmade Artist blog along with a link regarding my Mother's Day Mug give-a-way! There are so many great things coming out of that blog and I really love to see what everyone is up to!
In other news, I finally picked up some more shipping supplies and was able to find a source for some corn starch peanuts for packing! I had been re-using a bunch from a previous shipment, ran out and wondered where to find these eco-friendly shipping peanuts that are compostable and just discintigrate in water!

Out and about...

I've met some great people throughout my blog travels of late! It has been really fun to connect with artists from all over, tell them a little about myself and gain an appreciation for what they make and do in return!
The first being Eva from Sycamore Street Press, who asked if I would like to be involved in their artist q & a this week! Check it out right here!
I also submitted a photo to the Smarts & Crafts blog-I love what they have going on there- a little photography assignment every week where they give out a theme and then they post their favourites. Check out my submission under the theme of 'night'!
I had a great little email with Jinsil from Elephant and Chickpea, the one who makes the really great shoes from my post below.
And if you want to swing over to Artsy Dartsy, you'll notice my painting on their front page!
I'm glad you came by my blog- feel free to drop me a line and say 'hi'!

My Vancouver Etsy Wishlist...

I love to see the local talent from Vancouver appearing on Etsy! It's very inspiring to find things I love on etsy that actually come from 'my hometown'! It makes me want to get us all together and have a little face to face, etsy vancouver team or something! Plus I really want to do some shopping and it almost feels funny to buy something on line when I could technically find them in the city and buy it directly from them.
Here are some of my latest Vancouverite finds and favourites:
Mary Jane house shoes- How great are these, they no longer come in this colour, but I love them, by Elephant and Chick Pea.
Brand-new to etsy: Salal Knits, with a beautiful knitted beret! When I saw this image (on Modish this morning) I immediately thought- that looks like Vancouver, and sure enough...
I love Noei's fabrics and am looking forward to seeing her at Portobello West Market June-August! I especially love her ginko leaf fabric that she designed and had manufactured in Japan before coming to Vancouver!
I met Colleen Baran at a local market, but first found her on etsy! I love the earrings I bought from her then, and am quite smitten with the 3 ring set above.