hello victory and finding fabulous

it's friday night and all i can think about is making and eating cupcakes. since im diligently trying to get back my girlish figure i decided to blog instead. chocolate cupcake with chocolate icing and sprinkles. mmm. anyhow! i stumbled upon a couple of great vintage shops on etsy today. here's a sample of some cool stuff i found on hello victory. and finding fabulous

little bean shop

if you happen to live in dallas, you must check out the unique kiddo store, the little bean shop. it's nestled in the cute neighborhood junius heights in east dallas. the owner, christine, has her own line of clothing and her sewing machine onsite for special requests. this little gem also highlights many independent designers! their online shop will be ready to go in early fall 09.

typewriters and a type cabinet

stuff to look at tuesday

just some more odds and ends you can find in my casa.

communication arts and print magazine

jeff just found out our beethings packaging and identity got into these publications! yea!

i have a list of projects i want to accomplish before i go back to work in early october. i started this cabinet collages ages ago and have not been motivated to finish. so far ive only lined two drawers with paint and paper (i'll photograph when complete) and i've collaged the top.

style/SWOON

speaking of blogs i love, check out the latest project from the über-talented sam reitmayer of rovillo+reitmayer, www.styleswoon.com. sam has great taste! whether it's showcasing the inside of her home (check out my favorite category, dwellings) or a great new restaurant you can find it all here. love!

design*sponge

i was really excited to find out that grace from design*sponge was interested in highlighting some of the fossil crew in the sneak peek section of her blog. we had a lot of positive responses and a ton of traffic to our etsy store, beethings.
check out our post here!
thanks, d*s

task lamp

ive been looking and looking for a desk lamp for my sewing room. the kid's room is next door and we don't have a full wall division to keep light out so i need something that doesn't disturb but lets me see what i'm doing. i've bid on a couple vintage items and have been outbid. i do like the cute pixar luxo L-1 lamp but it's a bit large. now what i really like is the unique Studioilse w084t Halogen IRC Lamp at DWR. now i have to wait for it to go on sale! hurry sale.

paperfingers and christina likes!

i worked with christina a couple of years and was so impressed with her ambition and talent!!!
now she has a fabulous etsy shop, paperfingers and blog, christinalikes.com.
i just love her quirky alphabet prints and hope to get a couple custom prints for the kiddos really soon :) here are some of my favorites...

zebra finch

just like a real zebra finch, this print is fun and cheerful and happy. also, we wanted an excuse to draw a few little bugs.

zebra finch is a limited edition screen print on banana yellow archival paper. print measures 10" x 14" (25.4cm x 35.5cm), and sits beautifully within the common frame size of 14" x 18".
***ships week of july 27th! :)***

one of my favorite prints! can't wait to frame it...www.beethings.etsy.com

milo is here!

tanager series

now that jeff and i have a bit of time off from work we have been able to add a few more prints to our store. right now the western tanager is complete, the other two (apple and cupcake) are still in progress. you will be able to find them here.