I love Plants vs Zombies and Minecraft. These two games have generated quite a following and have quickly become favorites of geeks across the board. They have also inspired some really cool stuff on Etsy.
In honor of my new found appreciation of really freaking random holidays, here’s to Legal Drinking Age Day! No I’m completely serious (or at least as serious as I can be after a shot or two).
A new personal favorite is the black cherry Mike’s Hard Lemonade. A lot of friends of my boyfriend refer to Mikes and other flavored drinks as bitch beer, but I’ve never seen any of them turn it down (in fact you leave it in the fridge unattended while they are over and the stuff seems to mysterious vanish instantly).
Personally I can’t stand the taste of beer, but rum, now there’s a drink. Especially for cooking. I make rum spice cookies and rum pizzelles, and my brother’s rum ice cream recipe is the best (combine that with a pizzelle shaped into a cone and yay!). Another alcohol baked goodie I’m very partial to is sherry cakes.
There are a lot of makers on Etsy who celebrate the joys of alcohol.
Netting Wrapped Wine Bottle – $49.95
Remedy Men’s Scent – $11
Bottle of Rum Necklace – $20
Saints Mini Bar with Haning Wine Glass Holder – $175
Margarita Lip Butter – $3
Stoneware Pirate Rum Jug – $85
I Drink Because You’re Boring Magnet – $3
Beer Bottle Candles – $15
Cherry Blossum Wine Glasses and Caraf – $50
Temperance Flask – $30
Bird Man Cup – $15
Hand Forged Fish Bottle Opener – $28
Happy 21st Birthday Card – $4.50
Balancing Wine Bottle Holder and Cheese Cutting Board – $20
As always remember to enjoy your booze with brains. Underage drinking can damage still developing bodies and minds, driving drunk is selfish and moronic and if your beer is a coping mechanism as well as a beverage you have a problem and need to seek help and support to deal with that problem.
It’s finally (almost) here! Faerieworlds, a huge gathering of those fascinated by everything fae. Faerieworlds goes from July 30th until August 1 and is located in Eugene, OR.
This year Faerie World Con will feature the music of Faun, Woodland, Brother, Telesma, Wendy Rule, Tricky Pixie, David Helfand, Adam Hurst, Taarka, Stellamara, Delhi 2 Dublin and Gypsy Nomads. I had only heard of a couple of these before looking more into Faerieworld, but after hearing their music I’m definitely a fan of them all now (need to stretch my music budget a little more this month maybe, because I definitely want more of their music). They have pulled together a group of musicians that is bound to give the feel of a fae court in full blown party mode. I love the mix of styles that Delhi 2 Dublin and Telesma use and Tricky Pixie is just awesome.
Music of course isn’t going to be the only thing there, but this post is already going to be quit long once we get through the gift guide and following special extra’s below. Unfortunately our travel budget this year has been rather tight (well for the past couple years nearly everyone’s has been pretty slim come to think of it), so we’re not going to be able to attend this year’s Faerieworld. This is something we definitely want to do in the future, whether it be as a vendor or just as really happy wing wearing spectators. So in the mean time enjoy today’s faetastic gift guide.
So, on to the surprise I was talking about. Your going to need some wings for Faerieworld right? From today until Aug. 1st in honor of this event we are offering a 10% discount on all wings for our readers. Just include the coupon code FAERYTIME in the notes to seller at check out. This coupon is good for custom orders as well, but the order must be officially placed by August 1st. For more on our coupon policy please check our shop policies page.
Anyone who has known me for a while knows of my love of birds and that I’ve had a variety of pet birds over the years. Currently my home is sadly birdless (but will soon contain some kittens!). When cared for with love birds are the sweetest, and in my opinion most enjoyable companions. My first bird was my beloved friend for over 8 years. We were pretty much attached at the hip (or more foot and shoulder). She was a dark gray cockatiel. who loved fly ahead of me on walks and curl up under my chin while I read. It seems silly to grieve still for a pet that has been dead for four years, but that little bird meant the world to me. We had a cockatoo who used to sneak up the stairs and try and sneak under the warm covers between me and my boyfriend. She’d introduce herself when ever someone new came over or we were out and about and would giggle hysterically as she ran/hopped away with something you needed Another was a sweet eclectics (normally a hyper kind of bird) that was so calm and mellow.
Throughout my meanderings on Etsy I have stumbled across a multitude of items created using the same (or similar) bird charm. I’ve even used it myself on a recent ear cuff. I marvel at the different ways people can use such similar components.
The American Dream is really a thing from the 1950s. Okay really the phrase was first coined in 1931 by James Truslow Adams and the ideal of the phrase is the same ideal that Declaration of Independence talks about in it’s second sentence. But the American Dream that we have all grown accustom to as being the meaning (the house with the picket fence, 2.5 kids and a dog version) is very 1950s.
Retro Rocket Rascals Space Cowboys Fabric – $7.75
6 Cherry Cola Votive Candles – $6.95
Lil Miss America Posh Petti Tutu – $32.95
Boat Dock 12×8 Photograph – $55
Hepburn Retro Locket Necklace – $28.50
Rockabilly Corset Girl – $450
Retro Toy Party Printable Circles – $10
Marilyn One Piece Swimsuit – $85
I Love Lucy Scrabble Tile Pendant – $6.95
Fifties Diner Waitress Apron – $29
The Joan Holloway Necklace – $49
Vintage Style Fifties Merry Widow Veil – $75
Recycled Coca Cola Star Earrings – $4
50s Bathing Beauty Bottle Opener – $5
Retro Inspired Tea Length Wedding Dress – $450
Love Me Tender Elvis Card – $4
American Summer Upcycled T-Shirt Dress – $42
Painted Quills Old Glory Earrings – $50
Beautiful Floral Cotton Velvet and Lace Dress – $300
Just a Girl Vintage Inspired 5×7 – $10
1950’s Sunbeam Mixer – $48
1950s Clip on Pink Rhinestone Earrings – $9
Large Coca-Cola Advertizing Arrow – $52
Mid-Century Christmas Decorations – $12.50
The Etsy artists and finders featured in this article are:
The planning, the partying, and the inevitable stress are finally over. Now it’s just you and your sweetie off to your honeymoon paradise. What you get up to during this little getaway, well let’s just keep that between the two of you.
Something borrowed, something blue. Something old, something new. Don’t know what this does do, do you?
Okay crappy poetry aside, who’s day is it really but the bride’s. Now we might be taking this a little to the extreme these days. Have you seen that bridezilla show? And now there’s a new one where the bride’s compete against each other. Either that or it goes to the other extreme where everyone seems to forget it’s the bride’s day. Mother’s and mother-in-laws-to-be somehow end up trying to take the whole thing over. Of course shows like those play on the extremes. Personally I’d like to see a bride tell the monster-in-law to back off with out being bitchier than the Bride of Frankenstein, but that’s just me.
One of the big deals of a wedding is the dress. Every bride wants to be stunning in her own way. And it tends to cost a fortune to do so. Don’t get me wrong, there is a lot of work that goes into making the dresses, veils and jewelry. But if you are in the finacial position that going all out on your dress might start this new stage of life a little too far in the hole then check out this awesome tutorial ThreadBangers did a while back.
Yeah, you heard that right, $10. They also have a great tutorial on how to make a body form. If you use the bride-to-be as the model for the body form you have a perfect replica to make a dress on. If she’s into sewing as well let her keep the body form as a wedding gift (or part of it) to make her own clothes from then on.
Maria Gown – $899
Custom V-Neck Wedding Gown – $189
Daydream Eco Friendly Wedding Dress – $1,295
Sweet Caroline Gown – $900
Tatiana Fairy Vine Wreath – $36
Upcycled Flower Bouquet – $158
Wedding Flip Flops – $37
Fairy Medieval Renaissance Fantasy Set – $1,250
Silver Leaf Bridal Headpiece – $105
Freshwater Pearl Wedding Bracelet – $14.99
Pink Skull Wedding Garter
Art Deco Peacock Juliannes – $185
White Formal Wedding Skirt – $150
Victorian Vintage Style Wedding Dress – $225
Chapel Length Veil – $850
Something Blue Butterfly Bouquet – $59.99
Bold Rainbow Bouqet – $375
Backdrop Necklace – $65
Dogwood Bobby Pins – $12.50
Wedding Cuff – $75
Ocean of Dreams – $22
Hand Painted and Beaded Gothic Wedding Gound – $700
Hi it is me! (Okay so it is Amber since you all probably can’t guess who me is) This is my first blog that I have written, Meghan the more talented with computers normally handles most of it. But if I don’t get banned from doing it after this one maybe you will get to hear more from the Amberness later. . . and yeah I might get to doing the post blog thing here in a minute. I have a bad habit of getting distracted. Okay focusing on wedding cakes now. . . I took a few cake decorating classes last year and loved it. So I this blog has some really neat looking cake toppers, pre-made eatable (Yes eatable is word I promise) flowers, and other cake needs. Now go forth and enjoy because here the Cake is not a lie!
P.S. Thanks to Meghan who is getting this actually set up on the page.
Wedding favors are a bit of your big day to take home. I’ve seen many ideas for favors, ranging from treats to trinkets. I think one of my favorites is giving your guests disposable cameras and having them take all the pictures before the end of the wedding reception. Another I like is giving the guests seedlings to take home.
I found a great site dedicated to handmade weddings that had some really cool favor ideas. It’s called Do It Yourself Weddings. I can’t decide which idea was my favorite, the hot cocoa in a bottle or the CD favors. They do make a good point on the CD favors, if you do them wrong they are illegal. However there are tones of indie bands out there, that if you pay a small fee to would let you use their music on the CD if you give them credit. Make a good little CD insert with info on each of the artists and where to find more of their music and they’d probably be more than happy to be part of your wedding.
You know people make a big deal about the dress, the cakes, the ring, but what really seems to make a wedding memorable to me is the place. Even those quick chapels in Vegas where you get married by a fake Elvis seem to pay attention to this. I never liked the idea of spending hundreds on a dress I would wear once, but I am a sucker for an awesome location.
There are a lot of ways to make a place memorable. It doesn’t have to be a fairytale castle or a fancy church. (although there’s this storybook mansion up the canyon that does weddings that is just freaking awesome). Well placed Christmas lights can make a backyard magical, airy fabrics give a basic reception hall an exotic allure, and personal touches such as a photo garland remind everyone there that this is your day.
Green Silk Ring Pillow – $43
Personalize Wedding Getaway Card Decal – $20
50 Hummingbird Place Cards – $50
Small Beaded Moss Terrariums -$18
Custom Vintage Monogram Sign – $65
Ostrich Feather Pen – $12
Stargaze Lilies Table Art – $85
Punch Drunk Love – $22
Green Bird Pen – $5
Watermelon Pink Whelk Ring Bearer’s Pillow – $16.50
Peacock Feathers Wedding Guest Book with Pen and Base – $50
Custom Chair Signs – $15
150 Cootie Catcher Wedding Programs – $150
Personalized Just Married 1950’s Car Guest Book – $60
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