Showing posts with label etsy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label etsy. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

As If i Needed Another Thing to Get Into

About a week and a half ago i taught myself how to crochet, and to be honest, i think i'm obsessed! I don't have any big plans for this at the moment, as i just wanted to make some simple bows to add as embellishments to my larger bags and to pin onto my own clothing.



I've been playing around with different sizes and shapes and really just want to make them in every color of the rainbow!

And speaking of crocheted bows, checkout out these adorable, custom made bow scarves that showed up in my mailbox today!



They were made by the lovely Mousseauchocolat. She has a few different styles, and i'm pretty sure she'll whip up any color combo you'd like, so take a sec and check out her shop!

Friday, February 6, 2009

Etsy Favorites: RED!

Red's my favorite color. So, in honor of this and Valentine's Day, which is fast approaching, here are some items i've picked straight from my Etsy Favorites.

-Lovers Gaze Teeny Tiny Valentines from PureVintageGold
-Sweater Pillow from Jenn3star
-Vintage Red & Black Patterned Jacket from VintageDarling***
-Wool Felt Special Edition Mixtape from Bravemoonman

-Kissing Booth Letterpress Poster from Rollandtumblepress
-Hand Knit Skinny Scarf w/Bows from Misshipchick
-Sweet Sweetheart Necklace from SoCharmed
-Summer Love Print from BabyFangs

***I'm constantly lusting after vintage on Etsy, so i'm always always always adding things to my favorites. A few days ago i realized that i actually own this jacket, but in black and white! I picked it up a few weeks ago at one of my favorite thrift stores, but hadn't noticed until after VintageDarling relisted it, so i saw it again and wondered why the pattern looked so familiar. Crazy!

Monday, January 26, 2009

A Late Entry into the New Year

It's 2009, can you believe it?! Okay, so it's been 2009 for almost an entire month now, but whatever. I sort of fell off the face of the blogosphere, and i don't really have an excuse for it. I'm a woman of few words, anyway. I have way too much stuff, so I've been spending a lot time purging my closets for stuff i no longer need. When i think i'm all done, i go back again and find more stuff, and i've been doing this since early December.

Until recently, i haven't stepped foot in a thrift store since August or September and vowed not to do so until i got rid of all of my unwanted stuff. If you check out my favorites on Etsy, you can see that most of it is all vintagey/thrifty stuff, so i was sort of torturing myself until i couldn't take it anymore. I'm trying to be more selective, though, and am trying my hardest to stay away from useless, albeit cutesy knick knacks that really serve no purpose.

I've also been working on stuff for myself, which is a rare occurrence. Mainly making and altering clothing and hitting up pattern sales to save and make in the future.

Baby Grand Piano Pouch- Gray Floral


As mentioned in my last post, i completed some new screenprinted keyboards and boomboxes and they're now available in the shop. I also finished up a new batch of Baby Grand Piano Pouches, which can also be found on Etsy. There's one Baby Grand that i've yet to list, and it's made from a gray and white floral blazer that my mom used to wear in the 80's. To keep, or not to keep?

These and other items will be available next Sunday (Super Bowl Sunday!) at the R5 Punk Rock Flea Market @ The Electric Factory in Philadelphia. If you're in the area, you should stop by!

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Back in Action!

After all of the vacations and moving/reorganizing my workspace(it's done! yes!), i'm finally back in the swing of things.

Speaking of the new workspace, it turned out really well and i know where EVERY little thing is, which is unheard of for someone who usually just throws things in random bins and then can't find anything. Pictures coming soon.

I found some truly amazing metallic blue vinyl the other day, which inspired me to start making my vinyl keyboards again! Here's what i have available in the shop so far:

The ILITT-500 Keyboard Wallet
in Golden Yellow

The ILITT-500 Keyboard Clutch Wallet- Golden Yellow

Super Bright Neon Green
The ILITT-500 Keyboard Clutch Wallet- Neon Green

Metallic Blue
The ILITT-500 Keyboard Clutch Wallet- Metallic Blue

Cool Gray
The ILITT-500 Keyboard Clutch Wallet- Cool Gray


I have a lot more colored vinyl and am always on the lookout for more, so check back to see if i have one in your favorite color!

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Back in the Shop

Here are some bags that i've taken from my retail space at Mew and have relisted in the shop. Take a look!

Red Quilted Scribbles Tote
(I totally quilted this myself!)
Red Quilted Scribbles Tote


Dangerously Dayglo
Sailboats Purse

Dangerously Dayglo Sailboats Purse

Ruffle & Stripes Tote
Ruffle & Stripes Tote


Actually, the Red Quilted Scribbles Tote was already in the shop, i'm just in the process of retaking all of my bag photos. I'm liking how these are turning out!

Monday, August 11, 2008

Brand New Booms & Favoritest Flea Find

So, if it seems like i've fallen off the face of the internetz or more importantly, Etsy...i haven't. I'm just a delinquent bill payer. Fear not, because everything's fine and after almost an entire month of not being able to list anything new, i'm back in business!

Here are some fun new BoomBoxes i made during the break:

Pink & White Striped
BoomBox Zipper Pouch- Pink & White Striped

Yellow Dot
BoomBox Zipper Pouch- Yellow Dot

Pretty Purple Floral
BoomBox Zipper Pouch- Pretty Purple Floral


They made their debut yesterday at the Clark Park People's Flea Market in West Philly and are now available in the shop!

At the moment, i'm supposed to be saving money for my upcoming vacation. And while i was at the flea market to sell my crafty wares, vintage bags, and to unload some of my own personal items, it was hard for me NOT to look around and see what sort of amazing junk was for sale.

Favoritest Flea Market Find Ever!


I browsed several times but managed to display a lot more self control than i usually would have and i left with a few pieces of jewelry and what has to be my most favorite flea market find ever- a vintage Earl Bernard figurine/mini desk organizer! And for a mere $2? Score!

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Grand Piano Totes

Here are some new Grand Piano Tote bags that are now available in the shop. They're made from this super amazing vintage fabric that i happened to come across, and are available in red, cream, and brown.

Grand Piano Tote- Red & White

Grand Piano Tote- Brown & White


I have a very limited amount of this fabric, so snatch one up while you can!

Monday, March 31, 2008

Urgency Strikes -aka- Ryan Bird @ Mew Gallery

While i was taking forever setting up my space at Mew, Ryan was working on his! He's got a nice collection of monsters and other scary amazing creatures in original and print form- most of which you can see by visiting his Etsy shop.

Urgency Strikes/Ryan Bird @ Mew Gallery


Here's his Zombie Love print, which sits on my desk and right next to my computer. Apparently, this is everyone's favorite!

Zombie Love Print by Urgency Strikes/Ryan Bird

Thursday, January 31, 2008

ILIKEITTOOTOO & Philadelphia Citypaper!

CitypaperBlog

Citypaper hearts my Keyboards!
www.citypaper.net/articles/2008/01/31/what-we-heart

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Failed keyboard player? Yeah, silly story. When i was really little i took a keyboard class with all of these older people, and i sort of chickened out when we had to do the recital. At least that's what i remember!

My Old Casio

(I also did the same thing when i took a dance class!)

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Tapes & Tapes

So, before Thanksgiving, i stopped by everyone's favorite Swedish-based clothing store and while browsing the clearance racks, i stumbled upon a crazy cute cassette tape dress that was way too small for me. I bought it anyway so i could rip it to shreds and use the fabric to make new things. Here's a little peak at the first thing i've made so far:

Cassette Tape Tote

Some totally crazy things happened so far this week, like snow and lots of unexpected Etsy sales (i probably just jinxed myself), so i'm hoping the rest of the week is good if not better. I'm going to be printing and sewing up lots of new keyboards in the next few days because i'm damn near out, which is an amazing thing to realize.

This Friday is the Philly Etsy Street Team Trunk Show at Mew Gallery, so i'm already stressing, but i've got some neat new things in the works.

Thursday, November 29, 2007

BEST. INVITATIONS. EVER.

So, i was just browsing Etsy's Gift Guides and found these, which are seriously the best thing ever.



By Nerv.

I mean, COME ON.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

ILITT.ETSY.COM !

So, i bit the bullet and opened up a second Etsy shop for my vintage (mostly 80's) deadstock jewelry, and also for supplies. Check it out!

--->ILITT SUPPLIES & VINTAGE <---

Monday, November 12, 2007

My Boyfriend= Weirdest Human Ever!

ILIKEITTOOTOO @ the November Mew Gallery Art Extravanza

On Sunday, Ryan and i were vendors at the Mew Gallery Art Extravaganza in South Philly and it was a super fun time! I met a handful of awesome Etsy sellers and came away with a few things, but the most entertaining part of it was meeting Jay McCarroll from Season 1 of Project Runway! He was my favorite from that group, so it was super exciting and i had a few mini freakouts.

Me & one of Ryan's Robots!

Anyway, after browsing and looking at everyones stuff, Jay deemed Ryan's Decorative Mix CD Robots "Best in Show" (!!!) and then called him "the weirdest human ever", which we both thought was pretty awesome.

And as mentioned, i came away with a few goodies. A custom black neckwarmer with super big button, a funny little scented crochet pumpkin from Yarnbeast.Etsy.com, a vintage pastel dot purse & vintage Batman shirt from Mxxnshine...

Trades & Other awesomeness from the Mew Art Extravaganza

and the coolest earrings from ColleenCatherine.com!

Super earrings from ColleenCatherine.com

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Halloweenie.

Halloween is tomorrow (already!), and i can't remember the last time i was actually in costume. So, in the spirit of things, here are some costumes from my childhood:

Little Witchy Mitchie, i guess you could call this one. Here i am with my most favorite teacher ever, Minnie Mouse! I think i was 4 years old when this was taken.

Halloween- Age 4

Here i am with my BFFs Stephanie the Bunny & Marni the Cheerleader. I'm supposed to be a girl from the 50's and wore saddle shoes and everything.

Halloween- Age 5

And last but not least, here i am as a "Space Cadet". My mom made this costume...actually she made all of my costumes. When most people see this, they say i look like a Power Ranger, but this was way before they even existed. I guess my mom was ahead of her time!

Halloween- Age 6

In ILIKEITTOOTOO news, i'll be busy packaging orders and working on Bow Bags today. I hope to have some listed by the end of the night!

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Productivelittletootoo.

Yesterday (meaning Tuesday), i set out to make some new and simple mini tote bags and picked out 11 different fabrics- new, repurposed/recycled, and vintage- and started sewing like crazy. I don't really know how i arrived at 11, but with as much fabric as i have, i guess i had to stop somewhere.

Sooo, it's totally past 3am now and I'm finally done! I sort of made them with the Philly Etsy Street Team Autumn Handmade Market in mind, but i still haven't decided if i'm going to participate or not. I guess i also wanted to test out my productivity, though they were fairly simple and i don't usually like to make so many of the same style all at once...usually because i get bored, and/or distracted way too easily and end up with piles of pre-cut fabric that i have no interest in assembling.

New ILIKEITTOOTOO (ILITT) Labels

Since i'm out of the woven labels that i usually order, and i just paid my business taxes -aka- SUCKAGE!, i made some new labels using my embroidery machine with different colors of thread and felt. I like the way they turned out, but it moves a little slow and is a bit time consuming to sit there and make sure the thread doesn't eff up here or there.

New labels

Anyway, it is now way past 3AM now and i should probably call it a night, but i just wanted everyone to know that i LOVE this vintage sweater from TheVintageZoo on Etsy:



...as if that wasn't obvious enough!

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Newish

Here's a new Purple Bow Bag that i made last night! The fabric is this crazy neon purple and neon red printed corduroy that's totally obnoxious, but in a good way. Unless of course you're one of those folks who is completely horrifed by dayglo colors...or color in general. (It's okay, i wear a lot of black). The picture below is of Emily, who i met back in April when i had a trunk show at Best Friends Boutique in Phoenixville, PA. As you can see, she purchased the green and purple leopard print Bow Bag.

New Purple Bow Bag

Bow Bags

Also, here are some new Keyboard Pouches i made using really thick vintage sheets with a large floral print, and a custom Boombox Pouch i made for Ryan. He picked out this boombox, a yellow zipper and matching lining, and the back is made out of bright green wool with a navy blue grid pattern.

New Keyboards & Ryan's Custom Boombox

There's not much else to report here for today. Tomorrow, Ryan and I will be heading over to our local Etsy Street Team meeting for the first time ever and going to see 30 Days of Night, which i am DYING to see. Woohoo!

Friday, October 12, 2007

New Stuffs

Due to last weekends crazy crafty weekend, my inventory has been severely depleted! This is definitely a good thing, though, because now i'm motivated to make lots and lots of cute new things. I need to hit up the sewing machine soon and make more bags, because that's what i'm really lacking. I spent a few hours yesterday scouring the good old Eeb* for some really bright, obnoxious fabric and i can't wait 'til it all arrives in my mailbox! I also went out and got some new fabric the other day, and the woman who cut everything seemed sort of shocked (in a good way) and gave me a running commentary on my fabric choices. The word "funky" was used, and it's usually not a word i'd use to describe my own work. I guess it's appropriate, though, since i tend to make everything bright and bold and colorful, and i like crazy patterns. Anyway, here's my haul- check out the obnoxious neon purple/neon red printed corduroy, black and gold houndstooth, and neon green vinyl!

New Fabric- October 8
New Fabric- Remnants- October 8

I also hit up the remnant bins, only to find that they had already been picked through. I did find a handful of usable bundles, but not nearly as much as when i went on a remnant raid a few months ago and left the store with over 50 remnants. I usually buy them when they're super on sale, and it's never really advertised, so i guess it's all about timing.

I'm just starting to get back into the swing of things, and i've just updated the shop with a few handmade pendant necklaces. I've been wanting to look for some new vintage beads and charms to add to these and luckily at the Lancaster PRFM, i caught up with Tara of Eames & Lola and Buttoncollective (who i met at the last PRFM). I looked through the various packs of vintage beads and findings she had to offer...all of which were sorted by color -aka- eye candy...and i had such a hard time deciding which pack to buy, but went with my trusty old pal, red.

Red Beads & Baubles from Eames & Lola

This weekend is going to be awesome and includes things like Darjeeling Limited, local flea marketing, and Nada Surf. Nice!

P.S.- Here are my two new friends:

My new friends

(They're big brooches!)

Friday, September 28, 2007

Out of the blue, i looked to see what was up with The Treasury and somehow nabbed an empty spot. Totally not front page worthy, but i like seeing some of the stuff i like all bunched together. Check it out here.

Thursday just wasn't my day for sewing. I was *trying* to put together some new keyboard pouches, but my sewing machine and zippers decided that they hated me. I literally screamed out of frustration and had to walk away or else i would've punched it in its proverbial face. I love sewing, but sometimes on an off day, things don't go how they're supposed to.

The Lancaster PRFM and the Mew Gallery Art Extravaganza are creeping up in just over a weeks time, and i'm already getting anxious about not having enough stuff. I always get like this, even though i tend to bring more than enough.

[umm, weird sidenote: my left contact lense totally just fell out! I'm sitting here typing with my eye shut, though i'm thinking i should probably stop]

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

New! New! New! & More Taggage

I've just added these two to the shop, check 'em out!

Sad Girl Swan Song
Sad Girl Swan Song Pendant Necklace

Little Blue Birds
Little Blue Birds Pendant Necklace

Also...Once again, i've been tagged! This time by Emma.

Here are 7 random/weird/whatever facts about myself:

1. I make lots of keyboard and piano-inspired things, but i don't actually play. I did take a keyboard class when i was a kid, but i think i got nervous and stopped. I don't know what it is, but i love them and i love making keyboardey things! Recently, i've been listening to The New Rags and i've decided that i should totally buy a Rhodes piano, just because.

2. I did however play electric guitar for a few years, starting at the age of 13.

3. I was Yearbook and newspaper editor during my last year of middle school, though the title didn't really mean anything.

4. I am quite short. I'm already 25 and have yet to adopt the use of heels to heighten myself. I prefer to stay steady and low to the ground.

5. When i was a kid, i entered a nationwide drawing contest that was conducted by The Disney Channel. I mailed them 3 pencil drawings of Aladdin characters on notebook paper, and was one of the i-don't-know-how-many Second Place winners. My prize was a book about Disney and the animation process.

6. I don't visit sites like TMZ or The Superficial very often, but when i do, i get totally sucked in and find myself completely glued to my computer.

7. Uncooked apples make my throat & tongue itchy!

And here's a freebie: I still am not completely comfortable with the idea of tagging other people. Ha!

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

My Favorite Things- Sept. 12

Here are three really awesome things i added to my favorites while browsing Etsy today:

1. SAPPLING Jewelry Display by SaraSchalliol


2. PIANO LAMB original vintage object wall art assemblage by Artsy.


3. The Nesting Dolls Hand-Painted Set by Elloh


*Please note that all photos and artwork are property of their respective owners.