10 Favorite Etsy Shops for Grown-ups

Egads. Grown-ups. I used to hate the term grown-ups. Now I find myself skittering uncontrollably towards the gated community that is being a grown-up. (Baby on the way, mortgage to pay, etc.) But I refuse to go quietly (or with dignity) into that beige night!
Grown-ups have serious responsibilities, and therefore need seriously fun gifts. So here's a list of 10 of my very favorite Etsy shops, guaranteed* to delight even the most grown of grown-ups.

1. Fusion Sweets

When in doubt, go edible. With items like the Pick 16 Flavors Caramel Sampler and Mango, Rose, Lime Berlingots, there's something for everyone.

2. Voodooville

For the pop culture-y Mad Men lover in your life! Hands off that Morrissey print, though. I want it.

3. Beantown Handmade

Oh, grown-ups and their pets. You know how we love them, and occasionally/always put hats on them. Beantown Handmade serves up some of the most awesome dog accessories this side of the town that dog is destroying. At the very least, check them out for their brilliant photography.

4. Beat Up Creations

Oh, grown-ups and their plate collections. Beat Up Creations takes unloved plates, and turns them into the sort of pure awesomeness that one expects to have rainbows shooting out of it.

5. Red Leaf

With all the bills to pay and responsibilities to meet, grown-ups are going to want to take a bath at some point. Preferably with Black Tea scented bubble bath dough.

6. Whimsy and Spice

What's this? More edibles? But Claire, what of the diabetics and the health problems and the watching of waistlines?
To you I say "Hazelnut Chocolate Whisky Sandwich Cookies".

7. AJB Creations

Probably every fashionable lady you know already has tons of jewelry, but that doesn't mean she doesn't want more. (Unless she's a shoe person.)

8. Cyberoptix TieLab

No, we haven't forgotten the fellas. I mean men. MEN. With...jobs, and need of ties. Cyberoptix TieLab features screen printed lovelies in a wide variety of styles. And they're not afraid of throwing some really bad puns into their descriptions.

9. Bunny Butt Apothecary

Another one of those perfect gifts for the person who has everything or that you actually don't know very well. Bunny Butt Apothecary has the distinction of not just having an awesome name, but my uber-picky husband really likes their Essential Mojito soap. And the man hardly likes anything. Ever. So yeah, stock up on the Bunny Butt goodies!

10. Toiluxe

With growing up comes great intestinal distress. Let's make all that time spent in the bathroom a little more fun, hmm? If El Seato Bandito isn't quite your style, perhaps you'd prefer Audrey here?

*Guaranteed? Eh, not really. Grown-ups are a notoriously cranky bunch.

10 Wonderful Etsy Shops for Kids

I never had much interest in finding cute kid merchandise, but oh, about 7 months ago something changed. Since then, I've been scouring Etsy, and finding new and exciting ways to spend money. (I'm, uh...nesting!) Here's a few of my favorites for babies and kids. Click on any image to be taken to the Etsy shop, and see it larger.

1. Every nursery or kid's room needs art. Bad Bird has long been one of my Etsy favorites. These prints are perfect for wee ones!


2. Eagle Eye Designs isn't strictly a kid's shop, but they do have gems like these tiny Legend of Zelda onesies:


3. Bebe Babies and Friends makes some of the cutest baby dolls I have ever seen. I can't wait to add one to my the baby's collection.


4. Namu makes some of the cutest retro Japanese silkscreens around. And she has an awesome kid's section!


5. Caseybot makes really cute hats, like this vegan coonskin cap:

Come on, how cute would your little munchkin look in one of these caps?

6. How sweet is this foxy lady?

Danielleorama's shop is chock full of unique cuties!

7. Oh man. I love everything in Mi Cielo's shop.

And now I know what to dress the baby in for Maker Faire! (Star Wars onesies!!)

8. Okay, I know we already had a hat maker featured. But can one ever have too many animal hats? I say nay!

Have a poke around Naturally Crafty's shop, and I bet you'll agree with me.

9. If you think that A is for apple, and B is for boring, then you might like this:

Nerdy Baby ABCs! Start that kid off right! I love you, Tiffany Ard.
(Sorry, I know that image is tiny. Click on it to see it bigger!)

10. Finally:

A baby bow tie. The world needs more babies in bow ties, don't you think?
Tiny Ties has all the bow ties and regular ties you can shake a stick at.

Let's Go Hoodie Shopping

Inspired by yesterday's post about be-hoodied monsters, I thought I'd run around and see what the interwebs have to offer us humans.
My picks are all biased by the fact that I'm a.) short and b.) going to wear the living daylights out of this thing, but mostly indoors while slinging fuzz & paint around.
In other words, I'm looking for something possibly flattering, but not so dear that I'd be afraid to thrash it.

This Plush Team hoodie has been on my "to buy" list forever:


Although not as snuggly, this knitted yellow one from Mod Cloth is darling:

The only thing: good grief, look at the length of those arms! I'd have to fold those things over twice to get it to fit me. (Or, you know, hem them.)

This one by DearPony has really cute details:


This Dust Bunnies hoodie over at Shanalogic is super cute:


Stick to coffee & alcohol may be my favorite Engrish of all time. And look, I could wear it every day!


Do you know of any super cute hoodies? Post the link below! I want to see more!