The Shopping Sherpa: Fangs and Bone and Furry Beasts

Clockwise from top left:  { Classic Nutfangs from Pigeon Toe }  { Mini Horn Bowls from Deep Dark Africa }  { Grey Dogs Fabric from Saraleeparker }  { Layered Metal and Gemstone Necklace from The Vamoose }

Happy trick-or-treating, you little heathens! Don’t get into too much trouble…

Renegade Craft Fair: Little Friends & Creatures

{ Mimi Kirchner }

Authenticity is pretty big right now, right? It’s popping up everywhere. Take Mad Men for instance. Don Draper’s not eating a sandwich, he’s eating a 1962 sandwich (literally, Matthew Weiner probably had someone track down a cellophane-wrapped sandwich from 1962, airbrushed the mold out, and had Jon Hamm eat it on camera.) But wait! He’s not drinking a cocktail either, he’s drinking a 1963 Manhattan heavy on the 1963 Canadian Club with vintage labels and 1963 tax labels recreated by a crack team of archival-oriented graphic designers. Is it too much to ask of the viewer to just imagine that this bottle of vodka is really a 1963 bottle of vodka? Can’t I use my imagination? Please?

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Daily Pretties: Ishmael on Acid

{ Untitled by Carla Barth }  { Puddles by Helen Perkins }