There’s a definite art to collage making and we are mesmerized by the work of Felicia Piacentino and the pieces in her Etsy Shop Catwalk Paper Works. Each collage is different—a combination of various images taken from different sources, cut and arranged in ways that tell a personalized story. We appreciate the vintage images, authentic quality,…

For those of us that don’t have a green thumb, plants like succulents and cacti are our best friends. The modern planters from the Etsy shop Revolution Design House caught our eye for their use of sleek wood, white porcelain, and glossy neon paint. Taking a closer look, we were happy to find that many are designed specifically for succulents and others…

School’s out, kids are out of school, your days a longer and  you want to keep those creative juices flowing. Whatever the reason, we have a feeling that if you’re anything like us, you’re getting the itch to create. So now what? Probably a trip to the craft store, some laborious hours of deciding what you…

Since it’s wedding season and Graduation season, it seems like events and parties are in full swing!  Our favorite parts of any event – aside from being with those we care about – is seeing the personal touches that we do to make it “theirs.”  We love the Etsy shop Little Retreats because it makes…

Mother’s Day was last Sunday and now Father’s Day is less than a month away… Maybe we have dapper men on our mind and it influenced our admiration for the Etsy shop Fox & Brie.  Fox & Brie is a haberdashery, which is a fancy word for a menswear, that sells a small line of…

Remember when fresh cut soaps were all the rage?  We’re not sure if the trend is coming back full force but we have been seeing soap and lotions from the  Etsy shop Vice + Velvet pop up around the blogsphere and after taking a closer look at the shop we can see why… The line…

Is there anything more retro-feeling than a gold old fashioned black chalk board and white chalk? We are loving the hand-drawn chalkboards and prints by Valerie McKeehan. Available through her Etsy store Lily & Val, the designs are drawn with chalk then painted over using a special technique that preserves the look of the chalk…

As you might have noticed in our “Snapshot” round up last week, we’ve been experimenting with suspending non-typical objects from the ceiling.  Inspired by the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur, California, we used books to create a floating canopy in one of our brand rooms.  It’s this idea of utilizing the open air above…

Birdhouses are such novelty items. They may not be the first thing you buy for your home but what’s nicer than giving a covered place to your outdoor feathered friends?  We couldn’t help but be charmed by the handcrafted “Birdhouse Trailers” by Etsy shop Birdhouse20.  The vintage-inspired finish, colorful facades, and wood and metal construction…

When’s the last time your hands touched a library card?  Even with such a strong tie to all things vintage, many of us at Fossil are so technology driven that we reach for our tablets for reading and  while we make trips to a library, the card catalogue have all gone digital!  We love that…