Tempting Tuesday

I found this on Ecouterre.com and found the pictorial ‘commercial” to be adorable.

The teddy bears are available in a variety of colors, and you can even get your favorite dress shirts made into your very own set of plush friends.

Mrs. Jermyn on Etsy

Mrs. Jermyn

Saturday Stimulation-Ultimate Luxury Gifts From Esty

 
912 lounge (vintage Porsche seat)

 

 
Black Silver Tentacle Ring with Diamonds and Color Change Sapphire

 

 
Rich in Craft - Folie a Deux Limited Edition Antler Handbag

 

 
Art Deco Rhinestone Bracelet

 

 
1980s Christian Dior Eye Glasses Butterfly Gold Frames 2056 41 Huge Bug Eye Tear Drop

 

 
vintage judith leiber purse 1980

Saturday Stimulation-Esty Makes Me :)

I love esty. So much unique goodness all on one site. On my weekly trek through esty to add to the “Oh I want this and this and this and this and…” list I found some pretties I wanted to share.

 
Mason Jar Pendant Light-These would look fab on my deck

 

Custom Bunting-I want to have one made for kidlet’s room

 

 
Hand painted Booty Shoes-I wants!

 

 
Gothic Lolita 18th Century Style Gown Custom-So FAB!

 

 
Wasp Waist Vintage Style Mannequin-I love vintage mannis

 

 
Eagle Ranger Hat for Cats with cape-OMG!! My cat would kill me, but I want this hat for her.

Winner of the Giveaway From Cemetery Cat

The lucky winner of a handmade bracelet from Pysnde-owner of  the awesome-sauce Cemetary Cat is QWILL. YEA!!!
I am contacting you now to let you know.

Thanks everyone who entered. More giveaways to come so check back often.

Stimulation Saturday-Interview & Giveaway With Psynde of Cemetery Cat

Todays Stimulation Saturday is Esty shop

I met Psynde on Twitter and have throughly enjoy our conversations. lol She is very witty, intelligent. When I ventured into her profile and saw this shop...my heart was filled with gladness. Cemetery Cat's love of  Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance is reflected in the jewelry Offered.  

She offers Authorized Richelle Mead Vampire Academy-inspired jewelry and has recently added another author line with the Sabina Kane series, written by Jaye Wells and inspired by the protagonist's distinctive birthmark.




Steampunk runs rapid through her shop with some beautiful and unique pieces.

I've decided to share my love for her work with you. And she graciously allowed me to interview her and offered up a piece of her work to giveaway to a lucky reader.

So Psynde, tell us a little about yourself.

hmmm...I grew up in Los Angeles California, showed horses til I was about 17. Then I  ran off and joined the glamorous life of music business..LOL. I have held jobs as
 as a fine jewelry salesperson, diamond grader, astrologer, tarot card reader, lighting designer,stage manager, roadie,personal assistant, horse trainer, occult book store owner, bookseller and artist wrangler. I have a MFA from California Institute of the Arts in lighting design and Artist management. IN 1999 I retired from the music business and moved to Seattle.
When I moved to the Pacific Northwest I became serious about jewelry and writing and have been doing both since 2000.

What kind of music do you listen to?
Well I favor 70's glam (like David Bowie and TREX, the Sweet), but I love Punk music (Ramones,Clash, Void Oids), goth music(Sisters of Merrcy Fields of the Nepilim) and industrial..Really loving Trent Reznor's new project. But nothing beats the original line up of the Misfits or White Zombie
Wow, we have similar tastes. LOVE Bowie as Ziggy Stardust. I am a sucker for cheesy 80s rock also.

What books inspire you?
What book doesn't.. I really love HP Lovecraft, and Lord of  the Rings. I read all genre's. If it sounds different then I am on board. Right now I am reading Kraken by China Mieville and really enjoying it.

Do you design all the jewelry on your site?

Yes, I do...every thing except the vintage pieces. For the Vampire Academy line and the Sabina Kane line, Richelle Mead and Jaye Wells have right of approval. Sometimes they give me input, but the designing aspect is all me.

When did you start designing jewelry?

When I was working in the music business, I would get bored with all the traveling so I started designing while touring. My father owned fine jewelry stores so I was sent to GIA (gemology school)  during the summer while still in high school. I  had lots of precious stone and metal training as a teen.

How long have you been on Esty? Do you have other websites?

I have been on ETSY since 2001, I originally had my own website  when I still lived in L.A. but I couldn't maintain it. I was always out of town. Etsy is so much easier and has grown leaps and bounds in ten years.

Your so right-I LOVE Esty. So many talented astians there. 

Where does you inspiration for designs come from?

well, mostly from books...But it's a bit more organic than that..My inspiration comes from color, symbols, meditation, hermetics, music  nature and alchemy. You take all that  put it in a martini shaker, give it a shake and pour out..That is my brain on jewelry.

LOL- Lucky us. 

Do you see yourself expanding to retail stores? If you already so...where can we find your work?

Im not really a fan of it, because getting paid is always difficult. I do have my stuff in Borderland Books in San Francisco. They are awesomely good people.

What do you do besides jewelry design?

Sell books for a major brick and mortar store, play sitar, listen to music, hang out with Team Seattle and wait on my cats hand and foot..Oh and read..I love to read.

Where are all the places we can find you on the web?

I am always on twitter as @psynde, it's a way of life for me. Plus the
website..http://www.etsy.com/shop/psynde

Do you blog?
I do have a live journal as psynde but I rarely use it..I am not used to people wanting to hear what I have to say.

WHAT? You must be joking! I'd love to read your blog.

Do you any special designs coming up or in the works?

Well there are some new authors designs waiting in the queue, but I can't talk about them because the books are not out yet.

I put new pieces up at least twice a week, I am always trying new things out.

Thanks so much Psynde 

for the interview and the awesome piece you offered for giveaway.

Thanks for having me here, I really enjoyed it.

So go check out Cemetery Cat on Esty and follow Psynde on twitter because your missing out if you don't.


Now for the giveaway. 

Psynde is giving away bracelet of intricately carved wooden skulls is are highlighted by black fire polished Czech glass and a small bone skull.. pewter charms of a skeleton key and ouija board dangle below.7" 


Leave a comment below to be entered.

The contest will run one week from today till July 24th ending at 12 midnight est. Winner will be announced on my blog the next day- Sunday July 25th. Open to US/Canada residents only.

Stimulation Saturday

A site that makes me smile, laugh, and often snort milk out my nose is Regretsy. Regretsy is a site devoted to finding and posting about some of the more unique items on esty. In fact, April Winchell, has written a book about the whole experience. Titiled Regretsy-Where DIY Meets WTH; this book catologs the best of the worst so to speak. Goes on sale 4/6/2010. Here are some of my favs. I am the holder of the golden poo. Oh noes. Because nothing says Easter like a decapitated bleeding lamb cake. OoooO, I'll take a Always with Wings & a Preparation H please. Go visit April and prepared to be dazzled by the number of people who are amazing talented with a remarkable lack of taste.

Stimulation Saturday

Now that I am older and have children, I find myself more protective of the environment. I don't want to wake up one day and realize that I had a hand in causing the decline of our planet. That is one of the reasons I started in this business. So much clothing is thrown away each year that is perfectly fine. Many designers and companies have begun to embrace the notion of recycling and upcycling. During New York Fashion Week I found myself drawn to the eco designers. The imagination and talent of these designers is amazing. Here are a few of my favs. Are you an eco pin up girl looking for a shoe fix? You won't look further then Kitty Cooper's vintage fabric shoes. Made with vintage fabric from the 20's thru the 70's; each of these divine shoe carries a bit of history with each step. Beyond the vintage textiles, Cooper uses locally sourced materials, including vegetable-tanned leather, post-consumer recycled paper, and organic cotton for the her shoe bags. Nothing but the best for your skin from Clare Bare's organic undergarment line. She uses vintage fabric and trimmings for most of her garments, and any new materials that she uses are made from organic cotton. Billed as the "antivictoria's secret"Clare Bare makes garments that accentuate the body, rather than cover it up, push it up, or transform it in an unnatural way. Started in 1997, From Somewhere is the collective talents of Orsola de Castro & Filippo Ricci. Each beautiful piece is made from reclaimed luxe fabric. Castro and Ricci want to highlight and educate the world to the waste that is produced from runway designers and reuse it. Please, take a look at these and other amazing eco designers. See what inspiration they can inspire in you to renew, reuse, & recycle.

Stimulation Fridays

Selling clothing online is a thankless and tiring job. If you don't truly love clothing then your in the wrong line of work. That being said...I often visit Esty when my brain is on overload and I want visual stimulation. Get your mind out of the gutter. I said VISUAL. I have decided to make today Stimulation Fridays. I will present one store that offers, what I feel, is some SERIOUS visual stimulation. One of my fav shops is Black Cat Mima. It is run by a friend of mine that also sells on ebay. She is so talented. She often describes on facebook what and how she's doing her crafts and it blows my mind. She adds a little glue and she has the makings of an heirloom. If I did that I'd have a kindergarten project that the teacher would place on the wall near the bathroom. Here is some of her pretties. Are you a Twilight fan? God, I though Edward was HAWT but when Jacob shows some skin in New Moon.........woooooweeeeee. Is it hot in here? Oh *cough* excuse me, got distracted. *blush* As I was saying. Are you a Twilight fan? Check out Black Cat Mina's Twilight vintage inspired hair pins. TO DIE FOR Vampire Lullaby Belle's Dream Twilight Blossoms She also has some lovely holiday wares that full fill even the most discerning of shoppers. Look at these Holiday tags...HOW CUTE ARE THEY????? I wants some BAD. So if your looking for something unique, special, and front the heart then go visit BLACK CAT MIMA You won't be disappointed. If you know of a cool little shop you'd like to "hawk" on here shoot me their store name and I'll go take a lookie see. :)