Mornings

This is how I want my mornings to look. Is that too much to ask for?

All images from honeyandjamphotos (a shop whose name even makes me happy).

Pine and Main

I recently had the good fortune to come across a wonderful fellow Etsian, and I wanted to introduce you, too. Katie of PineandMain made a truly lovely treasury, and included one of my pieces of pottery. She then bought the piece, and replaced it with another one of my listings. Now she really had my attention! I don't know if this is typical of Etsy sellers, but when I sell something, I check out the customer's profile, feedback, favorites, and shop (if they have one) to find out as much about them as I can. Maybe I feel like it helps inspire me as I am deciding how to wrap their purchase, or to know what they might like for me to include as an extra little gift.

I was so charmed by the PineandMain shop. The selection is well-curated, and the pictures are fantastic. Everything looks like it belongs, and you get a real sense of place as you browse.

In her profile she lists her favorite materials as pottery, wood, and paper. Her shop has a great selection of each.

Katie opened up PineandMain in early August of this year, but she's already had a number of sales. She also runs a vintage toy and game shop.

After Katie received my little vase, she thanked me with a sweet little note and mentioned that she had included me in another treasury.

I feel like PineandMain embodies everything I love about Etsy - friendly communication, sellers as buyers, treasury curation, and the perfectly edited shops.

If you get a chance, stop by PineandMain and do a little browsing. You might just find something you need, and you might just get a glimpse of Etsy's finest.

Edited to add: The second treasury I mentioned just made it to the front page! Yay!

Change

Change is in the air. Do you feel it? Life will never be the same as it is right now. (Above, Welcome Change, papermoth. Below, vintage autumn bounty watercolor, paddyridge.) Moments are fleeting. (Autumn Drive, terryhuey.) Seasons change. (Change of Seasons stained glass panel, FleetingStillness.) Leaves turn; as does the hourglass. (Ship Hourglasses watercolor print, studiotuesday.) Time passes. (Vintage sundial bookends, TheWhiteMole.) Celestial bodies realign. (Vintage armillary sphere, sevenbc.)

The sun shifts in the sky. (Savannah Sundial, cybergirl5710.)

The hours tick by. (Crescent clock, twigsoup.)

Leaving us to ponder our existence. (Kafka beetle steampunk watch necklace, bluesealbluth.)

Experiencing the metamorphosis of life. (Metamorphosis Girl, PhotogenicGallery.)

Watch what emerges. (Metamorphosis, agnisflugen.)

Embrace the present, look forward to the future. It's all we can do.

Channeling Luck

This week I'm looking for all the luck I can find. (Wish, SOMETHiNGMONUMENTAL, above; below, Choose Wisely, mercervernon.) I'm channeling crossed fingers, wishbones, and horse shoes. (Blue horse shoe set, solsticehome.)

(Cast iron horse shoe, primitivewoodworks.)

I'll be gathering up as many four leaf clovers as I can find. (Lucky clover vial, feistberger.) (Four leaf clover on old dictionary page, lunaclaydesign.)

I'll be knocking on every wood surface I pass. (Knock knock, Ketia.)

I have a glaze firing going right now. Of course, it's all experimentation with glaze, but it would be lovely to have a few pieces turn out okay on my first run. But I'll want to save up some of any luck that's coming to me for the rest of the week. In either case, I'm hoping I can open up the kiln tomorrow morning to get a looksee.

In the Matrix

In the Matrix, this is what I would be wearing. This grey jersey long sleeve top, the grey v-neck jersey top below, and the next two below are all from larimeloom. Cream linen top. Chocolate brown linen top. When the weather gets chillier in the Matrix, I'll be wearing sweaters like the four below from designbynihan. LUCIA. Sculpture sweater. EMERALD. Boyfriend's sweater. A long linen blouse from ramies. Linen tunic from MinjiLee. Simple jewelry, of course. Like these studs from sproutonline.

And this tag necklace from soulyyours. (Some of my very favorite jewelry came from her shop when I first joined Etsy.)

Brown boots like these from purevintageclothing would certainly be in my Matrix wardobe.

As well as these lace-up Frye campus boots from goodstyleshop. ABleuLuna's brown villager boots can't be left off, either.

Obviously I have a thing for brown boots, like these harness boots from tigermountainvintage.

I can't always wear boots, so I'll need these grey adidas from gravityfree.

(Edited to add: It should go without saying that I'm wearing jeans with all of this.)