Gah! Who likes Valentines Day??

I have never been a fan of Valentines Day. Maybe its due to the fact one year I received a blender, yes, a blender. So here are some of my favorite Etsy finds to give Hallmark the finger.

SCREW VALENTINE'S DAY - Brass Antiqued CHARM Necklace

Description

Offered here is a HAND CRAFTED ONE OF A KIND altered art charm necklace.

The focal point is crafted from a glass tile with decoupaged image & glitter detail.

Chain is "antique brass" in color and antique brass in metal.

Chain is 15 inches in length with a few inches of dangles in charms.

BOYCOTT VALENTINE'S DAY CARDS (SET OF FOUR)

Description

This hot pink and rich red photo of a sunflower and a bee, say Love stings......boycott valentine's day! For the disenchanted, disillusioned and disgusted!!

This is for a set of four 4.5x7 inch blank anti valentine's day cards. They are borderless and come with white envelopes.

cUpid is a DeAd cHerub ANTI VALENTINE bipolar cards SET OF 4 with envelopes

Description

Bipolar Betty thanks you
for your interest in her
hand stamped cards.

She doesn't use pens or pencils.
Things with a point are dangerous.

This listing is for a set of
4 cards, printed
on savy cardstock & comes with
4 lovely envelopes for you to
send off to the peeps who know
your plight best.

Outside: After the year that I've had
when I get my hands on cupid he will be
one sorry fat fucking cherub.
Inside: Happy Anti-Valtnines Day.

Cool finds of the day!

I decided to start blogging about the amazing art, and oddities found on Etsy. If you can't find a gift for that certain person then you are just not trying hard enough. I love that Etsy has given a venue for these artists to share their work.

This first bit of awesomeness comes from TemporaryInsanity

Betty Likes to Bake! Art Doll/Altered Art

It’s no secret that Betty likes to bake. Cakes, cookies, pies, she’s always trying something new. Betty is perpetually happy when she’s in the kitchen serving up a little love. She knows that a chocolate cake cure just about anything, but the thing she likes the best is the feeling she gets when she ties on her apron and prances around in her heels. It’s a better world with Betty in it.

Betty is made from a doorplate, the head of a vintage desk lamp, bobbin legs, rusty hooks make her high heels, and her hair which is perfectly coiffed, is made from two drapery tie backs.

Betty is approximately 2 feet tall and 10" wide. She has a hook on her back so she can hang from
the wall.



I love this artist and have been watching/stalking (in a nice way of course) his work ever since he became a featured seller. billyblue22 has been handcrafting some of the most unique jewelry for over 20 years.
This beautifully carved bobcat skull pendant was lost wax cast and mirror polished here in NYC. The original wax was carved from an anatomy drawing. No bobcats were injured.

This piece measures about an inch and a quarter long. It has a nice weight and is amazingly detailed. The skull comes on an 18 inch Italian made Sterling silver popcorn style chain with Sterling clasp. They look great together.


Look closely at the skull fissures and details. It's a very nice piece.

This and all my pieces come wrapped carefully in nice tissue paper in gold gift box.

The next neato find comes from loopyboopy
Gibby plans to join the circus and become a fire eater, so why, she wonders, does she need to know algebra?

Gibby is completely hand sculpted and painted in acrylics and pastels. Her clothing is hand made from vintage fabrics and lace. She has glass eyes and wool for hair. She measures approx 14" tall. She is poseable.

All of my dolls are completely hand made except for some accessories which are usually altered. You may well see tiny stitches, perhaps a fingerprint in the clay or paint or spots of glue here and there. Tiny imperfections and signs of a handmade item.


With AMAZING artists such as these on Etsy there is no excuse to ever buy a mundane gift again.