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.