What a fun and creative way to say “honey, I’m not in the mood!”
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.
Since we are about to head into rainbow month, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, I thought this week should be a little more monochrome. Here’s what I learned about black and white this week: even when it’s a little silly, it’s not that bad. There’s a reason it has been popular forever; you really have to work hard to screw it up. I had a devil of a time finding Etsomnia™ fodder this week. This post will also mark my final Etsomnia™ using the old WordPress editor. Farewell, 380 pixel wide left and right images! I won’t miss you a bit!
For more Etsy fun, check out all my weekly Etsomnia™ posts!
Magnificent vegan leather rings by Rannka
It takes a unique set of skills to make a black & white wedding dress look bad. This seller has cracked the code!
Ugly? Sure. But I bet it would pack a punch if you had to defend yourself!
OMG YES! By the aptly-named TeepeeJoy
Holy cow, this 2-finger black-and-white diamond ring is making me all tingly! By NicoFilimonJewelry
As modern necklaces go, this isn’t a terrible-looking one. But it’s made of silkworm castings, which I use every day to exfoliate. Yuck.
I’m uncomfortable. It’s looking at me.
I am always drawn to vintage silk kimono, and this one is fantastic! By NorthernTraders
I know about bell bottoms, but I always thought they had tops.
If I didn’t spend my days covered in New York dirt, I’d be all over these! By Hozey
This is ‘plarn,’ A.K.A. plastic yarn. Which is a pretentious way of saying ‘plastic bags in a ball.’ People are weird.
Stunning! By Awanya
Did you know you could buy vintage bedpans on Etsy? I didn’t. Remember how nice that was?
I wonder if this is what is meant by the ‘lunatic fringe’?
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May 30, 2019 at 6:40 am
LOL…I think we still have one of those bed pans around.
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May 30, 2019 at 9:56 am
Horrifying.
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May 30, 2019 at 2:07 pm
Under the right circumstances it is pretty handy
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May 31, 2019 at 7:02 am
I imagine that’s true, but I’m still not willing to decorate with them.
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May 30, 2019 at 8:37 am
Hi Donna!
As usual, you share such neat stuff! But! I gotta jump in on the Plarn. Plarn is a fantastic way to minimally recycle old plastic bags into use-able stuff! Like easy to clean and pretty rugs! 🙂
Anyway, just wanted to share that.
Thank you for all you share, Donna.
Blessings & OhWhooop!
Cap’n Toni with my Coco and Maya Pups and All the Animal-Kids of the lil Haus….
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May 30, 2019 at 9:58 am
If I’d known plarn could look like that, I would have been much kinder about it! Thanks for educating me, Cap’n!
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May 30, 2019 at 1:15 pm
I thought the plarn was going to be one of the worst things you have ever showcased in an Etsomnia post ever but Cap’n Toni has given me an education and now I can see its practical application and its eco credentials. Therefore, this week’s booby prize definitely goes to those bell bottom things. I can’t decide if they most remind me of a dog’s cone of shame for the legs or leg warmers for folks with gigantic calf muscles. Either way those are a very hard pass. I adore that kimino and I love the splash boots. I would totally buy those cat sneakers for my youngest son too but he is way too hard on shoes for me to invest that much money in them.
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May 31, 2019 at 7:01 am
I am with you on the plarn. Consider me educated! And I love those cat shoes, but you don’t think he’d get his ass kicked wearing them?
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May 31, 2019 at 7:45 am
He has autism so he really doesn’t care about conformity because he never can conform. But it’s not something I have to weigh the pros and cons of since he’s too hard on shoes for $80 to be spent anyway.
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May 31, 2019 at 8:44 am
It hadn’t occurred to me that autism would free you from the need to conform. We could all take a lesson from him!
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May 31, 2019 at 11:55 am
It depends on the individual. My oldest son also has ASD but he really prefers not to stand out in a crowd, though he doesn’t go out of his way to conform either. My youngest, however, is just oblivious to the thoughts and opinions of others which, yes, must be pretty liberating.
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May 31, 2019 at 3:17 pm
I’m glad there’s an upside!
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May 31, 2019 at 8:13 am
About plarn… I watched a whole tutorial on how to make plarn from old plastic bags and THAT mess up there is NOT what it looked like. For that matter, I could sell all my old plastic bags on etsy…
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May 31, 2019 at 8:45 am
You and I likely watched the same documentary! I came to the same conclusion, which is why I left it there.
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