Etsom·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.
I wish this were a normal spring. The lucky ones among us (like me and Beloved) are stuck inside, and the essential workers that still have to go out into the world probably aren’t taking a ton of time to appreciate the beginnings of the season. So I thought we could use an injection of happy and pretty and fresh. No snark or derp this week. We could all use a little joy.
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I really love my vintage kimonos, and wear them every time I get a chance. They can’t hold a candle to this glorious (and expensive) piece of art! Sold by ShopMorphewWhile I am not a big yellow fan on clothing or decor, when Nature gets their yellow on, I’m in! (Also, forsythia wreath is fun to thay, er, say!) By H2HCreationSpectator pumps always make me feel like Spring! Vintage shoes sold by PopFizzVintageThe first true sign of spring to me is the greening of hydrangea bushes. I am such a fan girl, I can spot them at 100 yards. Painting by ArtByClaudiaStoreThis glorious embroidered fabric makes me want to get out my sewing machine and make all the things! By GideonStudio.I’m not much for garlands, but these are so cute and cheerful (and the new cat would be swinging from them in no time)! By TheBlushingFigThis hat makes me want to swan around an English garden! By LadyGreyMillineryI have talked before about the garden I grew in Brooklyn years ago. Whenever I see (or think about) a bearded iris, I get an actual physical ache for that garden. By BeautyGlassUAAmazing alternative wedding dress! By KatrinFAVORboutiqueOh, I am a sucker for a tiny painting! By EjHaworth85So sweet! By AnnaBlackieJewelryI need 20 CCs of weed killer, STAT! (I couldn’t help it.)
OMG, those two embroidered dresses…I almost swooned myself into a faint over them! I was ever so slightly disappointed when you said you’d be withholding your usual snark, but you came through for me in the end. Thanks Donna, for all the beauty and a touch of sass…it’s why I love you so much. 🙂 ❤
I normally cannot abide orange clothing – because it brings out the green in my skin – but I am swooning over that kimono. I also love that fabric embroidered with florals. My mother used to have a collection of glass flowers she picked up from jumble sales and junk shops. I will need to ask her if she still has them. Random family factoid: one of my sisters has a phobia of hydrangeas.
“A phobia of hydrangeas” is maybe the weirdest thing I’ve heard all year! I feel the same about the kimono, but it’s so gorgeous! I can see it looking gorgeous hung on a wall.
My family is full of weird phobias. My Dad is scared of bellybuttons and my youngest brother is scared of sunflowers. I used to be scared of rubber plants because I thought they were triffids but I outgrew that one.
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April 2, 2020 at 7:31 am
OMG, those two embroidered dresses…I almost swooned myself into a faint over them! I was ever so slightly disappointed when you said you’d be withholding your usual snark, but you came through for me in the end. Thanks Donna, for all the beauty and a touch of sass…it’s why I love you so much. 🙂 ❤
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April 2, 2020 at 7:34 pm
I’m so glad today’s thing spoke to you! XO
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April 2, 2020 at 7:55 am
You hit the jackpot today.
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April 2, 2020 at 7:34 pm
Yay! I thought this would make you happy.
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April 2, 2020 at 8:42 am
I fell in love with a couple of them. Beautiful work/art. Hal
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April 2, 2020 at 7:35 pm
My main takeaway from Etsy is still more beautiful things than not.
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April 2, 2020 at 1:42 pm
I normally cannot abide orange clothing – because it brings out the green in my skin – but I am swooning over that kimono. I also love that fabric embroidered with florals. My mother used to have a collection of glass flowers she picked up from jumble sales and junk shops. I will need to ask her if she still has them. Random family factoid: one of my sisters has a phobia of hydrangeas.
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April 2, 2020 at 7:37 pm
“A phobia of hydrangeas” is maybe the weirdest thing I’ve heard all year! I feel the same about the kimono, but it’s so gorgeous! I can see it looking gorgeous hung on a wall.
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April 3, 2020 at 6:24 am
My family is full of weird phobias. My Dad is scared of bellybuttons and my youngest brother is scared of sunflowers. I used to be scared of rubber plants because I thought they were triffids but I outgrew that one.
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April 3, 2020 at 3:49 pm
I’m sorry to laugh, but the combination of hydrangeas, bellybuttons and sunflowers is absolutely hysterical.
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April 4, 2020 at 11:16 am
No need to apologise because I also find it hilarious.
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April 4, 2020 at 12:56 pm
Yay, us!
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April 2, 2020 at 3:54 pm
That dress almost makes me want to get married again! Almost.
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April 2, 2020 at 7:38 pm
I know what you mean!
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April 2, 2020 at 8:08 pm
I’ve had a similar problem with online shopping. I need to learn to browse and let it go! Otherwise debt looms for me!
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April 2, 2020 at 8:45 pm
Absolutely. It would be easy to let it get away from me.
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