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2017 Holiday Gift Guide – the Super-Specific Edition

I know. You’re still trying to get the glitter from your Halloween costume out of your eyebrows, and here I am, hitting you with holiday nonsense. But we now shop in a truly global marketplace, and shipping time can be upward of 6 weeks, so I figured we’d better get started. And anyway, nothing gets glitter out of eyebrows but time, so you may as well check this out while you wait. Continue reading →


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Etsomnia™ 157: Lights Are On (But No One’s Home)

This “boudoir” lamp finial looks more like it belongs in your nightstand than on it.

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.

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Shatter-Proof

I am horrified by the violence going on in my country. I agree that thoughts and prayers are not enough, but I don’t know what else to do. My heart breaks for the people needlessly gunned down, and especially for their friends and families who have to try and make sense of it all. Desperately wishing for better days…

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Jessica Yoo/Design Meem

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Etsomnia™ 153: History Repeating

Better keep a bucket handy. Guess what’s back this season?

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.

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Etsomnia™ 152: Deconstructed

Some of these clothes being given a “second life” clearly should have never had a first one.

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.

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