Some exciting news to share here at Pies & Puggles! We’re abandoning our lovingly designed home, my busy little Etsy store and, sadly, our sweet little puggle Chester for six months to go live in London! No worries though! The house and the Chester will be in excellent hands with out house-sitter and the EtsyRead more
As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, my Etsy shop took a beating in December. I had 103 items going into the holiday season and just 56 at the end of it. Good problem! But it means I’ve had to put some time and effort into building up my inventory. So I’ve been hitting theRead more
We went to Crafty Bastards this weekend at Union Market in Washington, DC. We had never been to Union Market before, but if you’re familiar with the Ferry Building in San Francisco, that will give you an idea of the amazing foods, restaurants and independently, many locally, made products that are available there. No HeathRead more
When I first opened my shop on Etsy, I thought I would be going the direction of the true mid century modern seller, relishing in the avocado greens, browns, golden yellows, ceramics, funky glassware and retro-ness of it all. However, as my shop has matured, I have found myself shifting in a different direction, welcomingRead more
Back when Etsy was shiny and new, there were lots of features in magazines and design blogs on their favorite Etsy shops and items. Skinny Laminx became a household name after a series of features on Design*Sponge. I found my first Etsy vintage love (who has since closed down sadly) via a feature on Decor8.Read more
Remember back in May when I painted our home office this lovely shade of blue? And I was so excited to do projects in my newly-organized space and have room to take photos for my Etsy store and all that? Now don’t have a heart attack! I know everyone loves the office as much asRead more
When a museum decides to remove a piece of art from their collection, it’s called “deaccessioning”. It’s really just a fancy word for getting rid of stuff. But it makes me happy to think of refining my collection rather than just making things go away. Regardless what you call it, you have a bunch ofRead more
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I’ve been buying on Etsy since the early days. I remember starting to see references to it on Design*Sponge and Apartment Therapy around 2007, back when they ran features on “The Best of Etsy”. I haven’t seen those in a while though so I thought I would resurrect the conceptRead more
Not everything works, ya know? Take this bar cart. From a distance, it looks fantastic. In fact, up close it looks pretty darn good. But really really close-up? It’s got a few imperfections. If I didn’t already have a bar that I love, I’d be all over keeping this, at which point I would probablyRead more
I thought I’d try something new today. Usually I blog about the vintage stuff that I keep. Today I’m going to show you some of the things that I have up in my Etsy store. All of these were added yesterday so it’s kind of like y’all are getting a sneak peek. I find myRead more