I REALLY Should Be...But Let's Etsy!

Emma Block

It can be so annoying when "REAL Life" needs to be attended to-as impressive a juggler as I am there are times I must pay attention to reality and move out of my favorite sandboxes...Tumblr, Pinterest, Ravelry, Blog Hopping through all my favorite Blogs...these all have to be put on the shelf, there are only 24 hours in a day and at some point even I need to shut the laptop off,though I am learning to knit, read and Pin all at the same time!!

Pink Pagoda

So, I have tried my very best to stay out of the Etsy world.  I have sat on my hands to avoid the itch to click in-- of course I have strolled through now and again, but just a hop in and out, not to stay and play!  Lovely temptations through Pinterest and Tumblr and many favorite Blogs, however, have forced me to click a link, or twelve, and before I knew it...I'm in Etsy World!  I Found so many things to love-Bags...

Savannah Jack's

Jewelry...

Savannah Jack's

Artists to admire...

Amber Alexander

Pink Pagoda

Style to Swoon Over...

Devon Baer Designs

 Illustrators who Inspire...

Emma Block

Emma Kisstina

Totes to Carry Off, Sandals to Sink My Toes Into...

Francesca Joy

  Painted Furniture to Fill a Space...

Meredith Brooks

...and I  Love visiting some of my favorites such as Pink Pagoda, PVE Design and Devon Baer Designs    ...

PVE Design

These are just some quick Etsy Crushes I have right now---I know!!! I should be...but come on Let's ETSY!

Emma Kisstina

A Date for New Year's

V and Shop
I am not a fan of New Year's! Do I need to celebrate that another year of my life has gone by, tossing the 2009 calendars in the trash doesn't help! 365 days of my life into the recycle bin...does that mean I get those days back in another form if I recycle the old calendars?? Just thinking!?
Paper SourceLe Papier Etsy

We do measure our lives by the calendar and sometimes those days fly off much too quickly and we lose the moment.

MOMA

There is a flip side, however, I love a new calendar-clean pages that have yet to be filled with the mundane and ordinary and that hold so much hope and promise for a fresh start--New Year's does give us the chance to start again, get it right this time!

No matter the space you have to keep the date, no matter your passion or style there is a calendar for you and there is no excuse not to be on time. I tend to choose calendars, and I have many, that fill my days with the things I love, am passionate about, and want to look at every day---no boring squares for me

Fred Flare


...I want to be taken to places I adore,

I want to smile

I want to be inspired



I want a quiet moment in the garden in the middle of February
Nantucket Hospital

...and of course

I want style!

Fill those days and months, along with your walls or desk, with some fun, some art, a special locale,lots of laughter... you'll see a dragging day or endless conference call can be lifted by a glance at a great image!

How about a date planner for... you know dates!!

I love shopping for calendars, and I worry in an age of PDAs and Blackberrys that the wall and desk and pocket accessories that help us remember where we are, where we are going and where we should be are going to become dinosaurs--hope not since there are so many fun ways to keep track of 2:00 on Thursday or 10:30 on Monday...

ETSY

Here are some favorites to guide you through 2010...and I wish you a New Year, and a NEW decade, filled with peace and joy!

MOMA

Paper Source
Le Papier Etsy

Etsy

All calendars unless otherwise noted available from Calendars.com

What's Today?-Turning the Page, 2009 Calendars

"What day is it? - 'It's today' - squeaked Piglet. 'My favourite day' - said Pooh."
- A.A. Milne

I am not a fan of New Year's as a holiday. Honestly I feel the same way about New Year's as I do about Birthdays-Do I need to celebrate that another year of my life has flown by?

What I do love about New Year's is that it gives us all a clean slate. Turn the page and you have 12 brand spanking new months to get it right. That is probably why I love calendar shopping. I live in a deadline driven world so a calendar is essential. I have them everywhere and I still never know what day it is!

Vickerey

fredflare

Searching out the calendars that will surround me for 12 months is something I look forward to doing every year. If I have to look at it everyday, I want to love it!

I collect calendars* that bring to me places I adore and places I want to explore...

Cavallini Papers


I hang calendars that take me outside into the Garden... Cavallini Papers

Cavallini Papers

Nantucket Hospital

...Calendars that Celebrate Style -

...Calendars that bring the Arts I love in to grace my office-

...Calendars that make me smile on any of "those days"-

fredflare

...and calendars that take me out of the moment and remind me to breathe!

MOMA

Of course,I cannot let 2009 start without something from Etsy!

inkdrop design

everyday grace

delphine press

be happy now

lizard press

wooden doll

*Calendars from Calendars.com and Amazon unless otherwise indicated.

With all that I still will ask "What's Today?" but I will have plenty of references to tell me where I am supposed to be and when!

May 2009 be filled with Joy and Peace and Many Dates To Remember!