*Every Wednesday, I take a look at some of the beautiful items found at one of the best places for buying and selling hand-made and vintage: Etsy.  Buying hand-made and vintage lets you own beautiful, unique objects with character.  It keeps things out of the landfills and supports artists and small businesses who are trying to make a living doing what they love.  If you have a particular theme you’d love to see, drop me a line and let me know. *

I’m still in the midst of re-doing my kitchen, and it now seems that part of that entails getting a new clock.  I’ve had a reproduction kit-kat clock for years, but they just aren’t as good as the originals, which are way out of my price range (I saw one on eBay for $225).  My Kit Kat is starting to bite the dust, which doesn’t surprise me since it’s made out of cheap plastic.  So now I need a replacement.  Here’s my criteria:

• It needs to be battery operated.  I think corded clocks look tacky and are potentially a fire hazard.
• It needs to be readable/ have numbers.  There’s all sorts of crazy, artsy clocks out there.  I need something that actually tells me the time.
• It needs to have a retro/mod feel (though not necessarily be vintage)

Here’s what I found:

Large Retro Modern Clock with Numbers, $62

Uncommon

Vintage Bulova Yellow Wall Clock, $38

Drowsy Swords

70s Modern Wall Clock in Faux Bois, $25

Zelda 110

Vintage School Wall Clock, $65

AM Radio

*Every Wednesday, I take a look at some of the beautiful items found at one of the best places for buying and selling hand-made and vintage: Etsy.  Buying hand-made and vintage lets you own beautiful, unique objects with character.  It keeps things out of the landfills and supports artists and small businesses who are trying to make a living doing what they love.  If you have a particular theme you’d love to see, drop me a line and let me know. *

Folks, I think an obsession is brewing.  It started with a small and growing collection of vintage Pyrex as well as a few Hazel Atlas mugs.  Now my love (cough, obsession) with vintage kitchenwares is expanding to a new realm: West Bend.

I first took notice of West Bend when I was putting together an Etsy Vintage Kitchen set awhile back.  I fell in love with the iconic mid-century look of the fork and spoons bean pot.  Then I did more research and realized that the penguin ice bucket I grew up with came from the same brand.  Now I’ve ordered a set of canisters for my newly painted kitchen.  It’s obsession I tell you.  Obsession.

West Bend Serving Oven, $9.99

The Treasured Past

West Bend Mustard 9 Cup Percolator, $17

Forrestina Vintage

West Bend Penguin Ice Bucket, $17

Marriane Clare

Mid-century Fork and Spoons Bean Pot, $10

School of Vintage

West Bend Mustard Striped Tin Canisters, $8.50 (sale)

Boots N Gus

*Every Wednesday, I take a look at some of the beautiful items found at one of the best places for buying and selling hand-made and vintage: Etsy.  Buying hand-made and vintage lets you own beautiful, unique objects with character.  It keeps things out of the landfills and supports artists and small businesses who are trying to make a living doing what they love.  If you have a particular theme you’d love to see, drop me a line and let me know. *

While shopping for my man, I found a pretty good selection of awesome stuff on Etsy.   I’ve always found shopping for guys kind of tricky, so I put together a set of guy-friendly awesomeness I found on Etsy.

Note: I know that creating a gendered list can create some issues.  Please note that I’m not saying all guys will like these items, nor am I saying that women should not like them.

Alien Invasion Men’s Glow-in-the-dark Tee, $18

Northwest Shirts

Wooden iPhone Dock, $25

WouldWorks

Sandalwood with Aloe Vera and Rhassoul Clay, $5

Beautiful Soaps

Mid-century Modern Clock, $16

Look Back Vintage

50′s Navy Striped Silk Tie, $22

Hold The Wire

Vintage Grey Fedora, $29

Bright Wall