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Vintage style travel

For all you lucky ducks with grand adventures planned for this summer, or even a short weekend jaunt here and there, give your bags some style and stand out from the crowd at the baggage claim with these rad luggage stickers from Rare Device!
Made by Saturn Press, they feature re-produced vintage imagery of old travel memorabilia stickers.  They would look awesome on a vintage suitcase or use them to decorate your notebooks, hatbox or whatever may need some color!  Stylish and classy they would make an awesome gift for your wanderlusting friends.

Site of the week: She Loves Stars

I just discovered She Loves Stars and I must say, I love it indeed!  Although the pics on the site are tiny-iny, that's my only complaint as the collection that's available from multiple designers well makes up for it!  Not everything on the site is handmade, but it's all cute!  My favorite finds which are handmade, which I just had to buy and the reason why I decided to make She Loves Stars site of the week are some of the goodies from Decole, which is some super Japanese brand that reigns with supreme cuteness that is highly coveted that I just discovered!  I just ordered some of the mushroom magnets and a little mushroom memo holder by them.  Take a look at some more goodness available below!

These are the mushroom magnets I got- so cute!  You should get some too! :)

These ceramic plates and mugs by lovelylovely are also quite luscious:

And these knitted cupcake pincushions and donut keychain:

And there's lots of cute papergoods like this stationery set and greeting card:

There are many great designers over at She Loves Stars including Jill Bliss, Clare Nicolson, My Paper Crane and more!  There's also lots of kitschy cute Japanese goodies.  Find it all at She Loves Stars, an online gift boutique out of the UK!

Flickr finally!

Alright, I finally hopped on the bandwagon and started me a flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/buddhaful/  I really have no idea why I hadn't done so until now, but at 12:30am a couple nights ago with Conan's inspiration in the background, I went ahead and set up an account!  So, it's really barebones right now, but I'll be adding many many more pics and would love to have you all as contacts so I can see you and your lovely creations and keep up on things!  I've added a few people I recognize and will be finding more, but find me first and add me to your contacts if you'd like so I can get a little glimpse of your wonderful lives!

Mayday Giveaway Winner!

No more Mayday emergency, we've been saved by a kind a newsletter reader who rescued all these $550 worth of goodies!  See what she won below!  And thank you thank you to all the indie shops below who donated such wonderful prizes!  Please make sure this giveaway can continue by paying a visit to their sites!  
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Fossa Designs- linger earrings with garnets
Wolfie and the Sneak- seed pod poster
Bamboo Lili Jewelry- Buddha's delight necklace
AV Designs- market tote bag
Pamela Michelle- bloom tree print
Smashing Darling- "girls are mean" tank top
Handmade Julz- wire wrapped bee ring
Young & WithIt- gnome notecard set
Dolan Geiman- panel painting
Dear Monday- 3 gift enclosure cards
Happy Shack Designs- gemstone earrings
M Augusta Woodland- citrine moonflower pendant
Rae Beth Designs- lady love necklace
Oblinaknit- hand-knit washcloth
Black Phoenix Trading Post- "dorian" couture soap
Paper Jewels- lacquered paper earrings
Anthropo Morphco- veggie bracelet and ring
Naikid- bar of natural soap
Dogwood Blossom- notecard set
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab- "snake oil" perfume
Ellen Ikemoto- silky red clutch
Loula's Boutique- bronze and blue bracelet
+all my favorites from the Sampler this month!

And the random fates of giveaway winning have chosen this month.....Robyn, from Kyle TX!  Congrats Robyn!  I hope you enjoy all these goodies!  Stick around for next month folks, when we do it again.  Who knows?  Next time it could be you who wins!

Spicy Summer Travel

If you're like me, you need to spice up just about everything before it enters your mouth...pepper goes on almost everything I make, paprika is a favorite for sauteed onions and spinach in burritos, creole seasoning goes on the faux burgers and the fries, oregano is a must in spaghetti sauce.  I usually use about 3-6 different picks off the spice rack for each meal, so traveling, especially camping, becomes a burden bringing little baggies full of spices that I can't live without!  Solution: these small spice kits by Purpose Design!

Handy dandy and cute to boot, these kits come with 10 travel sized spices from the exotic to the staples.  Choose from indian or thai spices or just the everyday ones and you'll be able to take flavor with you where ever you go!  There's also larger kits and some chic spice bars- check them out at Purpose Design!

Give a gift...

Summertime is almost here, it's the unofficial start of summer this weekend!  And with birthdays and graduation gifts and bridesmaid gifts abound in the coming months, what better idea than to include a pretty little summery gift tag?  Like these by cut paper flowers.

And for more incredible gift ideas for the summer, along with loads of discounts and coupon codes, remember to check out the Modish Summer Gift Guide!

For the Svenska in you

Sägen Butik which sounds like a bad thing in English (saggin' buttock?) is actually a whole lot nicer than it sounds, filled with hip porcelain jewlery made from Swedish midcentery classics like Stig Lindberg, Rorstrand and others, some vintage stuff too!  It's modern and chic and oh so, well, Swedish! 

There's lots to choose from, from necklaces to rings to brooches and even a whole section of vintage furniture!  So what're you waiting for, get off your saggin' buttocks and head over to Sägen Butik!  (well, technically I suppose you have to stay seated for that, but you know what I mean.  And you can always exercise after you shop, right?)   

New goodies in the shoppe!

More new stuff in Modishoppe!  Tons of it!  And more to come throughout the long weekend, I'm staying in and I'm'a gonna get me some work done!  Take a peek at all the wonderful new items!  And remember, shipping is free within the US for modish readers!  Use code "modish" at checkout!

Like these cuter than you can shake a stick at owl + pin sets and birdie keychains by kwoozy!

And these incredible re-claimed vintage necklaces and rings by Mood Swing!

Annnd, some awesome cotton handbags and belts by Jenna Rose!

And some super cute fabric hair accessories and rings from insidesign!

And (yes, there's more!) new cards by Dog & Pony Show and Young & WithIt!
 

Give your walls some sugar

Could you use a little sugar and frosting for your walls with a cherry on top?  Aka: some cute cute cute art?  Well good, because I found the motherload of cuteness with Clare Von Cupcake!  Prints of her orignal paintings and illustrations are now available at imagekind featuring imagery of birds, deer, bikes and of course, cupcakes!  And at only $16-18 a piece (or less!) you can find plenty of sugary goodness to coat your walls with for the spring season.  Take a peek!


   

Site of the week: Sharon Spain

Offering gorgeous goods that are each hand silk-screened with hip, nature inspired designs, Sharon Spain Textiles offers an array of colorful goodness for the home and for you!  Using silk duponi and hemp as the base of her textile designs, Sharon's pieces retain a natural yet chic look and since they're each hand screened, they're each one of a kind!  I love all her designs in modern color combinations and am seriously eye-balling one of her handbags! 

From gorgeously chic pillows:

And stylish purses on lucite bangles:

Hand screen-printed and stitched notecards:

And flowery boat-neck shirts:

Sharon sometimes makes one-of-a-kind pieces that she offers on her site or at craft fairs, so check in frequently!  And to see all the different color options and styles available of the goods above, head over to the Sharon Spain shop!