Flowers anyone?
These pretty rosette necklaces, headbands and brooches from Bean & the Sprout are a great way to make a girly statement, or add just a little burst of color where you need it. Made by hand from vintage fabrics in a garden full of delightful colors.
A Cat's Nest has the cutest handmade crochet accessories. From shrugs and boleros to necklaces and bracelets, belts, cowls and more- I mean knitta, please! It's almost too much to handle. Plus the style of her goods are unique and airy enough to wear even on a hot summer night.
Visit Mingus Designs for gorgeous hand screen-printed accessories that are eco-friendly too, printed on hemp, organic cotton and linen. Mention "modish" in the notes at checkout and receive 10% off your order! Valid in both her etsy shop (USD) and her own shop (AUD) until Aug, 8th 2009. Thanks for supporting Modish, Dear
Lots of girly vintage goodness from Allen Company Inc. I'm really feeling florals this season and I've never really worn them before. Maybe it's from living in Portland, known to me as, "so-many-flowers-I've-never-seen-before-town."
Erin Dollar is local crafter, artist, printmaker and beardmaker. Wha? Yes, beardmaker. Beards are pretty ubiquitous here Portland- perhaps it's the all year round chill in the air, a nod to the history of NW lumber culture or just the way hipsters roll around here. Whatever it is, I like it. And now with the help of Erin's shop, I Made You a Beard, we can all join the ranks of the bearded, with ease!
As you can see tho, Erin's talents extend beyond beardmaking- she's a talented artist too, creating funny beard related work for her shop above, and beautiful abstract works for her Erin Dollar shop below:
Here she sells both prints and original artwork, including one-of-a-kind collages, hand-printed lithographs, hand silk-screened works, papercuts and more. Erin, you're one talented Portlander!
I just got a package in the mail with one of Blythe King's amazing laptop cases inside, and let me tell you, I am smitten. Her line of iSockits, cases designed for MacBooks, iPods, iPhones, Moleskines and more, are well-constructed, well-padded, earth-friendly and so much more attractive than your typical tech cases.
Blythe's line is made entirely from vintage fabrics, most of which have been collected from various seamstress' estates throughout Louisiana, and are embellished with vintage buttons. Aside from the padding used to make iSockits, no new materials are purchased in the making of her products.
I love how cozy my new case is—I have no worries about my laptop being well-protected, and the cushy case doubles as a lap pillow to keep the heat from the battery off my lap. Plus, the contrast of the vintage fabric against my sleek new (OK, not so sleek or new anymore) Mac makes me smile.
Liz Grotyohann is a co-founder of cosa verde, a marketplace for handmade, environmentally-conscious goods.
Liebling Designs creates gorgeous treats for lovely ladies. I especially adore their beaded necklaces accented with silk flowers- deliciously girly! Modish readers get 10% off all jewelry for the month of June! Just mention "modish" in the notes at checkout. {SHOP}
I love these brooches by London fashion label, Bena- some are laser etched wood, some screen-printed plastic but all are super cute!
From birds and foxes to etched mahogany Western style letters, everything is created by London based designer Anita Gohil who is inspired by everything she sees right outside her doorstep. See the full line, including knitwear and bags on her website.
Check out these adorable tees, funky accessories and way too cute bathing suits from indie Italian brand, Sartoria Vico.
I love the whale print, which comes in a few color combos and is available on many different items. And how can you resist a beach scene made using bikini parts? Very inventive!
I also really like these illustrations by the designer behind Sartoria Vico, Cristina del Buono. She's one talented Italian, she is.
I'm excited to introduce a new regular contributor to Modish- Liz from Cosa Verde! I had such a great experience with Liz during our big earth day giveaway that I decided to invite her to help with the eco-friendly finds. If anyone exudes eco-stylishness, it's Liz, so I'm glad to have her point of view added to the mix! You'll find her here every Tuesday sharing some of her favorite environmentally conscious goodies with us all. So, take it away, Liz!
It is finally feeling like summer here on the East Coast, and I've traded my jacket for just a wrap in the morning. Handwoven from merino, mohair and wool naturally dyed with plant dyes, these shawls from larimeloom have great, muted color to them and look like the absolute perfect thing to ward off a chilly early summer morning.
...in summery pink stripes and bold baubles.
{illustration by Peggy Wolf}
{vintage dress from Edward Vintage :: headband by ban.do :: vintage shoes from This Year's Model :: vintage brooch from Capricious Traveler}
Vanilla Bug oh Vanilla Bug. Your felted adorableness and cute clay goodness is almost too much to bear:
From jewelry and brooches, to art and home decor, everything that this Australian shop pumps out is pure gold, and it's all handmade by miss Amy (who's also the brains behind Baker's Dozen- them is a whole lot of brains.) Find more cute tea-loving goodness in the Vanilla Bug shop!
I'm Jena and Modish is a daily design and style blog full of art, craft and inspiration. I've been writing here since April 2006 and blogging is my full time job. I'm happy to have you here and sure do hope you'll stay awhile.
