a few of my favorite [shop] people

Something has happened on Twitter.

Inside jokes.

Hilarity.

Commiserating.

Kindred souls.

I have made some really awesome friends.  And it’s [fantastic].

Four of them are on Etsy and have [amazing] shops and well-written blogs and are some of the best people to Tweeter with.

BabyEtte

You have heard me wax poetic about Beth before.  I own four of her creations – 2 ring slings and 2 wraps – and I [love love love] them so much.  I am constantly stopped and asked about them whenever I’m out babywearing.  Olivia loves to snuggle up in them so much that she’s starting to recognize them and squeals happily when she sees me get one out.  I cannot tell you how much I love babywearing or how many times it’s saved my sanity or allowed me to get things done around the house.

Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/BabyEtte

Blog: http://babyette.net/blog/

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/BabyEtteEtsy

Create Beauty Daily

Cameron is such a sweet, wonderfully hilarious soul.  I swear in another life we were sisters.  Maybe even twins.  Her jewelry is gorgeous.  I don’t own anything personally (YET!) but I’ve purchased some as gifts and I’m always so pleased and so tempted to keep it for myself.

It’s [so hard] to give it away.

Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/CreateBeautyDaily

Blog: http://createbeautydaily.blogspot.com/

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/Cre8BeautyDaily

Julie Vision Designs

Julie is another hilarious twin-from-another-life (maybe she, Cameron and I were triplets…) and I adore, adore, [adore] her work.  Her clutches are beautiful, whimsical, and so special.  I wish I’d known about her shop when I was married because I would have purchased the bridal clutch in a heartbeat.

Now, I’m not normally a clutch type of gal.  The purses I carry are large.  Especially now that I have a baby and, sometimes, just don’t want to tote a diaper bag around.  But Julie’s clutches are so pretty; I want to collect them all.

Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/JulieVision

Blog: http://julievisiondesigns.blogspot.com/

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/JVdesigns

The Little Big Vintage Shop

Ms. Ex Libris, which should be her real name in my humble opinion, has one of the funniest blogs I’ve read and equally hilarious tweets.  I only recently discovered her Vintage Shop of Awesome; however, I have my eye on a certain number of things that I pray will last through the holiday season so I can procure them after the new year.

No one touch that little Japanese Print, okay?  I’m calling dibs.

Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/littlebigshop

Blog: http://thelittlebig.wordpress.com/

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/exlibris

There you go!  Four awesome shops to buy things from JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS.

Support vintage and handmade, y’all.

You save kittens when you do.  Or puppies.

Depends on your domestic pet of choice.