Tilly Types

Of Mice and Mice

I stumbled upon these amusing little shoes yesterday...

... aren't they great? Sadly they don't have my size. (Typical!)

At least I can turn to Etsy for some cute, elegant and peculiar mousy finds. Isn't the ring splendid? 

Hope you aren't scared of mice!

Potty Teapots

Teapots, wonderful things. I use a lovely, simple glass pot made by a German company called    Jenaer Glas. But these intriguing handmade ceramic pots - anything but simple - are quite beguiling, perfect for a mad tea party.

Odd Craft

Odd Craft, originally uploaded by Tilly Bloom.

An amusing poster for what I believe was a book of short stories...
Of course, I love the title.

Etsy Gift Ideas

1 Sad Girl
2 Art Hat
3 Leather Keyring
4 Porcelain Pears
5 Tally Earrings
6 Memory Game
7 Wall Sculpture
8 Red Felt Necklace

Black Swan

Hello Fine Fellows,

I hope all who celebrate Thanksgiving have a splendid day tomorrow and eat many a tasty foodstuff.
If you are cooking, a special wishes to you, I'm sure it'll turn out delicious! I made a wonderful Maple Nutmeg Cream Tart yesterday, with some surprisingly easy-to-make Ginger Butterscotch Sauce. Speaking of ginger, MarmeeCraft has an excellent recipe for Honey Gingerbread, which you can see here.

If you plan of doing a little shopping this Friday do take a peep at my specials page...

A few charming Swan finds...

1 - Trumpeter Swan
2 - Swan Song
3 - The Twins
4 - Swan Necklace
5 - Masquerade Print
6 - Swan Buttons
7 - Swan Print
8 - To Ride a Black Swan

Buttons, Bunnies and Black & White

Of Buttons, Bunnies and Black & White...

Pensive House Rabbit Button, by bluedogrose @  Etsy.com

My buttons are finished and look dandy indeed...

... I'm particularly fond of the eyes and 'Pacifist', the one where Bella dons a handsome mustache.

Black and white buttons are pretty, yet simple things, very wearable indeed. Here is a little selection of what Etsy has to offer... I particularly like the Book Face, Nerdy and Medical ones.

1 - Vocabulary
2 - Medical
3 - Devoid
4 - Man v. Snail
5 - Book Face
6 - Adventure
7 - Nerdy
8 - Vintage Dictionary

This splendid photograph named 'Terrified' is by TalkingPlant on Flickr.

Shadow Rabbit Necklace, $21 by Tilly Bloom

That's all the bunnies, buttons and black & white for now, hope you enjoyed!
  Tilly
 

Bees and Honey

Bee Etching by PrintMan, $20 at Etsy.com

The pedigree of honey
  Does not concern the bee;
  A clover, any time, to him
  Is aristocracy.
Emily Dickinson
   

One of the delicious locally made goodies I picked up while in the countryside was a jar of beautiful Wildflower honey; which I enjoyed greatly this morning on toast, with a little (also locally made) Pumpkin Bread and some rich, Rainforest Alliance El Salvadorian coffee. A very pleasing way to start the day.

Mmm... bread & honey - simple, sweet and lovely.

With bees and honey in my mind, here are some wonderful related Etsy picks.

1 - Beehive Print
2 - Bees Print
3 - Hive Necklace
4 - Honey Oatmeal Soap
5 - Honey Comb Wristlet
6 - Crush Necklace
7 - Busy as a Bee
8 - Bumble Bee Necklace        

Cutie Snacks

Chocolate filled bears

 

Mmm... I love these chocolate filled bears, I turn into something of a cookie monster in their presence...

Hamlet in Japanese

Hamlet in Japanese
 

I visited a wonderful bookshop yesterday and picked up a copy of Hamlet in Japanese, the typeface is beautiful, as is the page layout; which is perfect for my planned use of the pages as a canvas for my black, Japanese-inspired prints. I think the mixture of great Western literature in elegant Japanese characters is quite appropriate.
I also found some old Japanese vocabulary workbooks to make mini-envelopes from.