I’m surprised that the E, T, S, and Y buttons on my keyboard aren’t totally faded out by now. Visiting Etsy has become almost a daily meditation. As a result, my Favorites list has exploded, and while I wish I could just drop thousands of dollars onto my favorite indie designers and makers, it ain’t happening right now. The best I can do right now is save them for my imaginary future and post them up here and hope that they get admired and/or purchased by my faithful crew of shopping monsters.
As we head into July, we must release the immense pressure building in my Etsy favorites. Here are the favorites I accumulated in June 2020:
Frida Kahlo Cotton Kantha Quilt, $40.99 from NAMO Creation
These gorgeous, ornate quilts are all over Etsy, and there’s a pretty normal reason why. This type of quilt or blanket is called a “karsha” and is a common product made in India. There are many Indian-run Etsy shops that serve as an import service for artisinal products, and this just happens to be one of the most popular – the Frida Kahlo print in particular. You’ll find these for all different prices on Etsy, but they all seem to hover around $40.
The Entire Shop: Badaboöm Studio
I might try to describe the aesthetic of Badaboöm Studio as Tumblr-meets-the-Occult, but that would still be underselling them. Badaboöm is a Toronto-based design studio that makes all kinds of adorable and semi-spooky pins, t-shirts, iron-on patches, and poster prints. I’m a sucker for the juxtaposition of vintage sweetness and swear words, so their line of cussy-cute gear with everything from “Eat Shit” to “Go to Hell” get me giddy. If you couldn’t deduce, Badaboöm is responsible for the simple and gorgeous “It’s Over” patch at the very top of this post, as well. Some of their best products are iron-on patches, actually, and I’ve never needed a denim jacket more than I do right now. You can also find their goods on their own website, Badaboom-Studio.com.
Infused Honey Sampler, $25 from Honey Run Farm
Nothing gets me pulling my wallet out quite like a sampler. It doesn’t matter if I’m at Denny’s, at a distillery, or on Etsy apparently, a sampler platter of a brand’s best-selling products is always going to draw my attention. This collection from Honey Run Farm includes the beekeeper’s best infusions, like creamed honey with vanilla or chocolate, ginger-lime honey, and even a coffee-infused honey!
Risograph Prints
A Risograph is a machine made by the Riso Kagaku company that basically creates copies of things. It works kind of like screenprinting in the sense that it applies only one color at a time, and there aren’t any areas of the image where there’s more than one layer of color. They lend themselves incredibly well to vibrant prints that are simply designed, and these two prints by Kimberly Glyder and a studio called We Are Out of Office have totally won my heart.
Leather Plant Hanger, $24 by My Museum Home
In a world where I’m not allowed to use screws to attach anything to any of my walls or ceiling, I’m relying upon command hooks to do all of my dirty work. I realized in a blissful stupor the other day that I could suspend hanging plants from the ceiling with the proper heavy-duty, removable hooks and voilá, I have 100,000 hanging planters in my Etsy favorites. This one, with leather straps and basic hanging mechanisms, would look awesome carrying my little spider plant into maturity. :3