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Sponsor Spotlight: Lauren Goessling Designs

Visit Lauren Goessling Designs for personalized stationery, enclosure cards, baby & wedding announcements and more!

New goodies in the shoppe!

New pretty, summery cards by A Little Hut:

And some new suuuuper cute wristlets by Prickly Pear:

Remember, shipping is free when you use the code "modish" at checkout!  There will be lots more new stuff going into the shoppe over the weekend, so keep checking!

Sponsor Spotlight: Allison Strine

Visit Allison Strine for license plate charms, collage necklaces and more!  Enter "yay modish!" in the notes at checkout and receive free shipping!

Hoot hoot!

Rainbows and plushies and gooco, oh my!  If you're looking to add a little color to your life or brighten someone's day, say it with a cute little wise owl plushie by Mazzalicious!  Simple, sweet and smile inducing, they're available in a wide array of fun colors!  Find them at Mazzalicious along with more plush cuteness!

Unusual Goodness

In a time where the word "photoshopping" will soon have its own dictionary entry (it should!), it's comforting to see that some people are still doing it the "old way", scouring images from various sources, grabbing the ol' scissors or exacto knife and creating collages by hand.  There's a definite nostalgic feeling that can get lost when artwork feels too "digitized", but Francesca Berrini of Unusual Cards is working to bring that nostalgia back with a pair of two good hands.  She creates sarcastic and biting collage artwork from vintage images with a skill that rivals any photoshopping techniques- check them out at Unusual Cards!

Sponsor Spotlight: Swank Creations

Find fabric creations and a hip fabric boutique at Swank Creations!  Use code "modish" at checkout to receive 15% off your order!

Site of the week: Blossom Creations

There are new little indie shops blossoming up everywhere like pretty little flowers upon a stark grey Big Box landscape.  One such little shop adding some color and beauty to the world is Blossom Creations.  Erin is the brains behind the operation, creating housewares, stationery and accessories that are not only lovely, but environmentally sustainable as well, from her studio down under in Brisbane, Australia.  She's starting small and hopes to create a full range of unique gifts that do not sacrifice style for the good of the environment proving that goods can be hip and sustainable at the same time!

Like these pretty jute place-mats and fabric napkins:

And these gorgeous hand screen-printed cards on 100% recycled card-stock:

And these lovely tote bags hand screen-printed with natural designs:

Take a look at these and all the other pretty little things that are blossoming up at Blossom Creations!

No June Gloom Giveaway!

Wow, ask and ye shall receive!  I put out a last minute call for donations for this giveaway and you all certainly answered!  Thank you thank you to all 27 indie shops who dontated goods for this month, you've created a spectacular giveaway that's worth $595!  That's a whole lotta love!  From clutches to earrings, some art and beautiful cards, all these wonderful items could be yours just for signing up for the modish newsletter!  And if you're already signed up, well then, you're already in the running to win!  Take a closer look at all the good stuff up for grabs!
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Kookii:Kooky- dottie mushrooms pouch
Eclectic Elements- hand-woven beaded bracelet
Oblinaknit- wire mesh and pearl earrings
Melissahead Designs- collage card boxed set
Henry Road- tea towel set
Midnight Firefly- nesting earrings
Tartx- wine charm set
Happy Shack Designs- gemstone earrings
Glittery Blue- vintage charm necklace
Sugar Plum- hand letter-pressed thank you cards
Kelly Darke- wire & gemstone earrings
Rae Beth Designs- $20 gift certificate
Naikid- bar of natural soap
Paper Jewels- lacquered paper earrings
Shana Says- vintage button barrette
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab- "snake oil" perfume
Handmade Julz- wire wrapped mushroom ring
AV Designs- bangle clutch
Paper Zombie- pink skulls pocket mirror
Cherry Creek Designs- green with envy necklace
Dolan Geiman- panel painting
Smashing Darling- dot shirt
Loula's Boutique- wooden bead earrings
Dear Monday- 3 gift enclosure cards
M Augusta Woodland- anget earrings
Black Phoenix Trading Post- "dorian" couture soap
Ellen Ikemoto- fab four clutch

Please help ensure that these giveaways can continue and that they continue to be SO ROCKIN' by visiting all the sites above!  The best pay back for these shop's donations is a little click love!  And check back around this time next week when the winner of the giveaway will be announced!
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Sponsor Spotlight: Charmed and Dangerous

Visit Charmed and Dangerous for fierce charm necklaces and other jewelry.  Use code MODISH at checkout for 10% off your order!

Eat your heart out

Nuff said.

Only at Folded Pigs Porcelain!

Happy Towels!

I do tend to attribute human emotions and behaviors to inanimate objects often, buuuut, I've never thought of towels as "happy" until now!  These bursts of color for you kitchen are touted by their creator, PataPri, as happy towels for happy people and by golly, I see just what she means! 

Spread a little cheer to your dishes and sad little counter tops with some fun, graphic towels by PataPri!

New goodies and new blog!!

There are some very cute new travel buddies and make-up cases by luii all the way from down undah, now in the shoppe!    
Annnnd, because I have absolutely no time to spare and I want to make sure that I never sleep again (and also because I need a "creative writing" outlet and my personal blog is just too personal, I have nothing to say about myself...) I started ANOTHER blog called we are all animals. 
You'll notice I just started it yesterday so there's only a few posts, but it's going to be filled with funny/wierd new stories from around the world, about celebs and regular folk alike, that help point out the "animal tendencies" that we humans have in how we act, treat one another, etc.  It's basically just a gossip blog with a furry spin :) My cat also gets to be a "special correspondent" with her reports from the animal viewpoint.  It's tooootally different than this blog, but check it out if ye like and bookmark it and tell yer friends if it's something you'd like to keep reading!  Alright, that's all for today, back to "real" work!

Sponsor Spotlight: Kathryn Riechert

Visit Kathryn Riechert for inspirational metal and beaded jewelry!

Oh those blushing brides

Summer usually means an onslaught of weddings to attend, especially if you're at that "special age" where all your friends are starting to get married except for you, who's still terribly alone and fears that you'll find no one to love, ever, but at least you have your cat and your dignity and who wants to be married and "tied down" anyway- not you, you're free, free as a bird to do whatever you please!  Uh, what was I talking about again?  Oh yeah, weddings!  And uh, wedding gifts!  Like this cute and cuddly photo album, a perfect gift for the bride to be to house their snapshots from the big day. 
Illustrated by the lovely Jen Corace and hand screen-printed and bound by the also lovely Deb Dormody of If'n Books, this handmade album would be perfect for a crafty bride.  Find it only at If'n Books!  And for more wonderful gift ideas (plus discounts!) for both brides and bridesmaids, check out the Modish Summer Gift Guide! 

Monday Sales!

I have some ways to save you some moola on this Monday morning!

Feed your accessorizing urges with the summer scarf sale at Kimono Momo!  Made from vintage kimono fabric, these scarves usually retail for $85 but are on sale for $45 thru July.  PLUS, there's a special code for Modish readers for an ADDITIONAL 20% off at Kimono Momo!  Find it in the Modish Gift Guide, I'll leave you to scavenger hunt a bit :)

Plus, bunches and bunches of goody goodness are now on sale at Hannah Zakari!  The website is re-launching with a new look next month, so they're clearing out the old goodies to make room for all the new ones!  Check out some of the sale stuff!