Completely Cactus shows off a great assortment of wonderful make-it-yourself plushies that are just great for the kids or your desk! (Buttons optional - these stuffies are cute all on their own.)

The folks who make these vintage looking stickers with the funny little sayings just make me smile.

(They also do "Knitting is My Dirty Little Secret" tin banks.)

Ovet at Blue Q - thanks to Megan at the How Design Blog for pointing out the fun stuff at BlueQ.

If you're ever looking for inspiration on the card front, especially for projects that need to be individualized for a large number of people, try the mideval alphabet!

Illuminated manuscripts of the past were chock full of amazing and beautiful scenes, that were brought into the text as drop caps or intro pages.

I thought these were just beautiful...

 

You know the fridge magnets with the prim one-liners... well dear Miss Taintor has branched out finally into the fashion side of things.  Messenger bags are here!

 

 

 

 

Taking stones in all sorts of shapes, then arranging them to taste, Miss Veronica Riley Marten offers up a fresh look that is craft-meets-mod for an afternoon's psychedelic tea.

The one above reminds me of a jungle. Very nice.