Hey Kids!

I know I mentioned a post or two ago about how I had no internet. Well, I still don't have any internet, and I haven't for several weeks now. Boooooo. I might have it by next week, but there won't be regular updates until I do actually have it.

I look forward to future ridiculously awesome... ness.
Cheers!
Vanessa

So I just got a kitten. Woooo! I'll have to make a post about him with pictures when I get them up onto Flickr. But the point of mentioning that is that he loves to play with his toys, which made me want to go searching Etsy for some of the most ridiculously awesome cat toys, and I found a lot of winners! I'll post a few entries over the next few days with the results of my epic Etsy search.

First up on the list are these adorable "Stuffed Rat Toys" from scrivenerferret's shop, which is full of toys for ferrets and cats. Rats are near and dear to my heart because I used to have two as pets (may they rest in peace - I seem to be moving up the food chain in pets aren't I?).

It may be a little morbid giving one to my cat to play with after having rats as pets in the past, but these are so cute who could resist? And these are made with anti-pill fleece, and you can get them with rattle, squeakers or bells for ultimate kitty playtime fun! But I'm not sure whether the eye x's are because they're dead, drunk or have x-ray vision (I prefer the third option)

Also highly adorable is scrivenerferret's "Scrumptious Steak Fleece Toy!"

Hello everyone!

I kid you not when I say that I actually searched for "ridiculous" when looking for today's ridiculously awesome item. Needless to say, that search led me to this "hot mess" as described by the creator, polygnome.

"I Didn't Know When to Stop" is a one of a kind wristlet clutch embellished to the extreme. It's got a lot on it but it's still very cohesive and all the components work very well together. And it's all sectioned off on the inside for credit cards and cash and whatnot!

And if you like this one, you'll also love its sister clutch!

I think it's the whole "back to school" deal that's got me looking at sweaters on Etsy these days. But hey, it's never too early to start your fall shopping! And since I'm a sucker for sweaters and anything gray, this cashmere sweater by movieboyproductions was an easy choice.

This "Asymmetrical Mosaic Couture Cashmere Sweater" is one of many sweaters in the shop handmade from different pieces of cashmere. They have interesting style lines, hand embroidered details, and lots of movement. Movie Boy has sweaters in lots of different colors and styles. Each one is detailed and one of a kind, meaning you're getting a very unique, ridiculously awesome piece!

Get out your tiny pencil for today's super adorable item! It's a tiny book from the Etsy shop of RuthBleakley who carries many hand bound books and works of art in her shop.

Now I know pretty much nada about book binding, but I can imagine that trying to put together something so tiny when you're used to working in much larger sizes is quite the task! Plus the goldfish in "Two Fish Talking" are so fun!

Ruth's accordian books, also found in her shop are so well done, as well as her pocket journals, like this Kyoto-Higashiyama one. Definitely worth a look around the shop!

So I moved to Brooklyn a few weeks ago (woo!) Which was pretty hectic, hence the lack of updating. But in celebration of me now living in the Big Apple I am posting a ridiculously awesome item inspired by Brooklyn, that is also made by a Brooklyn artist!

And that artist is resurface. She does ridiculously awesome things like printing photographs onto lampshades. This one, called "HI-LIGHT Pendant Lamp" features some of Brooklyn urban graffiti, as does many of her other lamps. And trust me, you can never run out of inspiration when it comes to graffiti in New York.

Resurface has successfully turned seemingly grungy Brooklyn graffiti into an urban-chic lampshade. And there are many, many other ridiculously awesome shades where this one came from!

Oh, just a quick note before I start. If you're reading this because you're considering bidding on one of my ad boxes for Project Wonderful, please note that I am out of town and do not have very frequent computer access, so it may take some time to approve your ad, so please be patient!

So I know I dropped off the face of the earth for a while. Basically, my computer broke, and I randomly decided to move to NYC, which will be happening in a couple weeks (hopefully). In the meantime I am busy busy and also out of town, but will try to get updates in here ASAP! Sadly though, the Etsy shops will have to be closed down for the time being until I get my affairs in order and get all set up in Brooklyn, then my Etsy shops (TuttiFruttiDesign and VanessaMichelle) will be back up and even better than ever!!

Yesterday on Etsy, this thread got me looking for bacon-themed items. And in the process I found these "BLT Earrings" created by the miniature-foodist fairchildart.

BLTs are fantastic. Sadly, I will never have one again considering I went vegetarian a couple months ago. There's vegetarian bacon, but it just doesn't measure up. In any case, these earrings are certainly not made out of meat (I hope...) so that makes me feel a lot better.

And they do look very realistic, much like the other handcrafted food jewelry in fairchild's shop. I mean, come on, she had to have used real brie for this "Soft Cheese and Crackers." And check out these "Cinnamon Bun Earrings."

This piece has been around Etsy for a while now. I found it way back in my favorites, and I'm surprised it hasn't sold. Not only is this eco-friendly "Brand Identity Wearable Art Tags and Labels Jacket" created by undoneclothing totally awesome and wearable, but it would also make a fantastic art piece.

It was created from thousands of labels rescued from clothing, and done with a quilting stitch overtop that brings everything together. You'll definitely have to click the link above to go to the listing and see close up pics of this jacket.

Undone's shop is filled with fabulous whatnots that utilize unusual materials to create clothing and accessories like this pink tape measure coin purse.

Today's eco-friendly ridiculously awesome item comes to you from implexus. She offers yarn made from t-shirts in several colors in her shop.

This "Dusty Fuschia T-shirt Yarn" is 20 yards of continuously cut 50/50 poly cotton fabric that makes excellent yarn. And it's a jersey, so it's stretchy. It's a very easy and cost-effective way to stay green! Or, you know, Dusty Fuschia. But implexus does have green-colored green yarn!

I'll admit, I'm not a huge fan of spaghetti. I don't know why, it's just not my favorite pasta shape. But, it does look quite enticing in cake form, a la this spaghetti cake from the Baton Rouge bakery of cakesofgrace.

The meatballs are a fun touch. (Yay vegetarian meatballs!) And the sauce looks delicious. I can't help but wonder what the cake flavor is below all that fondant and icing... chocolate? Red velvet? And can I get the cake with alfredo and mushrooms?

In any case, it would make a really fun birthday cake, or perhaps a wedding cake if you will. So would this "Crawfish Boil Cake."

You can find all sorts of fantastic things on Etsy. Like handspun yarn! And nothing is more fun than the crazy novelty art yarn you find there, made up of all different kinds of fibers and textures. What I like even more than that is well photographed art yarn - like this yarn from LushMommy's shop.

This "Gypsy" yarn is a single ply yarn containing thread, fabric, wool, alpaca, glitz and so much more! Lush collected fibers and whatnots from lots of different Etsy sellers. And you can also buy crazy novelty batts or roving, with lots of different bits already mixed together you can spin from.

Novelty yarn is typically better for small, fun projects like neckwarmers, hats, clutches, or maybe even some mittens! Usually you can get enough of the same novelty yarn to do something like, a sweater, but you could collected different skeins of art yarn and make a crazy awesome sweater!

"TP is to be rolled over the top for a reason." It's true. Don't let me catch you with "underneath rolled" toilet paper!

I found LiciaBeads shop because she has been one of my PW advertisers! (How sweet is free advertising?) And I thought these beadwoven toilet paper charms were adorable. This one comes in the form of a pendant, but you can also get them on a necklace, or as earrings!

And you could be rebellious, and wear your tp charm the wrong way.... but don't let Licia see you! Remember, it's rolled over the top for a reason.

This very summer appropriate ridiculously awesome item is from UtopiaArmoury. And yes... it is a chainmail bikini top.

I know. It looks really heavy and uncomfortable - but it only weighs a half pound, and is made out of aluminum and rubber. And it's swim friendly! You can pair it with a matching bikini bottom and you're good to go!

Definitely a modern twist to the traditional super heavy metal links normally used for things like these. And blue and silver is a great color combination for this summer.

This fashion bonus track was designed by Australian student designer Carlos Bouman. He's been published in many online news articles recently because this ridiculously awesome eco-friendly dress won him the People's Choice Award at the DesignTech Powerhouse Museum student work exhibition.

The goal was to create a gown that was very haute couture, while still being eco conscious by using normal everyday items to create the dress.

It's hard to tell at first, but this dress is actually made from dishcloths, bedsheets, and mosquito netting. Carlos literally collected the dishcloths from friends and family members, so they're certainly not new and unused. The dishcloths were hand dyed (along with the other materials) and gathered and pleated to create texture. Folded and pleated bedsheets form the base of the dress, while the mosquite netting serves as a tulle substitute to give the dress volume.

Oh, and the bottom of the dress also unzips off to reveal a little cocktail dress. Click on the article link to see a picture of it!

Today's dose comes to you from heavensentcrafts. Her shop is full of notebooks - and not just made out of floppies, but also game boards, book covers and playing cards. I personally like the Monopoly ones.

This Turquoise Floppy Disk Notebook is great because it makes use of all those floppy disks that most of us don't use anymore, and that would otherwise go to waste. Plus, it's a pretty color. It's got a great metal binding, and is filled with white paper. So don't buy a new notebook when you can go to heavensent's shop and get all kinds of recycled notebook wonderfulness!

Today's daily dose comes to you from the very appropriately named imadeyouabeard. She gives girls (and some guys) everywhere the ability to have a beard. And you can get them in fun colors and styles, too!

One of my very favoritist things about her shop, other from the fact that she makes beards, is the fact that she's the model for her beards! This particular beard is called "Recluse Beard." It's made from cream colored wool roving. Some of her other beards involve yarn or felt, but this one will really make you look like an experienced fisherman.

Wear one to the office, to the park, to the grocery store. Wear one while walking your dog - they're appropriate virtually anywhere!

First off, to any men reading this, I apologize, womanly things like this may be awkward for you. But keep reading, it'll be fantastic.

I'll be the first to admit that I love plushes. I often go searching for them for this series, but when I found VulvaLoveLovely's shop, I knew I hit the ridiculously awesome jackpot. And well, I bet you can guess what kind of things are in her shop. She actually sells an array of wonderful items, but this one is one of my favorites.

Well... it's true. "My Uterus is a Super Nerd." This uteral plushie is made of flannel, sports sexy glasses and carries her books with her wherever she goes! But seriously though, how cute are these? Your uterus could also be a superhero if you so wanted!

Also a notable item from Vulva's shop, which was in the running alongside the nerdy uterus for this post is "Utera Maxima," a giant uterus plush!

Today's ridiculously awesome item is from perrinspage's Etsy shop.

"Persephone's Bike" is a one of a kind piece created from a rescued bicycle. It's all done up with paper and found objects. You totally need to click on the link and look at the other pictures in the listing for some awesome closeups. I love the wheels, and all the little parts to them.

Oh, and it's definitely meant to be sculptural only and not ridden! Although I'm not sure how you'd ride it anyways with no seat or pedals! Perrin says it's been living in a gallery for a month, and it's now looking for a permanent home.

Today's item comes to you from creamtart's apparel and accessories shop.

This "Infinite Dress" is unique because you can transform in into many different looks. Yeah that's right, all those dresses in the picture were done with the same garment! In different colors of course.

I've been trying to figure out how it's done... and since it's a one size fits all sort of deal, it must be a skirt base with long panels of fabric that you can wrap around in certain ways to achieve multiple looks. It's a very fun, multi-occasion piece. And you can choose whichever color you want!

The dress comes with a CD that has an instructional video on how to wrap the dress to get the different looks. I think if I attempted this without a video I would just end up with a haphazard toga dress held together with safety pins. Definitely a cool idea for a garment!

I really do have ridiculous ways of finding my ridiculous items. I know that for today's item I didn't go searching for giant chess sets... I didn't even know they were on Etsy! I literally searched for "giant" under the handmade category because I know that many times the coolest things are either oversized or undersized versions of the original item. Well that is definitely true in this case!

Very appropriately named, largechess is the maker of this item. This set is the largest of his chess sets, at two feet tall. The "World's First Giant Medieval Themed Outdoor Chess Set" is indeed what it says - the world's only giant chess set with a medieval theme! It's based off of King Arthur and the Legend of Excalibur. And I know I've seen regular chess sets made giant, but never one like this! Largechess says he spent over a year creating the original sculptures for this set. And because this is a custom order, they can be made in colors to match your home or garden! The pieces are durable, lightweight, and definitely ridiculously awesome!

Whoa wait, what? Actual robots? On Etsy? Who knew? I didn't. At least not until about five minutes ago. This awesome (and very teeny) robot comes to you from MiddleCreekMerchants. And it looks like this husand and wife team creates just about anything!

This particular guy is a solar powered sun seeking robot. It has a tiny solar panel and will actually follow the sun. And it moves fast too, at one inch per second. And since it's solar, it requires no batteries - bonus! It teeny tiny! Not much bigger than a quarter, and it was made from computer and phone parts! I went to their website ( http://www.robots.stonepile.org/ - the one listed in the picture) to watch the video. Pretty cool stuff! Middle also has different tiny robots listed in their shop, including one that makes noise, and one that looks like a caterpillar!

Ok ok, I'll admit it. I stole this from the front page. But hey you have to admit, the FP has some pretty ridiculously awesome items. Like these cute little stud earrings from Joannarutter!

"Tiny Fox and Forest Studs" are made by hand by Joanna out of sterling silver. I love that the two earrings are different, as is the case with many of Joanna's earrings, including those with tiny squirrels and birds. In fact, Joanna has a whole shop full of beautifully handcrafted jewelry. I personally like all of the little birds - they would go great with a Nimbus necklace!

I'm going to be mixing in some of my awesome fashion finds from now on, in addition to the Ridiculously Awesome series. How exciting is that? And if you think the items I've found on Etsy are ridiculously awesome, then you'll love designer Hussein Chalayan. He's most known for mixing technology with fashion. He makes clothes that light up, and clothes that literally move and transform themselves. I don't know how he does it, but it's truly ridiculously awesome. And not only are they technologically amazing, they're beautiful as well, and really well designed. Here's a video of his Spring and Summer collection from 2007. The beginning two minutes or so is his ready to wear collection. If you want to skip ahead to the really wild stuff, start the video at 1:50.

I've always greatly enjoyed staceyrebecca's store full of fun little finger puppets, and now she seems to have even more up in her shop than ever! She also seems to be having an awesome sale on adorable toilet paper finger puppets!

This "Toilet Paper Party Finger Puppet" is made out of felt and, well, looks pretty friendly to me. But if toilet paper doesn't suit your fancy, there are man other choices in Stacey's shop. Would you prefer a Microwave of DOOM? Or maybe an Angry Pizza?

Today's dose of awesomeness comes to you from danielbombardier. Daniel designs sweet wall decals for the Wall+Ternatives graphic design company, like this one!

This Cassette Tape wall decal is huge at 2x3 feet. Retro and detailed, it even says "Mixed Tape" on the label. These wall decals are great because they don't damage the walls while they're up. They come off cleanly, with nothing left the behind. The only downside is once they're off of your wall, you can't use them again.

There is literally and endless supply of ridiculously awesome wall decals on Etsy, so I'll save the rest for other posts ;)

I was looking for some sweet sculptural pieces for today, and when I saw "Flo the fabric donkey" from the lovely peeps at prettyscruffy, I thought 'Hey, that's a pretty sweet fabric donkey.' And then I saw the words "Lifesize Sculpture" in the listing... and almost died.

Bryony and Abi are the peeps behind prettyscruffy, and this fabulous lifesize fabric donkey. I was able to get the whole story from them on how Flo came about. She was made in literally FOUR DAYS as a last minute decision right before an event. Flo was made with fabrics scraps collected through the years (I like how individual motifs were cut out from the fabric and sewed on as appliques) and then stuffed with newspaper, magazines, and plastic grocery bags. I imagine there's gotta be some kind of armature in there as well to make her stand up on her own, either that or the legs are stuffed really, really tightly to make them stiff enough to hold up the weight of the rest of the donkey.

And all that work really paid off! Flo will be shown at local school exhibition soon, and is also travelling to London to be shown! I also got a few extra behind-the-scenes pictures from Bryony and Abi of the making of Flo... but for whatever reason they just started showing up as big stupid sad faces instead of the actual photos... if anyone knows how to fix this please let me know! Until I figure it out I'm just removing them from this post. Hopefully they'll be back up later!

Today's dose comes to you from michaelarras. I love these circle tables he sells in his shop, and this one is super fun because it's bright green!

Called "Yellow Green Table," it consists of several circular and oblong pieces of wood connected together in a single unit. It's handmade, one of a kind, and guarenteed to be a unique addition to your living room!

Michael has a few other similar tables in his shop, in different shapes and finishes, including a fun more rectangular table in orange! But all of his furniture is very clean and modern while still being statement pieces.

I was having quite a time finding something I really liked for today's post... that is, until I came across homedog's Etsy shop. I cannot get over how ridiculously awesome and hilarious their pet houses are.

This one, as you might have already guessed is modelled after the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. It's called "The Cathedral of Notre Dog," and looks so much like the original it's amazing! Ok, I'm pretty sure the red fire hydrants aren't actually outside the cathedral in Paris, but a dog's gotta feel at home right? You really do need to click on the listing, and look at the other pictures for the full 360 effect - it looks good from all angles!

This would be great for small dogs and cats - but can you even imagine how epically awesome this would be build for say, a St. Bernard?!? Oh, and of course there are replicas of other famous buildings scaled down for your pet, like The Pantheon, and The Continental Library!

Today's daily dose comes to you from knitting extraordinaire elf518. Elf makes highly detailed fairisle patttern into sweaters, clutches, neckwarmers, and hats. And they're all hand knit, too!

This sweater, called "Robot Pixel Mash-up Fair Isle Sweater" is custom made for you in your size when you order. The design is crazy awesome, and the black and white combination makes the pattern stand out a lot. It's handknit by elf, and the gauge is fine enough to allow to a lot of detail within the design.

I particularly like the blue and red combination, and the puff sleeves in another sweater of hers called "Red and Blue Handknit Robot Sweater." Really, how can you go wrong with robots and sweaters all in one?

Today's ridiculously awesome item comes to you from harlequinfeltworks. She makes her floral inspired scarves using a wet felting techique called "nuno" felting, which is really fun because you felt on top of silk chiffon to create this fun effect.

This scarf is called "Minimal Rose." I like it because the colors are more neutral, and the gradation is a really cool effect. The base is a hand dyed silk chiffon scarf, with a merino/silk blend felted into it. Merino is really soft and comfortable, and isn't itchy like domestic wool can be.

You can wear is wrapped around as shown in the picture, or you can let it hang down (check out her shop banner for examples of ways to wear the scarves).

And if you aren't a fan of this color combination, there are other colorways in her shop, including combinations of reds, pink, oranges, grays and white. Definitely cool designs, and great scarves!

I've had valhallabrooklyn on my ridiculously awesome list for a while now! She's been a featured seller on Etsy, and had a "Quit Your Day Job" interview as well. She has a lot of wonderful new bags, wallets and cases out for summer!

This "Okinawa Leather Bag in Turquoise" is a great example of valhalla's work. Everything of hers is very detailed and well made, with lots of pockets inside andout to hold all of your valuables. And all her bag are always lined with fun fabrics! This particular bag is a bright, fun turquoise shade, with fun zipper pulls, a removable long strap and lined with a printed blue and white fabric.

Her bags are a splurge for a lot of us, but if you're looking for something more in your price range, check out her wallets and camera cases, made in a striped pattern with different shades of leather. The leather isn't vegan friendly, but for all others, the leather will guarentee that these bags will last you a long time, and leather always gets better with age!

Today's item was just too fun not to post! The perfect item to wear during the summer months, this fun corset dress comes to you from Mariquez.

This "Cocktail Candy Multicolor Flower Barbie Corset and Skirt Dress" is actually a corset and a skirt inspired by Barbie and all things candy colored. The airbrushing makes the colors unique, and the faux flower embellishments are just perfect! It would make a daring choice for a tea party, or you could even display it on a dress form.

I think it should also be noted that Mariquez is a very young (but talented!) designer, and her shop is just full of colorful, detailed and unique items, like pendants, and millefiori cuffs!

It's day 7 of cupcake week, so this is the very last cupcake post I'm doing for a while... I think I've fulfilled my year's requirement for cupcakes. It's turning all of my ads into cupcake ads!

And here is part one of today's epic cupcake finale!

It comes to you from whimsicalcollections. I saw this listing for the first time today, and it took me about 2 seconds to decide whether or not to put it up here. It absolutely had to go up because:
A. It's adorable.
B. It's unique. How often do you see a cupcake chandelier?

This "Whimsical Cupcake Nursery or Playroom Chandelier" is one of many crazy cool and unique chandeliers, that would make a great conversation piece, and the different options in themes means that you have lots of choices in terms of style and colors. This one is fun because each arm is different, and the bows on the lampshades make it extra adorable. It was so fun to look through their shop, and the teacup and bunny chandeliers are a couple of my favorites.

Don't forget to stop by later to see part 8 of my week long cupcake extravaganza! I don't know about you, but I almost never want to see a cupcake again... almost ;)

Woo, we're really starting to come into the finish here on the epic cupcake week! I do have to play catchup though, and do the last two cupcake days in one tomorrow since I skipped a day. I had my last final due today for my last semester of college, and had graduation events going on today, and the big commencement ceremony tomorrow!

But I'm back on track (yay!). And and with an awesome item none the less. It comes to you from ZombifiedCreations. Who has the most adorable zombie cupcake pincushions ever. Yes, you heard me right! Sounds like an odd combination, but I've had this guy in my radar for a few days now, and come on - there's no such thing as too many pincushions.

Zombi The Evil Cupcake Pincushion is the size of a normal edible cupcake, but has crazy amounts of awesome that a regular cupcake could never possess, no matter how hard it tries. My favorite part is the contrast between the pretty teal flowery lace and the "crazy eyes" made out of what I think is a combination of buttons, nuts and washers. Crazy cupcake eyes are lethal, because you never know whether he's looking at you or not... *shifty eyes*

And the ultimate best part? At these prices, they're a steal! Seriously, if nobody buys them soon I might be acquiring a small army of Evil Zombi Cupcakes. Which might be dangerous. So if you don't hear from me for a few days... send out a search party! And tell them to stay clear of the cupcakes; something nobody wants to hear!

And stay tuned for tomorrow, the ultimate cupcake day! After that I'll of course be going back to posting a wide variety of items :D

If you've been following along, you'll know that today is day 4 of cupcake awesomeness! And today's daily dose is cream filled!

These little cupcake earrings come to you from roscata. Her shop full of handmade tiny food is right up my alley! She incorporates her tiny food into magnets, jewelry, and cell phone charms.

And these cupcakes are famous! Any self respecting person recognizes that signature white squiggly line of frosting. And these "Hostess Style Chocolate Cupcake Earrings" are small and subtle, for those of you who don't want accessories that scream "I'm wearing cupcakes!" to the entire world.

And I spotted many other wonderful little treats in roscata's shop like adorable snowcone charms, sushi magnets, and the bacon and egg necklace is to die for! Oh the list goes on. Makes you want you want some individually wrapped snack cakes, doesn't it?

Welcome to Day 3 of cupcake awesomeness! Today will teach us that not all cupcakes can be fun and happy. Some are pitiful. And discouraged. Like "Sheldon the Pitiful Discouraged Cupcake Brooch."

Sheldon comes to you from "Bittersweeets," one of my very favorite Etsy shops. She makes handsewn felt food with adorable little faces and "bitter" personalities. Her shop includes foods from avocados and peapods to pancakes and cookies. You can get them as brooches or magnets. And now she offers pin back button with photos of her bitter sweets.

And I couldn't resist including Sheldon's story from Bittersweeet's Etsy listing, it was so funny and explains why Sheldon is so bitter...

"He is feeling upset because after countless hours spent constructing a diorama of the pyramids made of popsicle sticks, he tripped and fell on top of it, shattering into a million wooden shards. He is saddened not only for the tiny pharaohs who now be homeless, but also because he glued his fingers together making it. Not to mention he had to consume exactly 329 fudgsicles in the process. And fudgesicles make his teeth hurt." -Bittersweeets.

So please, adopt Sheldon. And help him successfully build pyramids out of popsicle sticks. Or card houses if you will. It'll make him feel a lot less bitter :D

I wasn't planning on it until now, but I hereby declare this week CUPCAKE WEEK on my blog! Everyday through Saturday will be a new ridiculously awesome cupcake item from Etsy!

Today I though I'd continue the fun with some real cupcakes! I'm very excited to have found a vegan cupcake shop on Etsy that I never knew existed!

These "Chocolate Covered Strawberry Vegan Cupcakes" come straight to you from thecupcakemint. I think I may have actually gasped outloud when I saw these, they look so delicious, and the photo looks so great. I definitely appreciate thecupcakemint's fine photography skills, as they make her cupcakes look even more delectable. Chocolate cake... strawberry buttercream frosting... the chocolate drizzle is ganache... and there's even sprinkles and candy on top!

There's lots more cupcake selection in thecupcakemint's shop, and I even saw some listings for cookies and cinnamon rolls as well! All 100% dairy free. And they're not just for vegans! They'd totally be worth a try for vegetarians and omnivores as well!

First of all, I apologize for the sporadic updating. I know that the whole "Daily Dose" thing has been kind of a lie the past few weeks, but bear with me while I attempt to graduate (NEXT WEEKEND! WOOO!). I'm currently looking for something really super sweet for a Ridiculously Awesome post this evening.

Second of all, I would like to invite all of you to follow me on Twitter! I'm at http://twitter.com/vanessamichelle. And yes I do follow back. I especially love to follow Etsians on Twitter as well. Makes me feel more at home over there!

Third of all, I'm hoping to get approved for Project Wonderful ads in the next few weeks, and get those up here once I get through this whole school thing and can devote all the time I want to awesome posts! If you're interested in advertising on PW, keep me in mind! I'm planning on having the ads in that awkward white space up there ^ where my "featured item" is. I really don't like that space, and I don't have much to put up there. Hence the "awkwardness." I tried going through the HTML to find a way to get rid of it. And I could, but it didn't move my blog posts up so I just left it there. Anyways, PW says for a blog they would like you to have at least 30 quality posts so they can accurately evaulate your site. With this one I'll be at 15, but in a couple weeks I should be good to go :D

Off to make french toast and look for more riciduously awesome items for the upcoming week!

<3
Vanessa

Today's dose of Ridiculously Awesome comes to you from andrada. Whenever I'm searching Etsy for ridiculously awesome items, I always know right away when I see the perfect item. It's like love at first sight. And when I saw "Amoeba Configurations," I knew right away it was going up here.

This acrylic and mixed media art installation makes a unique and colorful addition to any home interior. Definitely the kind of thing I would put up in mine.

The twelve 10x8" squares are versatile - there are multiple ways to hang them, and you can arrange the colored canvases however you like to suit your taste.

Andrada has a whole shop full of wonderful paintings! It's like Candyland for art lovers - certainly worth a look.

Today's Ridiculously Awesome item comes to you from bluecitrusart. She takes photos using the "Through The Viewfinder" technique, which means you use two cameras to get one photo, but it produces a great effect!

This photo is one of my favorites. It's called "Fuzzy Pink" The fuzzy nature of the picture itself works great for the fuzzy texture of the plant, and it has a very vintage feel to it.

Another great "Through The Viewfinder" photographer is ScarletBeautiful2. Both of these sellers offer their photos in an 8x8" size, so you could buy multiple prints from both of these sellers and make a great photography series on your wall.

Definitely a fabulous photography technique that, if you are not familier with, checking out the photography in both of these shops would be a fun little adventure :D

WOW.

<---- Look how adorable this is! It's a tiny handmade chair! Stands at only three inches tall, and made by urbangipsy. It's called "Chair In Bloom." It's made with glass, vintage lace and paper, a little hummingbird and brass leaf, and hand painted metal soldered together to form a tiny collage chair! And... it even comes with its own tiny room!

I just discovered this yesterday, and urbangipsy has more chairs like this, in different themes (definitely check them out in her store!), and they all come with their own little room as well!

They are all one of kind, yet very affordable. And they're small enough that they'll fit into any space (or into a dollhouse if that's where you want to put them)

A very unique, ridiculously awesome find!

The moment I saw this dress I knew it had to go in here. It's just too awesome not to. Toolgrrl has many art dresses like this one, which have been featured in museums and galleries, and now they're for sale on Etsy!

Called "Scapular Art Dress," the design is built over a vintage slip. All of her art dress are anatomically inspired. She appliques fabric in anatomical designs that make you look like you're wearing your insides on your outside.

This one is called "scapular" because of the spacula appliques on the back. This dress is more skeletal based, while the other dresses have different anatomical themes, like the lungs, or the circulatory system.

Each one is totally unique, and whether you plan on wearing it (it is totally wearable, which is a lot to be said for art dresses in general) or displaying it, you'll be getting a totally awesome, one of a kind piece. Definitely check out all the dresses in Toolgrrl's shop.

Also, sorry for the wonky layout, the way blogger inserts multiple pictures into the blog window makes the text self-adjust in a crazy way, and there's no way you can adjust it. And then of course blogger does some funky things to your spacing after you publish it, and it ends up looking nothing like how you typed it! (Anyone know what I'm talking about?) I'm still trying to figure out how I can get around it.

I have MORE ridiculously awesome items from Etsy lined up for the next couple days! ♥

I love Steampunk and industrial inspired pieces. I even have watch parts and hands that I like to use in jewelry I make. But this... this just... completely blows my mind.