We spotted one of these irresistible pop-up placemats made of recycled paper on Etsy’s front page, and we had to see who the maker was. We were full of delight to find Publique Living to be a San Francisco-based company, and even more pleased when designer Lian Ng accepted our invitation to join Modern Mouse!
Lian is a self-proclaimed aficionado of …

Feeling that chill in the air yet? Crickets Creations can take care of that. Just wrap one of Celeste’s (aka “Crickets”) handknit scarves around your neck and you’ll be snuuuuug as a bug in a rug. Celeste’s line of handmade fiber art is brought to us from Kanab, Utah. Where’s that, you ask? We looked it up and can now …

Okay, truly I’ve been trying to come up with a post that doesn’t use so much punctuation…but I just can’t!!! CONGRATULATIONS to Allison of Monkeys Always Look for an amazing accomplishment of shipping over 3700 garden markers to Anthropologie!
We saw the news on her Facebook page and just had to celebrate along with her. Look at that smile on her …

We’re serious fans of crafts with a Japanese flavor, so we knew we had to have Yokomono Studio in the house. Powered by designer/creator Yoko from her studio in Berkeley, California, Yokomono Studio offers dainty handle bags, quilted lunch bags and tissue box covers in some tasty fabrics.
Aside from being fun to say, we like the Yokomono name because of …

You’ll make your gift-giving prowess known if you package it up with a lovely greeting card, gift enclosure and/or gift wrap from Feterie. We’re drawn to the vibrant colors and simple yet sophisticated patterns in Feterie’s paper products, which are inspired by founder and designer Cathe Huynh-Sison’s nomadic travels around the globe. And we appreciate the fact that all of …

Aaah, just reading about mi SPA‘s product line makes us feel like we’re being pampered at the spa.
The line’s luxurious indulgence awakens the senses with its intoxicating Asian-inspired scents from sensuous sake to the aromatic tropical scents of dreamy coconut lemongrass and sweetly-refreshing Yuzu.
We’re talking the likes of green tea body lotion, asian pear perfume oil and some amazing looking …

Fabric lovers will be happy to hear that San Francisco’s Helen Fawcett will be gracing our shelves with her Cookie and the Dude line of deliciously yummy fabric headbands, belts and jewelry We have ichi-v to thank for bringing Cookie and the Dude on board, and we’re dancing like mice that she did!
Helen’s product line is as popular as she …

We snatched up one of olive‘s Pop Props as soon as we saw it! Simple yet ingenious, this product comes flat like a business card so you get to pop the shape up on your own and lean a lucky item of your choice on it: iPhone, business cards, photo… Heck, ours doesn’t hold anything just so we can stare …

Coming to you straight out of San Francisco, it’s Maebee Jewelry! Maebee Jewelry is the home of lovely laid back bracelets concocted from unusual metal findings paired with casual cool leather or linen cords. These handmade pieces designed and crafted by sweet-as-pie DIY extraordinaire Marianne Evenhuis will have you looking boho chic. We love versatile adornments like this that can …

Uh huh that’s right…TINYSAURS!!! As in, miniature dinosaur models. That you assemble yourself. How fun is that?!? And good for your brain too. We got mad love for Brooklyn metal artist Kelly Farrell for sending some Tinysaurs our way.
Trained in jewelry and metalsmithing, Kelly now spends her days making tiny creatures laser cut from oak tag paper. And we’re so …