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 …

The problem with finding all these fabulous designers is that, well, how are we gonna stop ourselves from taking all their amazing creations home with us?! As soon as we saw this pair of poppies earrings from Alameda’s own Periphery Designs, we were hooked. Then there’s the Water Lily Necklace, the All You Need Necklace, the Tiny Sparrow Stud Earrings…{swoon!}
Angela …

Is this thing edible? Oh. Well, can I eat it anyway? We hunted for days to find the perfect soapmakers to invite on board, and we were all suds and bubbles when we found Sirona Springs! Hailing from El Cerrito, California, Ruth is the miracle worker behind Sirona Springs who plays the role of both chemist and artist in developing …

We were a fan of The Girl and Rhino t-shirts as soon as we saw this design, depicting a giant Port of Oakland cargo crane daydreaming about its future as one of the Empire’s giant war machines in George Lucas’s The Empire Strikes Back movie! Well, we were fans as soon as we saw that design and also the one …