The Angelina Fong Designs Story
I started my business in April of 2009 and it actually came about more by accident than out of careful planning. I’d been making handmade items for myself and as gifts to friends and family for years. People always told me “you could totally sell this!”  but I always thought they were just being nice. To …

The Melinda Mae Handbags Story
I have loved crafts since I was a little girl and had fun making various projects with my sewing machine. It wasn’t until many years later that I realized that I could make some fun handbags for myself that would help compliment my personality and show my unique style. So I started to make handbags that …

The Bella Beads Originals Story
I started making jewelry, as a hobby, in 2003. My sister gave me some vintage beads and a beading magazine. That peaked my interest and I took some beading classes. The next thing I knew, friends were asking me to make jewelry for them. And, as they say, the rest is history.
I love the …

A couple of weeks ago we announced a fresh new wave of designers whose goods have now made their way into Modern Mouse, and this week we’ve got even more to scream our heads off about! So let’s not waste any time, shall we? Just in time for the holiday shopping rush, we’ve added awesome products from these exciting folks:

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Assemble a nice big collection of super-awesome products, check. Open shop, check. Throw a grand opening party, check! ( Photos from that bit o’ fun soon. :] ) Take a breather…NO CHECK!
A breather? Who’s got the time?! Holidays are around the corner, homies! That makes it our job to be fast and furious in bringing in new good stuff. So …

Even if biology was never one of your strong suits in school, that won’t stop you from lovin’ all of the science-inspired designs of emily p-s jewelry anyway! Our neighbor over in Berkeley, California, Emily Percival-Snyder is a Maine College of Art grad and has been making jewelry ever since she was a wee child.
With a love for “watch[ing] things …

Man, it was tough picking the ARCHICRAFT product to feature in this post. Do we go with the awesome, shiny laser-cut acrylic doilies? The carefully crocheted mobius cowls with built-in twist?! Or what about the customizable laser-cut card where you can pop out the dots to create your own message?! But augh! Then we wouldn’t get to highlight the product …

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 …