Thought about Xmas yet?

It's time to start, or at least think about, the holidays. Judging by this nightmare, there's no better place to start than at the cozy, parking-free domain known as Etsy. After a must needed hiatus from this site (my Visa couldn't handle the pressure), I was back, and in business! Lo and behold, the thing I simply could not resist was this badass brass octopus necklace from Toronto's Chrys Designs Jewelry. 

And for your cutie'p-tootie girlfriend (ahem, hint, cough, hack), why not send her an old-fashioned love letter, with 88% less time and effort than it would take to actually write an old-fashioned love letter?

Yes, the little "I Love You" postcard comes out of the envelope. Awesome. And if it couldn't get any better, it is completely affordable through Etsy. There's even something for that jerk who left you before the holidays. Ohhhh, diss!

Summer's Ice Cream

Studs that remind me of wistful sun-drenched visits to Summer's Ice Cream in Yorkville. Farewell sweet heat, hello pistachio ice-creamed ear baubles.

Tea is for elitists.

Tea, while I don't drink it too often, lives in this fantastical realm with connotations of a bygone era, be it the Arts & Crafts tea rooms, exotic blends sent from China to Marie Antoinette, or even the simple pleasure of sipping and catching up on a quaint bistro set.

Here's one of my favourite things on Etsy: a handcrafted, fully functional teapot from georgiesmom in Toronto. The colour and shape reminds me of a seaside playground off the Mediterranean Sea. Sigh.