a steampunk pc

Philco PC from Dave Schultze on Vimeo.

Even though I am a die-hard Mac girl, I'm thoroughly tempted by this new concept design for a PC: PhilcoPC. The film is a brisk 1.17 minutes and worth every second of your time. Right now all the images are 3D animation (yup that whole film is animated...!) but the company behind the idea, SchultzeWORKS, is trying to market it to the major PC manufacturers.

I'd like to see it made for the glorious typewriter keyboard alone. I'd buy that today if it was available!

Forget me knot

I've been coveting Fred Flare's Forget Me Knot ring for ages; but there's no way I'm shelling out $54!
My birthday was this past Sunday, so imagine my delight when I opened a box and saw this:

Knot ring, about $12, Icing by Claires

JEWELRY TIP: Since almost all of Icing's jewelry is not sterling silver, it will start to tarnish after a while. Coat the inside (or whichever part touches your finger) with clear nail polish and WAH-LAH, no wear. :)

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Happy St Patrick's Day! Aside from Christmas this is probably my favorite holiday. I'm partly Irish and my mom's side of the family has always made a big to-do about the wearing of the green -- my grandmother always makes an Irish meal, but we've always opted for the less traditional (and kind of strange) dye-everything-green approach. When I was little, I'd sneak some green food dye into everything on March 17th... milk in my dad's cereal in the morning, the chicken we ate at night. Everything!

One of my favorite Irish symbols is the Claddagh. I was going to explain it, but Wikipedia already did so in such an informative, neat and concise way that it was easier to just cut and paste:

The way that a Claddagh ring is worn on the hand is usually intended to convey the wearer's romantic availability, or lack thereof. The ring is worn on the right hand with the heart facing outward to show that the wearer is not romantically linked but is looking for love. When turned inwards, it is shown that the wearer is in a relationship, or their heart has been "captured". Noting that the heart is pointing down the hand and into the veins which lead to the wearer's heart. The ring worn on the left hand with the heart facing outward shows the wearer is engaged; turned inward indicates the wearer is married.

Isn't that sweet?! Here are some of my favorites from good old etsy! :)
Images link to the product pages.

Enchanted Easter Eggs

This is too adorable. I wish my grandmother had known about Williams-Sonoma when I was kid. This little treasure is a collectible handmade paper-mache egg filled with delicious high-end candies, one of which is a "giggling bunny" (!)

Enchanted Filled Easter Egg from Williams-Sonoma...$26

Elizabeth's Flickr Finds: St. Patrick's Day

Erin go bragh! Today's Flickr Finds are Ireland themed in honor of St. Patrick's Day!


1. Vintage St. Patrick's Day Postcard--Little Irish Gang Member, 2. Vintage St. Patrick's Day Postcard--Baby Irish, 3. Vintage St. Patrick's Day Postcard--Irish Dancers, 4. Vintage Advertisement - "Irish Eyes Are Smiling", 5. Chauncey Olcott, Tis An Irish Girl I Love And She's Just Like You, 1920, 6. 1950's DENNISON Irish Lass Die-Cut Seal, 7. Vintage St.Patrick's Day Card, 8. Vintage St. Patrick's Day Postcard--Open The Window, 9. Vintage St Patrick's Day Art - 6

coats

I'm in a bit of a financial jam so I put five of my coats up on ebay. The starting bid for each of them is $15, but if you're definitely interested in one of them, I can take down the listing and sell it to you for $20, so you don't have to bid -- provided the item doesn't have any bids yet. Shipping is $4.95 for each coat, or $8 total if you combine two or more coats. These are all size L, but they run on the small side.

Forever 21 Coat with matching belt.
Original cost - $39
Starting bid - $15
Condition- Never worn
Size L

Brown & tan trench coat from Ruche
Original cost - $46.99
Starting bid - $15
Size L
Waist tie is mine, not included.


Purple polka dotted trench coat from Forever 21.
Original cost - $29.80
Starting bid - $15
Condition: never worn
Size L


Forever 21 funnel neck coat
Original cost - $45.80
Starting bid - $15
Condition- like new, but one button is a little loose
Size L


Black and white coat from Ruche
Original cost - $49.99
Starting bid - $15
Condition: never worn
Size L

floral footwear

I think these shoes are absolutely to die for! Has anyone ever bought shoes from F21 before? A lot of people make fun of or deride the store for having poor quality clothing (while I'll admit it's not Gucci, the stuff looks pretty nice for what you pay and usually lasts at least five years in my closet -- good enough for me on my measly income) and while I personally think their clothes hold up fine, I've always been tentative to buy their shoes. I guess I'm just worried that they'll either be painful to walk in, or the heels will snap out from under me.

I'm not in a position to be buying shoes right now, but just wondering if anyone has bought them there, and how they hold up? :)

F21- Boutique Floral Pump - $24.80