Etsy Fashion: Key Pieces For your Spring Wardrobe

Every time I purchase fast fashions or suggest doing so to others, I feel the need to balance things out. I sew a few pieces for myself or buy at a thrift store. Another way I can even the score, so to speak, is by taking the time to create shopping guides that support small businesses. 

Here is a list of eight etsy shops where you'll be sure to find a few key pieces for your spring wardrobe:

1. Our Little Daisy:

$70.30 CAD

$79.74 CAD

$51.71 CAD

2. Three Little Ducks:

$115 USD

$180 USD

$120 USD

3. Dresstore 2000 (I must admit that I am dubious regarding just how "small business" this one is, due to the price of the cape and other garments they offer but, given that they have listed less than 150 items, I decided to go through with this.)

$58.00 USD

$65.89 USD

$49.99 USD

4. Laura Galic (Etsy is a big, big place now and this shop definitely makes my top 50 list!)

$179.90 USD

$229.90 USD

$120.00 USD (While I do think this dress should probably have been lined, due to how transparent the fabric is, one can easily wear it with a slip)

P.S. I fully intend to buy the above coat and jacket.

5. Raluca Martinescu (Also from Romania, like Laura Galic, this shop is very small but has so much potential):

$24.00 USD (top)

$24.00 USD (skirt)

$23.00 USD (blouse):

6. Daria Karaseva:

$130.00 USD (blazer)

$210.oo USD (I have seen this type of overlapping sketched out before-- I have sketched some myself-- but this is the first time I see that someone has gone through the trouble of making pants like these and I think they're fantastic!)

Classic, side-draped pants $110.00 USD

7. Ella Lai:

$99.00 USD

$119.00 USD

$99.00 USD (pants):

8. Jekyll und Kleid

$165.00 USD

$154.00 USD

$159.00 USD

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25 Days of Etsy Christmas Gifts. Day Twenty-Two: Montreal, Part Two.

i'm having so much fun with these montréal lists! today you'll see a lot of jewelry but i have to start injecting them into my posts more frequently if i don't want to supply you with ten jewelers on the last day of this series; we have such an abundance of beautifully handcrafted jewelry made right here in montréal! 


1. for stylish, feminine fashions, check out local designer, vicky dubois.

2. have a look at a selection of over one-hundred-and-fifty lovely jewelry items at nelly van see.

3. for fun and mostly geeky ipad and phone pouches, hair clips and necklaces, be sure to peruse yummy pocket!

4. i'm really stoked to be featuring this next shop! my homegirl, claire carny, runs south side soaps, a an awesome rock n roll, rockabilly and tattoo culture-themed body care product shop, based in ndg, a borough in south-west montreal. please note that south side soaps is not taking anymore orders on etsy before christmas but claire is happily taking local orders. extra bonus: miss carny is graciously offering a 10% discount to all local readers of my blog who wish to make a purchase. you can order a premade gift basket or customize your own for gift-giving, for an additional $3.00. 

to place an order and encourage a rockin' local momma, please email claire at: southsidesoaps@gmail.com

5. i recommend métal en bouche for fun yet tasteful, handcrafted jewelry.

6. be sure to check out kimberly fletcher for gorgeous, excessively well handcrafted leather goods!

7. it's getting cold outside so why not warm up some people on your list by ordering something pretty and handmade from knits by nat?

8. whether you're looking for a phone cover that is geeky, pretty, classic or bad-ass, you'll probably find it at i art monograms.

9. giving little guys on your list a craft kit means giving the gift that keeps on giving so why not put together a gift basket with paper, glue, pencil crayons, marker, scrapbooking accessories... and one of these cute little artist's aprons from set carré?

10. i find myself drawn to several of the pieces from mélanie favreau jeweler's present collection and i'm sure someone on your list would too!

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