Have I told you all about my latest obsession in addition to all things photography? I don’t think I’ve mentioned it, but I’m totally and completely obsessed with Etsy.
My lack of crafty abilities combined with wanting to support small business has led to a full-on, in need of Dr. Drew*, ADDICTION.
Most recently, I’ve bought a handmade baby gift for a friend (I’d link to it here, but she might read this and I want it to be a surprise.) I’ve also been marking hundreds of items and sellers as favorites for Christmas gift ideas. If I’ve been absent from your blog lately, it’s not you. It’s my Etsy ADDICTION.
Since we’re moving into a new house soon and away from this floral infested rental, I’ve been scouring Etsy for cute and affordable art for Carson and Ella’s playroom. One of the shops I found was studio jk vinyl.
Studio jk vinyl has a wide selection of wall decals that are so unique and creative! I’ve narrowed it down to getting the kids’ monograms/names, crayon decals with their names, or maybe going with an owl theme in the room.
I love that you can choose colors and personalize the wall art with names. I think my love of monograms and names MUST be a direct result of my 3rd stint being a southerner! I also love that there are things that aren’t for KIDS, but for design-savvy ADULTS, like I dream of being.
Guess what!?
One lucky person will win a $25 gift certificate to studio jk vinyl for today’s Reader Appreciation giveaway! I really wish I could enter my own giveaway!
To enter, check out studio jk vinyl and tell me how you’d spend your winnings!
Comments will be closed at 7 AM, EST, November 14, 2008. Good luck!
*Speaking of Dr. Drew, have you seen Celebrity Rehab on Vh-1?! Oh man. I feel like I shouldn’t be a voyeur on those people’s painful therapy sessions, yet I get sucked in every time it’s on.
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Congratulations to Dore, winner of the Flippee!
Oh my, they are all so adorable! If I had to pick I would say the dandelion for my sunroom but there is also the adorable toy labels that I need. Man what a choice!
The set of three nature squares are really cool!!
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Ugh! I am getting an error page when I click on the links. Will have to restart my computer… good morning to me!
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I got an error page when I clicked on the main links, but the monogram link worked. So cute! I would get the flowered ones for my daughter’s room.
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I really like the definition ones, like by the laundry or kitchen.
Like the new look, btw.
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Oh I could use that! I have been looking at those things for quite some time & little man’s room would be a great place to add some flare.
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My 4 kids have a playroom with barren walls. I’d get the crayons and put their names on them. How clever!
Oooo….I like the dinosaurs for my Max’s room. He is 3 now and his room is in serious need of redecorating.
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That store is already in my favorites! I just bought some vinyl clings for my house and I LOVE them!
The Large Monogram – Scallop Custom Family Names is my favorite!
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I just painted my boys’ room, and I need something on their walls. This website is great!
I love this store too!
So many great things to choose from. I’ve got my eye on the kids labels for the bins that keep their toys tidy.
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Love it! Wow – how to choose. I think I would use it to purchase a monogram for my daughters room. I painted one before she was born but I’m not crafty and it’s very amaturish…. I’m sure she’d be complain if she could talk
My list of etsy favorites is 12 miles long. Time to add one more.
I think I would buy the scissors graphic if I won the gift certificate. Thanks for the contest.
Oops. I just left a comment on another entry that was meant for this one. Oh well! I would get the crayon name for my nephew’s bedroom. Adorable!
I’ll tell you that I’d gift it to my pregnant sister for a nursery decoration…
but in reality, I’d get the family monogram for myself.
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Wow, that IS a great Etsy site. I really like the Kid’s Labels for organizing bins. We’re in the midst of sorting toys before Christmas, and I think those would be super for that.
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Cute stuff! I’d get the flowers to decorate my daughter’s “big girl room” – which she’ll be moving into, with any luck, in December.
I would so get the crayon w/name becaue it just rocks. However, I would love some of the cute birds for myself, but I have a feeling my husband wouldn’t go for them.
I love the extra large family names vinyl wall sticker. So adorable!
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OO! I LOVE THOSE! The blowing dandelion would look awesome in my dining room. There’s a big blank wall that is craving some sort of artsy-inspired fluffiness!
I love the ” fa la la la la Singing Bird – Vinyl Wall Decal!!!” I would ask if she could make it bigger and put it on the big living room window I have.
Adorable!!!!
I am so ordering it, whether I win or not:)
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I would love to spend the $25 on the christmas ornaments wall decor. Those would look so cute on a wall in my house!
You just gave me a great idea for the blank wall in my dining room! I have always wanted a wall vinyl, I don’t know what I didn’t think of this before. I love the learn, prepare, live one, or the definition of family. So cute!
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Dandelion decal – LOVE IT.
I like your redesign. I know, I’m a little behind.
I really like all her stuff. It’s all totally cute! I guess the monograms are pretty cool, but I really like the laundry definition and the princess tiara.
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Oh, my new apartment with all its white walls would love that!
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I loooooove the giant dandelion wall decal. That would look amazing on my wall!
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After being our home for almost five years I have yet to hang anything in our bedroom. I really like the love and be loved.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the family monogram with the letter in the middle, the scalloped edges and the names and est. 1999. So cute and so perfect for our entry way… I also reallllly love that wispy dandelion. I wish I could convince my hubby to do that in our boys’ playroom, but I know he won’t go for that… I’d also love something to spice up MY playroom/craftroom/computer room… so many choices. So many CUTE things!!
Oh, I LOVE Etsy. I buy all my daughter’s bows from there. And my cloth pads. And other non-practical stuff too.
I got a small vinyl heart and put it on my husband’s side of our bathroom mirror. It’s not obnoxious, but let’s him know he’s loved.
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I like new things. with the time right now I glad if I get new socks trying to find a good things to do online to stay home with my kids. I’m glad for you.
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I am bookmarking this site for Christmas presents!
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You are feeding another addict here. I’m trying to do a mostly handmade Christmas, and since I don’t have a creative bone in my body, Etsy it is!!
As for Studio JK, I love the definition of family. Or maybe a family monogram. So pick me!
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Oh I love vinyl! It’s so hard to narrow down to what I would get. I think I’d get the Kids labels – picking just 6 would be hard, so maybe I’d get more!
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I love wall words!!! I think I would choose the Christmas themed stuff like the ornaments, Noel, and Fa,la,la bird to decorate for the holidays. We don’t have much art yet, so it’s fun to fill up the spaces with something festive.
I’m also adding the large dandelion to my wishlist to go in the living room beside and above our sofa (similar to their pic)
Thanks for the great link! Keeping my fingers crossed for the win!
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Love and Be Loced is great..and I heart the giant scissors! Oh…the kids…hmmmm – Giant Dino for sure and probably some labels…What have you done to me? Do you get a kickback? What else do they have….?
Oh, man, I don’t know how I’d spend my winnings… there are too many cute things to choose from… I love the birds and the owls, the trees are super, the dandelion is so cool…. too many to choose from!
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Like I need another shopping addiction! I don’t even know where to start, we are so in need of decorating around here.
BTW, I feel guilty when I watch Celebrity Rehab too. But I don’t change the channel.
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I’d get this – http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15220497
also love wall decals!
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ohhh.. love this stuff…
i’d get the love birds & put over my bed – we haven’t done a thing to our bedroom since we moved in 5 yrs ago & i really really need something cohesive in there…
Oooh! i love the vinyl retro dandelions. They would match my family room PERFECTLY.
Thanks a lot, I just blew $125 on a messenger bag I wasn’t planning on buying
Etsy definitely has some cool stuff as is the vinyl, however I wonder if it harms the paint below it at all. I know with cars (there’s a recent trend of wrapping cars in vinyl to change the color) if it gets exposed to direct sunlight it rips the paint right off…just food for thought
Jeremy
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I love the new pic, J. You & the lassie = perfection. I’d get the Luck o’ the Irish cling. For obvious football reasons.
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I LOVE Etsy. I have a shop on there, even if I’ve been lame and haven’t updated it in a million + years.
So hard to choose what I’d pick with my gift certificate. I’d have to say it’s between the wish dandelion and the perfect tree decal.
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I would definitely get monograms for my girls’ rooms. They just recently had them painted and gotten new bedding. The girls picked the colors and the bedding according to their own styles, and a monogram would be perfect in each room.
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I don’t really want to be entered in the contest (I think it should go to someone who could use it more than me!), but I want you to know I share your Etsy love. Hours and hours go by and I realize I’ve spent tons of money and need to stop the Etsying. It’s a strange madness that can’t be stopped!!
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I luuurve the large dandelion on pg 3! I am a huge dandelion fan, ever since I was a kid. I suppose most people outgrow that…
This Etsy shop is great!
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I’m digging the “Love and Be Loved!” phrase.
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I heart etsy. Just ordered baby a knit hat and LOVE it.
I think I would def. have to have the kid organizing decals….my house looks like a toy store threw up in it and desperately needs some reorganization.
Gee thanks for adding even more to my own Etsy addiction. LOVE that place.
&, uh, yeah. Dr. Drew is so damn cute and Gary Busey is S-C-A-R-Y!!!!! Enough said.
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