Barcelona

I have done alot of traveling in my lifetime  but I have never fallen in love with a city like I fell for Barcelona. It is one of those places I could move to in a second. The city is gorgeous and huge, with an extremely relaxed and creative atmosphere. It is the place I was made to live.  The architecture is amazing. A huge mishmash of styles, colors. and textures.
The people were fabulous and fabulously dressed. And ohhh, the shopping... We found little boutiques selling handmade soaps, bazaars selling anything you can think of set up in the squares. And of course I had to check out the Chanel store next to my hotel!
Definitely a place of huge inspiration for me and hope it can be for you too!

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monday favorite finds on etsy

'life is what you make it' by Kaelie

my monday favorites! :)

Ice blue crochet sh... Berniolie $58.00	I am enough.. roman... starsb117 $29.00	VINTAGE Fire Engine... emmyko $15.00	Bollywood Birdcage ... poppycottage $80.00
Vintage 70s Powder... FlukeStore $24.99	Banksy Girl with Re... sugarbabyink $30.00	LINOCUT PRINT - Sma... thebigharumph $22.00	Pin Cushion - Needl... greenbaboondes... $20.00
vintage 1980s candy... swishvintage $30.00	Vintage Melmac Sky ... FragileKats $29.99	Heart Bowl with Den... nealpottery $17.00	1960's Doris Do... TMVClothing $42.00
Poppy Bowl stonewar... MarciG $27.00	Vintage 70s red whi... elliemayhems $125.00	Personal Teapot Blu... darshanpottery $95.00	Tiffany Blue Vintag... JitterBugJunct... $75.00

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the best eco friendly finds on etsy

'with our love we could save the world' by Kaelie

my favorite eco friendly finds

Needle Felted Gumba... jacksbeanstalk $60.00	Kate Chopin's F... LKatHome $12.00	Mustache Envy - Set... CarrollCreekGl... $60.00	Handmade Organic Ba... GrowingUpWild $19.99
Lavender sachets --... namolio $18.00	ECO Gray felted Sli... kadabros $65.00	Vanilla Coconut Goa... EcoChicSoaps $5.50	Emerald Green Lace ... JustLiv $20.00
Jellyfish Bustle - ... ElvenForest $94.00	LA POMME // Bicycl... ikabags $69.74	Black Stinkwood Inl... jewelrybyjohan $249.00	Sarah in the Forest... Palomaria $25.00
Ribbed Knit Top Org... finethreadz $32.00	no.2 repurposed gui... offbeet $21.00	Recycled Hand-dyed ... generalhildebr... $22.00	Santa Cruz Dress HerbanDevi $58.00

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Wanderer- my favorite etsy travel items

'wanderer ' by Kaelie

Drift. Hand Embroid... merriweatherco... $20.00	Brass Nautical Port... GwenDelicious $37.00	Wrap Around Travel ... dailypaper $28.00	Steampunk Victorian... couturebylolit... $24.99
50% off SALE -- Win... LoftyDreams $7.50	JELLYFISH3 -ARTWORK... RococcoCo $10.00	Original Red Amelia... RitaLove $2000.00	VIntage Travel Sewi... MamaMotherlode $12.00
friendly octopus vi... beepart $30.00	Not All Those Who W... theloveshop $20.00	Vintage 50's It... mountainmantra... $25.00	UPCYCLED Maine SAIL... MimsMaine $168.00
Vintage Travel Liqu... OctaviaBrown $90.00	Vintage Linden Trav... tigerluxe $31.00	Select images from ... 123fish $5.00	Refinished Vintage ... fbstudiovt $44.95

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steampunk

When I first started on etsy a couple weeks ago, I encountered a term I had never heard of: steampunk. Steampunk is anything made with metal and gears, but from a Victorian age point of view.

Wikipedia describes steampunk as:

"a sub-genre of science fiction, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s.^[1] Steampunk involves a setting where steam power is still widely used—usually the Victorian era Britain—that incorporates elements of either science fiction or fantasy. Works of steampunk often feature anachronistic technology or futuristic innovations as Victorians may haveenvisioned them; based on a Victorian perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, art, etc. This technology may include such fictional machines as those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne."

For more info on steampunk visit: http://www.steampunk.com/

To purchase steampunk items visit: http://www.etsy.com/search/handmade?ref=auto&q=steam+punk

Here are some examples:

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