Category: five things

I skipped this post last week because I never got around to finishing it so this week you get double five faves, or ten treasures!

I updated my shop with some one-of-a-kind mini banners (one of which is pictured above), all priced at $15 or less!

A serious contender for Gwen’s birthday or Christmas present this year.

The Ghost Boat story on Medium is heartbreaking-slash-fascinating.

This Lazy Oaf x Caspar shirt is an actual portrait of my life.

Sad topography.

What an excellent early birthday gift this will be for me.

I want one of these little wolves from Small Wild SO BAD.

GIVE ME ALL THE STEVEN UNIVERSE TOYS.

I really like the simplicity of this play mat for Gwen but I kind of want to paint my own? I’m considering a couple different flatwoven rugs for this project: a plain one in off-white, brown or green, or this patterned one in black.

Aaaaaand one more shop update: a large version of my grey suede & white leather mountain pillow!

The baby bear says “hey come & check out this post, it has way more than five things in it!”

DOG TRAIN. Also, this boy & his puppy.

I’m trying to save all my money to get a new raincoat for myself (gave my old one to Sym because I literally cannot get her to wear a raincoat otherwise) buuuuuuuuuut I really wanna get this pin form The Disaster Life.

2015 is really Rose McGowan’s year I think.

Maybe one day I will be like THAT’S IT! NO MORE CUTE WHIMSICAL HOUSEWARES! Today, though, is not that day.

Or how about a whimsical diy?

My October calendar page! I made two versions, a Canadian one and one for people who don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in October for some weird reason. Download both here.

The canis lupus crew welcomes you to this post…

An interesting article on what happens when grief goes viral.

I have a bunch of iron-on unicorn patches up in the shop for superrrrr cheap.

Facebook is introducing a “dislike” button, I can’t wait to not like things.

I wish this baby name generator had been around when I was preg with Gwen, we had so much trouble picking a name for her.

FULL LENGTH, bless

Gwen-as-Bender-from-The-Breakfast-Club begrudgingly welcomes you to this post.

WELL I NEED THIS.

I was unable to resist buying these shoes for Gwen.

I really like these little dolls.

luv u Connie Britton

ALSOthis weekend you can get free shipping worldwide on all the fine art in my society6 by clicking here.

An inexplicably friendly and cuddly Mark Fluffalo welcomes you to this post.

My fave Jessica Sea is running a COLOSSAL sale in her shop rn, get 40% off orders of $10+ with the code OHGODWHY.

The decline of play in preschoolers — and the rise in sensory issues. Can I pretend I had foreknowledge of this? As a preschooler all Sym did was play and I have the same plan for Gwen.

One of the best shops ever, Stay Home Club, just launched a line of shirts & onesies for kids and babies! I ordered Gwen this greyscale kitties tee and I know she’ll be obsessed with it.

Go “like” the Lisa Frank facebook page, you won’t regret it.

I started making a new pair of size seven boots for Gwen in the spring, riiiiight before my carpal tunnel syndrome diagnosis. Obviously I had to take a break from working on them and was just finally able to finish them yesterday and guess what? They don’t fit. Luckily I have enough of the suede to make her a new, bigger pair BUT in the meantime I’ve listed the too-small pair for sale here.

sleepy friends

How Dogs Get Older

Looks for the Very End of Summer

The trailer for He Named me Malala.

It’s super rainy here today, the perfect sort of day to curl up with a blanket and a hot drink and watch some super-sad short films:

Till We’re Free, a short film about the kidnapping, torture and murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till. Today is the 60th anniversary of his death and the film is free to watch, today only.

Dawn, a short film directed by Rose McGowan about a sheltered teenage girl who is lured into a terrible situation.

Sleeping toddler toes.

Only 1.5 million dollars and this nightmare The Shining-looking carpet museum of a house could be yours!

I have a little cloud-shaped napkin holder on my desk (I use it for mail and coasters) and could def use some more cloud accessories, like these candles or this lamp.

These found photos are incredible, as are these pics of an all-women’s cross-Canada road trip, circa 1954.

ALL the new Beach House!

I had to discontinue my super-popular “What Is The Point” mini glitter banner due to a supply issue with some of the colours I used to make it, but it’s back in stock with a whole new colour scheme! You can get it here.

Happy Friday everyone!

Was True Detective season two just a less satisfying Pretty Little Liars?

A League of Their Own-Inspired Thinkpieces

Instead of Christmas pajamas this year I’m thinking of getting the girls some cozy bathrobes, and obviously Gwen’s has to be this one. The return of the baby bear!

My latest fine piece of art is this gem, inspired by the legit amazing song from Wet Hot American Summer: The First Day of Camp. I have prints & etc available on my Society6, as well as handmade stickers in my own shop.

New Beach House!

This perfect summer sky beckons you into this links post…

The images from Exobiotanica are hauntingly beautiful.

Almie Rose takes a journey through the nightmare that is Return to Oz.

Why microbeads in beauty products are even worse than you think.

I love these customizable bird temporary tattoos.

Netflix CLAIMS this isn’t an official teaser for their new A Series of Unfortunate Events original series but like… come on.

I loved this series when it first came out (when I was in my 20s…) and can’t wait to see it done proper justice.

After some fast & furious text messaging on Wednesday and a lot of last minute logistics configuring, I am island bound this weekend! I didn’t think I’d be able to afford to go this month but I managed to find a way to do it on the cheap. I’d love to come to to a bunch of new orders so don’t forget you can get 25% off all items in my shop with the code SUMMER25 and free shipping in my Society6 thru Sunday!

This family of lil bandits welcomes you to today’s links post…

In the wake of all the recent articles about all the ways women are ruining their own lives by not speaking correctly, here is a helpful guide on how to speak while female.

A more serious take on the topic that explains why the war on female voice is just another way to tell women to shut up (similar to the way I put it tbh).

This personal injury lawyer-obsessed toddler is my new fave. Or is it this series of portraits of a girl and her dog?

Baby elephant plays with birds :3 :3 :3

… aaaaaaand a lil shameless self promotion: In case you missed yesterday’s post (or my carpetbombing social media lol) right now everything in the shop is 25% off with the code SUMMER25 (valid on orders of $10 or more). If you’ve been thinking about ordering something fun for yourself or a friend, NOW IS THE TIME! Banners, boots, blocks AND MORE are all discounted!