In the Halloween spirit, I bring you my two favorite Etsy finds this week. Just look at these gorgeous handmade leather masks! This first one, made by Merimask, is a Copperhead Medusa Mask, hand-sculpted from one piece of leather and then hand-painted with meticulous detail. Merimask has done work for… Continue Reading Velvet Verbosity’s Etsy Find – Halloween Masks

I gave birth, almost fourteen years ago, to an unbelievable life force. Loud, forceful, funny, outgoing, athletic, brave-as-all-hell, thoughtful, organized, and stunningly beautiful. Everything I’m not. How does that happen? Today, she and I were driving around looking for a parking spot, and in one of the few parking lots,… Continue Reading Where Did She Come From?

I am in love with this week’s Etsy Find. I won’t be able to afford this gorgeous handcrafted Paper Lotus Light Shade right now, but I hope someone can. Better yet, I hope someone buys me this for Christmas! You want to know the best part? These hanging light shades… Continue Reading Velvet Verbosity’s Etsy Find of the Week – Paper Lotus Light Shade