Holiday 2007
Can't stand the crowds but want to support the local economy? Then shop online with a hot-buttered rum in hand from the comfort of your own home. There's something for everyone on your list here; just click and buy.
By Kathy Schultz | November 21, 2007
Daily Find
If you miss Rosanna Bowles’ shop at University Village like I do, you'll be able to get your fix during her Sodo warehouse sale. The Dinnerware Designing Diva, as she’s affectionately known, unloads her overstock of gorgeous goods each year at below-retail prices -- up to 75 percent off.
By Kathy Schultz | May 30, 2007
Daily Find
Plastic shoes? If those two words conjure up images of discount shoe shops, think again. Brazilian-made Melissa shoes are funky and fashionable.
By Kathy Schultz | May 16, 2007
Daily Find
I'm easily swayed by pretty packaging, so I was smitten with the playfully packaged solid perfume sticks from Crazylibellule and the Poppies, a fantastically named line from Sephora co-founder Isabelle Masson-Mandonnaud. Luckily, the goods inside live up to the gorgeous wrapping on the outside (and the fascinating name). The solid perfume sticks come in an array of wildly colored packages and equally distinctive scents.
By Natalie Bow | May 11, 2007
Daily Find
The 100-percent cotton towels feature Price's original linocut block prints of deer, owls, kingfishers, chickadees, bunnies, swallows, roosters, quails and other animals, with a few prints of cupcakes and hearts thrown in for good measure. Images come in colors of forest green, brick, orange, brown, and black printed on white.
By Kathy Schultz | April 12, 2007
Daily Find
Seattle's reputation as a coffee epicenter is unquestionable, but several tea gurus are quietly shifting the caffeine scene in Seattle.
By Natalie Bow | April 6, 2007
Daily Find
Amy Ruppel is a Portland-based multimedia artist best known for her quirky aviary art that is often spotted at Velocity Art and Design or hanging on the walls of your art collector friend. Amy Bengtson is a Seattle jewelry designer best known for her line of glass-blown jewelry that is often spotted at Velouria or hanging around the neck of your fashionista friend. And now, the two artistic Amys have partnered on a line of necklaces sold under the Amy Bengtson brand.
By Natalie Bow | March 14, 2007
Daily Find
Have you ever come across a cool invention or swanky product and thought, "I wish I invented that"? Harveys Seatbelt Bags may give you that feeling.
By Sarah Jio | March 9, 2007
Daily Find
St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner – an occasion for soda bread, ale and green clothing, of course. But what about a lucky piece of Celtic jewelry? GaelSong, a local seller of all things Celtic, recently closed the doors to its Ravenna storefront and launched an Internet site. I took a fresh look at the Seattle-based e-tailer and found some gorgeous items fit for March 17, or any day of the year.
By Sarah Jio | March 9, 2007
Daily Find
Jon and Tracy Holland marry post industrial scraps and imaginative design to create one-of-a-kind handbags. The artistic local couple aims to create wearable art, and they've done it, just as the name Chemical Wedding suggests. Jon Holland explains that the line Chemical Wedding is based on the alchemist theory of transmutation of form. "Like lead into gold, we use and rearrange manufacturer's castoffs and turn them into handbags."
By Kathy Schultz | March 6, 2007
