Etsy

Send summer visitors home with some very cool, local momentos from the Maine Etsy shop, TBarGlass. Taylor Baringer from South Portland, offers up these Belfast Bay Beer glasses that are so much cooler than anything else that I have in my kitchen right now...

I found a fabulously wholesome Maine Etsy shop in Newport that I feel compelled to introduce you to! Fat Belly Farm creates lots of natural soaps and products using donkey milk and goat's milk. I'll be ordering some Monkey Fart Scented Soap for my kids...

These fabulous lobster buoy pillows are made in Maine by Marley Wilkinson. Her Etsy store is Cobalt Sky Studio. These completely customizable pillows were featured on Tyra Banks' show FABlife. You can personalize them with colors or dates for special events like weddings or birthdays, and what a great housewarming present...

Captain's birthday was in February, it is now April, so I had to make my birthday gift to him something special and unique. He doesn't need another captain's hat! I turned to Etsy to find something appropriately bizarre for one of my best friends...

Let me introduce you to Mainely Fish Prints LLC, a family business and very cool Etsy shop that recycles lobster rope by creating mats, dog toys, coasters and even Christmas garland. They also offer beautiful lobster claw prints! These coasters would be a great hostess gift when visiting someone's camp this summer...

This gorgeous black and white photography print is titled,"Aphrodite II". I found it at the Etsy site, Adorn04107. The site is run by Dan and Christy Carmody who also own SaltWorks, a boutique furniture company in Portland that specializes in using reclaimed wood...

Winter is long and cold, I'm jealous of every hibernating animal. I only eat like I'm going into hibernation. Yes,we tend to indulge ourselves. Long walks on the beach are replaced by more sedentary pursuits. And the survey says... Here Are Our Top Ten Favorite Indulgences During Winter: Sitting by the fire Cuddling and drinking hot chocolate/Second base and drinking hot toddies ...

I felt like I got kicked in the stomach when I found out that we have lost David Bowie. We just celebrated his 69th birthday and the release of his new album, "Black Star" on Friday. This morning he is gone, and I see his new album for what it truly is, his good bye letter...

I continue to discover great Etsy shops from right here in Maine. My latest crush is Love Rocks Me and Maine! For years, Ellen Thayer of South Portland has collected rocks that Mother Nature has lovingly smoothed into heart shapes. Ellen took her huge collection of "love rocks" and created some uniquely Maine greeting cards, prints, calendars and more...

Sue Johnson of Manchester, Maine offers up the unmistakable smell of the beach with her Maine-Ah-Girl products in the CountryFolkSoap Etsy shop! Check out Studly Man soap! Fido deserves some holiday love too. Dog Shea Afternoon looks awesome, and both my girls will get some along with a pig ear on Christmas morning...

In my search for Halloween stuff made by Mainers, I hit the jackpot on Etsy, Maine Oddity Shop! A shop that makes ears and tails!  This is exciting to me because I have always wanted a tail. It's strange, but true. And the tail that I have envisioned having is fluffy like this one...

There are two big costume trends this year, group costumes and throwback pop culture costumes. Orah, from Freedom, Maine nails it by offering patterns that combine both! The name of her Etsy shop is injoytreasures, check it out! I was a huge fan of The Jetsons, but The Flintstones would be a lot of fun too...

Halloween is the perfect time for letting your pet live out their secret fantasies! It's no coincidence that your neighbor's husband is a cheerleader every year. I'm cruising Etsy for the best of the best of Halloween costumes for your bearded dragon and much more...

Halloween is just around the corner and you can buy some very creative and unusual costumes on Etsy, made by Mainers! Today, I want to introduce you to Tree and Vine.  Ellen Okolita, the owner and artist, was making purple unicorn horns when I reached her yesterday...

I am an Etsy addict. Etsy is an e-commerce website where sellers have their own personal storefronts. You can find a huge range of items, from handmade jewelry, fine arts, foodie goodies, tutorials, photography and vintage everything to craft supplies for just about any hobby...

At about 11:45 on Friday night, I came upon a product on Etsy that made me laugh out loud.