Item: Hive Jotter
Seller: witandwhistle

I heard about Etsy seller WitAndWhistle via this recent Etsy.com homepage feature of the shop.

I’m not going to lie, I got pretty darn jealous when I saw Amanda’s cool workspace photo in the feature:

What a great looking space, right!? Makes me want to completely gut my workspace area!

“I’m Amanda. I love asparagus, my arms are too long for my body, and the tip of my nose wiggles when I talk,” Amanda said in her Etsy feature. “My husband and I live in a quirky A-frame house in Cary, North Carolina with our two dogs, Oliver and Mabel. I studied graphic design at the NC State College of Design and graduated in 2006. After working at a design firm for a few years, I felt like I was squandering my creative juices on clients with limited imaginations. Thanks to my husband’s prompting, I set up shop in our basement and have been happily creating ever since.”

You can read more of Amanda’s feature here – it’s worth checking out!  Here are some other items from her Etsy shop that I really liked:

- Jackie

Item: Valentine’s Day Gifts
Seller: Various Etsy Sellers

I saw this cute page Etsy.com set up to highlight great handmade Valentine’s Day gifts. If you have someone special to pick up a gift for this February 14th, Etsy is a great place to start.

There are tons of great gift ideas highlighted here.  Check out some of my favorites:

Above are a 3 pear set of cute polymer clay pears from Etsy seller SkyeArt. Loving these because they are not only a sweet surprise for a loved one, but a cool year to year decor item! They are selling for $21.00 – great price, right!?

This fun headband is perfect for a Valentine’s Day dinner. The Etsy shop selling this hair accessory is called Byrdferth, so go check it out!

If you’re shopping for a guy, we all know gift giving can be really hard. I have been seeing fingerless gloves on men all week during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and I think they are really cool (and functional!) Visit Etsy’s MoonHalo for more info on these gloves.

Best of luck shopping for Valentine’s Day! In the coming days, I will be sure to let you know if I come across other great ideas for gifts!

- Jackie

Item: Animal Snood Hood
Seller: ak4solutions

I first started seeing these furry animal hood hats at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival here in Park City, UT.  I have seen them pop up again this year, so I just have to ask…

What do you guys think of these hats?

I think they are pretty darn cute, but not sure I can pull it off!

- Jackie

Item: iPad Apple Juice Decal
Seller:  geekydecals

Loving this geeky decal from none other than GeekyDecals, a shop on Etsy!

There are quite a few decals listed all over Etsy for apple products, but I have to say that this “Apple Juice” one is the best!

Here are some other decals from this seller:

Cool stuff, right?

- Jackie