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What better way to start spring’s full bloom than with this adorable tiny bear head vase?

The perfect little fella to keep you company at your home. Check out Pretty Random Object’s etsy for more oh-so-cute goodies like this!

I love Bob Dylan. I listen to mostly his early music, and there is something about his voice that I find so calming, it does make one sit and pause. (And we do need that occasional moments now don’t we?) Along with that distinctive singing voice of his in comes his harmonica, an instrument that naturally blends in with him, like bread and butter does. With his intelligently written lyrics and guitar, it all blends in… music so natural, music that’s real, music that refreshes one’s soul.

I scored a chromatic harmonica some few years back, with hopes that I can someday play it Bob Dylan style. And although I’m not quite the blues playing little cat that I want to be, it’s been fun playing it to children or just to myself. Something that just passes time!

I’ve also heard that there are these mini harp necklaces too that you can just wear around and play music with, but never actually got to get my hands on one. For the love of Bob Dylan and the harp, it’s something that I’ve always wanted, a teeny tiny music maker that I could just wear around with me…

Lo and behold! One happy Unique LA day, it was found for me by Paul, the perfect harp necklace, from  Charcoal Designs, who was the table right next to us!

My own teeny harp!

It was meant to be. It doesn’t work the same way as real harmonicas do, but hey, you can still blow away one or two note solos now can’t you?

In between selling we’d chit chat a bit with Laura and Mike from Charcoal Designs, and I found it really interesting on how much attention to detail Laura puts in into her work on creating her intricately designed hand cast resin pieces. A lot of lovely little playful accessories in her site one just ought to check out! (Makes it even more special knowing that there’s a lot of love that comes with these whimsical and unique vintage-esque items!)

I just won a Poketo wallet! How lucky can I be? Today I am, a lucky cat.

Poketo just launched a new line of wallets by such talented artists. They are all so adorable, but I’m especially loving the one designed by Silvia Portella.

There’s so much art around to inspire yourself with!

Roscata.com’s got an awesome giveaway you ought to check out! For all you mochi lovers out there, this cute little key chain/purse charm is up for grabs:

Be sure to drop by her etsy shop. She’s got tons of mouthwatering trinkets – a red velvet cake, buttermilk pancakes, yummy chocolate bars, rainbow sno cones and much more! Here’s my personal favorite:

I think I know what I’m gonna be having for dinner tonight now….

If there’s something that Paul and I have in common, it’s our love for all things analog. Be it driving our 79 VW bus, snail mail writing, and photo taking… there seems to be more meaning in them, rather than the click-and-go things that our world’s just accustomed to.

Lately I’ve been tinkering around on Polaroids more c/o my Instant Back+ for my Diana F+ camera trying to fill up the walls in my room. So far so good.

Polaroid madness!

And speaking of Polaroids and the love of vintage…

Aren't they lovely?

Papermash makes such lovely Polaroid postcards! A definite must have for all you postcard lovers out there. Perhaps you can even turn them later on to something like this:

Postcard Banner via Design Sponge

Oh, guess what, Papermash also has a competition now where you can win a year’s worth of stationary for you to write away on! Click here for more details. I’d love to win one of those myself! Good luck!

If you thought origami was the only way to get artistic with paper, think again! Dolly Oblong’s got the most adorable set of Paper Totems and Paper Toys, ready to be made! Here are a couple of our favorites:

designed by Elebea

The Paper Cats: Sunnie, Ziggy, Tommie, and Bang Bang!

There’s so much more designs to go crazy for!

Don’t feel all paper crafty at the moment? Then drop by Dolly Oblong’s Etsy shop instead, for some awesome hand-knitted plush!

Besides the wonderful beard that Paul snagged from I Made You a Beard, there was one real want that was staring right at us all throughout. It was the Monster Mustache from our neighbors Fuzzy Ink. And by monster, I mean 45″ of delightful fuzziness!

Almost every other hour Paul and I would be talking about how incredible it’d be to have that very stache at the back of Vanessa, our VW bus. It was such a tease for us to find out that there was an ongoing raffle to actually win it. Even more a tease when we saw someone walking away happily with one of ‘em!

Sneaking a David Copafeel while John isn't looking

Halfway through the second day, Paul’s sister drops by, and we express our thoughts on the stache and just how perfect it’d be sitting at the back of our bus joining us in our road adventures. In a snap, she goes on and buys the last piece as a birthday present for Paul. Hooray! Our bus is looking spiffy now with the new stache, all set for adventure!

It’s incredibly soft by the way, the kind that will just shut you up and lull you into space. Best for keeping the monkeys quiet. And handmade with a lot of love by John himself. Thanks!

Here’s John (who makes the staches) and Jon who makes awesome leather belts and shirts. It was great meeting you guys!

One of our customers asked us during the Renegade Craft Fair (RCF) if the vendors were adhering to certain themes.  A bit befuddled, I asked her what she meant, and she mentioned that owls and gnomes were a pretty popular craft among several vendors.  I mean, even the RCF logo is an owl!  I never thought about it, but I guess great minds must think alike.

by Sweet and Sour Goodies

The first thing that caught my attention was the gnome cutout where people could have their pictures taken at the Sweet and Sour Goodies booth.  And then I saw him!  Along with the lumberjack, and a few luchadores.. I honestly wanted the whole gang, but I knew this one was special.  I just knew we had to become friends, and imagined having a new companion across our travels.  And so I ran back to the booth to report a gnome sighting, and found out that Kat also saw him earlier and had the same sentiments!

Long story short, we had him watch over our table as the rest of the fair went on.  With his own Runaway Gnome button, of course.

Thank you, Sweet and Sour Goodies!

You know those paper fortune games that are just so fun to play? I don’t think the guys ever played them, but us girls did to pass time between (or even during!) classes back in the day of high school laziness. And guess what, I was just dropping by Pop + Shorty’s booth to say hi, (a twitter friend, with such a cute blog!) and this just stopped me at my tracks:

It’s a fold your own fortune teller, and it comes in a pack of two! I just had to get it for my lucky friend Beverly, it’s so girly, reminiscent and just so ADORABLE. She’ll definitely love this!

Pop + Shorty makes real sweet cards too, check them out at their site.