Inspiring Christmas - Dressing In Style

Now that the house is decorated, the presents are bought, and the goodies are ready for family and friends it's time to get dressed.

Wonderful Style

Searching through Etsy I found these three pieces of men's clothing. I think they'd look fabulous together.

Brown Tweed Jacket With Zipper by Wendelart

One - Long Sleeve Fixed Gear Bicycle Tee Shirt by One Gear Clothing

Cool Hand Luke Upcycled Pants by upcycled threads

Thank you to Wendelart, One Gear Clothing and upcycled threads for helping me to put this outfit together. Please check out these and all the other fabulous items in their Etsy shops.

Cheers and Happy Holidays!
- CoconutPalmDesigns

Inspiring Christmas - Light Up The Tree

After the tree was brought home, set up and left to thaw for a while it was time to sort out the strings of Christmas lights.

Straighten Out The Lights!

Has anyone ever wondered why lights that were rolled and put away so carefully the year before were a tangled mess when they came back out of the box?
Personalized Christmas Lights Owl TShirt by Cutie Patootie Creations

The lights had to be so carefully unraveled and checked.
Ho Ho Ho Hand Stamped Sterling Pendant with Red and Green Enameled Lights by Pure Rox in Print

And somehow there were always other items in the box other than the strings of lights.
Vintage Christmas Plug Ins by Riff Raff Review

But in the end it always came out right. Perfect strings of dazzling Christmas lights.
Holiday Lights - Set of 3 Cards by Card Crop Shop

Thank you to Cutie Patootie Creations, Pure Rox in Print, Riff Raff Review and Card Crop Shop for helping me to straighten out my Christmas lights. Please check out these and all their other fabulous items in their Etsy shops.

Cheers and Happy Holidays!
- CoconutPalmDesigns

Help The Gulf Coast

Help The Gulf Coast is a collective Etsy shop. This group of Etsy sellers have donated their items so 100% of the proceeds can be given to charity. So far $4500 has been donated to Oxfam America and $4000 to the National Wildlife Federation.

I'm Helping to Save the Gulf - Toddler T-shirt or Onesie donated by Seraphina Rose

Gulf Oil Spill..Billion Plus....A Cleaner World...Priceless Tote donated by In My 2 Hands

Gulf Bird Rescue Copper Pendant donated by polkadot magpie

Save the Coast 8x10 Print donated by JoJo's Art

Visit Help The Gulf Coast to see these and many other beautiful items!
Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/HelpTheGulfCoast
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/helpthegulfcoastetsy
Blog: http://www.helpthegulfcoastetsy.blogspot.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/HelpGulfCoast

Can We All Say, Awwwww

How adorable are these handmade clothes from Etsy seller Mimi's Dress Shop?

I admit, ever since my son was born I've made myself stop lusting after all the sweet little dresses and bits of pink lace and frills. Instead, I've focused on finding cute little boy clothes and this outfit in Mimi's Dress Shop is just about one of the cutest things I've ever seen!


Not to neglect all the little girls out there, wouldn't this birthday shirt and skirt just look darling on your little one?


And, who can resist big polka dots? I really think it's time for another child... hopefully a girl this time.


You can contact Mimi's Dress Shop at the following places:
Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Mimisdresshop
Blog: http://mimisdressshop.blogspot.com/
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/people/mimisdresshop/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/mimisdressshop

A Man of Many Talents

Keith Krueger, a single father, a shop owner, a self-proclaimed craft and art addict. An all around talented man.

In his Butterfly Bay Design shop on Etsy, Keith offers handmade apparel, home decor and graphic design.

Take a look at this gorgeous silkscreened shirt. I'd buy it in an instant if it weren't so hot here in Belize.



For all you art lovers out there, Keith offers this original oil painting on canvas entitled "Glorious Minnesota".



And a relatively new endeavor for Keith is his hand painted yarns.



For more of Keith's work please check out his other Etsy shop, Mindless Pursuits. He currently has handmade t-shirts listed that have the cutest sayings like "Coffee Zombie" and "I Am Awesome - Deal With It".