I have every faith that Spring will one day make an appearance. Hope springs eternal. In the meantime, we’re all losing our minds wanting, wishing, needing, screaming bloody murder for it. Here are a couple of reminders that Spring does indeed exist, and both will put a smile on your face and spring in your step, so to speak.

Piero Fornasetti first created his graphic scarves in 1950 and this one has just been re-issued, so it’s ultra-extra-special. Silk twill with hand-rolled edges and a whopping 35” square. Don’t you just want to bury your nose in these flowers? Yeah, don’t do that. You’ll find it here.

If these don’t jog your memory about spring flowers, honey, nothing will and you’re just a lost cause, poor thing. Artist Dustan Knight creates these sweet watercolors for only $35 each, and there is nothing that’s better than that! You’ll find them here.

xxooxxo,
BobbiePen.

Look over to the left of your screen …. yep, over there … it’s called the alley, you know, so anyway just roam down through the alley until you see this thing. And then click on it.

Why? Because you’ll find great Easter things to fill your Easter baskets with, and there’s no time to spare! Tick tock, bunnies!

xxooxxo,
BobbiePen.

Wait till you see this thing. It’s genius, brilliant and completely cool. A mild-mannered object that morphs into dinnerware. It’s called the Ming (as in vase), and there are six puzzle pieces: two bowls, 2 salad bowls, one serving plate and one cute little pot with a lid.

Crazy, huh? And hold on to your hats, because it also comes in red. RED. Okay, my life is now complete.

The Ming vase by iBride, is right here.

xxooxxo,
BobbiePen.

I have no words for this one.

Okay, so that’s not entirely true. These two guys come with the out-of-print book, The Gorgeous Habour. Yes, that’s the way it’s spelled, I promise. Anyway, it’s a limited edition, so don’t twiddle your thumbs or they’ll be gone.

Lapin are here; so are the wacky wabbits.

xxooxxo,
BobbiePen.

Okay, so we’ve all sprung forward, but where the hell is Spring? I mean, really. The sun is a stranger, the winds still howl like a banshee, and I for one feel like an onion with all the layers I still have to wear. And no, I don’t smell like one.

Thankfully, there are pretty little vases like these that give us all hope that Spring really does exist … somewhere … at some point … soon, please?

Hope springs eternal on the Spring thing, here.

xooxxo,
BobbiePen.

Have you noticed that there’s a Bunnies and Such? Well you should, because there is. Three guesses what it’s all about ….

What to do with the stacks and piles and boxes and billions of pictures of your kids, your pets, your friends, your family, your loves? It’s exhausting just thinking about it, I know. But take a peek at this, and bingo! The light bulb goes off.

These guys will make decals out of your snaps, then all you have to do is frame and arrange. Pretty fab. So shove the rest of the billions under the bed … or wherever. You know you’re not going to do anything with them in this lifetime, anyway.

These guys also do decals for your walls for presto-deco, too. They’re a clever bunch.

The modern take on silhouettes and other crazy things with decals, here.

xxooxxo,
Bobbie.

You’re a world traveler. Money is no object. You take your leftover currency and devil be damned, you make it into a fashion-forward souvenir of sorts. Just like this.

Make up exotic stories. Tell white lies about your adventures. Tell tales. Dream dreams of faraway places. Works like a charm, ha!

First-class cabin cruisin’ charm bracelet, here.

xxooxxox,
BobbiePen.

Get your nose away from the screen, people. You know that doesn’t work. You’ll just have to trust my nose on this one. These fragrances are the most delicious things you’ve ever smelled in your entire life. Your entire life. You’ll want to drown yourself in them, but don’t. We don’t want you smelling like some hoochie-mama. Restraint is key here.

There are lotions & potions, room things and of course the delicious perfumes, here. Check out the Olafactionary while you’re at it, too. This Soho shop will fix you right up in the smell-good-but-not-like-a-hoochie-mama department.

xxooxxo,

BobbiePen.

How cool are these? Faintly ethnic, but you can’t really put your finger on it. Okay, completely ethnic, but you still can’t put your finger on from where. They’re hand-painted in Michoacán, so that doesn’t really help, either. Whatever. No matter, they’re beautiful. And no worries, they’re lead free. Who said you had to be able to pronounce something to pronounce it full of fabulousness?! Certainly not me. Okay, definitely not me.

The unpronounceable hand painted Michoacán platters, here.

Xxooxxo,
Bobbie

This site is just too much. Highly entertaining is a vast understatement. I’d like to meet the lunatic that dreamed it all up and perhaps have the little men in white coats sent in for an emergency intervention. Take a peek and lose your mind.

The Working Class Emporium is here.

xxooxxo,
BobbiePen.