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  • Who’s the Dummy?

      Hmmm… I don’t think I’ve ever seen a woman ventriloquist before. The one of the evangilists gets my vote for creepiest. -ag Recommended by Boing Boing. Vaudeville Ventriloquist Dummy Portraits via Vaudeville Ventriloquist…

  • good advice from Etsy seller Virginia Evans

    What is one tip you could share about selling you work on Etsy ? Photograph your product as cleanly and as sharply as possible. Keep the image light and fresh on a pale background.…

  • Timon of Athens at Shakespeare NJ

    Not only are they doing a Shakespeare work I haven’t ever seen before, it’s been staged in a style they’re calling ‘dark vaudeville.” OMG. Who’s going with me? We’ve got until July 24. -ag The…

  • Edith Piaf in Drag in GPhilly

      There is something about a tall man with hairy legs, in a black dress, and singing French love songs that captures the beautiful contradiction of Edith Piaf’s life and music. via Edith Piaf…

  • lazy day at the lake bracelet

    The mysterious blue-grey flash of the mineral labradorite reminds me of dipping below the surface and opening one’s eyes to the sun breaking through cool, natural lake water. The lake is my favorite place…

  • batch of pendants

    I created these pendants with story illustrations clipped from two old Readers Digest volumes of condensed books. The books were part of a three box inheritance from Heather of ReaDo, a local Etsy seller…

  • Green Garnet Gemstone Necklace by kittybelle on Etsy

      I’ve become so obsessed with the gorgeous color and quality of this unusual green or “grossular” garnet that I couldn’t bare to detract from the natural beauty of the stone with competing components.…

  • steal this idea: the bandwagon we should all be on

    Regretsy does some nice investigative work here. I’m not at all surprised to read that someone came up with this idea before the artisan claiming she’s been ripped off.       via Urban…