Archive for the “Indie Retailers” Category

Turn Nocturnal is a t shirt company owned by fellows named Matt and Jack. They print their designs mostly on American Apparel shirts. There are some typography references. 

(Sorry- a bit tired today and still in “See Spot run” mode). 

Sans-Serif T Shirt (Black), $20.00 (also available in Silver) 

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So the main thing to keep in mind while looking at these creations from The Builder’s Studio is their size and that they are completely made of wood, painted with shiny metallics in order to resemble odd metals.  The talent involved is mind boggling, and the vision is sufficiently unique that I wish there were novels or comics to go with each one.

Steampunk Rhino Ray Gun Tank, 3 1/4″ high at $50

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I admit that I have no idea how often a modern, working male would need to wear cufflinks. My guess is “not often”. But wouldn’t you be more likely to wear them  if said cufflinks were made of Legos, Monopoly pieces, typewritter keys or Scrabble tiles? 

The “Retro Classy” cufflinks from Groglmann are so kitschy cool that I’m tempted to buy some men’s dress shirts to which I can  fasten some little Storm Troopers to. 

Storm Trooper Helmet LEGO Silver Cufflinks, $23.99 (on sale) 

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Snarky Cards pack so much brutal honesty per card they make the folks at Someecards look modest and polite by comparison. Alisa Starr, Snarky’s mastermind, creates the cards using acrylics and watercolors on postcards. The text is added with an Olympia typewriter for a vintage/serial killer vibe, which- added to the simplistic imagery- makes the cards seem as if they came from a highly demented elementary school student. And, yes, I actually mean that as a compliment. 

There’s some adult themes under the cut so if you feel a little faint at the mention of one night stands or bags of weed, move along. 

Great Body Card, $3.00 

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I stumbled upon this etsy shop courtesy of a lovely flickr page, and voila, Dilkabear is on the radar. Quirky almost-caricatures of interesting women.  Check them out.

monique, 7.7″ x 7.7″ $20

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I first came across Invita Paper Studio through these lovely thank you cards, made that much nice with a simple “thank you” on the outside and a “very much” on the inside.  They use a great solid feeling white linen card stock and don’t shirk on the envelopes either.

mixed tape vol. i, 3×2 designs w/envelopes $9

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I’ve probably mentioned in every stationary post that I’ve done that I’m just not a letter writing, card sending sort of person. I’ve tried. It just isn’t happening. I’m a servant of email and text messages. I know where I stand and I’ve come to terms with it. 

But for those of you who don’t have a somewhat irrational fear of small talk, Sugar Lily has some cute but not cutesy stationary. 

Red Poppies Blank Linen Card (with envelope), one for $2.50 or three for $6.00

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I’m a little unclear whether this technically qualifies as “indie,” but since this is a storybook/toy project that arose from a tiny art show, I’m going to err on the side of rags to riches at worst.  Andi Green designed these “WorryWoo Monsters” originally in 2001 for an exhibition called “Monsters in My Head” and then went on to create storybooks and plush toys for each.  My favorite is here but everyone is sold out.

the lonely little monster, $14.50 (book w/plush toy here for $36)

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So I discovered Beyond Blue Nudes II while idling looking at different prints on etsy.  I was drawn in general to the strong lines and the varied colours but also more specifically to the both sensual and everyday quality to her images.  I ended up buying one, similar to the bottom print below.  The two shown here relate to the beach would make a great gift set.  Th

out of bounds, $25 (Print size: 11″ x 14″.  Image size is 6″ x 11″)

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My family has a habit of purchasing plastic items of food to sit around as decorations. This annoys me to no end because if I see a donut, I want a donut and if the only donut on hand happens to be made of solid plastic….that’s going to make for a very chewy donut eating experience 

But for whatever reason (hypocrisy?) food shaped soaps appeal to me. That- and the shop’s name- made Dirty Ass Soaps today’s Indie Retailer. (The soap’s are also vegan, although the food that it’s based on isn’t).

Super Breakfast Set of Vegan Soap, $12.00

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