Made By Michelle Brusegaard (MBMB) has hand screenprinted stationary, clothing, towels and fabric napkins. The designs share a theme of nature inspired styling and subdued but eye catching colors.

Bright and Bold carries eco-friendly products for the home, body and lifestyle. Top products include the Envirosax- reusable, waterproof bags in a variety of patterns- and a wide variety of Eco Bottles that are made of bpa-free metal. When you visit the site, sign up for the newsletter and you’ll receive an instant 15% off your order.

Geekware has jewelry, accessories and household items made from vintage computer parts. There are earrings and cuff-links made from keys, RAM keychains, CD clocks and much more. The notebooks are making me reminisce about the days in elementary school when picking the color of my floppy disc was a very big deal (although I always ended up with red).

You know you spend too much time online when you see something really cool and exclaim loudly, “OMG!” But such was the case when I came across a link to Nerd Merit Badges on the Rare Bird Finds website. The embroidered badges are 1.5″ and have a velcro backing. They retail for $3.99 each or $19.95 for a pack of five.

I have an unexplainable love for rain boots, one that seems silly considering the fact that I haven’t owned a pair since I was in preschool. But they’re so pretty! And water resistant! And those two things rarely go together in clothing. The rain boots from Plueys combine some preppie pieces with a dash of kitsch and a sprinkle of anime brightness.

Happy Family hardly needs press from the likes of us after rubbing elbows with The Daily Show and NPR (yes, that NPR). But they had my attention at the microscope t shirt and kept it with pirates, vintage graphics and octopi. Unlike many shops on Etsy, all of their shirt styles are available in all sizes so you don’t have to wait for a listing in your size to pop up.

Track and Field Designs sells pillows, pins, magnets and broaches. But I want to focus on their laptop bags because they’re functional without forsaking style. And carrying a laptop in a bag emblazoned with a typewriter appeals to my sense of humor.

The bags from 31 Corn Lane have a retro feel without looking like part of a costume and are versatile without being boring. And they do all that while maintaining a fairly low price tag. That’s some multitasking.

There are indie retailer trends that I’ve come across time and again in different formats. There are zombies, robots, pirates, steampunk and…mustaches. Here are five ways to channel your inner Tom Selleck.

Never Ender began its life as Never Ender Boutique and Gallery, a combination art gallery and indie clothing boutique in Reno, Nevada. After three years of brick and mortar success, Never Ender moved online where it retains its indie flavor by featuring up and coming designers of clothing, body products, jewelry and stationary.