Tefi Designs

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Tefi Loves: Bastille Day

I've got a thing for revolutions, claiming your space, overthrowing aristocracies and eating cake. Viva La Revolution!

Les Miserables diaper cover $28
I totally want to see Ian in this!

Shop: http://www.liliesovalley.etsy.com/
Location: Toronto, Canada

Marie Antoinette art print $8

Shop: http://www.cateanevski.etsy.com/
Location: Portland, Oregon

Bastille Day earrings $17

Shop: http://www.lkfarnsworth.etsy.com/
Location: Denver, Colorado

Arc de Triomph vintage postcard $4.50

Shop: http://www.spanishangels.etsy.com/
Location: Granada, Spain

Allons en France necklace $21

Shop: http://www.cocoachuchu.etsy.com/
Location: Toronto, Canada

Streets of Paris passport cover $8.70

Shop: http://www.breeleed.etsy.com/
Location: Southern California

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Thanks go to my pal Alicia Colina-Ashby for featuring my Here We Go 'round the Bramble Bush necklace in her latest Etsy treasury made up of beautiful cool blues. The treasury also features 11 other fellow Etsy Dallasites. Hurry up and check it out; it expires in a few hours. Happy summer!

Friday, July 10, 2009

Tefi Loves: Heathers

If you've seen Heathers as many times as I have, you're gonna love these handmade items I found on Etsy!

Big Red Bow $6
Shop: http://www.sweetblossombowtique.etsy.com/
Location: Odessa, Missouri

Glitter Croquet Set $85
Shop: http://www.missyindustry.etsy.com/
Location: Montreal, Canada

Moby Dick Sculpture $118
Shop: http://www.morningstardesign.etsy.com/
Location: Connecticut

Chainsaw Necklace $55
Shop: http://www.mintagehome.etsy.com/
Location: Huntington Beach, California

Corn Nuts Coin Purse $10
Shop: http://www.trashbaggs.etsy.com/
Location: Vancouver

Eskimo Moe $15
Shop: http://www.feltmeupdesigns.etsy.com/
Location: Scarborough, U.K.

A Team-Treasured Tefi

Thanks to my fellow Etsy Dallasites for including my items in a recent team treasury* blitzkreig. I blame Pam!

Go Green by Erin of emailleFeatures my Romancing the Stones necklace

Zoo by Patricia of KarmacrochetFeatures my Doe a Deer necklace

Stay Cool by Pam/Dylan of Dowdy StudioFeatures my Romancing the Stones necklace

* Treasuries are user-curated selections of their favorite picks, oftentimes based on a theme. They expire in a couple days and sometimes make it to the front page of Etsy.com!

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Tefi Loves: the Netherlands

To look at me you'd never think, "Oh, that girl's dutch." But it's true! Ancestrally anyway. So here's to my fellow Netherlandians. I found these too-cute handmade items on Etsy searching the term dutch:

Venlo Cafe Tote $35
Shop: http://www.majkatree.etsy.com/
Location: Albany, CA

Dutch Clog soap $4.50
Shop: http://www.dugshop.etsy.com/
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Folkloric girl's skirt $36
Shop: http://www.koosi.etsy.com/
Location: Venlo, The Netherlands

Dutch themed calendar $20
Shop: http://www.thebeautifulproject.etsy.com/
Location: Vancouver, BC Canada

Tiny Windmill necklace $19
Shop: http://www.proteales.etsy.com/
Location: Hagerstown, Maryland

Tulips cloth napkins $20
Shop: http://www.juliepeach.etsy.com/
Location: Philadelphia, PA

Friday, July 3, 2009

A Good Hair Day (unbelieveable, really)

I just listed some new gemstone necklaces in my shop. I whipped three pieces up last night after Ian went to sleep. Then, I photographed them this morning, and now they are ready for you to purchase! Pictured is Kiss Me, Kate made with cherry quartz. (Notice the super hot model...)

I cannot believe I caught my Good Hair Day on film. Anyway.

Also available is Fire Walk with Me made with fiery red agate and Romancing the Stones made with emerald-hued ruby ziosite. These are one-of-a-kind, so if you like 'em, you best purchase them pronto!

A Day at the Dallas Farmer's Market

Today Jason and I had the day off in honor of July 4th, so we loaded Ian into the car and headed to Dallas' convenient and abundant Farmer's Market in downtown. This place never disappoints. We had lunch first at El Mercado (read my Yelp review) then walked the produce pavillion. What a beautiful sight!

Hey hey! Check out my beautiful custom-made "I heart Ian" pendant by Pamela Michelle. Click the photo to enlarge.

Know your onions!

There's my bargainin' man!
In the spririt of community and independence, we love soupporting local businesses and farmers. And altho it was sweltering, Ian held out long enough for a trip to Starbucks (the indie cafe was closed), where I happily nursed him, then a stop at Splendor, a cute little bead shop in Lakewood. Happy 4th everyone! Here's to supporting the community!

Tefi Loves: Independence

Two hundred thirty three years ago we kicked the Redcoats' hineys (thank you, France)! While our country's history is a bit, uh, spotty at times, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. Here's to us, America.