Weekly Goods
No theme this week, just things that have caught my eye lately.
1. Maritime Soap Set
2. Moon Print (via Honey Kennedy)
3. Steven Alan Mary Jane Sandals (I don’t care how many stupid Pinterest commenters tell me how ugly these are, I’m pining for them big time. Since when did Pinterest become voting on whether or not you like the things people pin? Sick of it. End rant.)
4. Mother Travail Apron (Yokoo‘s new shop, click on the apron link for a much better view!)
5. Brook&lyn Stacked Glass Circle Necklace (via Mallory)
ps. I did some fiddling with my sidebar yesterday as the width was bothering me, so now I have room for slightly larger ads (but still at the same price). Email me (katemiss at gmail) if you’re interested as I have a couple spots open. I’ve lowered my prices a bit recently to give more opportunity for small businesses as I know this isn’t a “make it rain” kind of time for a lot of us.
February 8th, 2012 at 10:06 am
What a sweet apron…love it! And rock on with your sandals :)
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February 8th, 2012 at 10:48 am
Omg that necklace! I want it! Thanks for sharing :)
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February 8th, 2012 at 11:39 am
I love Pinterest, but it is overrun as of late with people with very questionable taste. If they think it’s ugly, I would take that as a good sign that you’re on to something. :)
That necklace is amazing!
p.s. Looks like #4 and #5 are swapped in your description!
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Kate Reply:
February 8th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
ohh thank you for the heads up, I switched them at the last minute!
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February 8th, 2012 at 11:58 am
what, there are people who think those sandals are ugly?! i adore them and would love to live close enough to a store to try them on.
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February 8th, 2012 at 12:11 pm
I love those Steven Alan sandals, but am thinking if I am patient enough that I will be able to thrift a similar pair?? I hope! They look great on BTW
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Kate Reply:
February 8th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
Me too! After seeing them I went straight to Etsy but couldn’t find anything close enough. But I’ll still be searching because aint no way the real thing is in my budget right now!
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February 8th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
Why would anyone think those are ugly?! I’ve been pining after something similar since last summer.
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February 8th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Wolf needs that poster!
So does Henry!
OK MAYBE I NEED IT.
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February 8th, 2012 at 12:26 pm
I was adding those sandals to a wish list post as well. I love them but I do agree they look like something you could thrift or find vintage.
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Kate Reply:
February 8th, 2012 at 12:44 pm
It’s true, I’m on the hunt. An unsuccessful hunt so far, but a hunt nonetheless.
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February 8th, 2012 at 12:28 pm
haha, I just read your pinterest comments and felt like saying “yo mama ugly!” ;)
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Kate Reply:
February 8th, 2012 at 12:44 pm
I was THIS close to going to one of their pages and commenting “this is so ugly” on one of the many, many choices among their pins.
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February 8th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
and for my third comment – Wolf DOES need that poster!!!!!
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February 8th, 2012 at 12:31 pm
Not to be creepy, but I was just browsing your archivesand saw you posted in 2009 about wanting a similar pair of shoes, ha!
http://forme-foryou.com/2009/03/aptly-named-sandals.html
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Kate Reply:
February 8th, 2012 at 12:43 pm
I owned those sandals and wore them into the ground! I miss you, perfect sandals.
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February 8th, 2012 at 1:11 pm
love that moon (that store has some really interesting stuff…) AND cute sandals.
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February 8th, 2012 at 1:22 pm
I think Pinterest has turned into an adult sequel to Mean Girls. The women who are still bitter about not being popular are taking it out on the women who are “popular” (or have a lot of followers) by leaving mean comments.
Or it could just be that they’re mean and get their kicks and giggles from sharing their inane opinions from the safety of their computer…either one!
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February 8th, 2012 at 1:26 pm
I love those sandals, but even if I didn’t I wouldn’t trash talk them on Pinterest. I have a hard time liking pinterest due to the trash that’s posted when you view as a person not logged in.
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February 8th, 2012 at 2:48 pm
I love the necklace! so pretty. Agree with the (nice) sandal comments. Way cute and on my summer shopping list.
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February 8th, 2012 at 4:36 pm
I love those sandals and repinned them pretty much immediately. My guess is that when someone adores pink shoes with sashes(?) like the ones she’s got pinned — http://pinterest.com/mandy0003/my-future-closet-3/ — their taste is a bit, let’s say, different. Why this girl, or anyone else, would feel the need to harass the choices of other people is beyond me. I assume some people are just thoughtless like that, which is sad…
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February 8th, 2012 at 5:06 pm
Ok, I saw that some girl commented about how those sandals were ugly and so, of course, I went to check out her pins and OOOH, LORD. obviously she lives in bizarro world where ugly things are cool and gorgeous things are ugly. i saw one of her pins was of a skin tight white dress with shiny gold trim and i was so horrified i closed the entire browser. lolololololol. pinterest is full of idiots. those sandals are adorable.
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February 8th, 2012 at 7:15 pm
I’m generally sick of the hate everywhere online – anonymous comments, silly pinterest comments, all of it. I’ve joined your Anti-Hate Blogger Gang and am generally feeling grateful for comment moderation today (you would not believe some of the scary comments I’ve gotten on my feminism posts).
But on a lighter note, how could anyone hate those sandals? I freaking love them! I guess I just have bad taste Kate, haha :)
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February 8th, 2012 at 8:38 pm
I love that moon print so much!
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February 9th, 2012 at 4:37 am
The maritime soap is absolutely fabulous. I investigated, but sadly China seems to not be on their shipment radar thus far. :)
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February 9th, 2012 at 6:51 am
i feel like pinterest has become a place where you’re better off when you DON’T have a ton-ton-ton of followers, because once they arrive: so do the anger-inducing comments.
i know my blog-friend Anne Louise got tens of thousands of pinterest followers seemingly overnight & with those came dozens of ass-y or just strange comments.
http://annelouiselikes.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/gems/
also – i think the pinterest people were at that alt-summit thing, & i wonder if anyone said to them: fix things! so we don’t have to be berated by people telling us the things we enjoy are “butt ugly”. so far it’s the only social network-y thing that i know of or take part in where you can’t block someone, or at least delete their comments (you can even block people on tumblr, although i don’t really know what that accomplishes, but whatever).
ok. i’ve rambled enough, haha.
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Kate Reply:
February 9th, 2012 at 8:12 am
Mallory, Anne Louise is one of the pinterest boards I follow that the comments shock me on the most! I think I had to unfollow a few of them because the comments angered me so much I would get too stressed out. I had to unfollow a bunch of bigger bloggers for the same reason. Which is DUMB because I love their pins and it has nothing to do with them, I just get way too upset seeing things like someone pinning a painting a friend made and a bunch of mean women commenting things like “did your baby make this?” and “this is and will never be art. it’s shit.” Bleh! Luckily you can delete comments, but yeah, no blocking. I wish you were able to collapse all comments off on the home feed. I don’t need to see that shit and it takes up so much room. Whoa, rant!
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annelouise Reply:
February 10th, 2012 at 2:48 am
ugh…do NOT get me started on the comments..!
WHEN did this happen?! i’m so glad that you said that some of the comments angered you, because they frustrate me beyond belief. i know ‘it’s just pinterest’ – as seems to be the common retort to whenever a pinner reminds other people to be nice – but i don’t understand how people can’t appreciate that if they don’t find something as inspiring as i do, that doesn’t mean that i want to read their ‘uh, no’ or ‘i want to vomit’ comments (and they’re some of the tamer responses, as no doubt you’ve seen).
it’s a shame, because i don’t want to block all comments necessarily, but like you said, they just take up some much room (and mind space!).
and now my rant is over, too :)
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February 9th, 2012 at 9:33 am
Kate
I love your posts and the weekly goods. Sandals are the best. I have a feeling you would like the new Toast saltwater sandals on http://www.toast.co.uk/product/footwear but are they available in the US?
It is 0 degrees here in London so looking at the new Toast catalogue is like wishing for Summer, Sun and Sea.
X
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Kate Reply:
February 9th, 2012 at 9:35 am
Saltwater sandals are available all over the US! I wore them all the time as a kid. They actually look terrible on me as an adult though because I have huge feet, so I look ridiculous as they’re very flat and a bit wide. But it’s too bad as they’re so, so cute.
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February 9th, 2012 at 4:00 pm
I am all about those shoes.
As for Pinterest, I completely agree regarding the comments. I’ve seen them go so quickly negative, and I’m sorry that happened to you and your shoes. I find comments unnecessary as a whole to that site (would I want someone adding post-its to my real bulletin board on what they think of my tear outs? Um no.). Me posting a photo from an editorial does not mean I want a litany of comments on how skinny the model is. The “social” aspect of the site has started to cloud its categorizing and bookmarking purpose, which makes me sad since i loved it so much 8 months ago.
Ok, ramble over. :) Lovely post, Kate!
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February 10th, 2012 at 6:01 am
I love the moon print.
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February 10th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
I think those sandals are wicked cute! What is up with people lately? I just started noticing that crap on pinterest too. It’s so ridiculous it’s kind of funny. Maybe people are trying to be funny? Probably not, probably just jerks. I hope it stops either way. I think you have super taste! :)
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February 11th, 2012 at 8:20 pm
just catching up with my blog reading late this Saturday night, but just got to tell you that I LOVE those sandals too! I want them for my adventures in the south of France this summer! perfect with everything.
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February 16th, 2012 at 1:41 pm
Who the hull would bother hating on those shoes? That’s what I most want from this moodboard. Love it.
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February 20th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
what?!?! pfft… i LOVE those sandals! i don’t get why people take the time to write such nasty comments. it’s a waste of their time and energy, not to mention everybody else’s. love the blog! i wish you had a facebook page for me to follow. i hope you have a great week, and don’t let the haters get to you! :) ♥
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