Article Archive for November 2009
Shop handmade specials at Modern Mouse this Friday!
As if you needed another reason to come discover all the handmade goodness at Modern Mouse in Alameda…but we’ll give you a few new ones anyway! In a nutshell: extended shopping hours, special deals on select items, and a coupon for our fans, followers and subscribers!
As you know, shopping at Modern Mouse means you’ll be shopping and supporting over 50 small, independent design businesses − many of them based …
"Whoa, it feels like I’m in an Etsy store!"
We’ve been getting that a lot lately and it’s no wonder, since about three-quarters of our team of designers can also be found on Etsy! There don’t seem to be many who haven’t heard of Etsy these days. Well, not if you enjoy finding unique handmade items that you won’t see everywhere and happily, there seem to be a growing number of people in that camp.
Etsy’s where I …
More mouse in the house!
Assemble a nice big collection of super-awesome products, check. Open shop, check. Throw a grand opening party, check! ( Photos from that bit o’ fun soon. :] ) Take a breather…NO CHECK!
A breather? Who’s got the time?! Holidays are around the corner, homies! That makes it our job to be fast and furious in bringing in new good stuff. So we’re as pleased as can be to welcome with …
emily p-s at Modern Mouse!
Even if biology was never one of your strong suits in school, that won’t stop you from lovin’ all of the science-inspired designs of emily p-s jewelry anyway! Our neighbor over in Berkeley, California, Emily Percival-Snyder is a Maine College of Art grad and has been making jewelry ever since she was a wee child.
With a love for “watch[ing] things grow, in a petri dish, in a flower pot, …
ARCHICRAFT at Modern Mouse!
Man, it was tough picking the ARCHICRAFT product to feature in this post. Do we go with the awesome, shiny laser-cut acrylic doilies? The carefully crocheted mobius cowls with built-in twist?! Or what about the customizable laser-cut card where you can pop out the dots to create your own message?! But augh! Then we wouldn’t get to highlight the product that makes us laugh the most: the hand-embroidered mustache bandana! …
Publique Living at Modern Mouse!
We spotted one of these irresistible pop-up placemats made of recycled paper on Etsy’s front page, and we had to see who the maker was. We were full of delight to find Publique Living to be a San Francisco-based company, and even more pleased when designer Lian Ng accepted our invitation to join Modern Mouse!
Lian is a self-proclaimed aficionado of mid-20th century furniture and modern minimalist architecture, an interest …
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