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May 16, 2013 – 1:40 pm | 60 views

So by this point you may have noticed that along with selling handmade goods, the staff of Modern Mouse are quite creative in their own right. However, you might not have realized that our very own Matt Ortega is the mastermind and maker behind Kuro-Same Arts–that awesome line of steampunk inspired jewelry that you’ve had your eye on! Yes, yes, it’s true! And that’s not all: between work, school, and …

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Alameda’s Best Gift Shop…and Best T-Shirts!

August 7, 2012 – 9:41 am | 460 views
Alameda Magazine's Best of 2012 Issue

We’re in our 3rd year here at Modern Mouse, and you can imagine our sheer excitement and delight when we learned that we’d won not just one, but TWO of Alameda Magazine’s Best of 2012 awards! There was jumping, hand clapping and yes, even a little squealing involved. :]

Alameda Magazine's Best of 2012 Issue

From all of us at Modern Mouse, a heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you for your love, support …

Thank you, Sunset Magazine!

January 14, 2012 – 7:16 pm | 875 views
Our Sunset piece on the iPad

2011 was an amazing year for so many reasons. In Modern Mouse land, we had loads of fun! We welcomed two fabulous new mice, Polly and Genevieve, onto our staff.  We kicked off monthly Crafty Hours attended by bunches of you wonderful folks from the community. We added boatloads of awesome new artists to the already amazing pool of talent whose work is so much fun to showcase. Thanks …

Front Page Representin’

May 20, 2011 – 7:49 pm | 466 views

What what! Two of our favorite Modern Mouse artists, Bare Tree and Whimsy and Ink, got featured on Etsy’s Front Page today! Excellent taste all around. Take a peek below; congrats, friends!

Editor’s Choice for Best Indie Design Store!

July 2, 2010 – 9:39 pm | 6 Comments | 2,042 views

Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Talk about a great way to end the week: I found out last night that Alameda Magazine picked Modern Mouse as Best Indie Design Store in its “The Best of Alameda 2010” issue that’s hot off the presses!

If I could grab both your hands right now and jump up and down in ecstatic, squealing jubilation…you can bet I would!

As soon as I …

Modern Mouse in the SF Chronicle’s "In Alameda" Blog!

January 15, 2010 – 1:06 pm | One Comment | 2,432 views

I’ve been waiting for the day when my Google Web Alert for Modern Mouse (an automated alert that sends me email any time Google finds the words “modern mouse” published online) would turn up something other than updates about computer mice and video games that look like this:

Occasionally, Google picks up Alix’s “where to buy” info on her Parami Panda Crochet blog which is always nice to see. And …

"Whoa, it feels like I’m in an Etsy store!"

November 19, 2009 – 11:31 pm | 284 views

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 …