Etta + Billie

I've had the opportunity to meet Alana, creator of Etta + Billie a while ago at Unique SF and fell in love with her natural and oh so smelly {in a good way} products. I even surprised her when I pulled out her lip balm from my purse that I had picked up at Urban Bazaar a few weeks prior. I not only love to be able to support local artists and crafts people but throw in natural ingredients and you have yourself one happy shopper. And when I got her newest email giving great news of Etta + Billie now being carried in the SF Made pop up shops at select Banana Republics I just had to share her good news. You can find the full list of participating retailers here. So show a little love and help a creative and super nice gal out! And to make room for her new beautiful packaging, she is also offering a little deal in her etsy shop for her existing inventory so be sure to check it out.

images via etta & billie

Little details

Last weekend the husband and I ventured a few blocks for breakfast, and trying to plan ahead, purposefully left shopping bags at home to deter us from shopping. Turns out, that doesn't work. We ended up browsing Urban Bazaar, a shop filled with locally sourced handmade items. I just love stopping by and seeing what's new, the artists in SF sure are talented! We ended up walking home with this collection of cages and hung them immediately {something that almost never happens around here}. I added a few strands of colorful embroidery floss to give it a little something and stuck a few air plants inside.  I just love the natural feel it exudes and it was the perfect corner accessory, even though I need to go back and pick up at least a few more to finish off the look. Now I just need to work on the artwork surrounding it, the painted canvas has been a place holder for quite a while now, oops.

photos by our designed life