Designist Dream

I was so excited to see this morning the dramatic rise in number of Israeli artists on Etsy – the global, online marketplace for all things handmade. And was inspired to kick off an albeit late but still exciting holiday gift guide featuring some of the loveliest jewelry I drooled over this morning. It’s not [...]

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It goes without saying that I’m a big fan of Etsy. I can spend hours looking for artwork, crafts, toys, clothes – you name it and I’ve searched for it, either to purchase to inspire. I’ve also featured several Israeli artists from Etsy on Designist Dream like Rafya by Alona Lahav and Shirae by Shira [...]

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Hooray for me! It’s my birthday today! And to celebrate I’m going to celebrate my ideal – and supremely expensive – wish list of my top 5 presents I’d love (you forever if you bought me). I invite you all to enjoy the collection – unless you’re my Mom, in which case you may want [...]

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Weekly Wrap Up: ~ Up-and-coming Israeli designer Kobi Nakav recalls the verticality of trees and natural growth in his square cork hanging plant frames. An ecofriendly solution, it also puts forth the importance of bringing the outdoors in – even in the most urban of spaces. Crossposted to Green Prophet. ~ Expect the Unexpected: Israeli [...]

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For those of you who aren’t familiar with Etsy, I highly – no strongly recommend that you check out this amazing resource. Etsy is an online marketplace for buying and selling all things handmade. From housewares to clothes and every age in between, Etsy artists offer affordable solutions to your home, gift or accessory woes. [...]

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About a year ago, my mom bought this great looking piece of costume jewelry. I was skeptical at first but it looked fabulous with a black cocktail dress – it was a wreath-like ‘butterfly’ necklace with leaf-shaped opalescent, clear, white, gold and pink-tinted rhinestones. Then again today, a friend at work was wearing a similar [...]

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All eight postings (that is a total of 32 gifts!) of the Hanukkah gift guide can be found here for your convenience. Or alternately you can find each day listed here: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8

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Well, Hanukkah is almost here and I think I’ve both lost count and let life get a bit in the way, so just to finish off my 8-day gift guide extravaganza, I think I’ll take some artistic license and feature the final Day 8 ideas during the holiday. That way, those of you who are [...]

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Only three days left until Hanukkah begins, so check out these four incredible gift ideas before shipping time runs out: (Clockwise, from top left) Do not doubt that your man will love this amazing chain link wine bottle holder by multi-talented Israeli designer Shahar Peleg. It’s great a great gift for him for so many [...]

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Six days left until Hanukkah and four incredible ideas for your gift giving pleasure: (clockwise, from top left) Does your man always seem to be forgetting something at home? Or worse, locking himself out of the house on a frequent to regular basis? If so, then Israeli designers Monkey Business have the solution you need: [...]

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