May 4th, 2012 
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Photo by Rocky Top Studio
The best o’ the blogosphere, back for your eyes and ears after a long winter’s rest.
- An astonishing discovery in the archives.
- You should be following Etsy on Pinterest because there’s so much amazing stuff and we gotta share the wealth!
- DIY fruit balloons.
- Piñata cookies for your Cinco de Mayo festivities!
- Literary paint chips? Yes, please. (And Leanne Shapton, to boot!)
Structured Pieces
Bright weddings are the best. Tons o’ color — from the vivid paper streamers to the bride’s amazing dress – set the mood for this taco-fueled celebration of love and family.
Cardboard cityscapes so true to life, you’ll look twice. [Via This is Collossal]
Educate yourself in the styles and eras of antique jewelry.
South Miami Beach retirees had all the style in the world. [Via Retronaut]
Margaret De Patta’s jewelry was light years ahead of her time. [Via MondoBlogo]
We’ll finish with cake, because SprinkleBakes makes the most mind-boggling sweets, and she’s got a new book!
Alison is Editor in Chief of the Etsy Blog. When she's not trawling Etsy for pottery, folk art, and vintage oddities, she enjoys exploring New York, historical nonfiction and thrifting. She loves a good cat video.
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Beautiful photo’s ~ Oh my gosh, nose guard ladies are so funny!!
Welcome back, I missed this feature!
Lovin the ring, that is so beautiful.
Love it!!!
So many interesting, eclectic things to see! I love those sheep!
Especially love the sheep photo.
Great photographs!
Awesome!
Lovely!!
Cherry Pie in a jar,OMG! I must get one.Great story!