I feel the same way about fashion. Sometimes a necklace with a leaf charm just looks like a leaf on a string. It’s, um, lovely, but where’s the twist? That’s why I love the new flora and folium jewelry collection for Prismera. Sculptural branch pendants and ivy leaf earrings are silhouetted in stainless steel, giving it a mix of delicate nature with urban edge. Best of all, 10 percent of their sales go to Keep America Beautiful, an organization that works on reducing litter and waste, so we can all enjoy many more years of marshmallow eating in the woods.
To Market, to Market.
I’ve often wished that I were an avid flea market shopper. I’d wake up on a Saturday, straw basket in hand, and go to the market to find old porcelain lamps and cool vintage typographic signs. “Bonjour!” I’d say to the vendor. (In this fantasy, I also speak French.) “Bonjour!” he’d say back, and we’d proceed to agree on a fair price and I’d take my treasure back home. This is where I wake up. I don’t really have time to dig through the city’s junk shops, and when I need a whimsical gift, I end up going to some chain store where things are usually reproductions and mass-produced. But then I found the quaint online store Three Potato Four. With their little owl figurines, zoo animal illustrated trays, or vintage bus signs, you could almost overdose on whimsy! It’s as if they combed through the flea markets for me, and rounded up the best buys an easy “add to cart” click away. Now if only they could teach me French, I’d be set.
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