Buying Handmade and Manly- day 4

I love this one. It's perfect jewelry for men, which is pretty hard to come by. My boyfriend has mentioned a number of times how much he loved his shark tooth necklace when he was younger. This necklace is a little more sophisticated than the original shark tooth necklace. To me it's also whimsical and reminiscent of childhood.

Buying Handmade and Manly- day 3

This one's a keeper. I think the lines and color of this painting make it very appropriate to gift for a man. Any art would be a great present, but this one seems especially appropriate! Also, it's reasonably priced, only $20! Incredible!!

Buying Handmade and Manly- day 2

I like this tie a lot, but I love the picture even more! Great presentation baconneckwear. This reminds me more of my manly man than the picture yesterday of popeye, not that Mitchell doesn't like spinach.

Anyway, a tie could be boring, but I think this skinny one would be a cool present, and it could really make an outfit.

Buying Handmade and Manly- day 1

So, my boyfriend's birthday is coming up pretty soon, and so I am once again on a quest to find male appropriate gifts that are handmade. This year, I'm inviting you on my journey too!

My first item is a bit of a cheat, but since I have yet to start my search, what do you expect? Anyway, lip balm from my very own etsy store: The Woods and Caught without a Stitch are great flavors of lip balm for any manly man... or a regular man too (they are really better in my opinion!)



Stay tuned for more manly handmade finds!

Summer Adventures

I have been gone from blogger for a very long time. I will tell you why: first of all, I'm a bit of a lazy bum, second I was in Peru for a month, third I've been somewhat sick for the three weeks I've been back. Bleh. I have medecine now though, and although I have yet to make it out of bed today, I think I'm feeling better. I went to Peru on an Archaeology Field School. I am officially not going to be an archaeologist, but it was interesting stuff anyway. I found a gold bead there, and it was the only gold found (I told you my life is crafty)! I'll post some pictures. Now, my overall impressions of Peru----dogs live on roofs, doors are very short, mountains are obviously very high, grey skies along the coast, and in the highlands one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen, although immensely difficult to walk around in because of the altitude, plus everywhere you go seems to be up a mountain, so every step was gasping for air. Oh yeah, also sometimes roofs in Peru stretch over the sidewalk and jump out and punch you in the eye. So, I'm sure there are lots of other impressions I could tell you, but that's all for now. I'll post pictures soon. For your information, I lived in Huanchaco which is a little outside of Trujillo, and visited Cajamarca, which is in the highlands.