Etsy Monday!

We’re declaring today Etsy Monday. We love Etsy, and we don’t know a better place to find inexpensive (or expensive, if you like that sort of thing) handmade goods from necklaces to earrings to bags to yogurts to shirts. We tend to hover mostly in the accessories range, and last week we bought approximately 9 pairs of earrings for less than $50, which seems pretty awesome.

So! To ring in Etsy Monday, we’re proud to present you with a newish seller, southphillystudio. It’s no secret that we love words. We love words so much that when we got our last tattoo (which is made up of words), our friend who came with us made some snarky-ass remark about how we had so much to say. And it’s true, words have always been our medium of choice, and we don’t really think that’ll ever change. We have become most fond of simple, one word declarations, and s.p.s’s necklaces tie into that very nicely.

We love the Awesome necklace (above, $25) because awesome is probably our favorite word. We have an undying positive outlook on everything (much to the annoyance of others), and we think awesome sums up how everything should (and generally can) be. We love awesome so much actually have an awesome tattoo. But for less commitment, this necklace will do the trick nicely.

This Go Away necklace is slightly less positive, but still rings true to our heart sometimes. Sometimes we just feel like we want to be a little less than polite, or slightly mean, with our jewelry – like when we wore a cast molar necklace after having major dental surgery. We definitely appreciate the irony that anyone who could read this would be so close that, really, you should’ve said something before then. Personally, we’d wear it to work under our clothes – kind of like being a superhero.

Go Away necklace, $25

Now, before everyone is like WTF that octopus is nothing new, we will ask you to hold off on judgment. This octopus, aside from being completely awesome and serious, is made of sterling silver. You know, the one complaint we have with Etsy is that sometimes, the things we get are disappointing in their quality. Almost never poor quality, but just not what we’re expecting. We love this octopus because he’s probably fairly weighty, he looks a little mean, and (also a bit of a rarity for Etsy), the chain and the charm (if you can call him that) are the same color. He’s pricey, but he’s also handmade. And awesome.

Sterling Silver Octopus necklace, $78

-LB