In the Halloween spirit, I bring you my two favorite Etsy finds this week. Just look at these gorgeous handmade leather masks! This first one, made by Merimask, is a Copperhead Medusa Mask, hand-sculpted from one piece of leather and then hand-painted with meticulous detail. Merimask has done work for… Continue Reading Velvet Verbosity’s Etsy Find – Halloween Masks

I am in love with this week’s Etsy Find. I won’t be able to afford this gorgeous handcrafted Paper Lotus Light Shade right now, but I hope someone can. Better yet, I hope someone buys me this for Christmas! You want to know the best part? These hanging light shades… Continue Reading Velvet Verbosity’s Etsy Find of the Week – Paper Lotus Light Shade

Hate the smell of chemicals in your home or on your skin? Worried about what you’re flushing down the sink drain? Environmentally conscientious but still want things that work? Myself, I’ve been called a “domestic bohemian” and a “pampered hippy”. I think what people are getting at is that I… Continue Reading Detoxify

Still looking for Christmas gifts for those hard-to-shop-for, have-it-alls? Yeah. Me too. I have two on my list. Anyfolk.com is a new site trying to get off the ground with a pretty nifty product. They offer t-shirts and hoodie sweatshirts for guys, gals, and kiddies with your choice of “folk”.… Continue Reading Velvet Verbosity Asks – What Kind of Folk Are You?

A mere 17 days until Christmas and you’ve still got gifts to buy. (We’re not even going to go into how much shopping Velvet Verbosity has left to do.) Not to worry. I still have plenty of gift ideas to share, and with the days counting down, I’m just going… Continue Reading Velvet Verbosity’s Holiday Gift Guide – The 17 Days Left to Shop Gadget Edition