day-lab

thank goodness for d*s reader, stephanie. without her i would never have found out about day-lab, an adorable little online boutique that sells gorgeously crafty things like cards, painfully awesome jewelry and all sorts of accessories like bags, shirts and pins. a bit towards the crafty set for some people, but if you're a one good bumblebee reader and you know what craftster is, this site is for you.

run out of a tiny apt in the garden district of baton rouge, louisianna, day-lab is full of wonderfully designed, hand-made goodies. started (and still run) by amy shutt (who designs cool pillows herself) and ryan baudoin, day-lab is the perfect place to cruise around if you're looking for something cute, reasonably priced and made by someone with their own two hands.

i'm tied for my favorites- it's a dead heat between the animal pillows and the freakishly awesome jewelry section. as far as jewelry goes, i love the owl earrings, the bird earrings and pin, the apple necklaces and the lovely, lovely bubble collection. you can't go wrong with any of it. it's just too cute. (yes, too cutesy for some, but not for all)

thanks to stephanie for passing this along. i believe she found it via the daily candy, so i wanted to throw that credit in, too. thanks stephanie and dc!

[editor's note: the day-lab site is down as i'm finishing this post, so try back again if it poops out on you]