Look What I Got

The lovely Betsy from Baddins Design is one of my new favorite people. She was in the midst of the "skirt controversy" of early 2008 when my friend Sara totally ganked an awesome skirt that I wanted to buy out from under me and wears it often. Betsy made said skirt and was selling it at the Punk Rock Flea Market. She also makes pillows that say, "Fuck you very much." And now I have a pillow that says, "Fuck you very much." It is awesome. Anyway, Betsy wanted to know how to use a knitting machine and I said I would teach her. And I did. And in exchange she made another one of the best skirts in the world and gave it to me. I love her and will do whatever she wants until the end of time. I can't stop staring at this skirt: She also just did a bARTer Sauce trade with me. She's hilarious. Seriously hilarious. I got the fake fetus of her grandmother's dead twin sister that they found while doing an autopsy and she got a teeny tiny landscape painted on an actual pill. Here we are making the trade: Betsy runs an Etsy shop, Baddins Design where she sells her art and her vintage finds. She is special. You should check it out and buy a bunch of stuff from her. And if you don't feel like doing that, then just read her blog, Betsy Makes Things.

Are you asking yourself rigt now, "What the hell is bARTer Sauce?" Good. Because I'm not telling. Live in wonder. Jerks.

Some Stuff I Decided I LIke

I've wanted this skirt for about two years now. I saw an ad with this picture on it in Bust Magazine (another one of my favorite things) and tried to order it. But because it was so awesome and in Bust Magazine and reasonably priced, there were none left.

I must have signed up for the mailing list because not too long ago, I got an email saying that the skirts had returned. Yay! Joy! Yay! I ordered one immediately. And you should too. It's from Orangy Porangy.

This is the prettiest cup of coffee I've ever seen. I guess some guy invented a machine that will draw pictures in latte foam with edible ink. My only question -- how come I haven't seen this in Seattle? I read about it on Stacy Alexander's blog.

And finally, quite possilby the funniest thing I've read in awhile. A blog devoted to a pirate pig who gives advice. In character. Hells yes. Don't forget to go to the Punk Rock Flea Market tomorrow (Saturay, March 22) if you live in Seattle. Or I guess, if you live anywhere and like to travel. And stop by bARTer Sauce. I've got some crazy new offers in my trading experiment for art and odd objects. And check out the article I wrote for MookyChick -- How to Start a Crazy Project and Take Over the World. And don't forget Ugly Baby. Go look at Shower Art -- waterproof art you can hang in your shower with a suction cup. Or anywhere else. We're no dictators.