It's An Angry Bird Christmas

updated for Christmas 2012

The Ultimate Angry Bird Christmas

Wouldn't an Angry Birds Christmas tree decorated with hand-crafted ornaments from Etsy sellers just be the best?  Here you go.  There's a wide variety to choose from.  Here are a few of my faves-- some are left over from previous years, others are brand new additions. All can be found online and I've provided links ( mostly to Etsy stores) for your shopping convenience....Merry Christmas fellow Angry Bird addicts.

Wooden Angry Bird Ornaments

Hand painted, personalized heart shaped wooden ornaments are only $4.00 each(plus shipping from Ohio).  I think a whole tree full of them would be great. Or, have them made up to use as personalized gift tags. They are adorable and the price is certainly right  Order now from Heavenly Designs on Etsy.

Origami Angry Birds

Or what about origami angry bird paper ornaments, artfully folded into yes, you guessed it -- angry birds?  Aren't these wonderful?  Perfect as tree ornaments and useful all year round as table decorations,  party favors or whatever. Check them out at myorigamiandyours on Etsy

 Four Felt Angry Bird Ornaments

Set of four hand crafted felt Angry Birds, lightly padded with polyester filling and ready for your tree.  Made in Australia and 10 AUD plus shipping the set.  That's about 10.75 USD.  Check out the details at tenlittlefingers1 on Etsy

Classic Christmas Globe, Angry Bird Style

You are definitely going to want several of these for your Angry Birds Tree-- hand painted classic Christmas globes that personify your favorite birds-- wish they did the piggies too.  You could always ask.  At $9.00 each these babies are a bit pricey but definitely worth it.  Check them out at the aptly named Etsy shop, Just Balls

Birds and Piggies at Target

 Just in case you are into mass produced ornaments and want to check out Angry Birds at the Mall, Target has these babies-- birds and piggies at a price that lets you decorate a whole big tree with them. Go ahead.. You know you want to.

Yoda Treetopper

While,sadly, there is still no Angry Birds treetopper anywhere to be found ( I searched again this year) there is always Yoda with lightsaber, which is definitely not a bad way to go. I continue to recommend him as a compatable addition to your Angry Birds tree

 Merry Christmas and may the force be with you .

Betsy. Etsy, Jewelry, and Gen-Y

Betsy Sise is one of those Gen-Y people who gives me hope for the future of the human race. Like most of her contemporaries, she is globally aware, technologically adept, good at teamwork and multi tasking, and filled with a  sense of social responsibility that got lost in the sauce  somewhere in the 1980's when the " me" generation rewrote the social contract.

Betsy is a newly minted teacher working with special needs kids in an inner city school here in the USA.  Last summer she was part of an international program teaching and helping kids in Thailand.  It was a profoundly enriching experience, so this summer she wants to get herself to China since she has a couple of college friends there-- one in the Peace Corps and the other a budding journalist.

She figures that knowing a couple of other Americans living in China gives her a unique opportunity to experience a new country and culture first hand and to learn more about an ancient and fascinating culture.

But you don't go tromping off to China on an Assistant Teacher's salary, so  Betsy has a plan-- a rather enterprising one at that.  She opened up a shop on Etsy a couple of months ago,  to sell the jewelry she's been making for years as a hobby, using stones, beads and metals that she has collected in her travels. Evidently the inventory is moving and Betsy is busy creating more and China is looking more and more llike it might be on the itinerary.

I went over and had a look at her Etsy shop the other day and was delighted to find  a beautiful collection of  delicately fashioned earrings, bracelets and pendent necklaces that is definitely going to make my Christmas shopping easier this year. .Go on over and have a look-- the stock changes as people buy what is in the store, so hurry, before Betsy figures out she should be charging a lot more more for such gorgeous, original pieces. 

I think Betsy will definitely make it to China this summer

Betsyksise on Etsy

 Jade and Sterling earrings

Genuine Egyptian scarab on silver chain

interlocking silver beads form unique rope bracelet

stunning jade and sterling silver bracelet

Vintage Look for Computers and iPhone

Do you long for the warmth of wood and  vintage feel of  times gone by?  How about a wireless keyboard that uses genuine recycled old manual typewriter keys? Or a decorated oak frame and marble base for your monitor-- or even your ipod, iphone or ipad.   If vintage is your thing, check out Old Time Computers. Choose from a selection of solid wood covers and docks.

The guy who makes these things is an old time Mac-head who also loves to tinker with and restore old  cars. He's a vintage geek himself and he does good work.   He's making these things one at a time so each one is a unique, custom job.  Considering that, they are priced very reasonably.  Have a look.  You can go to his website and also find him on Etsy.   If you want something special, he'll custom create something just for you.  How cool is that?

Everything old is new again.

Solid oak iphone dock& charger