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Browsing Poppytalk always brings good things... if by "good" I mean a long list of things I suddenly adore and wish I could surround myself with! Did you know that there is a place called Omiyage , a Canadian source for Japanese craft and fabric?! The self-described love child of Marisa Edghill and Elias de Souza, "omiyage" means Japanese souvenir, but it's so much more than a souvenir... it's "a way of life," say these two. And (drumroll)... they offer a $5 flat rate shipping, anywhere in Canada! For those of us who live outside of the larger urban centres in this country, this is quite a boon - the fabric! The tape! The adorable rubber stamps! The $5 shipping! Now if only they had sewing patterns, too...!

I am a pretty big fan of bee houses . And these ones made by Wudwerx in Scotland are just lovely. The Tallest Bee Hotel - by Wudwerx Large Bee Hotel - by Wudwerx Wudwerx's toast bird feeder is also pretty great (and hilarious).