Before I get into it, I want to announce that we’ve decided to have a Leap Year celebration sale. It begins tomorrow, February 29 and goes through Sunday, March 2 at both stores. Please come in for 20% off EVERYTHING – regular priced items, sale items, you name it. OK, the exception to the rule is artwork in the gallery, but everything else is fair game.

We got a slew of accessories in today: Property Of… spring bags, Brave leather belts, and Tokyo Bay watches. We have men’s and women’s styles for all three brands. Here’s just a sample.

A covered rivet belt and military-style belt with matte black hardware, by Brave. They are a Canadian company who uses vegetable-tanned leather which is gentler on the environment.

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A very quick recap of what’s new – some in SF, some in Brooklyn. Please check with your local store to be sure we have what you want!

Adorable dresses by Manisse (NY)
Restock of anatomical heart lockets by Swallow (NY) as well as some new sculptural items
New jewelry designer from Berkeley, Blue Wild Indigo
Restock of Sagaform sugar/creamer sets (finally!)
Restock of Mark Ryden’s Fushigi Circus and in a similar vein, Beautiful Mutant from Mark Mothersbaugh, plus a little book of tarot-inspired drawings by Edward Gorey
A few copies of Learning to Love You More by Miranda July

We’ll work on images soon. Speaking of images, Lisa has created an amazing new mobile for our San Francisco shop made entirely from vintage scissors. Come by and see it!

We are so happy to have skillfully made and gorgeous Merino Wool felted items by Patty Benson of Papaver Vert in our SF shop and now in our webshop. Here’s my favorite:

You can see all of Patty’s items for sale here, here, here and here.

That’s right, you heard it. Our favorite Clocky is back.

If you are in NYC, I don’t need to tell you how awful the weather is. We are going to call it a Snow Day and be closed in Park Slope since we cannot safely get to the shop. Sorry everybody! We’ll try again tomorrow.