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The temperature here in the mountains has been hovering around a chilly 80 degrees the past few days, and I’ve got the 726-page September Vogue sitting here on the table beside me, which means my mind is on one thing only: fall fashion. I don’t necessarily have $128 lying around to spend on a sweater right now (and if I had money to burn, I’d be getting these sunglasses), but if I catch this Anthropologie Dog Trot cardigan on sale, I might snatch it up.
Tags: anthropologie, clothing, for humans, Human Stuff, scotties
If you made a list of all the things I want but don’t really need you’d have a really long strip of paper that would stretch somewhere from here (North Carolina) to approximately Boise, Idaho (which is convenient, ’cause I really like Boise). Luckily, as an adult, I’m slowly becoming able to separate want from need, although sometimes, being that I am a horrible, greedy American, the lines get pretty blurry for me.
Take these handmade stuffed wiener dogs from Friends of Socktopus – totally a case of wanting versus needing. Luckily I have friends who are doing crazy things like having babies, so maybe I need to get a couple of these as gifts, no? (And they’re safe for dogs, too!)
Check out all the cute little wieners at Friends of Socktopus.
Sew Fetching is a cute-as-a-button Etsy shop featuring lovely handmade dog, cat, and ferret collars (yes, ferret!). Recently shop owner Samantha has listed some truly fetching key fobs modeled after her preshy collar designs. I looooove them. That hardware is snazzy, no?
Aaaand I’m excited to say that Sew Fetching is also offering 10% off to phetched readers on everything in the shop! So that means you can go getyerself a matching collar/keyfob set for yourself and your pup at a whopping 10% off! Just enter code phetched in the notes to seller when you order, and you’ll get your refund via PayPal. Awesome!
(Please note: phetched.com discourages trusting your pup with your car keys. EVER.)
Go shopping at Sew Fetching!
Tags: collars, Etsy, for humans, handmade
Why do I love things like this?
I’m not sure. But it definitely comes from the same part of my psyche that’s fascinated by those little Japanese erasers that look like little tiny milkshakes, cheeseburgers, telephones, and x-ray machines. I used to hide it in college when I was listening to a lot of Bob Dylan and reading Adrienne Rich and Carson McCullers, but dangit, I’m not denying it anymore — I love colorful, cute stuff, and I need it in my life.
Tokidoki’s Cactus Pups each stand one inch tall and are accompanied by a teeny tiny accessory. Sold in a blind box from Pop Deluxe.
(And thanks to reader Lynn for turning me on to Pop Deluxe, which is full of all things colorful and cute.)
Tags: colorful, cute, design, for humans
Alfie & Rex is a neat little Etsy shop featuring the photo silkscreen designs of Brooklyn’s Lisa Futterman. Her shop features doggie designs on dry goods ranging from shirts (both human and canine) to totes to pillows and patches.
Lisa currently has silkscreen designs for around 50 dog breeds, meaning she could wear a different dog, like, almost every Monday. You know, if she wanted to.
Check out more at Alfie & Rex.
Tags: art, clothing, design, Etsy, for humans, handmade, home, silkscreen
Phew! Am I glad it’s phinally Phriday. This week has left me phrazzled.
Phind phun paper goods, tees, totes and more from Gemma Correll and others at All-Mighty Shop.
(Clearly I need a weekend.)
Tags: Bostons, clothing, for humans, pugs, stationery, tees, totes
I jot notes to myself incessantly. I’d like to think it’s all the makings of the Great American Novel, but let’s not kid ourselves here.
Anyway, Pulitzer or not, I want this sweet little screenprinted notebook from Poketo. (Looks kinda like the phetched dog, no?)
It’s got a sewn-in bookmark and it’s super cheap at Buy Olympia.
Tags: for humans, handmade, journal
What I’m loving today: cute and classy illustrated notecards from Rifle Paper Company.
Found via Mint.
Tags: art, design, for humans, stationery
Ever come across something so cute it grips you by the very soul, and even though you don’t need it, OMG you just havetohaveit?? Happens to me all the time. It’s why I have to be careful on Etsy, and why I can’t visit dog adoption fairs or Petfinder too often. Truthfully, it’s a big part of the reason we have Dottie, even though “husky/basset hound mix” should have set off loud, flashing, laser-beam warning lights in my head.
Anyway, that’s what happened when I stumbled upon Hotdog and Me. One look at these cute little sock dogs with their colorful felt and button features, sort-of-famous names, and winsome smiles, and I lost all control. I had to have one.
From Hotdog’s Folksy profile:
Hotdog and Me keep coming across all these stray little puppies, so he thought, and I agreed, that we could try and find some new loving homes for these adorable little creatures. They need lots of love and cuddles. They also love travelling and they all seem quite vain and enjoy having their photos taken.
The little guy I adopted? Mutt Dillon. His sweet smile despite the bandage on his chest made him a perfect little symbol for all the rescue puppies out there who may have a little healing to do, but have lots of love to give. Usually he sits by my computer as I work, but here he is soaking up the evening sun, enjoying the freshly bloomed rhododendron.
Fall in love with Hotdog and Me on Etsy and (across the pond!) on Folksy (and follow the adventures of the Dogs and find other crafty goodness on the Hotdog blog).
Tags: cute, for humans, handmade
These glasses from Fishs Eddy feature cartoonish drawings of dogs performing various tricks. You could use them as a training guide! Or to enjoy a cold, stiff one when your pups won’t behave.
(And if, like me, you have a thing for fun kitchen stuff and housewares, you’ll love Fishs Eddy.)
Tags: for humans, gifts, home, housewares
Here at phetched we’ve got our noses to the ground, tracking down the coolest dog stuff we can find and offering up a daily dog treat just for you. (That “we,” by the way, is ME — I mean, I — Katherine, and my trusty canine sidekicks, Mingus and Dottie.)
We’ve got a big ol’ dish full of doggie goodness for you here, so come, sit, and stay awhile. We hope you’ll sniff out something you like. 
Bark @ us
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