A couple of weeks ago, my friend and I checked out the Anime Fest on our dinner break just to pass the time.  Our favorite part was seeing all the amazing Lolita costumes and best of all...the tiny hats! 

Of course, I completely forgot about my temporary obsession (as I tend to do) until I came across the Gypsy Lady Hats Etsy shop.

Obsession renewed!

Oh, and in case you're not into the miniature thing, all their small hats are replicas of full sized hats.

They're a little pricier than the items I normally show on Etsy Wednesday, ranging from $50-$145, but each hat is created with the finest materials. So you know you're not only getting something unique (or custom if you desire), but also of the highest quality. 

Come on, you know you want to take a peek!

I think one of my favorite parts of setting up my new photoblog is going back and revisiting my older shots, like this one you see above.  It's my friend Jimmie Lee (yes, it's a man) posing in the beautiful queen's costume from a play we worked on together. 

I had completely forgetten we even did this photo shoot back in August of '07.  I only had my little Sony point n shoot at the time and was just realizing photography might be something I wanted to take more seriously.

Of course, out of about 100 photos, this is probably the only well framed shot.  Most of them had a terrible tree in the background that looked like it was coming out of his head.  Luckily in this one there was only a little bit of tree so I went ahead and photoshopped it out. 

So, I think today you should take a moment to revisit some of your old photos, or writing, or drawings...whatever it is and see if you can bring it back to life.  Or at least just reminisce.

Are these not some of the coolest mobiles you've ever seen?  I could totally hang every one of them in my apartment.  I bet I could do some fun photo stuff with them too.....

These unique mobiles come from the Salty and Sweet Etsy shop.  I wish I could show you all of them right here, but I just have to trust you'll go see 'em for yourself.  Of course, in keeping with the Halloween theme, I had to highlight the zombie mobile (at top) entitled "Six Feet Over."  That's (naturally) the first one that caught my eye.

Each mobile is laser cut from 1/16" solid black mat board and joined with black wire, which means they're precise and sturdy. Also, they come fully assembled so you don't have to worry about putting it all together yourself.

Each piece costs $30.  That might seem a little steep but remember, you're buying a truly unique piece of art that I imagine you'd be hard pressed to find anywhere else. 

So get shoppin!