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Drinking to Reclamation

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Remember when I posted about these gorgeous, art nouveau-inspired etched bottles? I heard from several of you that the bottles were hard to get your hands on, as inventory was often low in Timothy’s Etsy shop. But good news — thanks to Timothy’s new Kickstarter campaign, you can not only help get his small business off the ground, but also receive your own set of either the Constance or Variance bottles (or both, if you’re feeling crazy).

Here’s what’s up: Timothy, artist and owner of the newly relaunched Reclamation Etchworks, emailed me recently to let me know he had launched a Kickstarter campaign. The purpose of the campaign is to help him raise money so that he can purchase his own laser etching machine, which will help him etch more recycled bottles faster (which means more inventory for lovely potential customers like you!). If you donate $79 or $159 to his Kickstarter, you’ll receive your own Constance bottle set or the Variance bottle set respectively — which, conveniently enough, is the price each set is normally! Helping a new business and also scoring beautiful, decorative bottles for your bar cart? Total win-win.

Timothy has some other ‘donation’ options that include custom etching on your set of four bottles (only $129), or getting a larger set of 8 bottles (for $249). If you’ve had your eye on these beauties, now’s the time to get them. They would make such an amazing gift for a birthday, wedding — anything, really! Orders placed via the Kickstarter will be sent out throughout the summer (be sure to check out all the ways you can support his Kickstarter here, on the right side of the page, and double check which shipment you’re purchasing). I love this concept – it’s like you’re donating to someone’s business idea, but you get something very, very cool out of it. Fun!

This is not a sponsored post. I just love Reclamation’s product, especially since the bottles are recycled, and am excited to help support a local San Francisco start up!

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Happy Tuesday! I can’t believe it’s already May 8th. Believe it or not, in just nine short days, we’ll be on a one way flight to NYC. Cray cray! It snuck up quickly, didn’t it?

The only things that seem to keep me from going too insane (what with all the change) is to either a) read something or b) mindlessly surf the Internet and see what I come across (I won’t lie, it’s been difficult to work when we’re also coordinating movers, selling furniture, finding new pieces, and oh yeah — waiting to see if we actually have an apartment). So I figured I’d at least share some of my finds with you. Everybody wins!

I had pinned a photo of these pretty violets frozen into ice cubes a couple weeks ago, and finally had a sec to click through and investigate more. It couldn’t be easier; honestly, the toughest part of this DIY is sourcing the violets, which, if you live near a good market that stocks that kind of thing, isn’t even THAT hard. I adore this idea for summer entertaining. So festive and fun!

I’ve slowly been making way through the May issue of Vanity Fair, and absolutely loved this true crime article. It’s a little gruesome — well, no more so than your average CSI episode — but the outcome of this mystery was crazy to me (and it’s even crazier that this detective was able to figure it out). PS, that beaded magnifying glass is so cool, no?

Finally, who wouldn’t be lusting after bright finds like these? A hot magenta bow ring (that’s less than $40!); fantastic metallic storage tins; and kelly green and gold sandals for summer. I’ll take one of each, please and thank you.

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