Etsy Finds of the Week

I've come across about a million cool Etsy shops in the last couple weeks and I'm very tempted to share all of them with you right now, but I'll try to contain myself.

Here are a few that I thought had some cool but different stuff:

1. Mariforssell - This shop has all kinds of fun iPod/iPhone/iPad cases.  I really like how slim the cases are and that you can use the leather strap to hold headphones.  These would make great groomsmen gifts!

2. Little by Jenny - Ok, I know this one is weird.  I don't know why, but I am totally obsessed with these tepees.  I think maybe they remind me of the movie the Holiday?  Who knows...but I think they would be great in a kid's room or for backyard camping.

People's Choice

When I saw this pic from the People's Choice Awards it made me want to throw something at my computer screen in the direction of Kristen Stewart's head.

But actually, she did look quite pretty last night.



Rob didn't look too bad himself, but I don't like the way their outfits kind of coordinate.

Taylor also looked stunning, I LOVE that dress.

Katy Perry's?  Not so much.

Zac What Have You Done?

Zac, this look does nothing for you, well really it does nothing for me...boo.  Please say its for a movie and your lusious locks will be making an appearance again in the near future.

Anthropologie Items of the Week

Its been so long since I did one of these post I can't even remember what the last things I featured were!  Luckily I haven't had too much to add to my wishlist the last couple weeks.

I do really like this top because its perf for work or play:

...and you may not think I NEED this dress since I already have a closet full of silky dresses, but I sure think I NEED it...I don't have a single blue dress, I swear!

Party, Party, Party

Talks are underway for Douger's 30th birthday...I'd like to propose that every one bring at least two props we can wear throughout the night and switch around with each other...props always add another level of fun to a party.

In other party news, I've decided that I want to attend a Mad Men themed party this year...who wants to throw one and invite me?

The Compound

Alex said last night that if he won the lottery he'd give us the down payment for our communal living compound...sadly, he didn't win so we will have to go on dreaming about our fantasy compound.

There have been talks of a moat to connect each residence...I'd like to propose an underground moat system similar to the one pictured above so it can still safely be used on rainy days or in the dead of winter.  I'd also like to draw your attention to the bar...our moat def needs to have a swim up bar...or 10 of them.

Say What?

No one would accuse Jersey Shore party girl Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi of setting a good example for young fans, and she makes no apologies for that.


When quizzed on Wednesday's The Ellen DeGeneres Show about her penchant for boozing the night away until she blacks out, Snooki said she had no plans to stop.

"Now, when you say if you didn't black out it's a good night for you, are you serious?" DeGeneres asks the reality star.

Snooki replies, "Yes, because I want to remember my night and sometimes I just don't. It sucks. So you're like, 'What did I do? Why did I wake up in a garbage can?' "

So people might also know that it suck to be woken up in the bushes of a friend's front yard...just saying.

Thank Goodness.

Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal are starting 2011 single.


"They're over," a source tells PEOPLE about the short-lived relationship. "It ended last month."

No reason was given for a split, and the stars reps didn't have immediate comment, but the two spent the holidays – and their birthdays – apart.

Swift, 21, rang in 2011 in Nashville, solo, at a party, while Gyllenhaal, 30, was in New York, where he attended a closing party for Broadway's Fela! on Jan. 2. While in the Big Apple, Gyllenhaal was also spotted dining with his mother at the Spotted Pig.

After spending Thanksgiving weekend together, the two were last seen publicly together on Dec. 9 in Los Angeles.

Gyllenhaal and Swift were first spotted together in October backstage at Saturday Night Live – followed by a brunch in Brooklyn.

I Found a New King Charles Gem

Your welcome.

New Couple Alert?

Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds spent New Year's Eve celebrating together in Austin, Texas – along with a posse of other pals.

"A group of old friends that included Ryan and Sandra spent New Year's together at Sandra's restaurant Bess Bistro," her rep tells PEOPLE. "They all had a great time ringing in the New Year as they have in the past ... as nothing more than friends."

Despite speculation, a source close to Reynolds, 34, echoes the sentiment that there's nothing romantic in real life between the on-screen lovebirds, who starred in The Proposal together.

Meanwhile, Scarlett Johansson, 26, Reynolds's soon-to-be ex-wife, dined at the same restaurant on Dec. 28 with her pal Drew Barrymore.

Bullock, who's friendly with both Reynolds and Johansson from their days as a couple, stopped by the table to say hello to her fellow actresses during their meal, according to an observer.