Etsy Favorites: Roam Hawai'i

Hello, my name is Emily, and I have a problem...a Roam Hawaii Problem! Now, understand me when I say this is really not a problem at all, but it's a problem for my no-interest checking account when I seriously want everything in this aloha-packed store. 

(Photo credit: Roam Hawaii)

First of all, the story behind this little store is like something out of a sun-soaked teenage dream: four girls on Hawaii's North Shore (already awesome) buy an old mail truck, give it a bitchin' paint job and create a mobile marketplace to sell their handmade jewelry, bikinis, and hand-screened t-shirts all over Oahu. If that wasn't already the coolest thing since cookie dough ice cream, they often travel to fabulous destinations like Tahiti, Australia, California, and who knows where else and post their adventures on Instagram and Tumblr @roamhawaii. I will admit, sometimes I yearn to live vicariously through their Instagram feed, but I know that's lame, and I go back to work cleaning up spit-laden blood spatter off of everything. It's like a mini vacation, even on the darkest winter days, and knowing I can get my hands on a piece of Hawaii makes me want to bust out the plastic!

Anywho, back to my point. I haven never bought more things from one Etsy shop than I have from this one. I have three of their shirts and a photo print. These tops are all one of a kind (some two or three of a kind), so it's almost guaranteed that NO ONE will have the same shirt as you! Here's my current RH collection that I plan on adding to when it's financially responsible to do so:

 

(please pardon my big toe and the crappy quality)

Love this shirt. My mom loves this one because she used to call me raggamuffin when I was young and totally still does.

   Not just clothing, but home wares too! I love beachy-ness and this print is pretty accurate whenever the ocean is cooperating in my area.

Etsy is a weird and wonderful place, and stumbling upon this shop gives me one more excuse to slap a little aloha into my daily life. I love Roam Hawaii and if you have a human soul, you should too!

Camera Bag, Shoes, Etc.

I know I've already written and entry today, but like two seconds after I wrote it there was a thump at the door which I could only discern as my mailman chucking a package at it as quickly as possible so he could go to lunch early. After retrieving the package I was little kid excited to open it because inside was my new camera bag! This bag came from an Etsy shop called The Copper River Bag Company and they make fine leather bags for laptops, cameras, work related technologies  and they are all made-to-order in lots of colors and styles. The one I purchased was the Voyager Camera Bag and it is BEAUTIFUL.

It comes with a handy pop-up divider that keeps all your lenses, chargers, battery packs, zebra cakes separate and safe. It has a pocket for your iPad and room to spare for your wallet, phone, personal firearm, whatever! I wanted a bag that could keep my camera stuff safe and organized but not look like I was someones dad on vacation desperate to capture family memories. The leather is hardcore thick, but it's the kind that will only look better the older and more beat-up it gets.

Another great purchase of the week(s) are my taupe suede boots from Target! They may not be Sam Edelmans, but for $30 they do the trick. It makes me want to wear jeans and leather jackets (shudder), what's happening to me?! 

Other than these things my week has been pretty ordinary. I had the week off for a staycation that turned into a watch-the-rain-and-be-bored-cation which sucked, but I'm rested up for full time at the dentist office so happy weekend everyone! I'll be spending what's left of it making use of the lighting in my sun/jungle room. Bye now!