...is a writer and photographer who likes the well-made, the ingenious, and the shiny. Since she likes more material things than any one person can reasonably consume, she's done what those with a computer and an obsession do these days: start a blog. Shoppista enjoys Earl Grey tea with milk and sugar, trade paperbacks over hard covers, lomo photography, and the em dash. Occasionally, she refers to herself in the third person.
Does it remind you of octopus arms, but in a good way? In any case, the swirl pincushions are hand-stitched and weighted with lentils for stability (so they double as paperweights, if you're so inclined). From loosestring.