That’s what I am, along with a necklace addict, a chocolate addict and about a billion other things I won’t get into right now. Anywho, if you’re like me and you are always on the look out for you next favorite new bag, check out Gerbera Designs. This indie shop sells super cute messanger and hand bags, like the one pictured below. And, as a bonus, their site sports some super cute craft tutorials, like the one for dia de los muertos soap.

It hurts my heart to see people abuse books. On the other hand, I absolutely love new art forms. So I was a bit torn when admiring the handiwork of artist Brian Dettmer. His sculptures, some times called “Book Autopsies,” made from old books are fascinating. Part shadow box, part magnetic poetry and part ” lost city of Atlantis,” his artwork is another world that will swallow you up (much like a good story will). I’ve decided that the quality of art far outweighs my knee-jerk aversion to cutting up books. Word on the street is that he makes these unique pieces with only a set of tweezers and an exacto knife. Oh, and if the book thing doesn’t do anything for ya, check out the life size skeleton he made out of cassette tapes.