Tennessee

The first day in Nashville we just went antique shopping. I found this monkey at an antique mall and the Coyote sign at a western wear shop called "Ranch Dressing".

Life

TheBeastmark at Artist & Fleas this weekend

TODAY thebeastmark will be at The Artist & Fleas Market in Brooklyn. All the Merchandise from the web store at sale prices as well as some new things. Please stop by if you are in the area. 129 N 6th st, Brooklyn, NY click here for a map.

I need, I want, I lust, Animal

This ring is 14k gold and black onyx. On etsy for $240 click here

I See You Pee

Clean Animals

Tiger Candle

This vintage tiger is so cute. I love the front and back view.

It stands 8" tall 2" thick. You can buy it here

Cover me in animal prints

Animal Auctions

This eBay seller has some really great stuff right now. Good prices too. See it here

Animal Auctions

I love the print and the colors on this dress see it here

These purple suede boots with the tiger cut out are in a size 7.5 see them here

Meow!

I found this awesome sequins cat belt on eBay see it here

Trunk Show

Wooden Thumb Puppets

These vintage wooden thumb puppets on Etsy are only $6. They are so cute! 

Check them out here. There are allot of non animal ones as well. 

Troll Animals

Trolls are bad, mischievous creatures

 who live in caves, in logs, and under bridges. 

They are considered to be good luck

 which is why so many collect them. 

The creator of Trolls, the beloved plastic Troll dolls we know so well. was Thomas Dam.  He made his first troll in his self image out of wood. The original Trolls were made of natural rubber and filled with wood shavings. The wigs were sewn out of sheepskin. As their demand grew Thomas formed a company called "Dam things" They moved onto a more production friendly type of soft rubber and finally vinyl, but the other elements still remain handmade to ensure each Troll is special.  

Their popularity met a plateau in the mid 1960's, until cheap replicas flooded the market which caused it's presence to become invisible by the 1980's. Trolls did make a comeback in the 1990's. Now you can only get the Dam Trolls  in Denmark.

 Some of the rarest and most sought-after Trolls include Animals Trolls.  See Thomas Dam's other Trolls and other work here

Stop Lion

I Love this Carved Oak Lion Chair. I'm such a sucker for carved animal heads in furniture. I don't like the wine color I'd recover it with something different.  Not sure if I'd go super crazy with a brown/black leopard..or Just a super soft black leather..

Seriously this Carved wood mirror with a HUGE Lion's head is completely out of this world. The only thing that would make it better is if it came with a second version that was a big wooden front door!