New Finch!

For all you bird lovers out there, I'm a little tardy in posting this, but we got new summer-themed Finch paintings in the shop from the very talented (and Jersey City-based) Shauna Finn.

Pop by and check out these pretty paintings in person:

Fly Away

Bugs. Hmm, how I love and loathe thee.

You see, I love them in bell jars and behind glass. Pressed in vintage frames and in flight on a fake flower.

But I do despise them in my food. Or on furniture. Or in my hair.

Sooo, you can understand why I was so happy when I first met Michelle Johnston. She's a girl I can get along with because she also loves bugs and she just happens to be the one to put them behind glass. And -- this is a big bonus -- she lives in Jersey City and now teaches our butterfly pinning classes at Kanibal Home.

That said, if you love bugs behind glass (but don't want to touch them yourself) you can now take home one of Michelle's one-of-a-kind creations.

OR, if you love bugs and want to take a butterfly pinning class and create your own unique setting, then RSVP via email and sign up for the next class on June 24th at 7:30pm ($25 covers the cost of the lesson and all the materials).

June / July Schedule of Events

Mark your calendars, kids.

Here's the June/July lineup at Kanibal Home:

* Thursday, 6/17 at 8:00pm: Con Vivo Concert
* Thursday, 6/24 at 7:30pm: Butterfly Pinning Art Class (Taught by Michelle Johnston)
* Thursday, 7/1 at 7:30pm: Introduction to DSLR Photography (Taught by Zac Clark)
* Thursday, 7/8 at 8:00pm: Con Vivo Concert


Please note, if you're interested in any of the art classes, please RSVP to kanibal (at) kanibalhome (dot) com.

Jade Kuei = Amazing Artwork

If you're a Kanibal Home fan, then you know that I'm a huge admirer of Jersey City artist Jade Kuei. I've featured her work in the shop before in the form of wearable art brooches and now I'm lucky enough to have some of her original artwork up for sale.

I also feel the need to give some major props were they're due, so I must announce that the lovely Jade was also recently the only female artist in a show put together by Mathmatiks at the Brooklyn shop Zakka.

Take a look at Jade's work below (all the prices hover around $100 for a one-of-a-kind piece of work). For more information on Jade's art (hello, she does private commissions) check out her portfolio:

Sneak Peak Monday

We had a lovely weekend with Kanibal Home's sidewalk sale, so I didn't have a moment to post a Sneak Peak Sunday. Good thing too, because I just got in a load of new jewelry (two different kinds of watch necklaces and a great pressed flower ring, for example) and at least six new clothing styles.

Until I post the new looks, here's a few special items that are currently hanging around the shop:

(Vintage gold mirrors galore)

(The big one actually hangs vertically)

(Silk summer dresses and sexy boyfriend blazers)

(Yea, that's an octo-stache onesie)

(Pretty peacock onesie)

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Since we sold out of our last growing products in record time, I decided to bring in some new fun garden items.

So we now have at Kanibal Home:

Matchstick Garden: Grow an herb or wildflower garden from a matchstick. On the tip of each matchstick is a bundle of seeds that -- when planted -- sprouts seedlings.





Eggling: Looks like an egg, but crack it on the top and inside is a little garden ready to grow. Currently we're carrying the basil eggling.

Semi-Annual Stoop Sale: This Saturday & Sunday

Yes, you read that right. Kanibal Home is having a STOOP SALE (or sidewalk sale) this Saturday and Sunday. Rain or shine kids.

Here's a small taste of what will be out in front of the shop (come on time if you want the good stuff. Last stoop sale someone walked away with a 100 year old trunk for $100 and tons of excellent new fabric for $5 a bundle.):

* Vintage camera equipment (film, lens, lights, etc.): prices start at $2 and stop at $20
* Vintage jewelry, buttons and pins
* New craft materials (headbands, findings, etv.)
* Vintage clothes: $5 grab bag style box
* Display items from the shop on super sale: 75% off and more
* Fabric and trim: $5 a bundle
* Vintage dishware
* Vintage mirrors and home decor items

See you this weekend!!

New Vendor: Lillian Crowe

I've admired this artist for a very long time, so I'm super excited to be carrying Lillian Crowe's line of jewelry at Kanibal Home. A lot of jewelry designers create anatomic collections, but Crowe's attention to detail is extraordinary.

In addition to the two items below, we're also carrying her spearhead earrings and oxidized bronze locket necklace. Swoon ... I'm in love.