Looking to cause a stir in the kitchen? Set your style on fire with a modern take on classic hostess gear with a little help from The Way We Wear.

Designer Shauna Lofy's use of fun fabrics to bring a more modern feeling to her vintage-inspired patterns will make your kitchen the hot spot for tantalizing fashion.

Her "retro-chic" aprons and oven mitts will appeal to the modern mom who wants to kick things up a notch on the style scale.

This Betsy Ross-Stars and Stripes design was created from an original 1940's WW2 apron pattern.

By adding playful accents, such as the navy blue colored bow embellishment, along with Shauna's signature ivy embroidery stitching, The Way We Wear mixes the modern with the vintage for a blue-ribbon worthy recipe that will bring a little sugar and spice to your home.

Women's Aprons – $30USD to $45USD at The Way We Wear

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Is the wintry weather getting you down? Let these Bluebell Earrings from Wildflower Designs remind you of brighter days and the sweetly scented blooms in your backyard garden.

Designer Stacey Hansen transforms sterling silver discs into softly cascading blossoms that dangle as they jingle-jangle from sterling silver chain and earwires.

Lime green enameled interiors bring a fresh pop of color to the domed shapes, which bring a modern feeling that is all buffed and polished for a softer, more subdued look.

What do you think? How would you dress up these dangling earrings? Get in on the discussion and share your ideas with other readers of styleFLASH by leaving your comments.

DISCOUNT ALERT! Want to save on your purchase at Wildflower Designs? Use coupon code indie08 for 10% off your order! And don't forget – tell 'em you found 'em on styleFLASH!

Looking for more great indie goods?  Check out our 2008 Holiday Shopping Guide!

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If you are looking to decorate your living space in a style that is more eclectic than cookie-cutter, the artistic Peruvian pottery of Ethnique Cultural Living & Design will liven up your space with a globally eclectic feel.

Founded by Gabriel & Daniel Goryn, Ethnique has a passion for sharing the art, the color and the spirit of Peruvian culture.

Starting with conceptual sketches of that integrate shape with color and texture, Ethnique's line of handcrafted home accents showcase abstract patterns in both contemporary and folkloric styles. 

By further accentuating each unique piece in either stark black & white contrasts, in rich earthtones or through a palette of vivid color, the decorative design of each handcrafted piece is enriched to illuminate its cultural value.

Popularity: unranked [?]

Ready to send your wee one's sense of style sky-high?

Let Blue Sky Rocket jet your tot to a world where kids are treated like the stars they are!

Blue Sky Rocket is the super-shop when it comes to cool gear for you little guy or gal, with bags, clothing, accessories and even goodies for Mom!

Compiling an impressive roster of the hippest kid-friendly indie designers, shop owner Stacy Conway, along with a slew of style savvy woodland creatures, has hand-picked gear so cool, you'll wish you were a kid again.

With some of my fave indie designers, like Tiny Tales & Susie Ghahremani, as well as some new discoveries like Go Goose Go, who make hip hand-screened t-shirts for babies and kids, like this Early Bird Natural Onesie, Blue Sky Rocket lets kids soar to the top of the best-dressed list.

Popularity: 12% [?]

Rock Love Jewelry

Get your fix of flirty, fashionable jewelry for the femme fatale!

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Le Bourdon Home & Garden

Wendy's picks illustrating a home life that everyone dreams of – filled with inspiration, soothing color, and joy.

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Stick Me Designs

With zippered pockets both inside and out, as well as special slots to hold your test strips & blood meter, Stick Me Designs allows modern gals (and guys too!) with diabetes get unstuck from boring, basic black bags! 

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When the workday gets you down, do you daydream about pampering yourself in an indulgent bath of all-natural suds with a hint of sweetness?

Take a stroll down Plumberry Lane, where goodie-inspired bath products are a feast for the senses, and a treat for the skin.

Who says sweet, foodie fun is only for kids? Designer Stacy Raphanella's dessert soaps make bath time fun for everyone, and with a mouth-watering selection of Cupcakes, Ice Cream Cones, and Chocolate Sandwich Cookie soaps, you can indulge in a little sugar therapy without the guilt.

Even the natural soaps from Plumberry Lane, including these rich-looking Coffee and Cream bars, make my mouth water!

With real coffee grounds to buff my skin and give me that boost I need after a late (or, let's face it…even an early!) night, Stacy's cold process soaps add a more organic option to her already tantalizing menu of treats.

After soaking in one of these dessert shop lathers, you won't be able to resist slicking on a Yummy Roll-On Perfume or one of Stacy's new Strawberry Shake and Watermelon Lip Balm Treats.

The next time your sweet tooth starts yearning for a treat, run – don't walk! – to Plumberry Lane, where fresh and fragrant soda shop-inspired soaps, perfumes and lip balms are yours for the savoring.

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Ready to give your personal space a fresh new look?

Let Le Bourdon Home & Garden inspire you with home accents, spa products, gift ideas, and anitiques – all with a certain je ne sais quoi!

Owner Wendy Troupe creates one-of-a-kind items from vintage French textiles, and shares not only her exemplary taste, but also her design services.

If you are longing for a little less clutter, Le Bourdon shows you how to create your own style by mixing modern and vintage for a look that is trés chic.

I am completely enamored with this set of antique enamel canisters.

The aged look and the fact that they are in French make them that much more special, and conjure up images of freshly baked bread. Mmm!  

Le Bourdon doesn't feel like a business in the traditional sense of the word at all.

The entire website has a relaxing, personal feel to it, with Wendy's picks illustrating a home life that everyone dreams of – filled with inspiration, soothing color, and joy.   

Popularity: 15% [?]

Does being diabetic get you down, especially when you watch your best girlfriends indulge in those sinfully sweet treats? Show 'em that you can spoil yourself, too, with one of Stick Me Designs' equally craving-inducing glucose meter bags.

Those standard-issue black nylon bags that came with your blood meter are so passé!

And I have no doubt you will agree with me when you see Stick Me Designs' line of stylish accessories for the modern diabetic.

Licorice Love is my fave – unfortunately, it is sold out! But the Jardin is equally gorgeous, and is done in lush, springtime fabrics. 

Each design can absolutely pass for a modern clutch, and they instantly illustrate designer Rickina Velte's mission to provide accessories that are both fashionable and functional.

With zippered pockets both inside and out, as well as special slots to hold your test strips & blood meter, Stick Me Designs allows modern gals (and guys too!) with diabetes get unstuck from boring, basic black bags! 

Photos: courtesy of Stick Me Designs 

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Everything old is enthralling again when designer Brandi Nicholauson dives into her vintage bead and button stash!

The Nova Scotia native refashions vintage and recycled bits into fabulously fashionable accessories that showcase the dazzling detail of yesteryear.

I absolutely adore the Love Me Locket Necklace.

It may look a little chunky, but the lovely cabochon on the front softens it and makes it look that much more feminine. 

Brandi's Diva Necklace is also a stunning piece, and is jut the thing if you want make more of a splash!

I think the thing I like the most about Brandi's accessories is that she completely transforms items from their original use to something that is so much more interesting. 

By adding cufflink parts to vintage buttons, a pair of wise little owls becomes a lovely grad gift! 

Vintage glass buttons and glass beads become a sweet, cascading strand of Pussy Willows when dangled from twirled brass wire.

You, too, will be completely entranced by Brandi's keen eye and masterful ability to breathe new life into treasured reclaimed items. 

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If you're a little bit girly and a little bit rock 'n roll, NYC designer label RockLove is the place to get your fix of flirty, fashionable jewelry for the femme fatale!

Designer Allison Hourcade has not only created a line of jewelry that incorporates edgy rock 'n roll gusto with femmy vintage glam. 

She has also developed an innovative, collaborative business model that sees her working one-on-one with the very bands that inspire her to create her sassy pieces.

By working directly with these bands to produce their own line of exclusive merchandise that they can then sell to their fans, RockLove is fulfilling their mission to spread their anthem of artistic unity through the exchange of creative energy.

Emilie Autumn and TechniKult of Flesh are examples of notorious darker industrial bands with whom RockLove is currently working with, inspiring their Victorian Glam Collection, which combines edgy, goth styles with feminine silhouettes.  

Rockabilly bands The Creepshow and Black Betty and the Bad Habits support RockLove's movement in the pin-up hellcat world, and have inspired RockLove's Pin-Up Vixen Collection, which marries vintage sass with rockabilly style.  

Additionally, RockLove has been working with the fabulously talented photographers Ama Lea and Roy Varga from the professional pin-up scene.

RockLove has taken their collaborative motto and built it into every aspect of their brand, resulting in an exciting and inspiring niche that helps to unite band and fan through rockin' music, stylin' jewelry and fueled by RockLove's creatively captivating spirit.
 
RockLove is also involved with The Pin-Up Angels, an all-volunteer group of models founded by former Marine and burlesque artist Miss Kitty Baby, proud Army wife Cherry Lane, and pin-up model and Marine big sister Lola Dee, who raises money through the sale of vintage-style pin-up images.

To read more about this wonderfully innovative collaboration and to get involved by both raising funds and enlivening the spirits of our troops this holiday season, we invite you to read our feature on RockLove's Holiday Donation Event.

Popularity: 15% [?]