etsy find: print tentacle theatre

photo credits: nutandbee

as i previously mentioned, etsy is one of my favorite guilty pleasures. but have i disclosed that it is a pleasure i like to partake in daily? yes. my internet history can attest to this- after all, it basically owes its entire existence to the lovely etsy.

well- today, i was browsing etsy's treasury. the treasury is- in a nutshell- a place where you can search lists members have created of items with a set theme, or even just random things they love.

i saw one titled 'right in the tentacles or release the kraken, which one sounds more naughty?'. and while that caught my attention, it was the octopus theme that drew me in. just like i am in love with all things owl, i have to admit, i have a strange adoration for all things octopus. while an octopus ring may sound tacky to the majority of the population, the idea of a ring shaped like a octopus curling around your finger sounds quite charming to me.

it was in this creatively named treasury list that i found my 'etsy find' for today: this delightful '4x4 print: tentacle theatre'. the creator is etsy's nutandbee, who is a "chocolate-nibbling, kitten-nuzzling, cardigan-wearing full-time crafter from New Zealand".

as you can see, this print features a lovely light olive green octopus engaging in the fine play of puppet theatre. i'm not quite sure why the octopus is saying "mew!", though. i'm chalking it up to nutandbee's self-proclaimed love of kitten-nuzzling. that and the fact that the octopus is holding an orange cat puppet.

i find that there is something about this print that just makes me want to be a kid again. i'm quite sure that this is because any grown person will get odd looks for hanging this in their home. thankfully, i'm not quite normal, and anyone who knows me would not be surprised to find this hanging somewhere in my condo. after all, there is something quite delightful about this picture, and it just makes me smile every time i glance at it. so here's to little delights that make you smile. after all, i believe that that is what life is about.