A Treasure Hunt!

So I've been in Des Moines for about a month now, and I have been meaning to take a day to just wander around the city with no particular itinerary.  I was waiting to choose a day that was a nice walking around kind of day, but clearly after a straight month of 100 degree weather, that's not going to happen anytime soon.  So I thought, what the heck- I'll go today.

I started wandering around the East Village, a great area that has a lot of boutiques and interesting shops.  I went to a few really neat antique and vintage shops in which I could easily spend hours upon hours exploring.  I had a few good finds, including:

an old rake head which is now holding jewelry in my bathroom

some awesome old printing press letter blocks

(of course I spelled out my name-What else?)

And a print from the coolest store I've ever been in

The store is called Domestica, and it sells all kinds of jewelry and accessories, but mostly they sell really neat prints.  I spent so much time in there, but only walked out with one print because I was so overwhelmed by the sheer awesomeness of the place.  There were so many to choose from, and as much as I'd like to, I can't buy them all.  So I chose a small one that I liked for now.  I will definitely be back.

Here is their website:
http://www.ilovedomestica.com/

Here are some of my personal favorites:
http://domesticaprint.bigcartel.com/product/blue-edition-artcrank-2010-basemint-design

http://domesticaprint.bigcartel.com/product/usa-map-hey-day-collective
http://domesticaprint.bigcartel.com/product/andrew-bird-boats-methane-studios
http://domesticaprint.bigcartel.com/product/it-s-not-that-far-really-postcard-rar-rar-press
http://domesticaprint.bigcartel.com/product/peacock-methane-studios

Either the map or the blue bike art will probably be adorning the walls of my room soon...