Etsy Find of the Day: The Good Machinery Softies

Italy's The Good Machinery makes some amazing art, and I was delighted to discover that she recently added a collection of oddly lovable softies to her Etsy shop. (Above: Set of Three, $45.)

Each handmade, hand-washable creation is a character from the artist's sketchbook, brought to life via a heat-transferred print onto 100-percent recycled cotton. They'd be a lovely Easter basket surprise for a little one in your life, or even a quirkily winsome addition to a couch, chair, or shelf for an imaginative adult.

Take a look:

Heartbroken Wolf Man and His Lucky Tree, $24

La Duchesse Lola, $17

The Witch of Good Luck and the Yuta She Keeps Her Magic In, $24

Decko, $17

Circus Bear, $17

French Ghost Abandoned by His Maid and His Castle Burning in Jealousy and Flames, $24

See all of the offerings in The Good Machinery's Etsy shop right here -- and check out more of her work here.

The Artful Home: Tuesday Print Releases

Tuesdays are big days for fans of limited-edition print sites 20x200 and Tiny Showcase, since that's the day each reveals its latest print release from established and up-and-coming artists.

I really like both of the new prints on offer today: Daisy, at top, by L.A.'s Christina Muraczewski, is $20 from 20x200. Don't snooze on this one, since more than half of the limited-edition run of 200 8.5-by-11-inch prints are already gone.

And Lucky, by Italy's amazing The Good Machinery, is $20 at Tiny Showcase. There are only 100 copies of this 4.25-by-5.75-inch print available, so grab yours fast.