For some reason, I have been thinking a lot about the New England Transcendentalists. Maybe it is the image of Margaret Fuller that stares down at me from one of my inspiration boards. Whatever the cause, it is a fine subject to be preoccupied with on a lovely Spring day. In honor of today’s one-track thought process, I’ve collected an inspiring and eclectic group of NET-inspired goodies. Enjoy!

Louisa May Alcott Classic Profile Portrait by Hello Grey Day

This shop is so full of literary-themed profiles that every visit requires a gargantuan exercise in restraint. I want them all, I went them all now!

Postage Stamp Pendant-Louisa May Alcott by Bookshelves of Doom

Another literary-based shop. The stamp pendants are delicate yet vibrant.

Thoreau, Emerson and Alcott Original Painting on Wood by Ghost Ship’s Shanty Shop

Just. Because. At a miniature 4 1/2″ x 6 1/2″, it could easily be slipped onto a book shelf. Where they can freak people out with their stares. In the time it has taken me to type these words, it has started to grow on me…..

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote Mug by Ophelia’s Gypsy Caravan

There’s no excuse to drink out of a boring mug.

Henry David Thoreau Birch Bark Folk Art by Ghost Ship’s Shanty Shop

Aw, Thoreau actually looks endearing here. Bashful even. Won’t you take him home? That’s his Walden Pond cabin in the background, by the way.

Thoreau and Fuller Photographs by Jenny Wren and the Articulator

I’ve included this for two reasons. 1- I love this shop name. A lot. 2- I really wanted to have a Margaret Fuller inspired piece. This was my only option. Which is a shame! Not that it isn’t lovely (it is!), but she was amazing and deserves to be better remembered. Even on Etsy.

BONUS WALT WHITMAN PAPER DOLL:

Walt Whitman Paper Doll by as a paper doll

Repeat after me: I have no use for this, earthly or otherwise. I do not need this. It is an utter waste of money and space. Do you still want it, badly? Me, too.