tmnt backpack

spotted on ffffound (via geekologie). apparently this is old news. hot topic is/was selling a turtle shell backpack and masks for that totally rad, circa 1988 teenage mutant ninja turtle look.

turtle forest

spotted a cute turtle logo on an illustration on ffffound. followed the link to the bubusam photostream on flickr and spotted this "forest guardian."

turtum micci

spotted on toysrevil. turtum micci gang by erick scarecrow and esc toys. i prefer the wild desert colorway (far right). love the name turtum.

turtle playground

spotted on playscapes. by bob cassily. turtle park playground in st louis has giant turtle play sculptures and a facebook page.

touché turtle

spotted on google. i watched this 60s cartoon in the 80s. so i looked it up. found this post on johnkstuff about a book featuring touché turtle. great art.

bale of turtles

spotted on the interwebs. a beautiful bale of turtles print by woop studios who bring us an alphabet of "collective nouns in pictures." 

sandbox love

spotted on mocoloco. sandkastenliebe (sandbox love) by anne lorenz are porcelain dishes created in the shape of  sand molds.

dring dring turtle

spotted on coolhunting. extremely cute hand-painted bicycle bells designed by Annie Legroulx of the appropriately named dringdring. lots of lovely ones on the dringdring site. the turtle one (and 5 others) from kikkerland.

the greene turtle

spotted in DC. this is the logo for the greene turtle. i like its long neck. though not completely obvious, it's a sports bar (and grille).

traveling turtle

spotted at the airport. turtle pillow?

bedazzled turtle

spotted in the rum diary trailer (1:36). are the jewels meant to be real? i suppose, if these are diamonds and rubies, i should rather say "bejeweled"  than "bedazzled." i wonder how the turtle feels about it.

turtle logo

spotted in the coffee and tea aisle. finum makes filters and also some lovely tea makers.  according to the website, "The Turtle has been our firm’s trademark since before 1900, symbolizing quality and continuity. "