another update?!?!

so sorry to inundate you will all these updates, but i have been a crafting fool this week!

a lovely friend of mine requested a special onesie (of the golden gate bridge) for her boyfriend's soon-to-be niece. i was more than happy to oblige! once i made that stamp, i just couldn't stop!

more pillows

two new pillow slips in the shop today!

shop update!

i have another shop update to tell you about. i've made some new pillow slips and a tote. hope you like them!

fox and clover

loving the hand-painted glass by fox and clover. so lovely!

shop update!

i've come up with a new design for my iPod cozies. this one will also fit an iPhone.

check them out in my shop!

winner's prize

my mom wanted to know what the winner of my 200th post contest would be receiving in her mailbox.

sorry to spoil the surprise, alex!



i've made a couple of these little soft fold-over bags. i'm thinking of putting them in my shop...

wanted: new chair

so my mom and i found this really sweet chair at the goodwill for $30 a couple of years ago. it's a gorgeous mustard yellow, and has the texture of raw silk. i love it, but it had a run-in with a sweet little dog that i rescued and let live at my house for a couple of weeks. see for yourself:




mr. m hates the chair (i think it has little to do with the chew marks) and, while i love it, i think we could stand to get a new one.

i'd gladly take one from spruce home. gorgeous!

and the winner is...

with the aid of a random number generator (it picked #8), in the order the comments were submitted, the winner is alixandrrraaa!

congrats! send me an email with your contact info, and your prize will soon be on it's way to you!

gleena shop

don't forget to leave a comment to win a little prize! you still have a few hours!

i really do miss pottery, but i think it would be a long time before i were able to create things as beautiful as those found in gleenashop. so lovely!

seapod

i'm loving the biology-inspired goodies from seapod. that's some fancy free-form embroidery!

200th post! and a giveaway!

UPDATE: i'll draw a winner on friday (july 11), so keep posting your comments!

oh my goodness, my 200th post.

to be honest, when i started this little blog, i didn't think i would actually take it seriously and keep posting.

and here we are.

i hope you have enjoyed reading my ramblings, and please, keep coming back!

in honor of you, the reader, on this my 200th post, i would like to offer a giveaway. if you would like to receive a little something nice in the mail, please leave me a comment, and i will draw a random winner. i am so excited to give away a prize! woo hoo!


for today's regularly scheduled post, i give to you the lovely enamel jewelry of mark poulin. so adorable!

summer vacation

i know i've only been in phoenix for a little over a month, but i am headed back to omaha tomorrow for a little vacation!

while travel may be a bit more difficult this summer due to insane gas prices, here are some things to take with you if you get to go somewhere fun.

here's to vacation!


use this recycled tote by green couch designs for a stylish carry-on.



keep a travel journal in this notebook by jet set paper.



easily recognize your bag on the conveyor belt with a luggage tag from my cute handbags.



for a lovely smelling suitcase, a lavender sachet from old money.


a passport cover by whimbrella. i really wish i were using my passport this summer.


for a long flight, a sleep mask by bibbon.

sovereign beck

i got an email from ryan and will of sovereign beck their other day. they were writing to tell me about their lovely ties. and lovely they are!

thanks for the heads up guys!

a hat for my head

i don't wear a lot of hats (except ball caps when i go hiking) but if i were to start, i'd certainly buy one from BKM hattitude. so cute!