Something that made me smile..

"Turkey Leg Baby Rattle" by MayaBella

J.Crew

Since I've been working there, it's been draining my money.

Here are some of my picks...

This color is a little blinding, but I love the length of this sweater. Also, the button details on the shoulders is cute!

This may be my next purchase...it's so cute! It is a little low, but someone at work wore it with a tank and it was perfect!  Pair it with a blazer like...

The Tweed Harriet!! 

So if you have about $2,000 just laying around and you're wondering..hmm what should I get?
Here it is.

Guys...don't feel left out. Here's some cool new looks for you!

It's a lambswool cardigan..which will probably be softer than a other wools.

This sweater can be paired with this "secret-wash shirt".

This is kind of a last year's style rerun, with the military chest pockets, but in a "henley sweater" form.

Stephen: I know you like his beard, but don't get any ideas.

I love this jacket!  It looks good with whatever, and it's a- "I just rolled out of bed and look this good" look.

a spark of creativity

It was one of those afternoons...few and far between, where I had a lot of time and actually wanted to create something.

Hannah, my hook up from Me & My Big Ideas, had graciously given me paper!  I wanted to use it and try making something from it.

The first one was a wedding card.  It started off as a general card, then some fabric here, tulle there...it was just fitting for a fall wedding.









Then came the boy card.  It was difficult to make this one because I'm horrible at making "boy cards".  First, because I know boys will throw them away (girls might too, but I have a better chance of them keeping it).  Second, because it's so much easier to think of "prettifying" something. Not sure if it looks manly enough, but just MAYBE they won't throw this one away...







PS. Hannah do you recognize the paper? :)

wishing for talent...

If I could become pretty good at something, I think I'd choose photography.  It's odd, but I love pictures and scrapbooking so I think it would be something useful for me.  I don't necessarily really want to learn, because the mumbo jumbo is too confusing, but I think the processing of the photos and making it look a certain way is so cool!

This is a work of free photo processing online. I was trying to play around with colors a bit- but it seems like the "cheap way out" and it could probably look a million times better. Either way, I wanted to remember this moment that I found out how to create this "vintage carnival" look!!

Finding Myself...

This has been such a process: the act of finding who I am, what I am passionate about.  I was looking for myself in a mold: maybe in a business- making cards, maybe in a different industry in fashion.  Everything seems too difficult to start from scratch.  Which makes me question if I was ever passionate about it in the first place.  I don't think Mozart decided that it was going to be too hard to be a musician and didn't even try.  He just loved music. He just lived music.  




What do I love??  Why can't I even answer such a simple question for myself??  I refuse to believe that I was meant for a passionless life!!  I am a passionate person, full of emotion and life.  Will that one day die out too?  Will I lose who I am?  Day by day as I become complacent and satisfied in the comfort of the known and the daily path traveled I could feel myself blending into the grays of life.  I know I was created for more.  Not in a conceited way do I make that statement, but I just know in the very fiber of who I am, God did not intend for my life to be just this.  He wants me to be alive, to be living everyday to the full! 
 I must not forget that...

Spring is coming...I think.

Here are some of my favorite spring finds!!! I wish I can have them all.

Frye Pull on Boots in Taupe

Gorjana McCoy Necklace

Velvet by Graham and Spencer tank

Lace Insert Tiered Skirt from Topshop

A tough biker jacket from Shopbop

A fun tough but girly look.

More to come...

Let's post!

I know, I know. It's been a while.
Who reads this?! Who knows.

Either way, I thought this blog could be dedicated to all crafters!!

Handmade Plush Pudgy White Bird by bubbletime

I was just browsing through the millions of items in Etsy, sometimes with something in mind, others just looking at the beautiful pictures on the front page.
I realized, people are selling these handmade items, but they're selling their personality, their time, and a bit of themselves.  It's like, when I make a card, I put my flair in it.  Yes, it has it's own purpose (welcoming a new baby, celebrating another year of being on Earth, etc.) but I get to put a sprinkle of me in it.
So essentially when people buy my product, they're buying a bit of me!

BLACK CAT records original graphic art by geministudio

I just realized it and I don't know why but it made me appreciate handmade items so much more! I'm not sure what my future holds for Etsy, but I'll keep trying!

By the way...Keep on the lookout my 4 readers, I will have a buy 1 get one free deal soon. If I can get enough cards for you to choose from on there. :)

Heartfelt card by me! thirtytworoses

what the...

(Courtesy of Etsyan: spidercamp)

I'm baffled.

I'm upset.

How do you know what or who is genuine anymore?

I think that is something that hits at the core of who I am. I can't even drink Splenda, because not only does it taste nasty, I hate the fact that it's fake.  I hate fake gold, not because I'm so prissy I need the expensive stuff, I just can't stand the fact that it's only a mere imitation.  I detest people who choose to be shallow, surface-level, only at their convenience friends.  If you're a friend, be a friend. You can't just decide when you want to invite people and when not to.  Even if you think they'll say no, why can't you just invite them?!!

I'd rather have 1 friend who was consistent and genuine and speaks their heart, than 1,000 "friends" who decide when they want to call you "friend".

I'm not sure if it's the funk of winter, or just random frustrations, but I haven't got the faintest desire to touch my card stuff or scrapbook stuff.

I'm sure even the best of crafters have "motivation droughts".

Just try to be faithful.  I hear my college pastors talking now...their kind but piercing words: to stand firm, even when the world around is chaos. Jesus...you never knew who your true friends were...you understand!