Wilkommen!

Welcome to the world Eleanor Jean Louise Weston!!!! 9lbs, 13oz, 20.5 inches! She's a good sized little lady! Congratulations to Heidi and Caleb Weston!

When we were Giants

Christmas Packaging

I LOVE Christmas wrap, packaging, boxes, paper, ribbon, tags, etc. Soooo, I've found these lovely ideas for some creative ways to package gifts this Christmas. What do you think? (don't forget, all the pictures are linked in case you want to see their shop for yourself.)

This gal has some really cute ideas on her blog. Studio Meez. She's located in . . . ok, someplace that speaks a different language. She doesn't have a location listed, perhaps Germany? Russia?

I love the mix of the silhouette with the kraft wrap and girly doily.

My family famously makes home made gifts, and they're always the best ones! I thought this would be a cute way to heighten anticipation.

So cute for a special mailed gift or a gift card holder.

Are You a Potter Fan?

My husband is the biggest Potter fan I know. He is re-reading all the Potter books in anticipation of the release this Friday at midnight (which is when my hubby will be watching Harry). In celebration of him and his obsession, check out all these awesome Potter crafts I found (each image is linked to an awesome etsy shop to see more!):

Happy Friday!

Friday is always a happy day. Whether I've got big Friday night plans, or sitting at home with a good book and soup for dinner. I can always count on Friday's, and today is no different. I've had only lovely customers so far this morning, I'm having a great hair day (thank you Shannan!) and I can't wait for my evening at home alone. Tonight is about cleaning and crafting! Time to get my little house in shape for the holidays! My husband loves that I clean and decorate, but he REALLY loves it when it starts looking like Christmas at home. So, we never wait until after Thanksgiving. Oh no, it's November 1st for us, so I'm technically already behind.

Tonight I'm starting on the Nieces and Nephew gifts. My new favorite little people to make gifts for. This year is full of Matryoshka dolls, whales and giraffes.

Here's a few of my new randomly selected favorite things:

Ah, this reminds me of my brother and I avoiding naps by pretending the carpet is hot lava and having such wonderful imaginary adventures. (Mom didn't care, as long as we were quiet for a few minutes a day:)
I love this emerald clutch! Actually, I have a love/hate relationship with clutches in general. They're so cute, but so annoying to hold all night.

googling

This is what came up when I google'd Headband Pattern:


Apparently not everyone has updated their crafting style. Will someone please make this for me for Christmas?