handmade

gift . . . Happy Birthday, Tracy!

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{recently taken images + a few Martha Stewart craft products}

everything nice

In anticipation of a baby shower I am attending this weekend I made a sweet sack to wrap my gift. I got to create the invites awhile back, too, and what better way to welcome a sweet baby girl than with sugar and spice...

*Also, a friend of mine has started a blog recently that focuses on her lovely family, today she hung some pictures I had taken of all of them and posted about it, you can go here to see how cute it turned out.*

love is ...

A tiny envelope filled with love was sent to someone very special today. 

an itty bitty house 

Case and I have some friends who are in the process of building their own home right now, and it is a wonderful thing to see this dream coming true for them. Last night I made this little house ornament to hang on their tree in celebration of the new home they will have very soon. 

christmas time is here

A stop at the post office and twinkle cards and some special packages were on their way...

handmade holiday

In the spirit of making the holidays more handmade I've been working on these felt flowers from a supply of felt I already had. I think they'll be pins, hair clips and gift embellishments and they're just nice to look at all together. 

one

It has been a goal to purchase most if not all handmade gifts. Of course there are certain items I still enjoy getting at the mall or local bookstore, but it does feel good when you find something that is perfect and you get to support an independent artist. An adorable little girl turns one next weekend and I was so happy to purchase this from a fellow Etsian.

gramma's buttons

My gramma collected baggies of buttons in her sewing room many years ago. My sisters and I are fortunate to have some of the collection, which we keep with our beading supplies. I have been wanting to make something for my mom out of her mom's buttons, so after much experimentation this is what evolved. Tonight we are officially celebrating with chili, cake, ice cream and gifts, can't wait to give it to her.  

notes of gratitude

Inspired by large number stamps and colorful inks...I stamped and thank youed the afternoon away.