eleven.

01. this coinpurse makes me happy just lookin' at it. the colour

combination is so unusual but so perfect at the same time.
02. this yarn makes me want to learn how to knit
03. this necklace is so super citrus-y cool it's irresistible
04. these dishes make me want to have an awesome kitchen to store

them in, and cook delicious food to serve on them
05. this wristlet has so many awesome colours and patterns, it makes

me dizzy {but in a good way}
06. this photo construct
07. this photo print is so simple and gorgeous
08. these mugs make me feel like i should be sitting in a castle,

drinking a hot cup of mead, even though i'm not quite sure

what mead is. i dont think i'd like it, but it looks like the

type of thing that would go in these mugs. or a gorgeous cup of

white hot chocolate. that would do as well.
09. this photograph ... he's one of my favourite etsy photographers

and this photo was the first that i'd ever seen of his work.
10. this notebook. green and pink and orange? how could i resist?
11. these earrings. augh. auuuuuugh.

happiness is...

getting home from work's open house and changing out of your wet snowstorm pants + socks, putting on your toasty warm slippers, favourite lulu pants, and green hoodie.

watching survivor with mike, even when i've never really followed it in my life{except for that one season, years ago. was it the second season? i think it's the second season.}

eating leftover italian style stuffed flank steak with pasta, broccoli and garlic bread that i made at suppersolved. whoever invented that store is a god(dess).

not being outside in the middle of this weekend's blizzard.

baking pillsbury cinnamon rolls. and subsequently eating them.

did i mention putting my slippers on?

friday awesomeness

so it's snowing again.

apparently winter didn't take any heed of my dear john letter that i'd written it the other day; the snow started at about 3pm and is supposed to go until 8pm or so tomorrow evening. 25cm in 36 hours. which is okay, cause we've got enough groceries to last us at least early into the week (thanks, suppersolved!) so we wont have to venture out in the snow and slush, except for the new student open house tomorrow and getting my hair cut afterwards. nice.

some nice things today: firstly, i got an awesome heads up from Julia that she had used my pendant in her citrus and berries treasury on etsy. sweeeeet! what an awesome way to start the day. she's spectacular, honestly. i purchased her strawberry delight journal and let me tell you - it's too pretty to write in. i'd bought it to start writing quotes and good things in since marta's mini diaries sold out... but no matter how incredible the quote, i can't bring myself to write in it.

{yet.}

i'll find something though.

another awesome thing is that i've been buckling down a little bit to pick a fabric for my reupholstery project. dont get me wrong - i still havent picked anything. oh no, most certainly not. but i'm looking. which is more than i could say for myself a few weeks ago, right?

i've found these four on amy butler's website and {surprise surprise} i like the green rococo one best. but i'm trying to be open minded and go with a different colour, especially since i've no idea what my new place is going to look like, or if i'll even be able to paint. i keep thinking i should go with a plain jane classic colour like beige or black for the chair itself, then sew myself a few awesome pillows to match my mood. or my outfit for that day. whatever.

either way, it seems like it's not going to be too difficult of a project since the chair itself is a simple straight-lined piece without any tricky twists and turns .. so i could always do it a bold red or orange to satiate me until the novelty wears off then re-reupholster. ha.

dear winter storm #323

ok winter. seriously, the jig is up. get a hint: you're no longer welcome here. it's time you pack up your stuff and go.

(no really, it's not me, it's you. i dont think it's healthy that either of us continue this relationship.) you're driving me crazy, and well, to be honest, i'm sick of you. you're cold and dull and not to mention, very very sloppy. and i'm just not a sloppy kind of girl.

so please, just go while we both still have our dignity intact. don't worry; i promise that i won't talk smack about you after you leave -- as a matter of fact, if you go soon i might even be able to fool myself into thinking that the next time i see you, i'll be happy about it. i might even have bought myself that pair of skis i've been mulling over for the past two years. but that's pushing it.

i have to be honest as well; i've met someone else. someone who makes me feel suntanned and warm, and who doesn't frostbite me when i want to wear flipflops on a run out to the grocery store for more vanilla yogurt. that wasn't cool, and no, i still haven't forgiven you for that one. and neither have my toes.

you can find your stuff all packed in the back of my closet, behind my espadrilles and tank tops. (sorry, i'm not trying to rub it in, i'm just getting ready for the next stage in my life. i have to move on at some point, you know.) please come and get it as soon as you possibly can, and we can just walk away with our heads held high.

throwing another storm isn't going to change my mind; i wish you'd figure this out. anyone else would have figured it out months ago... or at least just after christmas.

regardless, it's over. you should go. or i should. i heard cuba's nice this time of year.

lets all welcome the new kid on the block

new listing! huzzah! it's been a while (too long. honestly!) i've a few others that i'm going to get listed in the next few days, all made out of bamboo clips. you wouldnt think that you'd be able to tell a difference, but you can.. it's nice and smooth without even having to sand it.

these lil babies are made from one of my favourite (and most versatile!) stamps, and i love the way the black embossing stands out so kick-assedly from the pale blue paper. i'm thinking that i might glue some of the little earth magnets that i bought to the back in order to make them into magnetic clips... or maybe even some thumbtacks for those people who have pushpin walls at work... depending on demand, of course.

they really are awesomeness in a clip. what i'll do next is start designing my own patterns and use them for these, as well as with my marble magnets (which [un]fortunately got sold before they could get listed); not that i'm complaining - they totally flew after i did the ladies' coffee with a difference session in december. thanks, ladies!