birthday pinterest

 1. ouma

2. sarah london

3.jek in the box

4. Elle's Studio

more pretty birthday wishes on my pinterest.

plans? what plans?

good evening folks! i really wanted to have a better grasp on this day, the very last of my thirties. alas, i don't. i simply don't. not that it is a bad day, it isn't, it's just that it doesn't stand out in any way and i really wanted it to stand out, ya know? i did have a job interview today and that is a promising thing. but other than that, i am at a loss.

even the camera is at a loss. we celebrated my birthday a few days ago with a thai dinner and a most delicious cake from here. tomorrow i plan on being completely lazy save for a job interview and i cannot decided what to do for dinner, waffles perhaps? i do know that i want pie, apple pie to be exact and while homemade is good, sarah lee will do just fine. i'm also going to take a bath, and just so you know, i do indeed bathe on a regular basis but tomorrow i am going to take a bath, of the lazy and luxurious kind. i suppose i need some bath stuff for that so maybe after my job interview i will pick something up.

and after said bath, there will be pajamas and good tea (oh crappity crap, i'm out of good tea) and a good sit on the sofa to watch ANTM, do i know how to celebrate or what? and in between all that nothing, i have a CRAFT project to finish that has been eluding me for a week now and there are bits of green whimsy to photograph and upload to the shop so it looks like the first day of my forties won't be too different than my thirties and i suppose that is as good a place as any to start.

happy february.

scenes from a rainy day

yesterday: feb 16

I'm still battling a cold. Yesterday I asked mister to drop me off downtown in our tiny downtown while he went for a second interview. I wandered, took pictures and bought a new paper punch. Once home, I proceeded to pull a muscle in my hand punch, punch, punching out circle after scalloped circle. But that's okay, today, I stitched up all those happy shapes and made delightful garlands that will soon be in the shop. I also bit the bullet and made a hair appointment and then I hung up the phone and cried because I am weepy like that.

valentine swap: received

Howdy folks! So, you saw the valentine I made for my partner in Tara's Valentine Swap now here is the valentine I receive. 

Yay for lovely, happy mail full of sparkles and cheer! Thank you Tanya!

still in the mood for lurve

I think I'd celebrate Valentine's Day every day of I could get away with it. Pink? Red? Chocolate? Lace? Vintage goodness? What's not to love? Here's a peek at what went on yesterday and carried over to today. I'm duking it out with a cold and gray skies and I'm certain I gave myself a work injury punching out all those scallops. There is a blister my friends, yes a blister! I'll have my wool flower tutorial up tomorrow with photos. I've mentioned in in a couple of different projects but decided to take pics of each step so you can see it better. 

Some of the mama a-go-go's vintage Valentine's.

mister played with legos for a blog post...

While I stitched up happy tags and wool flowers...

 I valentined up my morning coffee...

 And punched circle after scalloped circle. And I think the pretty is totally worth a sore blistered thumb.

 I also rushed out in the rain to catch this shot before the sun set...swoon!

Finally, a belated Christmas present (stocking) from Ms. Stacey arrived with all sorts of goodies and pretty. This hat? Isn't it swoon worthy? That lady has some mad creative skills, she really does. And now, back to Blossom Dearie...happy Tuesday!