ahhhhh...friday afternoon.

Here are some of the things I want to show you...


My sister Jessica made this purse and cellphone holder for me...don't ya love it? She's only been knitting for about a year and it's really all the girl talks about. She even made up the pattern for the little pouch! Want one? I bet she'll make one for you. I think she's running out of things to knit...next thing you know, I bet she'll make toilet paper cosies.

I'm late in sending my things in for the Silver Bella Inspiration Swap. I still have to wrap them up and send them out but I thought you'd like to see.

3 things that I think will inspire my partner...
a fat quarter, an Amy Butler pattern, and a handful of vintage pink buttons


3 things that inspire me...
silver glitter, a jar of ribbons wound on spools, and a box of goodies.

3 things I've had for a while but never used...
a paper flower kit from Paper Source, Frenchy velvet iron-ons, and a sheet of vintage pink flower decals

& something I've made that I think might inspire my partner...
collages made on small stretched canvases

And last, but not least, what was my father carving????

It's a monkey! I think he's going to make a few more and hook them together (you know, like a barrel of monkeys!)

way behind and busy as ever

I can really hardly believe that today is friday already. The days just slip through my fingers. Now that my parents and Seth have cleared out, I have a lot of catching up to do.

Club Little House littles are arriving every single day, by the stacks! I'm as happy as Christmas to open them and take a peek at the fantastic detail. I'm finishing up my own batch of littles and it's inspiring to see what others have done.

I'd better get busy with my day. I'll poke in this afternoon to show you some things I've been meaning to show you. Hope your day is fabulous.

new bracelets...

These wonderful sterling silver bracelets just arrived. Rich had given me one as a gift when we were in San Francisco. I love it so much that I wanted to share it with you.

There are three designs: One is engraved with the secret message on the inside of the cuff "And she lived happliy ever after" with pretty daisies on the outside. Another has the inspiring message "Live your best life" on the outside of the cuff. The one Rich bought me says "Remember" on the outside with the secret message "I am always here for you" on the inside.

Click here to order.