scissors paper glue

a gift for a friend

A new piece of my artwork that will be gifted to a dear friend.

#12

I haven't done an inspired image in a while and I wanted it to look a little more holiday like around here so...

meme

Because she did and she did

Just google the answers taking an image from the first page that comes up.

Ready? Here goes.

Age on my next birthday:

 

38 (yikes)

Place i would like to visit:

The city of lights, again (yes please)

My favorite place:

home, sigh!

My favorite object:

lately it has been stumps (obsessed with them really)

My favorite food:

sushi, yummy!

My favorite color:

robin's egg blue

Favorite animal:

stuffed

My 1st grade teachers name:

Mrs. Ferris

My middle name:

Leigh

My bad habit:

shopping

My college major: 

sociology

My favorite holiday: 

valentine's day (bah humbug!)

you don't get this image when you pull up christmas do ya?

finally necklaces

Hey remember when i talked about posting pictures of necklaces?  Well I finally got around to making them this weekend and I am so happy with the way they came out.  They are in my shop now.

 

So I spent the weekend with a box of kleenex on the couch.  Although I didn't feel horrible enough to stop crafting.  I had my bottle of purell to sanitize my hands of course.  More mushrooms, the necklaces and a little something I will show your tomorrow.  I also wrapped a few gifts this weekend, and for the first time in my life I wrapped standing up.  I highly recommend it ladies really!  I remember last year at this time when I posted about how my back hurt from wrapping on the floor, I couldn't believe how many people commented that they wrapped on the floor too.  No more I tell you!

I hope today you are all happy and healthy.  I hope you are not too stressed by this holiday season.  Thanks for visiting as always.

jen

community tree

I was extremely delighted and genuinely surprise when I realized just how many handmade ornaments were placed on my tree this year.  Of course, there are the gems my littles have handmade over the few years they have been in school.  In addition to those, this year I made a concerted effort to buy handmade from my favorite peeps and ones that caught my eye on etsy.

Let's take a look at the tree, shall we?

A lovely mother daughter collaboration

no tree is really complete without an ornament or two from the small object is it?

a simple sparrow made this

a favorite owl by yumtations

these cuties from Natascha Rosenberg

This lovely from picciolo

an owl by craftpaca

and of course a button wreath from little ol' me.

Thanks to all who helped me decorate my tree.

It's here...

December that is.  Ekkk I left that self-indulgent shoe post up way longer than i wanted to.  So I am feeling scattered.  Is it just because the date finally reads December?  I was feeling like i had a handle on things just last week, now not so much.  I have so many things I'd like to accomplish this month but I guess I need to take a deep breath and take it day by day.

A few of the places that I have been shopping this year:

Lauren Alane

Small Stump

Have a great Tuesday!