pom pom wreath

Love this! Check out this super cute tutorial over on bluebirdvintage.typepad.com. A good weekend project. Park yourself on the couch this weekend with some movies and end up with a cute little wreath to start your holiday decorating.

wednesday wishlist

I love love love Cabin + Cub's illustrations. The wood grain combined with the vintage illustrations, just make the cutest mixed media collages. And this cute little desk calendar is definitely going on my Christmas list this year.  The wood grain pattern inspired this week's wishlist. I also love the wood grain embroidery on this pouch from anotherjamiedavis.etsy.com, many many wonderful pieces in this shop. These pretty, colorful, girly wood grain earrings are found at sophiehillartist.etsy.com. Detailed hand block printed pattern and pink zipper make this a super cute wristlet from 1girl1boy.etsy.com. This faux wood grain scarf from simplesweetdesign.etsy.com is gorgeous. "Would you love me cuff links" from blockpartypress.etsy.com are seriously too cute for words. If I had a honey who wore cuff links, I would definitely be buying these. And last but not least, this textured silver ring from silvergarden.etsy.com can be worn by men and women. Love it!

I ❤ Amy Butler

I have a serious girl crush on her. If I could be anyone in my next life, it would be her. She is so talented. The fabulous colors. The amazing patterns. Her designs are breathtaking and seriously, is there anything she can't do? She has beautiful fabric, stationery, dishes, books, bags, gift wrap...and my recently discovered bedding, towels and rugs. Here are some pieces from her collection that I've been day dreaming about...

Check out this interview with the Butlers talking about their journey: msnbc.msn.com

DIY advent calendars

The countdown is almost here. After seeing a couple friends exchange advent calendars last year, I thought it was a super cute idea that I want to do this year. Whether you prefer working with with fabric, paper or already made tins and boxes, I gathered my favorite diy ideas to share. Some are just photos for inspiration and some are linked to tutorials. Good luck and let me know if you try one!

FABRIC
baby sock calendar - marthastewart.com
quilted calendar - sewmamasew.com
christmas garland - flickr.com
pocket calendar - allsorts.typepad.com
embroidered calendar - flickr.com
stockings in a row - flickr.com
embroidered pockets calendar - flickr.com
advent bags - flickr.com
BOXES
painted box calendar - spraguelab.squarespace.com
advent in a box - marthastewart.com
diy calendar set - patternplay.etsy.com
matchbox calendar - marthastewart.com
take out box calendar - flickr.com
art boxes calendar - flickr.com
decorated karen foster calendar - flickr.com
PAPER
pattern envelope calendar - canadianfamily.ca
envelope calendar - designspongeonline.com
recycle bin calendar - craftastica.blogspot.com
pyramid garland calendar - julieree.blogspot.com
cone garland calendar - flickr.com
TINS
tin calendar wreath - flickr.com
tin calendar wreath - alittlemoore.wordpress.com

wednesday wishlist

I've been super crazy busy getting pieces ready for the W7 sale this weekend. I felt like I was having flashbacks to being back in art school, staying up until the wee hours of the morning designing, creating and assembling. I dropped everything off today. A whopping 423 items! Barely running on two hours of sleep last night, I am about to tuck myself in bed, but didn't want to forget about my wishlist this week. These items are a few of my favorites from sellers who will be at the W7 Collective sale. Lots of great artists and amazing items. If you are local, for sure go check it out. It will be STELLA+HODGE's first appearance in a sale, so wish me luck!

Alexis Clutch - AO3Designs.com
A Girl's Heaven  - fine art photograph - slgdesigns.etsy.com
Alannah Feather Headband - LittleRiley.etsy.com
Mini D - Ducky Uglings - beccajo.etsy.com
Can it Sweetheart T - RapportApparel.com

amazing bead find

I kind of feel like a geek because I am so excited about these, but I came right to my computer to blog and share my excitement. I buy most of my supplies on etsy because the selection is outstanding and I like to support other shops. But as a lot of you know, sometimes when you order supplies online you don't know exactly what they will look like in person.

When I saw these beads, I fell in love. They were coming from Hong Kong, so I had to wait a while, but I've been super excited to get them. They arrived in my mailbox today and seriously took my breath away. The imperfect nugget shape. The gorgeous vibrant colors. They seriously look like candy and are even better than I hoped they would be. I cannot wait to create something gorgeous with these beads. I love when you come across a find like this.

NEW custom silhouette necklaces

If you like the custom silhouette portraits in my shop, I've got a new item just for you. I now have custom silhouette necklaces. These are super cute and make great gifts. What mom wouldn't treasure a keepsake necklace of their little ones.

You send me a photo. I create a silhouette of your loved one. Shrink it down. Seal it several times. Adhere it to the pewter pendant frame and then it gets filled with non-toxic ice resin. It needs a few days to set and then I string them on a delicate silver chain and they are ready to go. So cute!

wednesday wishlist

Ooooooh the colors. I love the photography you'll find on blissfulcolors.etsy.com. The vintage appearance, the sweet candied colors. So nostalgic and dreamy. This photo inspired my wishlist this week. Such heavenly items...

Fly Me To The Moon - 8x8 Vintage Inspired Photograph - BlissfulColors.etsy.com 

Vintage Button Magnets - PolishedTwo.etsy.com

Octopus' Garden vintage bead necklace - Skeptis.etsy.com 

Vintage Enamel Flower Ring - SpiderellaStudio.etsy.com 

Two Cupcakes vegan soap set - DirtyAssSoaps.etsy.com 

Green Take Me Out Shrug - TrendyKnitting.etsy.com 

The End 5x7 print - LolasRoom.etsy.com

Little Riley - holy cuteness

My good friend Carisa has a wonderful etsy shop littleriley.etsy.com. Her work will also be in the W7 November sale. She creates beautiful hair accessories, pillows and adorable new wine charms that would be a perfect hostess gift this holiday season. Stop by her shop and check out all her lovely creations. She also has a kick-ass blog that you should visit hellolittleriley.blogspot.com.

Yay! I got my first swap package!

I was super excited to find a package on my doorstep on Saturday. If you recall, I signed up for the Shop Swap & Blog a short while back. I wanted to send a big thanks to Pattie who coordinated everything on her blog MyStructuredChaos.blogspot.com, which I know was a lot of work.

My first swap package came from Thuy over at lollielicousdesigns.etsy.com. I was lucky to get a box filled with all kinds of goodies. It was hard being patient enough to not rip into everything before taking pictures. And of course my camera battery was dead. Take a look at all the fun stuff she sent me. I love it! A pretty flower accented headband with cute button detail. A felted flower hair clip (love the rhinestone accents.) Pretty felted brooch with pearl center. And my favorite are the fabric covered button hair pins. All her stuff is so cute and so much fun. And her packaging all looks great together! Make sure you check out her interview at the bottom.

Thuy, pronounced Twee, is married to the love of her life and has a 5 year old son Nicholas who is full of energy. Thuy works full time as a nurse by day and by night is when she can let her creative juices free to design her super cute hair goodies for her shop.

Her hair goodie business is something she never thought she would be doing, but it stumbled upon her, she went with it, and couldn't be happier. She doesn't know what the future holds, but she plans to keep her etsy shop going, while also filling wholesale orders and hopefully expand even more. Thuy gets great pleasure seeing little girls wearing lollielicious in their hair. That, and all the wonderful repeat customers are what keep her busy.

One of Thuy's favorite etsy shops is thericebabies.etsy.com. "This shop has some of the most adorable, so much attention to detail dolls. I love all types of ragdolls and this shop has some of the finest ones I've seen. I love every single one of them!"

Lollieliciousdesigns will be hosting her usual Christmas special which is dollar shipping so make sure you check out her shop. Her creations would delight any little girl, or woman on your Christmas list. A huge thanks to Thuy for being a wonderful swap partner. I am thrilled with her generous box of goodies and can't wait to wear them! Visit Thuy on her blog at justthuy.blogspot.com.