delight in life

i would call this one silly.

left to right: 1. iceberg, 2. watermelon, 3. gone.

 The stamps are from Studio Calico and I love them.

currently

a little reminder

me+you

This proved somewhat impossible to get a decent photo or scan of. The cardstock is pure white in real life.

i don't blame him. it feels awfully nice.

I am looking for the perfect patterned paper to use on my wedding invitations and related paper things, and haven't been able to find the right paper locally. I ordered some on the internet and promptly forgot I did, leading to a wonderful surprise in my mailbox today!

The paper may or may not end up in my wedding, but a certain furry member of my household wholeheartedly approves.

If anybody knows of a beautiful paper that is mostly pale yellow or pale yellow and light blue, I would appreciate any recommendations!

the eggers O

post grad hugs

sunday sewing

Yesterday I had the best haircut of my life. I'm pretty sure only once have I not had my hair cut at Great Clips, so when Molly and I went to an Aveda salon, it was quite the step up. My new style is shorter than I've ever had it before, and I wasn't really sure how I could dress it up. Then this morning I was watching Say Yes to the Dress and I saw the solution: headbands!

I pulled out some fabric and spent about an hour sewing and ripping out stitches and painstakingly flipping it right-side out, and I got this:

 

I am so pleased with how it came out! I will definitely be making more -- it's a perfect little weekend project!

lesson: if you help me i will make you things!

Last week my sister used her mad Photoshop skills to help me make Chris's Valentine card. Out of gratitude, I made her a fun little banner. I got the banner idea from this blog post, and I made a cute little Valentine one for my wall, also. She sent me this picture today with it hanging on her wall!
(The words say: Today will be good.)

paper hearts

School was canceled Wednesday due to inclement weather. The weather didn't actually inclement until Thursday, when we did have school, but no matter. Free day off!

In my apartment we celebrated by playing Mario Kart Wii all morning and then ordering pizza and watching movies. I also made this pretty little garland while I watched, using a template from the Paper Source website.
If you do this, use regular-weight paper. I used cardstock since it was all I had around, and my hand hurt from cutting after I finished one.

I'm trying to figure out how to make a football one for Sunday.