elsa mora

well if these little paper cuts don't have holly's name written all over them, i don't know what does...

        

so cute! - found via anthology mag.

felted acorns

oh, man... the felted acorns featured this morning on design*sponge are just too cute!! - i think a tall, clear cylinder vase full of these would be really great as part of a winter centerpiece!... or there are probably a ton more uses i could think of....

the rest of the items in reya veltman's etsy shop are beautiful as well - her shop really makes me want to learn how to felt... i need to find somewhere to take lessons asap!

cupcake cupcake

i love it when someone just gets your style... i got an email today from a friend who i miss a lot... she said she thought i would like this tutorial on 100 layer cake, and she was right!! - how fun would it be to have these all over the place for a party? or strung on a christmas tree? - ooh, and for a new year's party you could add in some metallic cupcake liners! - fancy....

christmas in nyc

i have a love/hate relationship with christmas here in nyc. i love it because there are so many amazing things to do. but i hate it because there are TOO many amazing things to do....

this weekend is no exception - there's the martha stewart holiday craft sale.... with items created by the contributors to martha's craft blog. something tells me there will be some pretty impressive stuff there.

then, there's a workshop at the museum of arts & design on japanese holiday cards and gift wrapping. i love the MAD, and judging by the picture, i'm pretty sure i NEED to know how to wrap gifts japanese-style.

plus, there are gifts to be bought, cards to be made, friends to catch up with, and apartments to clean.... how to fit it all in???

stitched thank-yous

my friend maggie asked me to make her a set of thank-yous for all of the wedding festivities she's having these days. it only took me forever & a day to get them done, but i finally finished them last night! - here they are.... inspired by a lot of the hollywood regency patterns i've been loving lately...

haha..... i got tired of looking at pictures on my hardwood floors so i tried to create a backdrop a la school day pictures.... awesome, right? it's like glamour shots for cards....

(in case you read this before i see you this afternoon, maggie... sorry to ruin the surprise! - consider this a sneak peek...)

(oh and rhonda, in case you're reading this too.... i haven't forgotten about your set! - they're in progress and will be coming next... this one just had a set time limit...)

more b'day cupcakes!

while i was down at the beach with the fam last week, i brought my crafting supplies with me to make some cards for a few july birthdays... the intent was to make more cupcake cards, but sadly i forgot to bring my scissors... so cutting out fabric wasn't exactly an option. i did, however, have my needle and thread so i made do with what i had... and i kinda like how they turned out!

so happy birthday melissa, meghan, and margaret!!

a cute embroidered headboard

i LOVE this idea from designsponge today!

if my room was just 3 inches longer, i would be able to squeeze a headboard between my bed and the wall. and i would totally make this...

stichin' pretty

i am in love with the stitching details on these sheets by john robshaw on designsponge today.

diy headband

i am a sucker for any blog posting including diy instructions for something cute.... i am trying to keep all of the good ones i see in a favorites folder so one day, when i have all the time in the world i can have a diy-cuteness marathon!

this one from heart of light is great - i think it's a lot like that headband from anthro that i spent way too much money on...

my plans for tomorrow

i had to miss this last year, but i am so excited about going tomorrow!!!... hopefully i'll find someone who wants to hire me to sit and craft all day long....i have faith that it can happen.

sew me a letter

well isn't this just the cutest/sweetest thing ever??

it is pretty much right up my alley...

found via the free people blog (which i love, by the way...)

i don't know

here is another music video from lisa hannigan featuring a beautiful craft (see the last one here)... in this one she creates a whole paper-cut world around her.... good stuff!

it's funny, i've been listening to her songs on daytrotter this week, too! such a cute voice she has...

found this here.

papier valise

this site has lots of fun vintage goodies for crafting...here are some of my favorites

b'day card cupcake bonanza

so several (5 to be exact) of my favorite friends/sister have birthdays at the end of february and beginning of march. and instead of buying expensive letterpressed cards from my favorite store paper presentation like i usually do, i had this idea for a card i could make them... i bought a little bundle of quilting fabric scraps from purl patchwork, and got to stitchin'. 

now that all of the birthdays are over and the cards are no longer a surprise, i can post them here! - so... a(nother) happy birthday to meagan, carrie, megan, nicole, and daniela!!

(i apologize again for the horrible photography.... it's really hard to find a decent place to shoot anything in this tiny sardine-sized apartment...)

if money grew on trees....

i would join in this day-long alabama chanin workshop with natalie chanin & angie mosier. they're having a workshop in NYC on april 4 for the low (note the sarcasm please) price of $450. so i'll start taking donations now, thank you...

here are a few more images i loved from the alabama chanin website...