Oh the Cuteness!

I recently had a chance to spend a lot of time with my sweet friends Phil and Jill. They're one of the lovliest couples around and super fun to hang out with, go see movies, eat good food, etc. Jill just recently started a blog called The Curious Bee . It's all bout her inspirations, art, baking, sewing, etc. Another new site I love comes from a new internet-buddy of mine, and it's called Turtle Weenies . It's full of really cute inspiration, so go check out the new sites and say hello to these blossoming blogs! Anywho, I made a blood orange upside-down cake to bring over to the Jilip household last week and I thought I'd share the recipe. It's super good, not to sweet, very very moist, and full of vitamin c! I used a recipe from the January issue of Martha Stewart Living, but I made some modifications to make it my own. Unfortunately, I have no pictures of the finished cake, which turned out absolutely beautiful. I don't know why I start out taking pic

I just added a bunch of new jewelry to the shop , and there's more stuff to come when I find the time! Hope everyone's staying dry out there!

Been a little while since my last post! But at least this time I have a good excuse. Instead of sitting around thinking about making things and/or saying I'm going to make things, I've actually been  making  things. Dennis has been encouraging - nay, nagging - me to get things done and I must say it's working! He's a big inspiration to me, and just the swift kick in the butt that I needed. I started a to-do list on the chalkboard in the living room, and having it up there in huge letters on the wall is much more effective than a little one hiding in a notebook or online. Therefore, the next few posts of mine are going to be of finished projects, how exciting!  The thing that really got the ball rolling was when Dennis offered to learn how to knit with me. I've been crocheting for a very, very long time, but every time I tried to learn to knit I would get lost and frustrated. And when I took Dennis to the ArtFibers store closing he wanted me to make him a hat like

Thismorning I put a ton of things in the shop on sale, because I really have to say I love all you guys supporting eachother in these hard times! And, in anticipation of a bunch of new soon-to-be-listed-items I put most everything on sale for around 25% off and the vintage reclaimed cards are 50% off, still with free shipping. I thought it would be nice to have a sale near V-Day, so I hope something you've had your eye on has suddenly dropped into your price range. Hope everyone is having a great day!