once a year, usually when i’m traveling for the holidays, i take up knitting for a bit. i inevitably do a few projects before reverting to sewing as my medium of choice for creative expression.
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crafting
make new friends, but keep the old
in crafting
my in-laws are currently cleaning out victor’s late grandparent’s home, which means there are a lot of lovely things they are trying to find homes for.
over the holidays they encouraged victor and myself to take anything we could find a use for. when I saw a giant bag of embroidery thread in victor’s grandmother’s cross stitching supplies, I knew it would be perfect for my nieces to make friendship bracelets.
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it's wedding wednesday!
since my table signs were so cute i figured they needed a way to be displayed on the tables that was just as adorable.
Read Morecalifornia beer map
remember how we got awesome beer and wine for our wedding?
Read Morebottle cutting with kinkajo bottle cutter
victor knows me so well.
for christmas he gave me the kinkajo bottle cutter and it is so much fun!
Read Morehow to dry lavender
when I first moved to California in the fall of 2013 the drought was big news, so one of my first acts of gardening was planting six lavender plants, which are notoriously drought tolerant.
Read Morelining envelopes
so now that my invites had the names embossed and addressed it was time to turn my attention inside the envelope.
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this past weekend my sisters and i went to austin for my "bachelorette" party.
in addition to bridesmaid dress shopping, day drinking, and succulent photographing we made a trip to craft, where for $10/hour you can use all their supplies and tools for whatever creative adventures your heart desires.
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a few weeks ago i came across this giant piece of bark in the woods behind our friend's house.
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embossing names on envelopes
I spent much of the weekend inside embossing names on our invitation envelopes. Yep embossed names on wedding invitations are now a thing, here is how I did it:
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