old men and pipe tobacco.

I’ve always wanted to smoke an old man pipe. Not because I actually want to smoke, but because I love the smell of pipe tobacco.  That warm, woodsy, vanilla smell.  Mmmmm.  When I was a kid, I used to hang out in the pipe tobacco aisle at the drug store, just to enjoy its aroma. […]

my birthday wish list.

My birthday is on Friday. I usually love birthdays…especially my own, but for some reason this year is a little less exciting, which kinda bums me out.  I’m not really sure why it’s so anti-climactic this time around (maybe I’m just not ready to be 27…), but despite that, I decided to come up with […]

handmade pressies.

So…..I made a lot of very cute things for Christmas. The sad part is……I forgot to take photos of most of them :(. Oooops. Here are some of the projects I remembered to take pictures of though………. Wooden bookmarks.Craig painstakingly cut all the wood sliver thin for these bad boys and I did the decoupaging. Wall […]

up to my ears in craft supplies.

mason jars. needles. thread. burlap. paint. yarn. felt. This is what my dining room table has looked like since last week. I am up to my ears in craft supplies. BUT….the end is in sight…. All I have left to do is wrap presents and finish up a couple of last minute items.  Here’s a […]

nice package.

Gift wrapping is a pain. Especially when you’ve already put careful consideration and time into hand making your gifts…wrapping those gifts is the last thing you want to do.  Or at least….it’s the last thing  I want to do….perhaps I’m just projecting. BUT….the truth is….the wrapping is half the fun for the gift receiver.  My mother-in-law […]

birthday fun.

My birthday was last Thursday and it was fun. Here’s what I did…. Woke up to: -a sweet note -pretty flowers -AND a mocha from the hubs Then I went to the DMV,  because I’m old and needed to renew my license. Depressing. BUT….looking on the bright side it was the quickest DMV trip EVER […]