wrap theme

This year, I selected a merry navy and white in the form of polka dots and stripes, a green and a gold palette for my Holiday wrapping. The ribbon was black satin, navy plaid, and gauzy gold. I felt overall that it was successful while bunched together under our miniature tree, but as I began to dole out the gifts, it became a little weak! Nevertheless, I am delighted with the way it came off and the gears are already turning for next year!! Any ideas out there?

shout out

Can you please tell me what is better than hanging out with precious friends whom you love and respect, who tell the greatest tales, and share their lives with you? Well, nothing is better of course! (...I suppose that I should throw the husb a bone here and let him know that he is included among the ranks of friends, so...) With the careful wrapping of gifts, and the endless baking of cookies, the temporary easing off my "health" regimen (wah ha ha), and the non-stop social engagements, I can honestly say that this holiday season is shaping up to be quite fulfilling! This is not the sensation I was expecting to experience from a month suffering from a shameful lack of snow. So to all of you dear hearts who make this girl's time so special, I say, "You are so very R A D, thank you, and you rock!

 

xo much love

curtains

Harrumph

Today, like so many days lately, has been marked by a certain, melancholy idleness. Humph. I find myself sitting at my desk staring around with a head full of ideas of things that could come to be actual, but a complete unwillingness to really do any of them...

curtains - I took down a terrible pair of cheap curtains and modified them slightly with the aid of my dusty sewing machine. Halfway through the project I was flooded with ideas on how to make them even more interesting like, say, screenprinting a pattern onto them, or adding a sheer panel behind them, etc. I also became extremely keen on my sewing machine itself! Suddenly I was reminded of great, abandoned projects of yesteryear, and plenty of lofty new possibilities! And then I wanted to paint my bedroom, create a cloth headboard, hang a few new pictures! I went back to my "studio space" after reinstalling said curtains and immediately started rearranging the room, resorting sewing supplies, and pulling out watercolor paints, brushes, and paper...

Right now I have finally settled down, put away the manic overflow of emotions. I am coming to terms with the fact that I had a major art attack mood swing and although it was awesome, it was also sort of crazy. So - is this what you call a creative burst? Have I hit my peak for the year??

{side note: I did not actually paint anything, hang anything, or print anything}