Made some blueberry scones for people to take home the other night, but I found myself totally out of pretty bags to wrap them in. I decided to improvise, and I think that they turned out pretty well!
I had sheets of 12×12 thin glassine scrapbook paper that I cut in half and then folded, leaving a little tab at the top, and secured the sides using double-stick tape. Wrapped the scones in a little plastic wrap, tucked them in, affixed a label, and voila! Instant treat bags.
1. I’ve had an obsession with African wax-print fabrics ever since I took an African dance class and these cloths were required outfits. This lovely bag is probably a less conspicuous way of showing off the awesome patterns and colors to be found in this style. Find this bag and more at Out of Africa.
2. A great find for Valentine’s day, this hand-stamped leather love pendant from memake is a great gift for yourself or a loved one.
3. I’m a huge fan of linen, and this handmade linen napkins manage to be simple and yet interesting at the same time. A lovely addition to any table, from Linen Me.
4. I love to label anything and everything. I’ve got quite the little stash but I’m considering adding this ornate lovelies from Ormolu to the collection. they would be great for labelling hand-made cookies or candies, or for organizing your creative life.
5. I find this pretty little delicate linen pincushion from Namolio to be absolutely charming, as well as everything else in this shop. Who knew that so many things could be made of linen?
Thanks to this week’s sellers!
I made this going away party invites for my aunt who is moving to Indianapolis. It was the first time that I’ve ever used my gocco – I was kind of scared of it, but it’s so much fun! That thing will print forever. The little drawing of a house is actually of their new house in Indiana.
*bonus – you can get one of these custom made for yourself in my shop.
I had seen this years ago and completely forgotten about it until my friend Sheasy pointed it out. A room-size installation filled with strung up brightly painted ping pong balls. They put fans in the room so that it vibrates, ever-so-slightly. I think that if you could see things at a sub-atomic level, it might look something like this. Either that, or outer space. Or maybe it’s like having a seizure. No matter what it looks like to you, it’s still very impressive.
via here.
How great is this series of self portraits?
Something about this just makes me smile. Check them all out here.
These photographs from Michael Hughes are amazing. He takes pictures of cheap souvenirs in situ. He’s been working on this project for over 20 years and has quite the collection to show for it.
You can buy digital files to make prints for a nominal fee at his website (as well as see more of his photography) and you can see the whole collection here.
What kind of souvenirs do you like to take home?
There’s a small ghost town in the Southern Colorado mountains that has been turned into an amazing hot springs resort/retreat. You can rent out just a cabin or the whole town. Can you imagine what an epic setting this would be for a destination wedding?
Find out more about Dunton Hot Springs at their website.
Has anyone actually ever been here? I think I’m going to have to plot a road trip.
A new box of crayons might be my favorite thing in the entire world. The smell, the sharpness of the tips, all of that possibility and color – well, to me it’s just heaven.
When I saw this chart of the evolution of crayon colors well, I just went bonkers for that too.
To me, what is amazing is how consistent their color choices have been. From very simply to giant boxes of 300 crayons, the colors have all stayed in the same vein. At least I know that the original colors would have gotten the job done. I found this graphic and the idea for this post here.
I had a babysitter once who we loved to death. Weirdly enough, she had albinism, which means that even though she lived 3 doors down she had to carry a black umbrella just to walk to our house. That weird little tidbit aside, what changed my life was when she taught us to color inside the lines. First, you outlined the area that was to be whatever color with that color, and then you filled it in. It was a revelation.
Do you have any crayon-centric favorite memories?
How would you like to live in a super ultra modern trailer that was shaped like an egg?
It’s bigger than it looks at first glance but the idea of sleeping in the wall like a Japanese hotel or small train car makes me a little claustrophobic. Although I could see it being an awesome hideaway for kids.
found here.
1. I love the funny yet sweet vintage illustration mashups over at Jolly Good Show. Very charming.
2. Lisa Congdon is doing her own unique 365 project – a picture or a drawing of a vintage collection of something a day. School supplies, feathers, you never know what will come up next. See them all at A Collection a Day.
3. Grey Likes Weddings, and I like Grey’s hand-curated collection of fantastic and sweet weddings and inspiration.
4. Sweet Paul showcases amazing styling and photography, as well as tasty recipes and crafty ideas. Making the blogosphere good looking, one post at a time.
One of my very good friends growing up had this thing for garden gnomes. It was ever since he was a little kid – I think he got in trouble for stealing them out of people’s yards and then it kind of grew from there. More stolen property, christmas and birthday presents, all of these added up to quite the little gnome army.
Probably 5 years ago I went to LA to visit him and to help him drive back to CO as he was moving back. We decided that we would bring the gnomes along for company. And no, it wasn’t really an Amelie thing so much as a golden opportunity with Polaroid in hand. One of the gnomes always looked very coy so it was fun trying to figure out what to pose him in front of.
We started out in Long Beach where I got probably the worst sunburn of my entire life. I was outside for less than an hour and I could hardly sit down! From there it was only a short jaunt to Las Vegas where we took in the sights. Did I mention that it was July and the car didn’t have any air conditioning? Made for an interesting trip. We finally got to Zion National Park after dark where some lovely Dutch tourists let us crash at their campsite for the evening. I tell you, there’s really nothing better in life than a camp fire.
My friend had never been to any national parks so we made it a point to hit them all. Zion, Bryce Canyon, and Escalante were the big winners. The gnome got a little homesick so he had to phone home. And we saw a giant lizard, but luckily he was very friendly!
Thankfully we soon made it to the mountain states where it was much cooler. Those icy glacial streams really do a body good! And of course, we had to visit Tiny Town. It’s like a gnome Zion. A little place by the side of the road filled with miniature houses and trains and everything. Great when you’re a kid, but pretty creepy when you’re an adult. Especially at night. Especially when you’re trespassing.
I’d like to point out that the gnome looks pretty good in my bandanna. And then finally, we were back in Colorful Colorado!
sigh. I really wish I had more polaroid film.
