handmade: ampersand

My favorite handmade (yay!) gift from Christmas was this wooden ampersand
made by my little brother. He's a crafty wiz kid and the & (done in classic Helvetica)
looks great in our dining room.

I made this: Project Tortuga

I got crafty recently in order to make the perfect wedding gift for two wonderful people, Aaron and Nora. Words on banners aren't special, but ones that say 'Isle of Tortuga' in silver glitter are.

Update: Nora told me this was the most thoughtful gift they received. That makes me feel awesome.

final touches

Alex and I are working on a fun bedroom/closet improvement and once all the patching, painting, trimming, reorganization and refurnishing is done I can't wait to add some vintage and mid-century inspired artifacts like the sweet etsy finds above. And some air plants because they are awesome.

I'm a renegade

In just five weeks I'll be heading to Chicago for the Renegade Craft Fair (and to visit some good friends). I'm super excited to see some of my Etsy and blog crafting heroes in person.