I'm sticking with you

Head on over to the Etsy shop of one of my favorite Craft Saturday vendors: Jade Scott Jewelry. She's having a 50% off sale through Saturday on all her gorgeous bits and baubles. I have several of her pieces and can attest that once you get one you will be hooked. Her craftsmanship is outstanding and you can't beat that discount and free shipping. Something from her shop would make a great V-day gift... We typically don't get too into Valentine's Day around here, but I really couldn't resist buying this lovely:

Things I love this week...

Turquoise and brown together. There has been a lot of this color combination around our house lately: These wonderful Charles Harper dishes from Tag: These fun vintage coasters from Etsy seller FatPatch: Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Eames Stamps!

2008 is going to be a great year for snail mail! These stamps look fantastic and I can't wait until they are released. Read more on other 2008 stamps here.

It's blanket season around here

The autumn weather has definitely kicked in...it's almost too cold for autumn. I'm ripe and ready to begin my apple cider obsession for the season! A little late on the cider train maybe, but I like to wait until there's a definite chill in the air. The cold weather also means things are starting to slow down somewhat, until the holiday craft fair season rolls around in just 3 short weeks. Eek! I am at the point where I've got so many ideas for new things to do, but I can't start working on them until I get some stock of the old favorites built back up. Lots and lots of sewing hours are going to be logged this week and the following weeks - so if I don't update for a while it's because I've condemned myself to the craft studio for an unspeakable amount of hours.

Morning Coffee

I spent my morning drinking coffee (Seattle's Best Creme Brulee - YUM!) and writing in handmade Thank You notes for all of my birthday gifts. This afternoon will hopefully include a trip to the gym and the chance to start on a few new projects. Later today I am likely going to Micheal's with a new Ames friend that I met through Etsy! I hope you are all having a relaxing afternoon!

Birthday Bash

I am still recovering from all of yesterday's insane birthday food festivities! Joe and I had a wonderful brunch downtown at Olde Main and then we wandered around the antique store. I found a new beautiful Pyrex piece that I love but do not need. Our new hutch is currently overflowing with Pyrex! Dinner last night was at Ames' legendary Hickory Park and it was awesome! On Saturday we spent part of the day at Ledges State Park too. All in all it was a wonderful birthday weekend!

Mmm....fruit

It's pear season around our house! The kitchen is filled with them since I pick 2-3 newly ripe ones daily. I feel so lucky to have a pear tree in our yard, especially since these pears taste at least 10 times better than any pear from the grocery store. I'm not even sure what kind of pears they are. All I know is that when we bought the house, we missed pear season by 1 month so we didn't even know we had a pear tree until last year when we noticed them growing and couldn't believe it. Unfortunately we live in an area where there is quite a bit of foot traffic since we are so close to the hospital/clinic and last year I think a lot of people stole pears off the tree since we've already picked more than we had total last year and there are still plenty on the tree. I'm glad I didn't have to put a DO NOT MESS WITH THE PEARS sign out. Oh, and the most recent newfangled piece of technology at our house is a video camera. It arrived yesterday and resulted in this: