This is my humble collection of attempting to live a life full of lovely things. A blog highlighting crafty projects, inspiration, and all things delicate & detailed. To learn more click here.
February 14, 2012 
Happy Valentine's Day to you! I am doing my best to wrap up work and take off early for a play day with my husband. Wouldn't it be so fun to make this illustration real life? So fun!
Featured Artist: This Paper Ship
February 10, 2012 
All these beautiful valentine food images are giving me the BIGGEST craving! This weekend may have to include a trip to the bakery for a gourmet cupcake.
Wishing you a lovely weekend!
Image Sources: 1 Delectable Deliciousness (via Pinterest) // 2 Sweetcakes Bakeshop (via Pinterest) // 3 Photography by Sewell Photography, featured on Style Me Pretty // 4 Evan's Kitchen Ramblings // 5 Duhlicious (via Pinterest) // 6 Photography by Gabriel Ryan, featured on Green Wedding Shoes (via Pinterest) //
January 30, 2012 Happy Monday! A pretty valentine and a quasi-tutorial for you.
Apparently I just can't get enough of this made up holiday. The creative fireworks go off at random intervals, and for whatever reason the lastest displays involve a musical twist. Original instructions and template from Martha Stewart.
Supplies & Tools // Two kinds of paper, chipboard (for cutting on), printed template, xacto knife, scissors, and tape.
The process was less tedious than I expected and took under 2 hours. TIP: Spray adhesive can be your best friend or your worst enemy, use with caution. Sadly, I butchered one area of the heart but thankfully it's not that noticable.
I might just frame it. The perfect valentine if you are looking for sweet & sentimental gift on the inexpensive side.
Also, I found a few other templates including carved initials, a pop-up card, and squirrel love.
AND my goal is to do a full week of posts this week. YAY ME!
January 25, 2012 
It's the pretty little things that get me. So I made a mini ruffled valentine.
Supplies // 1. Safety pin back, 2. Circle punch (1" shown), 3. Dull pencil, 4. Paper of your choice, chipboard or heavey cardstock
Tools // Scissors, Hot glue gun
Step 1: Punch out plenty of paper circles.
Step 2: Draw and cut out a heart from the chipboard.
Step 3: Using a dull pencil, scrunch the paper circles around the tip of the pencil.
Step 4: Once you have all the circles crinkled, start gluing to the chipboard heart. Start with the outside edge and go around the whole outside.
Step 5: Once you've bordered the heart, continue to fill in the center with glue and paper circles until the whole heart is covered in ruffles.
Step 6: Glue the pin back onto the reverse side of the chipboard heart.
Finish it up with a bit of flattering packaging and now you have a sweet accessory that will surely make someone smitten.
December 22, 2011 No matter how hard I just can not keep up with life (+ blog). Are the holidays always like this?! Homemade gifts this year felt so much more intensive than expected...cue internal voice that says it will not be this chaos next year.
And so I leave you with this lovely desktop wallpaper that makes me so happy. Time for more traveling, then celebration and relaxing. I promise I will recover and discontinue the neglect. Perhaps I shouldn't commit to posting next week? We will see (chances are slim).
And now I bid you all the love and happiness possible, as you celebrate this blessed season of Christmas. Enjoy all the food, frenzy, and festivties that you possibly can!
Free Desktop Wallpaper by Eva Juliet, available for download here.
December 16, 2011 
So many adorable Christmas tags to download from the interwebs—just wanted to share a few of my favorites. Also, check out this great collection by Ez and don't miss these photo tags by Mer Mag (so great!).
Have a great last-weekend-before-Christmas!
Download Sources: 1 Eat Drink Chic // 2 Eat Drink Chic // 3 Jones Design Company (via Pinterest) // 4 Domestifluff (via Creature Comforts) // 5 Martha Stewart // 6 Creature Comforts // 7 haciendo el indio (via Creature Comforts) // 8 Martha Stewart (via Pinterest) // 9 Eat Drink Chic //
December 15, 2011 My favorite {and only} gift so far this year has been this incredible advent calendar...
My sweet and talented friend, Annie, designed and crafted this amazing paper + envelope advent calendar. Full of songs, quotes, verses, and even tiny candles for each week! I've never had a calendar to open and I LOVE it. I look forward to each day and the sweet note to open. Now I'm truly inspired to create one next year for gifts.
There are many amazing advent calendars around the web, have you found a favorite?
November 28, 2011 Happy Monday-that-follows-a-holiday! To kick off the festive season I wanted to feature this holiday DIY by Mekala of Tie That Binds. I'm such a sucker for anything burlap, especially these bold type pillows.
Another thing that makes these fabulous is that you can use any currently owned decorative pillows by making slip covers to dress them up for the season. Find the step-by-step instructions here.
Aren't they so great?! There are also great custom Christmas cards available in her Etsy shop so be sure to check them out if you're looking for a stylish card this year. So glad she let me share with you!
All photography by Tie That Binds, full diy instructions here.
November 23, 2011 
Please please ENJOY your holiday and relax and eat and appreciate all things. See you Monday!
Image Source: Rifle Paper Co
Inspiration, holiday, illustration, paper, stationery, thanksgiving November 22, 2011 
Not a day of the year we shouldn't have a heart of gratitude.
Featured Artist: Kerry Murphy (via Pinterest)
Inspiration, big heart, holiday, notable, thanksgiving 
