And the winner of the Briar Rose Loopy Lulu bag is....**drumroll please**Casey of Elegant Musings! Lucky number 10. Casey, I'll be emailing you later today about mailing off this fab little bag!And everyone should keep their eyes peeled for another That Clever Clementine giveway! I'll be giving away another great bag soon. I'll give you a little hint... it's a cinch sack. I know that was a favorite type of many people who ... Read more »
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That Clever Clementine Giveaway #1!
Today starts the first of my two upcoming giveaways, both sponsored by someone extra special to me: my mom!My super crafty mom has recently started a new shop, selling fantastic bags on Etsy as That Clever Clementine. She combines interesting fabrics (often vintage or re-purposed) and makes a few styles of bags that are perfect for knitting projects, makeup, little baubles, you name it! Her descriptions and vignettes are ... Read more »
Back to life
I'm back! There aren't enough exclamation points in the world to express how glad I am to have my life back after two weeks of working non-stop. But I made it through somehow, and now I have a lot of catching up to do! Because I didn't get a chance to properly do so before I was thrust into crazy work zone, let me first say a heartfelt thank you to you all for the wonderfully kind comments on my wedding photo post. I'm so ... Read more »
All work and no play
Hi dear readers! I just wanted to let you all know you won't be hearing a peep from me until after next Friday. I found out at work Monday morning that a huge September deadline was moved to July 29th, giving us 2 weeks to complete something we formerly had 2 months left to do. I have done nothing but work or sleep since 7.30am Monday.If I owe you an email or a reply, I'm sorry! I hope to catch up with life after the ... Read more »
A busy bee
I have been so, so busy lately. I have not even had time to think about writing a proper post other than for the knit-along, and I am so behind in my feed reader! So in no particular order, I'm going to do a short list of things that have been on my mind lately.1. Okay, I admit this one is in the correct order. First and foremost on my mind has been wedding preparations. June 17th fast approaches, and even though we're ... Read more »
Our wedding invitations
I'm so excited to share this post with you!Mel and I have been furiously making plans for our wedding and the first family party that we'll be having. When I announced our engagement, I mentioned we would probably end up doing a very small ceremony, with the bigger events being family parties in each location where we have a lot of family, and that's exactly what we're going to do. We're trying to keep everything as ... Read more »