I didn’t plan this, but the most recent additions to my etsy shop speak all about what’s going on with my life right now. They are all made from vintage cards (flash and game) and I could just eat them all up!
There’s the Florida playing card notebooks that remind me that our three years [...]

maybe ever.

Have all ya’ll heard about swap-bot? I found it last week a few clicks away from one of my favorite crafty blogs. It’s the modern crafty version of pen pals- sort of. There are currently about 500 swaps going on- ranging from e-mails sharing your favorite craft links to handmade aprons. [...]

Jack and I spend most of our time in this room- and it usually looks just like this. I find that I can get more done if Jack is allowed to make messes, even though it bothers me that our home is often disheveled. We live 15 minutes away from a stunning beach- [...]

I know that all ya’ll already know that Mr. Jack celebrated his first birthday (really, it’s his second, his birth day was his first birthday, right?) this weekend. We all spent the whole day together as a family. We visited the Gulf Breeze Zoo and it was bigger than I thought a little [...]

happy birthday! It was just a year ago that we were preparing the house for you and awaiting your delayed arrival. You were not in a hurry to leave your comfortable home- but you arrived a mere 2 hours before your visiting grandparents had to leave to catch their return flight. You [...]

There is a little leprechaun on our front porch. What mischief will he get us into today?
Green food and other festivities are on the way for us- and hopefully for you too.
xo
elle

oh tulips! oh daffodils! The shop is bursting with fresh color for spring. There’s a gingham in pink, celery green, grass green, and lemonade yellow, and luscious linens and crisp cotton plaids. Easter egg hunts are going to be so dandy this year!

kisses & hugs,
elle

The other night I was knee-deep in writing my to do list for the next day when my attention was needed elsewhere. In jest, I asked Garth to finish my to-do list for me. He did. Here’s the list:
-make ultrasound appt.
-call SkyOne about transfer
-make books
-spring bow ties
-purple bow ties
-sing a song on [...]

one. the weather- I think I got a tiny sunburn at the Port City Market this morning!
two. these tiny handsewn terrariums by My Paper Crane.
three. this Rube Goldberg machine in the new OK GO video. a. m. a. z. i. n. g.
four. that the Disney & Tim Burton Alice in [...]