I am really super behind on these. =) I’m trying to catch up this week, so I hope you don’t mind a few in a row. =)

Love ya’ll!
xo elle

hello friends! This past week has been a flurry of making, photographing, organizing and designing (more on that later!), and it’s finally time for the official grand opening of the xoelle shop! In celebration I’m giving one lucky buyer today their purchase for free! Check out the shop for details. =)

Garth [...]

My husband woke me up this morning by bringing me a present in bed.

It was a propane torch.
Seriously.
I need it to make these cupcakes today.
more to come.
xoxo
elle.

You can always tell what’s important to someone by observing how she spends her time. Time is my most precious resource because with it, I can gain every other resource I stand in need of: knowledge, money, strength, perspective, relationships…etc. I hate wasting time. I haven’t watched television for months and months. [...]

My beautiful sister, Julia, came to visit me this week for her spring break. We walked on the beach, dined out, went shopping, went sightseeing, and stayed up late at night laughing and sewing. The week was so busy that she didn’t have time to make banana bread from the two rotten bananas [...]

sorry for the long absence. I have been so present in my life this week that I have scarcely had time to process it’s events. My heart has changed. I feel different. This change has been happening for months, slowly, organically, transporting and incorporating molecules without my awareness, and I find [...]

I’ve been neglecting my laundry; I have exactly two pairs of clean underwear left.
I’ve been neglecting my puppy; he’s been on only three brief walks in the past three days.
There are dishes in my sink that have been there for a week and I’ve been carrying around several letters that I keep intending to put [...]