Well, if you follow me on Instagram and/or Facebook, you might have noticed that I posted a little announcement this weekend. Some of you have asked in the past why I’m not selling my handcrafted notecards on Etsy. I always dismissed the thought thinking that nobody would really want to...
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If you know me a little bit, then you know that I love everything that has to do with stationary and it comes at no surprise that I love notebooks, planners and journals. I’ve been using the oh-so-popular (and polarizing) Erin Condren Life Planner and I am in in my...
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I’ve been asked many times how I make my handmade greeting cards and someone suggested I could do a little DYI-tutorial. I thought that was a great idea, so here we go! You need: scissors and/or single-blade cutting tool glue stick pencil and ruler double-sided, pre-cut mounting tape (or if...
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I thought I’d showcase some of the handmade Christmas cards that I made this year. It’s been quite the production (I made about 70 cards and I still need more and am supplementing with some photo cards for family and some friends). Making cards is a long-standing tradition for me....
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On being in a LDR in the 21st century by Viv (German Lass) Relationship Real Talk by Holly (Holly would if she could). DIY-Dienstag: Christmas Cards by Grossstadtprinzessin (Grossstadtprinzessin). Crafty ideas! My favourite free printable gift tags for the festive season by Claire (Hearthandmade). Cute! * * * I also...
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I mentioned earlier this week that I’ve picked up knitting again and it’s been such a fun to get back into it again. I started out with two very easy projects – cowls. One was knit in a circle (on circular knitting needles) which makes the whole cowl one piece...
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I had the most relaxing, lovely 4-day weekend ever. On Friday, I visited my friend Susi in the Bay area. We spent the day chatting and took a walk through the neighborhood on this beautiful fall day. The view of the bay was gorgeous and it was sunny and quite...
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So, I got out my yarn again. To be honest, the summer months are kind of tough (at least around these parts here) when it comes to working with yarn, because it’s so hot. If our living room is not cooled down significantly, my hands get so sweaty that the...
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