knick knacks & ric rac

i wanted to make these cute mushroom ornaments. i printed out the tutorial last year but never got around to it. so a few weeks ago i was in joann’s in the styrofoam aisle and i thought ‘oh i can make those cute little mushroom ornaments i’ve been meaning to make forever!’ and i picked up the 6-pack of […]

have you been reading the shop local series on etsy? it’s fun to see the pictures of the people who make the things! today’s features california, and i’m included! take a peek at it here, and check out the sampling of creative californians on etsy. my friend jenny took my ‘portrait’ at the Arroyo Seco mini golf course (and […]

i wanted to show you this beautiful embroidered table runner from hungary that my great-aunt deda sent to me recently. the stitching is so perfect it’s hard to tell which side is the front and which is the back! here is a cute picture of some hungarian ladies in the 60’s. the thing i especially […]

i put together this page of three different knick knack gift cards for you to download and use for all of your gift-giving needs (or any other occasion where you need a little card!) all you have to do is print them out–i recommend a heavyweight paper or cardstock, and if you have a ‘photo’ setting in […]