I went batty.

I'm not someone who usually decorates my home for holidays. I should be that person. I WANT to be that person, but I'm just not.

However, this last Halloween I went batty (pun intended) and cut creepy-crawlies-and-flyies from scrap cardstock and hung them around the room with thread and tape. (My favourite trick is to tape them on the inside of a lampshade so they surprise you when you turn on the light. GAH! SPIDER. Oh right, I did that.)

Oh course, the cats removed them, one-by-one, so all I had to do after Halloween was pick them off the floor and put them in the trash.

Are you a crafty decorator?

even though it's way after Thanksgiving.

For the past few years we've invited other transplants over to share a non-traditional Thanksgiving with us. Each of us makes and brings the food we miss most from eating with family. (We usually have multiple varieties of bread and potatoes. It's GREAT!)

I decided to pair my Sharpie and my Drinking Jar* collections to make glasses that each person could personalize.

It was tons of fun to do, and see. Almost all the colors came off easily in the wash- the blue was the most permanent. (Now you know!)

Here's a few more photos of awesome people, and awesome things they made.

*Drinking Jars are common in my family. I resisted at first, but my love for salsa was providing me with too many opportunities! I have plans for their futures, but I thought I would share my jar harvesting tips. After many hits and misses I found out if I fill the jar with hot water, it will soften the glue and the label falls right off! (Basically.) Yay!

merry and bright.

Pantone Ornaments

it's the Holidays again!

It's the holidays again, and I have some swell cards in the shop that would be perfect to send to all your people.

This is one of the brand new designs, designed cause cardinals are awesome, and I miss them like crazy.

These warm wishes were printed on thick soft paper, handmade in my studio from bits of scrap paper. I absolutely love the texture of the paper, and the way it prints and folds. (Expect more handmade paper cards in the shop!)





Still one of my all-time favorites, I have to admit I prefer the version with the honest sentiment on the inside ("Hope you survive.")



This year I revisited the Joy in Plaid card with cool green and blue ink.

I'm sure one of these would suit you just fine. I'm gonna be sending out millions!

Be Happy and Keep Warm!!