and where did I go?

I have been doing a lot. I've even been photographing it to share. There was just some sort of wall between the doing and the chronicling. I'm working on my schedule, and the things I want to share.... so I hope to have more up soon. IT'S BEEN TOO LONG, but (That's a scan of my Valentines Card to P in progress.)

does that surprise you?

I Elevated some Envelopes again (if I do say so myself.) The theme of this season was "Malicious Surprise" and so I decided to make an interactive envelope to extend the suspense.

Each envelope is a tiny bit different (I did them by hand, after all), but each has the same paint-by-number styled surprise.

I included a mailable brush (adapted to be as flat as possible), a palate of watercolors, instructions to "paint in the * spaces", and several extra pages for water color doodling or postcard sending. 

I am all about the multipurpose. You might be so clever that you can tell what the surprise is from these photos, but if you can't, and can't live without knowing, click the next photo for a deconstruction of Tara's envelope.

Also, stay tuned- I might have painted versions to share from my pen-pals.

Wanna see what I did last time? Or the time before?

of these stuffed things

I haven't found any evidence that I was as creative (with my drawings) as most kids (I think I worried myself into realism, and kept the really creative stuff in my head. Ask me sometime about my mental movies.) BUT if I was, or I had kiddos, I would totally want some of these.

book love is in the blood.

So look at these and buy me some.

of the sparklies!

You have to know me pretty well before you realize beneath my everthing-is-eggshell-and-aqua exterior lurks what I have termed my "inner magpie".

That is- I LOVE SPARKLES and SHINIES. I am drawn to anything irridescent. I like metallics. I am secretly overjoyed by glitter. Really. I promise.

This is all background to explain why I find this so amazing....

of the way cats nap.

Seriously, how can he sleep like this? How is it possible? I am jealous.

of these amazing cell phone cases.

Look at these cases! I love them!
I wish the A wasn't the worst one, though.
(Suddenly wishing my name was Ilison.)

I've been seeing a lot of great cases lately.
I especially like these by the lovely Rachel.