valentine's crafting extravaganza

We hosted a classroom of second graders from Flynn Elementary at work yesterday for a valentine's card making workshop based on the Fuzzy Octopus card from Handmade Hellos. The kids were hilarious! Here are some of their creations:

happy valentine's day!

valentine's day cards, part II

Even more!

From Pie Bird Press.


From Pancakes and Franks.


From Binth.


From Yellow Owl Workshop.


From Treatzone.


From Amy Smyth Made It.


From La Familia Green.

valentine's day cards

There are so many fantastic Valentine's Day cards out there. Here are a couple of my favorites:

From Yee Haw Industries.


From Hammerpress.


From Egg Press.


From Linda & Harriett.


From Sidepony.


From Par Amour Designs.

Better get one soon...V-day is just around the corner!

more headgear

Another project and another awkward bathroom mirror self-portrait! This hat was pretty easy - I especially like how the lace pattern turned out.

P.S. This is a free pattern on Ravelry if you want to make it. It's called Spring Beret.

headband for a saturday afternoon

I am still home sick (it's getting ridiculous...germs - be gone!) and getting really bored of watching hulu (although the last episode of 30 Rock was hi-larious). I had bought a bunch of quilting pieces (yo-yo's?) at the flea market and decided to put them to use. With some ribbon I had around the house, and a little sewing, I had myself a pretty adorable (if I do say so) new headband:

Forgive the awkward self-portrait and the fleece (I'm sick!). However, I'm pretty pleased with how it came out - just call me Jennifer Behr!

from my home: paper

Since I am still unable to leave my apartment, I figured why not feature items I already own? It should come as no surprise that I love paper. It is my job, after all. Throughout the years, I have had a serious weakness for collecting vintage paper products. Some of my favorites include these Oakland postcards (above) and sweet notesets (below).


Apparently, I also have a affinity for airmail envelopes, as well as quirky invitations (Friendly Get Together is my favorite).

home sick

Apologies for the lack of posts but I have been seriously ill the last few days. Ugh.

Jeff is in Argentina, that lucky bastard. Read about his adventures here.

from the flea: treaures

This month's treasures included an embroidered white shirt (above) and patterned silk scarf (below).

I also got another bird patterned Pyrex bowl to add to my collection.

from the flea: what I saw

It was a truly stunning day at the Alameda flea market (yea for California!) - perfect for treasure hunting. I'm on a semi-strict "no dishes" policy since my kitchen is more than adequately stocked (one of the many benefits of married life), but I really loved this orange set (above) as well as the strawberry one (below).