arts & crafts

Quote by Studio Mela.
Painting by my dear son, Gage.
This whimsical piece is currently on display in the foyer of our little home for all to see as they come...and go...
(of course I had to replace the kid's scrabble game this morning!)

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we have arrived

After a time crunched GPS moment while avoiding a major traffic jam on the way to the airport... a brutal migraine moment at the airport...and a slight THREE hour airplane diversion to the wrong airport...

We have arrived!

There is no sun. There is only rain. Lots and lots of rain. Our view looks a lot less like what I posted last night and a lot more like this:



But never the less. I am on VACATION!

Thanks to all these fine Etsy folks for their lovely vacation inspiration...
1.vintage Samsonite suitcase 2.kimono robe 3.map necklace 4.leather passport case 5.leather carry on 6.vintage luggage tag 7.vintage shades 8.cami dress

on vacation

With mixed emotion I closed the shop today for a much needed vacation. I'll miss my little shop but I know it will all be there when I return for the new year. I'm bound to be popping in here every now and then, however, because even though 85 and sunny can stop me from shipping it's highly unlikely that it can keep me off line. Duh! Wishing you and yours an equally relaxing holiday season and thanking you all for one pretty awesome year. So long for now...

from our home to yours...

We celebrate a wide array of holidays in our house, Hanukkah being one of them. Tonight we began our commemoration with a trip to the San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker with dear friends, then returned home to light the very first candle on the Menorah. It was a busy, yet absolutely lovely day. And now, we rest. Wishing you and yours a Happy Hanukkah and a peaceful weekend.

jingle bells, jingle bells...

We were so inspired by lori marie's lovely glitter bells that we made some of our own. Mind you now, that the creative whimsy of a three & six year old is hard to contain so our bells are not quite as refined as lori's...but oh were they fun to make! Those are hers above. And here...are ours...

family time

Gage finally received a little zuzu girl love today when I gave him this personalized trinket box...


He was so excited he wanted to know all about how I made it. It was super cute! Now he just has to decide what to put in it...legos...baseball cards...money...hmmmm? I see more trinket boxes in his future...

And I clearly couldn't leave out Zuzu so I personalized this little one just for her...



Also managed to make a few more for the shop.
Will work on getting this listed tonight...