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Remember those napkins I made for friend back in December? Turns out I wasn't the only one smitten with the pattern of that vintage sheet. I recently spotted this on fredflare.com:
happy valentine's day!
In preparation for today's holiday, last weekend my husband (he's caught the crafting bug!) and I made a set of valentines from construction paper, doilies, and Elmer's glue using this tutorial from Avie Designs.
The valentines were super easy to make, and I was really happy with how they turned out.
I also used some of the leftover doily scraps to decorate Valentine's Day presents.
To celebrate today, we ate cupcakes from Sugar Mama's Bakeshop--my favorite bakery in town--and chocolate-covered strawberries from the Godiva kiosk in the mall. Did you do anything special for the holiday?
seattle
In March, my husband and I will spend five days in Seattle, a city that neither of us have been to before. We've booked our hotel--we're staying at the Ace Hotel, a former halfway house (!)--and are now starting to compile a list of activities.
Here's what's on the to-do list so far:
- Check out the architecture of the central branch of the Seattle Public Library (former home of Nancy Pearl, the model for the librarian action figure)
- Stroll through Olympic Sculpture Park
- Eat at Lunchbox Labratory (check out their milkshake in a beaker and one of their ridiculously tall burgers) and Trophy Cupcakes
- Shop at Venue Ballard and some of the design shops highlighted in Design*Sponge's Seattle city guide (Here's the updated guide.)
- Sip on lattes at the original Starbucks in Pike Place Market
- Browse the toy selection at Schmancy, a store highly recommended by a friend
skunkboy creatures swap
Last month, I participated in a crafty swap hosted by Katie of Skunkboy Creatures (a very cute blog!). For my swap partner Laura, I made a pair of felt flower brooches in yellow and gray, her two favorite colors (and colors for her upcoming wedding!).
In return, Laura sent me an excellent assortment of scrapbooking and crafty supplies (I love the doilies).
