Lily Moon

I had this little pin from Lily Moon bookmarked and, low and behold, it sold - well of course it did because it's so darn cute! Lots of gorgeous hand painted pins etc right here at Lily Moon's shop.

This is so pretty - a spring wreath from Delia Creates. There's even instructions!

Kate's tape!

Really great tape from Kate's Paperie. This striped tape suits my style a lot more than some of the washi tape - I love classics stripes like this.

Beautyspot.

I thought these were very pretty and original when I spotted them last week - thought you might like them too - from Beautyspot.

Peculiar Fretwork

I found these interesting template patterns on a site called Peculiar Fretwork via ffffound.com. Yes they are odd, I know, but I just thought they might inspire one of you in some way today that it was worth featuring them here. I've seen lots of paper doily/cutout designs recently appearing on all sorts of surface patterns etc. So here you go . . .

Yellow, grey and . . . . orange!

Last year everyone was all over yellow and grey - but how about you throw some orange into the mix? This is far more exciting! Quilt block project from Purl Bee - the endlessly inspiring blog from Purl Soho.

Inspiration - stitching!

Oh these are so pretty! So unusual and so fun. Don't you love the colour choices and the layering? These beauties are from The Candy Thief!

Inspiration - origami books

Isaac Salazar makes this look so easy - don't you just want to grab the closest book and start folding? I really love the giant capital letters and they'd look amazing on a shelf arranged as a word - like Cartolina for instance! You can see more of his work here! Via Recyclart.org

Inspiration - rainbow hues

Okay bear with me - there's something really appealing about the rainbow hues of these kitchy little doilies. They caught my eye and I filed them away under 'inspiration' - perhaps you will too. From BD Vintage.

Wake up!

Just a little eye candy to wake up the old eye balls after a few days off! These beauties are available form Arriba Chica.

All images from Arriba Chica

Vintage notion paperweights

Hello everyone! Did you have a wonderful weekend? Sounds like some of you got an awful lot of snow in the last few days - hope you can hit the slopes - or just stay cozy at home. (I definitely hope you are not stuck at an airport somewhere!) I thought you might love these fabulous little paperweights from my pal Fancy Linda. Linda has taken some of her vintage notions and immortalized them under glass. This is so fun - I love that dapper chap in the red and white striped shirt.

Need a gift idea?

I miss magazines - don't you? I really notice it at this time of the year. I used to be so excited to get my Martha Stewart holiday mag every year and I have kept them all (as I'm sure many of you have.) We need to support print media. We all love the blogs but we need to make sure that no more of them fold. We need to keep our favourite publications alive by ordering subscriptions just like we used to before we all got obsessed by blogs. A magazine's bloodline is their advertising - and these days there is less and less advertising dollars - that's why some of the holiday magazines seem so thin this year. One of my new years resolutions is to support print media like I used to. We've all gotten very excited by some of the fabulous online magazines that have popped up in the last year - but let's not forget where it all started! Renew your subscriptions and give subscriptions for holiday gifts. It's great value and there's nothing like seeing all those mags in the mailbox every month.

Here are some of my fave holiday crafts from Martha Stewart - enjoy!

Felted fun.

What can I say? These are just too darn cute. Love the subtle colour palette and the gestures. From the very talented Mouse Pants.

Found - vintage pennent

I picked up this sweet little vintage moose hide pennant at the local junktique store this weekend - it reminded me of Doug's dad. The Cariboo is an area of interior BC with beautiful ranches and grasslands. His dad would have liked this a lot. The type is so pretty - love the capital R in the middle!