fall mini-book + shop update.

I've been working in my craft room a lot lately, and I have to say it has been so inspiring and enjoyable! I decided to document this Fall - I have a feeling it is going to be one that I will want to remember, ie. personal breakthroughs, big changes, and because I just love the changing of the seasons. There is such a promise of renewal & rejuvenation, both of which definitely trickle down into my current projects.

I made my first mini-book using assorted papers I (hoarded) saved over the months along with new solid cardstock. If I had known all it took was MAKING ONE to be inspired to keeping it current...why didn't I do this before? Actually, I have done it before and it was a total bomb...such a shame because it was a real cute book....

I love working in it.

And lucky for you, I made some more to put in my shop. You know you want one too. :)

**Some stellar "Mini-bookers" you may want to check out: Elise, Amy, Janel, & Eve (just to name a few...)**

me: a to z.

I've seen this around as a blog post (Liz, Vanessa) so I thought I'd join in the fun as well!

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A. Age: 34 
B. Bed size: Queen (my bed is like Mexican food - it pops into my head one time and it's all I can think about until I get it) 
C. Chore that you hate: doing the dishes 
D. Dogs: Miss Roxy Sue 
E. Essential start to your day: brush, brush, brush 
F. Favorite color: any color remotely related to Seafoam
G. Gold or Silver: Silver usually, but getting more into Goldies. 
H. Height: 5 feet 10 inches 
I. Instruments you play: my BlackBerry keyboard 
J. Job title: Uhmmmm...I'll get back to you on that one. 
K. Kids: not yet, but totally looking forward to it 
L. Live: Virginia is for Lovers 
M. Mother’s name: Martha Anne 
N. Nicknames: Hannah (real name actually Johannah), Hannie, Your Mom (old college joke with my bestie) 
O. Overnight hospital stays: when I was 2 and 3 (or 4) for eye surgery 
P. Pet peeves: tailgating before a concert & different folks are playing the prospective band as loud as they can all around me, when my mouse loses its wireless connection for no reason, no turn signals...I could go on.... 
Q. Quote from a movie: (and it's a long one & pardon the language) "We're all gonna have so much *BLEEP* fun we'll need plastic surgeory to remove our *BLEEP* smiles. You'll be whistling 'Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah' out of you're a**holes!" ...basically anything from Clark Griswold
R. Right or left handed: right 
S. Siblings: 3 older brothers & 3 sister-in-laws 
T. Time You Wake Up: anywhere from 6:30-8am...even on the weekends
U. Underwear: yes
V. Vegetable you hate: I think I like them all actually, which is a new thing. Used to LOATHE squash & zucchini but now I love. 
W. What makes you run late: not having my sh*t together before I leave & I'm running around grabbing different things. (Or just Bloglovin') 
X. X-Rays you’ve had: wrist, teeth, lower back 
Y. Yummy food that you make: raw milk butter, Balsamic Chicken, grassfed salsa burgers 
Z. Zoo animal: Seals. I just want to snuggle one...is that too much to ask??
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Now you know a little bit more about me! Do it yourself and link 'er on up & I'll check you out! ;)

one of my favorites.

I am definitely not one to toot my own horn, but this one is darn impressive.

{Taken by me :: Fuji Instax Wide}

last hurrah of the summer...maybe.

I'm off to this beautiful place for the long weekend to enjoy the sunshine, water, and quite possibly a couple of ice-cold beers.

shop update.

I've been working on some updates for my shop in order to keep it fresh and consistent. One of these updates was to retake my product photos in order to keep the shop looking streamlined (or maybe I just wanted to use some vintage fabric as a backdrop *wink wink) as I add new products.

I've also been working on adding some new embellished journals. These are going to be embroidered with patterns drawn by me or other artist friends. I'm pretty excited about these and embroidering is so peaceful to me. I look forward to trying out different color choices different stitches, and getting some thoughts straight...of course I'll probably have Arrested Development playing on my laptop in the background...

So, check out the shop when you get a chance, and I hope to get these added sometime next week as well as making a few more over the weekend.

{These pictures are not the best quality, I know...taken with PictureShow app pretty spur of the moment}