Must. Get. To. IKEA. I saw this lamp shade on the Farm Chicks blog and went nutsy fagen over it. I've been meaning to get to IKEA for some paper napkins I want to use for a project (yes really). But are you even KIDDING me? Now I simply MUST get there to acquire one of these adorable folksy shades!
Love, love, love my new little journal from Ness! Ness has both a blog: the Best Nesst, and an Etsy store. I've had my eye on her happy, useful creations for a while now. Journals, notebooks, address books, pregnancy journals, to-do lists, cards, book plates... really nice items - all with great paper selections, laminated covers, pertinent biblical quotes, awesome free-hand embellishment, and optional personalization. Check it out!
Okay, STOP it already. Are these not the CUTEST address labels on earth??? I'm on cute overload. I ordered them from Chele's Treasures from - where else but Etsy - and can hardly wait for them to arrive!!! She had a lot to choose from and the best prices of all the labels I looked at. And I looked at a LOT!
Wahooo! Opening mail and packages that arrived while we were out of town has been a real treat - actually, it's been a little like Christmas around here, at least for me! 
It immediately found it's way into my favorite ancient rocking chair, which was in desperate need of color! Look how it cheers it up instantly! Yay!
Lauren and I go waaaaay back... all the way to junior high! So she truly is one of my oldest and dearest friends :) And she is an amazing seamstress and quilter - very, very talented.
I told Lauren how much I *loved* the fabric she chose, especially all the turquoise. She said it reminded her of all our countless hours of swimming together in the pool. Light bulb moment! No wonder I love turquoise so much!
More goodies! This time from Etsy! (remember this blog post?) Look how carefully packaged it came... with a lovely thank you note and everything - so thoughtful.
My BURST from box 64 studios is here! Oh joy and rapture!
She uses paper from all over the world - it turned out just beautiful... wowww :)
And she added some of her hand-folded flowers - aren't they so pretty?
But wait! There's more! My hand made wool flower brooch from pinksparrow arrived as well - complete with it's vintage button center. Remember when I featured her recently on my blog? Well, how adorable is it!!! And because she's a doll, she sent a sweet little flower pin along with it - how thoughtful was that!
