pocket square perfection
Posted: May 7, 2013 Filed under: Girl Talk, Wedding Talk | Tags: diy, gift, groomsmen, heart, men, pattern, Pocket Square, sew, wedding, wedding fashion Leave a comment »I have been searching for pocket squares for weeks. I knew I wanted a variety of patterns. I knew I was going to sew a little something on them. I found these squares at Hugh & Crye. I really liked the fun patterns, and the great price, so I snatched up a bunch of them.
I wanted to make them a gift for the men in the wedding. I cut out some little hearts, and sewed them into the corner of each square. What was once just a pocket square is now a special gift, because I put a little heart into it. (get it??)
cows on cards
Posted: March 25, 2013 Filed under: Girl Talk | Tags: calf, card, cow, craft, diy, farm, gift, handmade, heart, homemade, note, paper Leave a comment »It was my dear Ma’s birthday last week. I like to make her blank note cards, and since there was just a new baby cow born on the farm, I made a bunch of little cow cards. The little gang of paper cows were very rowdy before I glued them to their cards. They were so adorable, I wanted to eat them.
wrap it up
Posted: March 12, 2013 Filed under: Girl Talk | Tags: design, gift, gift wrap, package, paper, Present, print, wrapping paper Leave a comment »I just discovered the wonders of cute wrapping paper. I am kinda obsessed with these options from Paper Source.
I may or may not start giving away random presents just so I can use some.
red elephant
Posted: December 15, 2012 Filed under: Girl Talk | Tags: animal, bracelet, Cute, elephant, etsy, gift, handmade, shopping Leave a comment »So this elephant isn’t red, but I made a red with tiny polka dots version the other day, and it was so cute! It would make a great last minute gift, if you would like me to make one for you! (wink wink)
Christmas Present #8
Posted: December 13, 2012 Filed under: Guy Talk | Tags: Christmas, Coffee Syrup, Delicious, gift, Present, treat 1 Comment »-
- For Christmas surprise #8 I was not sure what it was because it was so heavy and in a big square box…
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- …turns out it was Dave’s Coffee Syrup which is quite tasty and a great present from the Girl as usual!
window shopping
Posted: December 10, 2012 Filed under: Girl Talk | Tags: art, Christmas, Fab, gift, holiday, print, shopping 1 Comment »When I first heard of Fab, I thought, oh great, another one of those sites that will send me 500 emails. But I was wrong. They are awesome. I get to see all kinds of products and designers I wouldn’t normally see. And they are cool. For instance, I probably wouldn’t have seen these beautiful prints if it weren’t for Fab:
Cool vintage-style world prints.
Fun and simple city prints, like this one of Austin.
Sweet collection of infographic style prints, like a map of culinary tools.
Christmas Present #4
Posted: December 7, 2012 Filed under: Guy Talk | Tags: Christmas, gift, pen, Present Leave a comment »I don’t know know how the girl does it, but she always knows what I need! For Christmas present #4 I was on the road on a work trip and I needed something to write with and right before I went to some gift shop to buy some, I got some super awesome fine tip pens! What a pleasant surprise.
What could it be?
Sweet pens!
Christmas Present #2
Posted: December 7, 2012 Filed under: Guy Talk | Tags: Christmas, gift, moose, Present, Socks, warm Leave a comment »I have always been a bit jealous inside of this very soft and warm looking pair of socks that the girl has and wears around the house when it’s cold outside….but I am jealous no more! For surprise #2 I got a pair of moose socks that I’ve already started wearing around the house. Happy days!
Moose socks…you know you want a pair.
what I bought at the mall today
Posted: December 6, 2012 Filed under: Girl Talk | Tags: angel tree, charity, Christmas, donate, donation, gift, holiday spirit, mall, shopping 2 Comments »I volunteered to be in charge of the gift donation drive at work this year. I “adopted” some kids from a local organization, made the little angel tree with the ornaments, and waited. Pretty soon, we had mountains of presents, and a bunch of donated money to buy the rest of the gifts.
I went to the mall this morning to search for a pair of shoes, and a kind of perfume, and an iPod, and other little gifts on their lists. But I hope it wasn’t really “things” I was buying. I hope that I spent that donated money to help the kids feel like someone cares about them. That someone is on their side and thinks they deserve to be happy.
It makes my heart happy that some people are good, and remember what Christmas is for.
new in the shop: blue ram
Posted: December 5, 2012 Filed under: Little Shop Talk | Tags: blue, etsy, fleece, gift, handmade, lamb, nursery, ram, sew, sheep, stuffed animal Leave a comment »
Baa baa blue curly horned sheep. (new in the Little Amaryllis shop)
