new flower

just listed in my shop now. this is exciting because it is the first in a line of flowers that are really made from salvaged materials. as much as i love silk ones, they simply need to be made with all new materials and don't reflect the nature of my shop's name. these have been kicking around my mind in one way or another for a while and it is so great to see them take shape. 

folks have really taken a shine to my silk flowers.

let's hope they like these babies, too. 

happy weekend,

j

handmade awesomeness

almost everything i received for christmas and my birthday came from the second storie indie market, and they have helped brighten up an otherwise cold and somewhat dreary winter. thought i would share my favorites...

earrings by foundling

glass etched vase by lizz switzer
tshirt by gina sherwood

velvet scarf by kyla keglar

print by jim delucia

earrings (purchased for myself!) by polestar

feelin' good

i have been away too long....
again.

someday soon i plan to sit down and write about gratitude and what this new presidency will mean to me.

for now though, the exciting news is that i finally got my etsy shop up and running! it has been doing fairly well in that month and a half. i am both pleased and busy!

kirsten of tollipop was sweet enough to feature my tangerine flower pin on her blog today.
thanks kirsten!

2009 is off to a great start.

a good start

i know that it's true
it gonna be a good year
out of the darkness
into the fire
i tell you i love you
and my heart's in the strangest place...

the walkmen
"in the new year"

oh boy....

it certainly has been a long time. i feel sheepish. all i can say for myself is that all of my time over the last couple of months has been devoted solely to second storie and making sure it was as awesome as it could be.

and it was.

i have more to say on this, but it will have to wait until later. for now, it is enough that i am posting something new! thanks to all who left such sweet comments on my last post. i still get a little giddy when i think about our wedding.

pictures and more coming soon...

five years

five years ago, on a sunday very much like this one, my husband and i were married. the day was a little rainy, a little foggy, but strangely perfect. and while it was chilly outside the room at bristol harbour was rustic and cozy.

these gorgeous photos were taken by gelfand-piper, a charming husband and wife team who found those little details that shaped our day. over 500 pictures and yet that hardly begins to tell our story. it was fifteen years ago at a tiny little college that we met and fell in love. and what has followed has been up and down, serious and silly and nothing short of amazing.

i couldn't be happier.

little treasures

it is wonderful it is to have a sister who knits. but one who knits and shares her treasures, is truly priceless. these glorious little fingerless gloves are a not-totally-unexpected-but-just-as-appreciated gift from just such a one. made from a "small, precious" ball of sienna yarn that i purchased with a project for her in mind. what a sweet and full circle this gift has made.

they will be worn by me with grand enthusiasm and i am already sad for the day when i will have to turn them in for a warmer winter pair...