birthday goodies

here are the goodies i bought on my birthday excursion! japanese masking tape from gravel & gold little otsu annual weekly planner alpine songs from anthropologie postalco notebook from gravel & gold sarah mcneil postcard from rare device make your place: affordable, sustainable nesting skills from needles & pens

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pauline: thank you pauline! it was loads of fun : )

linda: thanks linda!! the cake is actually a secret family recipe of poppy seed cake.

natalie: thanks natalie! it was for sure. i loved all of the little shops i went to. yay for another year!

dandelionkisses: oh i knew you would love it!! "if you get any more creative i don't think i can take it" lol! oh wendy. you like the yellow top? good. at first i wasn't sure if it was to bright for me. but i really like it now. can't wait to see you next week!!

23

turning 23 was a lovely event : ) when i made it to my parent's home the day before my birthday, my mom had decorated it with lots of flowers & bunting! i invited a few friends over for a little potluck lunch.i got inspiration for the cake bunting from here.on my birthday morning, i had yummy quiche!then i spent the day with my mom (girls' day out!) shopping in the city. we stopped at rare device to see sarah mcneil's art show.then we checked out some zines at needles & pens.& of course we had to stop at the curiosity shoppe & little otsu.lastly, we stopped by gravel & gold for the first time! it was such a lovely store. i loved it.we ended the day eating baked falafel wraps, coconut noodle soup, & vanilla bean ice cream in pomegranate juice at herbivore. (i'm wearing my new vintage yellow top!)it was a fantastic day & i bought some really cute things that i will show you in a post coming up! thanks for all of your birthday wishes!!

oh! & don't forget to enter the giveaway from wendy helene. remember, you must include a link of your favorite dream catcher to enter!! if you do not include a link, you will not be entered to win!

wendy helene giveaway

my cousin wendy has opened her etsy shop called wendy helene! she sells handmade dream catchers like the one she sent me. i am so excited to share her shop with you. here are a few dream catchers that are in her shop now:also, wendy has been so kind as to let me host a giveaway for her shop's grand opening! to have a chance to win this mini 1 inch dream catcher pictured below (purse not included : )), simply visit her shop & copy & paste the link to your favorite dream catcher in the comment of this post. a winner will be chosen at random on friday, november 19th. good luck!

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pauline: thanks : ) rick rack is just like swirly trim for added decoration to clothes, but it is not elastic.

allison: thank you allison! & yeah, i've heard a few people say it reminds them of a walk to remember. more artsy is a good way to put it.

amy: thanks dear : ) & nicola packages are always awesome!

dandelionkisses: hehe. thought you would. & i am surprised that i was able to sew that laptop case! seriously.

liska cole: thank you berry much : )

bunting

i sewed the triangles together this morning with vintage rick rack. i think it turned out cute & am really excited to use them for my birthday : )

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natalie: doesn't the movie look super interesting? i'm excited about it. & i don't know much about the actress, but i want to find out more about her.

brit: really?? awesome!! happy early birthday! yup a scorpio : )

jessica: omg you did! haha, nice. oh & beastly! i'm excited for that one too!

crafting

i was in a crafting mood this weekend. i got together my leftover scraps of fabric (from thrifted men's dress shirts & placemats) & started cutting out triangles for some bunting to decorate my home for my birthday on sunday. i have fun plans this week for my birthday week!i also have been wanting to find a good cover for my laptop & decided to make one instead of buy one. i'm quite pleased with how it turned out! i'm really not a sewer, but i even included a vintage zipper : )this afternoon i taught my art & craft class. the girls learned how to make paper. we had to do it inside though because it was raining all day (yay!!). lastly i want to share this trailer that i found from alaina for a movie that is coming out next year by gus van sant. looks pretty good!


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rebekka seale: hello! hehe. i saw both of your costumes on your blog & i love them! what a great idea!
alexia: thanks : ) maybe i will do more outfit posts, we shall see!
dandelionkisses: tell me when you see the movie : ) & you fell!? haha!! love it.
allison: yes it does have a pocket! i love pockets very much too. i always want to sew pockets on all my clothes hehe.
carissa clark: i love the costumes too. i want to know where she found such cool fox masks! & i know, 60 cents is crazy! but the thriftstore down the block from me has all kinds of cheap prices like that. i love it.
mlle.emma: hello! yes! when i went to my parents house this weekend, i put my laptop & some books in it : ) hope your sunday was good too!
megan: yes, & let me know what you think of the movie when you see it!