For my Valentines

Simple stitched cards made from scraps too lovely to throw away

An Oliver + S jumprope dress in gray fine wale corduroy with calico accents

A tiny baker's apron with ruffled detail

Fab Freebie Downloads

The internet/blog world is such a lovely little place to be. Check out the fabulous free cards that the wildly talented bloggers of the world are making available...for free!

Cards designed by Creature Comforts (snail) and mmmcrafts (owls & apple)

Cards designed by Creature Comforts (flower) and Little Brown Pen/Creature Comforts (Procrastinate Now)

There is no way my geriatric printer, that barely prints in black ink, could do these great designs justice. Instead I loaded them on a memory stick and stopped by the local Staples to let the professionals handle it. I chose white 110lb cardstock for the printing and it cost just $1.09 per sheet! Some of the cards are two per sheet meaning they cost less than 55 cents each. What a bargain.

Looking at the great pdf freebies on the web has inspired me to create my own. Remember last summer when I took the computer design course? Well, I think it's time to brush the dust off those skills and see what I can create. So I'm saying it publicly, you can expect a free card download from Funky & Delightful in the future.

Gone Hunting

I am so in love with this project. I HAVE to make one.

photo from Chronicle Books

Trimmed!

The tree has been assembled and decorated and I love it this year. It's in a different corner of the living room and it works so much better. Plus, I added some new ornaments this year, including a few glass snowflakes and a pretty little glass bird that I picked up the last time I was in Canada.

 This little glass church has been a regular on my tree for years; I love the way it sparkles and glows.

Speaking of trees, I picked up a set of three bottle brush decorations from the end of season sale at Garnet Hill last year. Now my little reindeer has somewhere to hang out.

Months ago I picked up supplies to make holiday cards at Paper Source. Well, last night I finally got to work with my embossing powder and, fueled by a delicious Manhattan, came up with two designs. The red and white one is my favorite but the silver snowflakes place a pretty close second. Today we sat down and wrote notes to our nearest and dearest and they are sitting by the door, stamped and ready to mail. Now, for all those handmade gifts yet to be finished started...