Cyber Monday Sale

Hello! Happy Monday... Hope everyone is having a lovely start to the holiday season. I am so glad to be back in the saddle & excited to share what I've been up to soon. In the mean time, I'm offering a sale ( a very rare occurence in my wee little shop!)  Offer good through midnight tonight. 

{Peppermint Hot Chocolate Mix: Rhineland Farm Store}

Hello! I'm Still Here!

{image: the craft pantry }

Waving howdy to say I'm still here!

I haven't posted for awhile. In fact, I haven't done much in the way of my blog or shop these few weeks.  Right when I was in the midst of excitedly planning for my shop & the holidays....a little something caught me off guard. It has taken all my time & energy.....but it is a wonderful, spectacular little something that I hope to share soon.

So even though I had big plans for this holiday season & I really miss sewing,writing, creating, stitching, blogging, reading, making, planning, and doing...I hope to be back in the saddle again soon!

I'd love to hear what everyone else has been up to (I haven't read a single blog in weeks!)...so leave a little comment & fill me in :)

Holiday Wreath Tutorial Round-Up

Last year I was obsessed with garlands and this time around I'm determined to make a wreath or two. I'm thinking of whipping up something with thick twine & maybe a bit of white. Here's some lovelies I found while browsing for inspiration!

top to bottom, left to right
Fabric & Ribbon Autumn Wreath found at Beautiful Mess
Felt Rosie Wreath from Pretty Poppy
Green Gourd Wreath from Better Homes & Gardens
Modern Natural Wreath also from Better Homes & Gardens
Book Page Wreath from Living with Lindsay
Nut Wreath from Martha Stewart Living


Hope everyone is having a lovely week & November is off to a great start!

Business Bits - Favorite Business Inspiration Quotes

Taking a little break from the typical Business Bits post & sharing some of my favorite quotes about business & work. I've found them helpful as I aim, go, and make.

We do not go to work only to earn an income, but to find meaning in our lives. What we do is a large part of what we are.

- Alan Ryan

Wherever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.

- Peter Drucker

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.

- Aristotle

It wasn't as though I really made a commitment to it; there wasn't anything else around. So I wasn't driven to become an actor.. it just seemed to be the thing that I managed to do best.

-Paul Newman

My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.

-Oprah Winfrey

The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.
-Theodore Rubin


Look well to this day. Yesterday is but a dream and tomorrow is only a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well therefore to this day.
- Francis Gray

{image: Parada Creations }

know a good quote? I'd love to hear it...please share!