new camera fun

well, december is like totally over but i have had some good fun. my birthday celebrations were great, and i've enjoyed spending the extra time with family and friends. my parents gave me this funky new camera from lomography that i've been experimenting with.

i'm almost finished making my ornament for an ornament exchange/cocktail party that is coming up tomorrow. definitely

posting pictures of that baby, if only to showcase how long it took!

though i've said it before, i'll say it again...i really truly am going to try to post more stuff soon. possibly the tea sandwiches for tomorrow evening as well?

happy birthday flowers

a friend is having a birthday celebration this evening and i really wanted to bring flowers. for this arrangement i used hydrangeas, stock, veronica, and bupleurum. the mason jar was leftover from my grandma's tomatoes. i love using these containers around the house or as gifts. reminds me of summers on my grandparents' little farm. i love this mason jar lantern on etsy.

diy birthday card

in honor of a friend's upcoming birthday, i decided to get creative and make her a card. my inspiration was drawn from these little treats.

ingredients for the cupcake card:
scalloped scissors
card stock in several colors
good ol' crayola crayons
glue stick
regular scissors
stationary sized envelope

i really enjoy using different shades of the same color in projects. for me, it keeps the piece classic. the great thing about simple cards like this one is that it would be easy to tackle in numbers or in the case of a last minute gesture.

looking forward to more crafting...

jersey girl

what a weekend. trevor's aunt susie is turning 50 this week, and we drove to nj to celebrate with her.

in 36 hours, we drove down to palmyra (right outside philly), partied it up, and came back up through ridgewood (right outside nyc) for dinner at his aunt bitsie's house.

no more extended car rides for me for a while. oh, and these are some photos of susie's "yarden" and our delicious mid-morning mimosas.

happy birthday, little sister!

lily of the valley

my mental map was put to good use this afternoon as i ran errands. today is deborah's (trevor's mom) birthday and i had fun gathering items for dinner (homemade pizza, mmmm) and checking out some of natick and wellsley.

trevor and i wanted to get her a little something, so i picked up this precious tea cup at my favorite place, anthropologie, and bought the lily of the valley at what is sure to be a new favorite place, winston flowers. these beauties are everywhere! when golly and i go for walks (cute photo coming soon) i notice them growing in almost every yard. some of the gardens here are so sweet, they make me want to have a tea party.

happy birthday deborah!

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happy birthday pop!