weekly giveaway - quote:

Quote is all about small collections, created by Jim and Vicki. They run a very small bag studio in Bangkok, Thailand. Their designs are either few-of-a-kind or made in very small quantities. Quotes uses quality textiles and leather to construct all products with love and care. Vicki says for anyone considering starting their own small business: "just if you love it, go for it, do your best and never regret it." today they are giving away the amazing saddle bag pictured above! visit their shops for lots of lovely styles.

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win: Quote Canvas + leather

Saddle bag, $78 value!

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with your favorite item from jim + vicki's shop.

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giveaway ends on monday, June 7th at 8am, pst

please check back next week to see if you are the lucky winner!

happy friday:

happy friday friends! hopefully lots of you have a long 3-day weekend to spend relaxing. i've gathered some fun diy tutorials from around the blog community..maybe something fun to do if you have some free time over the long weekend :) see you all next week!

1) DIY Bridesmaid Thank You Cards by Amy Moss at Once Wed

2) Uncanny Cork Vases & Containers Tutorial by paper n stitch

3) Fabric Paper Tape Tutorial by annekata

4) Fabric button necklaces by very purple person

5) Ruffle Shirt Tutorial by tea rose home

6) Send a stache by sarah goldschadt

7) Divine Twine Candle Holder Displays by just something i made

xo.

bazaar bizarre at maker faire:

so you know i went to a craft show over the weekend. bizaar bizarre was such a fun show, it was held within the maker faire in san mateo, california. thought i'd share some photos of my display from the show! i really love displays :)

my new display for necklaces: the necklace wall!

pocket watches!

lots and lots of earring studs.

business card holder.

table :)

glass vases!

rings + charm buttons.

full booth display, with cute nicholas ;) little blurry, its from my iphone.

maker faire, 2010:

the maker faire was unlike anything nick and i have ever seen. there was a fire breathing dragon, gigantic cupcakes rolling around, and tons more fun/random stuff. we didn't get a lot of time to walk around so here are some of the pics i did get. i totally recommend this event to attend next year. it's so much fun!

a car with lego boards all over, people could pick up lego pieces and start building!

the apocalypse! pulled by bicycles, lol.

the vanity car. it had so many insane things glued on it: bras, mirrors, etc.

my favorite section of the whole faire. so creative.

huge tunnel made out of cardboard.

full functioning remote control r2d2!

to bazaar bizarre!

oh, and just a GIGANTIC rocket ship in the background..

you could walk up + into it, so legit ;)

weekend:

hi friends! i'm still here: sorry i've been absent the past couple days.

trying to get back into life and get into wedding planning.

nick + i had a fabulous time driving up north. he is the best, he

helped me out all weekend and he's so much fun to be with. :)

here are some other pics i snapped this past weekend on our road trip:

northern california has the most lovely sunsets,

or maybe i've just been missing sunsets lately because i'm always inside! ;)

more tomorrow!

happy friday:

happy friday lovelies! i have been working nonstop this entire week making products for the craft show tomorrow and sunday.

nick and i are headed up to san mateo for maker faire, is anyone planning on attending? it sounds like there will be a lot of exciting things to see: there are going to be a ton of exhibits (here's a schedule!) craft demonstrations, a craft show, and a clothing exchange with stations to reconstruct clothes you swap. it'll be at the san mateo county event center, tickets are $25/day or $50 for the weekend and can be purchased at the faire. here's some faq if you're thinking about attending!

i made about 30 "i heart blog readers" mini goodie bags for anyone who stops by and mentions they're a reader of the blog :)

love these new charm buttons, they'll be available at the show along with lots of cake stands, grab bags, vintage finding packs, and lots more!

if you don't live anywhere near the bay area, CRAFT posted a list of craft shows happening this weekend that you possibly can check out. i'll be sure to post a follow up of the show next week and some of my new display items! what are your weekend plans? whatever you're doing, hope you have a fabulous weekend friends. xo.

a lovely meetup:

you all remember cathie from ampersandity - she did a guest post last week with a collection of some lovely cabinets. i mentioned that i met her a few weeks ago and so i wanted to follow up on that :) i don't even remember how i came across cathie's blog, but i was so excited when i read that she was local in orange county. i immediately emailed her to chat and we decided to do a meet up! here are some pics i snapped of the tea shop we met up at:

we met at a lovely little place in costa mesa: milk + honey, dont you just love the name? it's a charming tea shop with succulents and a really sweet outdoor patio area. we chatted about blog-ish things and Jesus and life :) she treated me to a strawberry shaved ice, she is so sweet. (and i might add, i am totally obsessed with this japanese dessert as of late, its so good! i've taken nick to have shaved ice a dozen times since) cathie blogged about it here too!

meeting a blog friend is so much fun, cathie and i chatted for a couple hours and i felt like we had been long time friends. i totally encourage you to do a meet up if there are local bloggers in your area :)

lots + lots of winners:

many winners to announce today, from all 5 of the letterpress giveaways from letterpress week. thanks to all who entered. here are the lucky winners! if you see your name below, please email to claim your prize! :)

giveaway #1: Tesori Trovati

giveaway #2: Tazim

giveaway #3: Elena

giveaway #4: Dawn

giveaway #5: MelissaMilis

also occurred to me that no winner was ever chosen for the cute tape giveaway. and the giveaway from bagatelles & co and frieda sophie - prize was not claimed, so new winners have been chosen! please email with your address to claim your prize!

pretty cardigans:

has summer weather hit you yet? it's high 70's - 80's here and it's just heating up! i'm not the biggest fan of warm weather: i'd rather be snuggled up in a cozy blanket next to the fireplace in the rain :) i love wearing sweaters and scarves all year long.. even though that might look silly next month when people will be in sun dresses and bathing suits ;) but i'll still sport a cute sweater for as long as i can before the 100's hit here.

anyway, i've been really loving pretty embellished/lace/crochet/pointelle cardigans lately so i thought i'd put together a quick collage as an outlet to my obsession with these sweaters.

1. Blooming Lattice Cardigan from anthropologie, $88

2. Linen Rosalie cardigan from banana republic, $79.50

3. H81 Floral Embroidered Cardigan from forever 21, $32.90

4. Neon cotton père cardigan from jcrew, $78

5. Knitted pointelle cardigan from topshop, $75

ps: here are some other cardigans i found while on the search: an embellished floral sweater from etsy, another lovely ruffle fabric flower sweater from etsy, and one last pretty Boucle cardigan from etsy. pretty sweaters from ae, nordstrom, and calvin klien. :)

old business cards:

so i stumbled across these old business cards, uploaded by ink ling on flickr. seriously, i want to go back and live in the time when they passed these out. there is a really beautiful art to them. when letterforms weren't digitized yet, there wasn't a computer to design them for you. this is the legit stuff :)