these were great christmas gifts.

christmas wrap 09

obsessed with pom poms

and shrink dinks as always

homemade holiday market roundup

The Bizarre Holiday Market at Chop Suey in Carytown was lovely. Andrew and I spent more than we planned but I never feel guilty buying handmade, especially if it is a gift! It is open until Christmas Eve.

cute oven mitts from Tidbit for andrew's mother

spider monkey pendant for my mother

The VCU Craft department is having it's own holiday market Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (I believe - could not find info online) in the circle by the Cabell library. I plan to check it out sometime today.

Another good one will be the Handmade Holiday Market at the Visual Arts Center on December 12th. We will surely be visiting this one.

christmas is coming!

I'm really excited. Andrew and I spent last weekend crafting this wreath out of homemade pom poms. I got the idea from this lovely blog. I wish could take better photos.

Anyway the space above my tv is bare so we've been using it as a holiday decoration canvas.

Here is some holiday inspiration to get you into the decorating spirit. I can't wait for classes to end so I can actually devote some time to decorating!

from here

from here

this photo

from hulaseventy ( a great blog all year round!)

via craftizine

i made this stocking for a buddy for xmas. he loves 80s/90s volkswagens. this is a mk 2 gti. i was happy with how it turned out. you may recall the one i made for my friend charlie last year. charlie still has it hanging up in his room. i thought that was sweet.

i like nice people.