I had a great day at Happiness on Saturday. Having NO idea what to expect, I was pleasantly surprised. The owner, Elena, is incredibly supportive and had plenty of tables and goodies for us to decorate with. We had some lulls between crowds, so I was able to take some pictures. Honestly, I could wander [...]

Categories: Austin-ish · Crafty · Nature-ish · Shutterbuggin' · Uncategorized

Is a warm… puppy….
And also a shop on South First Street in Austin, Texas.
If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, consider checking out Happiness - it’s a cool little shop that sells jewelry, plants, clothes, gifts, all kinds of South Austin goodness. This weekend is one of their ‘Market Days’ events - it’s [...]

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I need one more person for my “Pay It Forward” project. It would be really neat to keep it going, and it honestly wouldn’t take much effort (other than a blog and a desire to pass on something handmade - a magnet or a photo or a sock puppet or a button or a sticker [...]

Categories: Crafty

I ran across a very cool ‘pay it forward’ project on the Ugly Green Chair, a friend-of-a-friend’s blog, a few weeks back. I’m a fan of anything that is remotely crafty and doesn’t give me strict deadlines, so I signed up!
I like the description that Whitney posted, so I’ll use that as well:
I will [...]

Categories: Crafty · Tech-ish

I’ve spent the last few days setting up a shop at Etsy. According to their website, “Etsy is an online marketplace for buying & selling all things handmade.”
It’s one of my favorite sites, I can get lost in the beautiful, homemade goodness and just browse and browse. Seriously, just look at this search results [...]

Categories: Crafty · Shutterbuggin'

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I got some new pens. The hardest part is deciding which one to write with first. I don’t want to use the ‘good’ ones first, like light blue or green, so I went with pink. [...]

Categories: Crafty · Daily Photo · Shutterbuggin'

I made rosemary infused vodka as Christmas gifts this year. I have a big rosemary plant in the front yard, so it was just a matter of getting some vodka (I chose Fris) and decorative bottles (I found these at The Container Store). Fresh rosemary has a strong flavor, so I let it infuse only [...]

Categories: Crafty · Shutterbuggin'

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My friend, Tracy, helped me make a really cool dog bed this weekend. It all started because Jef and I had a memory foam mattress topper and when we got a new bed it didn’t [...]

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