Feeling Blue?

I found some lovely flax-colored linen canvases at one of my favorite art supply stores.  Even with nothing on them, they are sweet, comforting and organic.  Sometimes, white is just too stark for me so I grabbed a few of these in different sizes.  I tend to be a lover of most things small AND I like to group my "stuff" by color.  And so it began...I started to collect on this canvas.

Soon enough, this is what evolved...a medley of little, vintagey-colored "blues," everything from perfectly letterpressed cards to a short twine of baker's string...hand-embroidered fabric to one of my most-used Washi tapes.  It's become such an easy, non-committal way of creating eye candy, a mood board and inspiration.  The best part is that it's not forever. Next month, I feel some "Yellow Fever" coming on!

Here, have a closer look..."PAPER OBSESSED" - That just says is all! 

Now on to my next cluster of favs.  Enjoy these last days of summer and the blue skies that come with it!  

Someone really LOVES me...

So...not many people can say they have their very own little "Martha." Well, I happen to be one of the lucky ones!


The other day, the post master left a post card in my post office box (I swear this isn't a riddle). I had received a package! Thankfully, my friend, Karen who I share a PO box with retrieved it for me. She texted me, "You got another piece of handmade mail!" When I saw that it was a package from my friend, Deanna I knew it had to be good...or better yet, ridiculous! Deanna is one of those crafty gals who pays attention to every detail...the details that 9 out of 10 of us would never notice. I suppose those skills come from being a textile designer. I carefully opened the box and pulled out this perfectly packaged, homemade, Valentine's Day s'mores kit....WHUUUUDDDD?!!! As you can see, the cellophane wrapping is still in tact...as tempted as I am to rip through the wrapping so I can study each carefully picked and placed ingredient, I also don't want to mess up the presentation of it. So, here goes a description of everything which sits ever-so-neatly in this amazing giftie:

• a scalloped, die-cut, letterpressed label that says "VALENTINE" on it, tied with brown and white "old school" bakery string


• the perfect, simple HERSHEYS bar


• a stack of graham crackers tightly wrapped in wax paper


• a set of wooden skewers in a wax sleeve. tied with the same "old school" string


• 9 cute-as-heck, squishy, pink and white, heart-shaped marshmallows


• a letterpressed valentine day card

Between Deanna's thoughtful and creative ways, she brightens my day every time I receive something from her in the mail. Snail mail is totally the way to go to make someone feel super loved...thank you, D!!!