Wordshop Wednesday: Mélangerie!

oday, thanks to Oh So Beautiful Paper, I discovered the greatness that is Mélangerie. Not only do I dig the Frenchified shop name, but I also get perhaps a little too excited about all of their unique, adorably fun paper goods. And I have a feeling you will, too.

Wanna see why? Yeah, of course you do:

Scratch-‘n-sniff holiday cards? Heck yeah!

State-by-Celebrity Tote Bag: Sorry, but Massachusetts wins because we get Dr. Seuss.

Visit the Mélangerie Etsy shop HERE.

French Friday: Noël arrive!

or this installment of French Friday, I offer you a bevy of lovely, Frenchified holiday items, ranging from gift tags to pillows! All items are available on Etsy: please support handmade artists by clicking on the links below each item!

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Found paper garlands.

Just saw these found paper stitched garlands over at decor8 and had to investigate further. AWESOME.

From KristinaMarie:

And then I found these festive holiday-themed paper garlands over at 3GIRLSandagoat:

And THEN I found this little gem of a paper garland over at Bookity, constructed from pages of Shakespearian plays!!!!

Can you freakin’ STAND it?!?!? I want to drape my apartment in these things. And maybe my mini Christmas tree, too. Oh, and PS) there are also Shakespearian tree ornaments:

Instinct and Grace…

I feel bad because I can’t recall who tipped me off about Kylie Johnson‘s brilliant ceramic and poetic creations. I promise I would give credit, but apparently I am deficient in short-term memory. Not unlike Drew Barrymore in 50 First Dates. Except I barely ever have one first date. But that’s beside the point. The point being that Kylie Johnson’s words and creations are uniquely lovely and memorable. You’ll see what I mean with the following photos, which are all borrowed from her blog, aptly called Instinct & Grace. Please also pay frequent visits to Kylie’s online store, Paper Boat Press, where you can not only purchase her book of poetry, Count Me the Stars, but also all of her ceramic and non-ceramic creations!

Enjoy feasting your eyes…

OK, I need to stop posting pictures. But the photography as well as the creations are amazing. Go see for yourself: HERE and HERE.

Christmas stills…

I went to Ohio to spend Christmas with my mom in her new house in a new town. Because Santa is brilliant and magical, He still found me. And He gave me these:

I made a family tree for my grandmother for Christmas (with a little help from Paper Source and my Scotch Craft Stick!):

And then my mom put Becky-dog in a dress. Humiliation ensued, and Becky refused to look anyone in the eye. 

Here ‘s a mixture of things I made and purchased for my mom (note: NOT a doggy dress):

My mom lives a town over from where Thomas Edison was born (Milan, OH), so of course I was a nerd and had to go:

Edison wrote these really sweet/artful notes to his daughter, Madeleine:

The Edison’s kitchen was lovely and located in the basement of the house:

Meanwhile, back at Mom’s…Christmas ornaments:

Becky and I played Hide ‘n Seek . I won:

It’s gonna be a handmade holiday!

Some awesome handmades I found today:

1. Maple wood pendants by ZephyrWoods

2. Pillows, lampshades, and matching accessories by Dot and Line

3. Ornaments and “snugglies” by Stelabird (*Note: my sister got me one of the owl ornaments, and I can’t deal with how cute it is)

Wordshop Wednesday: Sprout Head!

For this fourth installment of Wordshop Wednesday, I would like to introduce you to the adorably crafty and poetic Sprout Head. Sprout Head sprouted into my life yesterday, via Poppy Talk‘s lovely introduction of highly purchasable holiday ornaments. I clicked on the link to Sprout Head’s Etsy shop, and…well, that’s pretty much where the obsession began. Check out the genre-bending (hehe, get it?) sprouts for yourself:

ILLUSTRATED POETRY BOOKS:

1. “We Carry Each Other”

2. “First Song”

3. “Genius Love”

PLUSH CLOTH PINS:

ROSE CITY SUMMER ZINE:

POCKET PICTURES:

DINNER INVITATIONS:

CLOTHING:

BOOK PLATES:

LETTERPRESS HOLIDAY ORNAMENTS: