A Nice Surprise

I woke up this morning to an Etsy convo telling me that one of my items was featured on The Play Date Blog showcase.  I popped on over, and sure enough- my baby's first Christmas star is there on the top right hand side.  You can see it by clicking HERE!  Besides the fact that it's a huge honor to be acknowledged on such a gorgeous site, it's also a nice reminder that you never know who is out there poking around in your shop and appreciating what you do.  I hope your day has a pleasant surprise, too :)

Just Because

Being thoughtful isn't particularly difficult or time-consuming, right? I mean, I like to think of myself as thoughtful- don't we all? But isn't it true that sometimes you come across someone so *out-of-the-ordinary* thoughtful, that you just think WOW! She is SOOOO nice!

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These little bowls were made for someone like that. She purchased them as "just because" gifts for four of her friends, and asked that I send them off with a little note directly to their homes. Wasn't that SO nice?

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Here they are all bagged and tagged, nestled in their little shred nests, ready to go bring smiles to four faces. Thoughtful people like that make the stars shine a little brighter, don't they?

Treasure to Trash

I know, I know- it's supposed to be the other way around: trash to treasure. But in my case, things got a little turned around. I found this ridiculously rad ice bucket while thrifting the other day.

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It had (notice the use of past tense) an insulated metal lid with a big wooden ball knob. In my haste to get the lid cleansed of stickers and other guck, I decided to let it soak in soapy water for a bit while I accomplished a few other tasks.

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Fast forward an hour, I come back to the sink hoping to just quickly wipe the lid and be done. When I picked it up, however, it was oddly heavy. Like, full of water oddly heavy. Doh. Somehow water managed to seep into the space in the middle of the lid- and there was no way to get it out.

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I truly didn't love the lid anyway, but really, what is a person to do with a lidless ice bucket? I couldn't re-donate it- I love the pattern too much. Hmm. Think, think. Think more. Aha!

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I have been using an ugly old box as my desk trash can- mostly for paypal label scraps and small pieces of ribbon and fabric that I accumulate while wrapping packages. Goodbye ugly box, hello sweet new petite bucket de garbage!