Tuesday Love

I can't believe it's already Tuesday again. Time: please slow down a little!

Anyway, let's get right to the lovin'.

Cross Stitched Heart Notebook - Yellow

1. The lovely Kyla Roma has just launched her new etsy shop, A Little Thistle, and you really should check out the cute headbands, notebooks, pins, scarves, and necklaces. My favorite is this little cross stitched heart notebook. Thanks Kyla!

2. I've started collecting plastic drinking straws for this rad looking light fixture project from Aunt Peaches. You can find the how-to here.

3. And speaking of drinking, I went to Richmond recently to visit my brother's girlfriend, and that's where I tried cheerwine for the first time. Love! It's got this super-cherry taste and it's extra bubbly-fizzy.

Stripe Wrist Warmers - Brown and Turquoise

4. I want a pair of these striped wrist warmers from etsy seller SheepishKnitCrochet. Really great colors.

5. Last night I made dinner for my mother and Clay, after which we watched 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown' and ate caramel apples. Dinner with loved ones is wonderful. Apples + caramel are just as wonderful.

Chalkboard Gift Tags - Set of 12

6. These chalkboard gift tags from PlayingGrownUp would be great for labeling jars of jam or presents.

7. You know what's really wonderful? Like, really, really wonderful? We're picking out a pumpkin tonight/tomorrow. So ridiculously excited.

Kitty is thinking about petting. Which is her main activity besides sleeping.

8. My boyfriend's cat is wonderful. She's so polite. And so wonderfully chubby.

9. The japanese maple in our yard has looked particularly beautiful lately.

10. Love this polaroid magnet frame how-to over at paper n stitch.

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I've been busy preparing to open my etsy shop lately, doing lots of crafting and gathering of materials and whatnot. It's very exciting! I look forward to the day when someone will open up a package from me and find something inside that will make their life a little prettier. Until then, posts may be sparse.

love,

Aly

Tuesday = 10 Wonderful Things!

I am a big believer in the importance of a tradition or two. A tradition can help you feel grounded and calm when maybe everything else in your life isn't going too smoothly. While I don't know if coming up with 10 things I love every Tuesday is going to help you (although I really hope it does!), I know myself and I know that I need routines. And with that, my esteemed friends, I give you:

In no particular order:

1. I think cooking is wonderful. Even when I mess up.

2. The whale shark is my number one, all time favorite animal.

I think large marine animals are awesome.

3. Being kind of dumb is wonderful, every once in a while. 

Or more often, if you happen to be me.

4. My brother. He's wonderful (my dad is too).

I'm very excited to see him next week. He's in the army, and he has

just a little bit of time here before he has to go to Germany.

5. Bluuuueeberries! I cannot be trusted around them; they are

too wonderful.

6. The Magnetic Fields are my favorite band.

7. Snow is super wonderful. I wish it snowed more here, we're lucky if

we get a few days of it.

8. France is wonderful. I've been taking French classes for about 4 years now,

and I plan on going back someday. 

9. I think it's wonderful to be organized! I had pretty bad ADD growing up,

and within the last few years I've worked really hard to build routines and stick

to them, and to organize my life and my time. It's actually really helpful.

10. Ok, this one is the most wonderful. This is my boyfriend.

I think Clay is pretty wonderful. The skip in my step, so to speak.

Today's actually 9 months for us.

 

And that about does her! Today's picks were kind of like an ice breaker between you and me; I just focused on the basic things that I think tell a lot about me. Unfortunately, we learned more about me here than you, but hopefully you'll comment on this and tell me some things you think are wonderful, too.What do you think is wonderful?