Travel Turtle

It looks like the person behind the Cupcakery has opened a new shop specifically for the holidays, the CUPCAKE CHRISTMAS. Here you will find an assortment of adorable felt ornament sensations. Once you buy them and put them on your tree, you’ll find your tree will look happier. Why? Because these ornaments are too cute, [...]

If you are looking to make a lot of your gifts this year, hear are a couple of resources that you might be interested in. First up, a holiday card.

Lisa gives a great step-by-step tutorial on how to make this fantastic card. You can change the shapes and colors to apply to another holiday. I [...]

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There are certain places in the world that have a special place in my heart because I’ve visited them, I have family from there, or someone once mentioned it to me and now I have to go. I have a cousin who lives in Norway. Way up in the north. I’ve never been there, but [...]

I saw this on NotCot and I love it. It would allow me to have an ornate frame without having to commit to having an ornate frame. Buy them here.

I feel like a broken record to my two regular readers (hi, mom!), but I love all things cultural. So, it is with a huge smile on my face that I bring you this incredibly unique, beautiful and cultural holiday card by ellybiddle. She was inspired by bollywood and madonna, but for me, it’s inspiring [...]

I want a gocco. I’m not getting one. I’m way too busy decluttering my crafting supplies to get one. Besides, I don’t even sell anything in my shops to justify more supply purchases. One thing I can justify is purchasing goccoed (I made up that word, I think) items other people make. Like this bicycle [...]

I want to purchase recipe card with my name pre-printed on them. But, I like to change the paper I use often. I can just get any old paper, but I want something cute. So, thank you sweet paperie for giving me the opportunity to have my cake and eat it to. Don’t you love [...]

I’m a landscape extremeist. I love cities and the countryside, mountains and beaches, lakes and forest. I love staying in hotels in cities, in an upper floor, with views of the city’s rooftops. That’s why I like this print by Lauren Castillo. It’s Armenian rooftops. The muted tone is calming. Like actually looking out of [...]

Here’s why I love this necklace by Asymmetry, (which is also the latest of my favorites as of this writing).

I love the colors. Here’s a situation where it’s not just the color of the item, but the color combination of the background with the actual colors of the necklace.
I like big pendants in my necklaces. [...]