Recently I was reading a post by The Sampler Girl about some of her favorite things. Which reminded me that it's been ages since I've shared some of the fun things I've run across lately!
Check out this darling owl wristlet I got for Bean… she and I were in a little shop called Francesca's (my older girls' favorite place to shop), and when we spotted this, we knew it must be hers. (She loves owls.)
Don't you love that stamped leather? I know it's not called "stamped" leather, but right now the correct word eludes me.
Here's the back:
This is my very favorite kind of polish… Sally Hansen's Insta-Dry nail color. The square-round brush is the best I've ever used, and you can get about 4 1/2 nails polished with one dip in the bottle. It's very cool.
This particular color is "Lively Lilac." (And yes, it does dry almost instantly.)
Sophie had a book fair at school this past week, and Sabrina asked me to pick her up a couple of these pens:
She likes how people get freaked out when she does this:
I could do this all day…
I'm planning on doing a stitch-along with my mom soon; we'll be working on Scarlet Letter's Elizabeth Sheffield, and I've discovered a new kind of silks I'll be using on it. They're called Carrie's Creation silks, and they're just gorgeous! (I got mine at Reflections Framing – 402.331.1740.)
(By the way, the linen is 40 ct. Meadow Rue by Lakeside Linens.)
Sometimes I like to peruse Etsy, in the hopes of getting myself in trouble. I love the smell of cloves, so when I stumbled on this lip color by The Epically Epic Soap Company, I knew I had to try some…
It's actually a lip tint in "Red Clove." It does smell very mildly of clove, and it goes on very smoothly.
And that's it! No food this time! I'm going to have to remedy that, bc I do love food. (Especially Fruit Pastilles, which are from England and are always calling my name, even this far across the pond. I should write to Kate and Wills to see if they'll send me some.)
And now I must take my leave and get back to whatever it was I was doing before I sat down here.
Oh yeah…
13 Comments
Charlene ♥ SC
Don’t you just hate when that happens – and you’ll think of it as soon as you post this… Is it embossed?
bye…Gotta go find that lip moisture…
Tracey
How funny- I just bought some Sally Hansen nail polish in a very similar shade today! I don’t think it was the insta-dri though- whatever it was it was on sale at Target for 2.04 and I had a coupon for 1.00 off. 😀 That lip balm looks awesome. Gotta go look it up! And I am sure that Kate and Will would happily send you some Fruit Pastilles, when they are back from their honeymoon. ♥ 😉
Margaret
Oh fun! Love that owl wristlet! And those pens — hilarious! I just love things like that! lol! So fun!!! Love Elizabeth Sheffield! I want to do her someday too!
marylin
The owl is adorable!le vernis wouha …….. kisses
Nicole
Those silks for Elizabeth are so pretty!! I’m going to have to look into getting some of those! 🙂
Robin Hager
Ahhh…childishness…isn’t it wonderful! LOVE the owl BTW. Pretty nail color. I’m heading out to Walgreens right now!
Nancy
Those owls are so cute! They certainly could bring out the kid in anyone!
Tanya
Paulette – too funny!! Esp the bulging eye thing – hilarious. Made me think of this toy Ben has and we can never stop making the eyes pop out. LOL Here’s a link to what it is: http://www.amazon.com/Toysmith-Bug-Out-Bob/dp/B000P51LDK
Love your favs!
Tanya
Ginger Edwards
I love the “tooled” leather owl purse too!
My shop is near a Tandy Leather Co. so I get those terms through osmosis!!!
Ginger in Austin
Faye Riggsbee
Your posts always make me smile Paulette~~ And, that is the cutest owlette I have ever seen~~~ Take care and enjoy that sampler with your mom..Cant wait to fellow your progress~~ Faye
Su
Hi Paulette I will send you some fruit pastilles if you would like – email me your address and I’ll get some in the post for you next week – Su
Linda Huson
I’m getting very tempted to get Elizabeth Sheffield also and join in your stitchalong (in spirit)… I used the Carrie’s silk threads a few years ago and they are simply lovely! I used to get mine from my one needlework shop here – but it closed down. I don’t think the other two carry her threads, but I’ll have to check. They are so reasonably priced and just delightful to stitch with!!
Linda in VA
kris
OK I NEED those pens! And do you love Violet Pastilles also? Yum!