Handmade Holiday

If you haven't seen it yet, go check out my Handmade Holiday Blogathon on my new blog! You'll find TONS of tutorials, recipes, gift ideas, advice, and more to give this holiday an awesome handmade touch. Enjoy! :D

Thursday Threads #30

Alex dressed himself so well this Saturday I had to devote this week’s Thursday Threads to him! I love his pairing of purple (bought to match a dress of mine) with brown (which he bought all on his own – and they look awesome)...

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Thursday Threads #29

 I felt like doing a happy-go-lucky sort of pose today Probably because I got to do a lot of fun stuff with great people

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You Amaze Me, Pasta

NPR recently did a story on The Geometry of Pasta, a new book put together by designer Caz Hildebrand and chef Jacob Kenedy. What a beautiful combination! There are so many types of pasta, which work both graphically (she’s filled the book with black and white illustrations of pasta shapes) and, of course, as food. Every pasta pairs well with different types of sauces and preparations (he’s filled the book with recipes). There are over 1,000 types of pasta and that is amazing.



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Thursday Threads #27

Cons for caffeinating myself at night:

• I get jittery
  
• I can't sleep
• Hyper AJ gets even stranger
  
• I sometimes annoy my husband (see above)

Pros for caffeinating myself at night:

• Thursday Threads get done on Thursday ;)

Overshirt from my mom's closet (haha)
Purple tank top - Old Navy
My fav pinstripe pants - The Gap
Gray flats - Blowfish

Etsy Finds: Texas

If you can say anything about Texas, you can say we're proud of our state. And as I pulled out my burnt orange to wear Saturday, I thought, It's time for a Texas Etsy Finds!

We'll begin with the capitol (and my town) - in this adorable cuff by vsc83:

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