i heart mail (like a lot)

This has been such an amazing week for Happy Mail!
Check out all of the cute things that I was blessed with this week!
My sweet partner from "Happy Mail" last month sent me a book to read and I am soooo excited to start on it!
Thank you Tiffany!!
**Miss cutie Jules from The Life of a Cupcake sent me the BEST Valentine package :)

how cute is all of this stuff?
I love love love it all so much Jules!! Thank you love :)
**The lovely Gina, from Papercamerascissors, sent me the best Scissor necklace ever that she made during Jamie and I's Run With Inspiration challenge :) She also sent some other cutie pie things :)

I love all of the little polaroid frames!! I am trying really hard to think of something so cute to make with them :)
Thank you Gina!
** I also scored this cute Eames planner :)

This is apparently as close as I am going to get to an Eames rocker until I win the lottery :)
** And here are my amazing treasure from Silje!
This amazing pillow

and my amazing Catalina painting

It looks even more amazing in person!!!
I also had one of those really annoying slips in my mailbox that says I have a package that will be re-delivered today so I am hoping for more fun stuff!!
Excitement!
Thank you so much for all of the love that all of you send my way!
xoxo
janel

another reason to love Kat :)

For those of you who don't know, this past December I was able to meet one of my blogging/crafty idols, Kat :)
I was such a geek when Jamie told me that she would be coming to Springfield for our crafty girl weekend.
Not only did I meet her, we became good friends!!

See the BFF rings :)
Seriously, spend 2 minutes on her blog and you will fall in love too.
Anyway, not only is she cool, fun, totally creative, a great mom, AND crafty...her home decor is amazing!
She just recently posted a few room tours on her blog and I am 100% obsessed with her decor.
See for yourself:











That is only a glimpse into the cuteness. You can see more of the tour on her blog or on her Flickr.
Her knack for finding the perfect vintage piece is unreal and I can NOT wait to visit her in California and see this cuteness for myself :)
So, I guess this is a little shout out to Kat to let her know that I think she is pretty rad and that I am really blessed to have her as a friend!!
Check out her blog here.
Her Etsy shops here, here, and here
and her Flickr page here.
have fun :)
xoxo
janel

fill-in-the-blank friday

I am seriously loving all of your answers to these :) Soooo much fun!
Here we go for today.

1. If __________________ is on ___________________ you can be sure that I am __________________.

2. _________________ is my ____________________ of choice :)

3. My favorite girl name is ______________________ and for a boy it's __________________________.

4. ________________ !

As always, look for mine in the comment section too!!!
Have fun friends!!
xoxo
janel

winner

(image found on weheartit but originally Rachel's)
Alright, it is time to choose a winner for my V-day giveaway :) I am using Random.org because there were 101 entries and that would be a lot of names to right down :)
So, between 1 and 101, the winner is...

Yay! It's Carrie :)

There must be some kind of Carrie connection when it comes to people winning my giveaways :)
Ok Miss Carrie, email me and send me your info and your lovely Valentine present will be on it's way to you :)
* And on a completely unrelated note...isn't this the most amazing ring??

I thought so too :)
Alright, I am hitting the sack.
Work out...check
relax time...check
Project Runway...check!
Get excited for tomorrow's new "FIll in the blank Friday!" It is posting super early so definitely check back for it :)
love love love
janel

the craft space

Here are some shots I took the other day of my crafty space. This is another room that I adore even though it is teeny tiny. I also never use it :) Any crafting I do is usually on the floor in the living room. This room is pretty much where Adam uses his computer and where I store all of my supplies. It's main purpose is to look cute I guess!
Here are some random shots from in there:
My amazing painting from Jamie :) She also sent me one of her amazing yoyo necklaces!

where I sew...

my inspiration shelf...

and an even closer look at my little desk :)

another area for inspiration (changes every month)

a shelf that is fuuuul and some happy mail packages in the foreground :)

my color <3

there is something askew...but I like it :)

One day I will do a proper craft room tour :) Like when it's really clean and after I re-arrange everything to get more organized.
I hope you enjoyed looking at my creative space!!
Where do you get creative?
Happy Wednesay! Favorite Day!!
xoxo
janel

eyeful :)

I totally wanted a different word for pretty and I liked the way this one (from thesaurus.com) sounded.
I hope you all are ready for some serious inspiration overload.
I mean lovely after lovely after lovely.
These are photos that I found on weheartit tonight...that I am obsessed with right now :)
Ta-da!




















These will all be going into the style file for sure!
Can you even handle all of this cuteness?!
Alright lovies, I am off to do some serious relaxing and puppy dog snuggling.
Do not forget to enter the giveaway in the post below. I am loving all of your sweet words for your Valentine.
xoxo
janel

A February Give-a-way

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February is all about love.
And I am just soooo in love with my blog readers so as my Valentine's Gift to you all I am going to have a give-a-way.
I will be giving away a lovely little package full of handmade goodies and some other little V-day goodies.
I have no pictures but I can promise you it will be worth it.
All you have to do is leave a comment with your name and one word that describes your Valentine Crush this year.
I will choose a winner on Thursday night :)
love love love you!!!
xoxo
janel

TGIF

as in thank GOD it's February :)
Happy February 1. I know that there is something that you are supposed to say on the first of each month while you spin around in circles right??? What is it? I know that my college roommate Suzie would remember!! Suz??

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Anyway, I am sooooo glad it's February.
Reasons Why include:
I have a valentine to spend Valentine's Day with.
My art show starts on February 12.
We have no full weeks of school
The 28th is Adam and I's 1 year anniversary! (I have been secretly looking forward to eating that top tier of my wedding cake. Like it was sooooo good I have been craving it ever since!)

Do you all want to see what totally made my whole week...?

Is it not perfect?? Silje did a custom portrait watercolor of my sweet Catalina!! It captures her personality and cuteness soooo well.
She is offering her amazing talent to everyone for such an amazing price so if you are interested, let her know!!
She is amazing :)
in love.

My mom is on a cruise all week and the last time she called it was 80 degrees where she is...jealous. I guess another thing that I love about February is that it's one month closer to SPRING!
Dear Groundhog,
When you come out tomorrow, can you please do whatever it is that you do that means spring is coming sooner!!
It would be greatly appreciated.
BTW-how did it come about that you were the one who was the deciding factor in all of this?? just wondering, not judging :)
Love,
janel

Have a great Monday and a great February :)
xoxo
janel