I posted before about how I took the handmade pledge and have been buying like crazy on Etsy for my holiday gifts. Here I go again! I am particularly fond of the cheerful holiday photos I am putting as my header photo for this little series. These are last year's Christmas pictures. Will and I sent out our first (and potentially last-- we are rubbish at getting holiday photos mailed out) Christmas cards, complete with a nice selection of photos of us looking cheesier than the Cleavers. Most of our friends got the joke, but some people said, "My what a beautiful family you are!" The vest actually hides the fact that I was 8 months pregnant with Annelie!! Don't worry, there are more photos to come!
In other news, my blog is looking a bit different, isn't it? After all of the craziness with Etsy's gift guide going on, I decided to host a gift guide of my own, where anyone who wants to be included can be. I posted a forum thread (here) and let people decide what they wanted featured and what category they wanted it in. Nice bit of promotion for other sellers, and I am all about that! You can also find some of my favorite shops tucked in amongst the other items. Like Pretty Girl Things, by Camille aka GorgeousRedhead. As if I haven't blogged her enough, here I go again! This time I am here to say I have bought from her shop and am ooohing and aaahhing because I love what I bought so much.
Too bad it isn't for me!!! The thing I love best about the holidays is finding wonderful and personal gifts to give to the people I love. The thing I hate most about the holidays is I usually want to keep them for myself...
I bought this pendant from Pretty Girl Things for my friend Starrlette (if you are reading this... well, here is your gift. You know I am awful with surprises, Starr!!). Starr is a very vampy Marilyn loving lady and this pendant is called the Starlett pendant. No kidding!
Well, I love it and so will Starr. And someday I will finally have some pocket money to shop for myself!
Here are some other wonderful finds from her shop which you can find at http://www.gorgeousredhead.etsy.com
Shop till you drop, ladies!
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Buy Handmade: Holiday Gift #2
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6 comments:
you are the sweetest ever!! like infinity plus one sweetest!! lol. and the picture is soooo adorable! It makes me want to dress up my cats in Christmasy plaid and take a picture for holiday cards. :) Too cute. Anywho - thank you soo much for the glowing review!! You're the best!
♥Camille
awesome as always...especially the vest. ;)
no you're crazy, woman! i love it!! :) i'll take it down if you really want me to...lol!
love the cheesy photo! gosh, christmas is fast approaching and still so much to do! don't think i'm going to get to christmas cards this year! unless i have a last minute crazy/mad panic/rush type moment :)
Go ahead and buy for yourself too, I have started doing it and it feels very good!
I don't know how you did that gift guide but it is wonderful!!!
OMG! I actually do want it now. It's sooo pretty and so me. Thanks for the thoughtfulness. Can I wear it in five years maybe?
:-)
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