Etsy Weekends - Elephants on Parade

Elephants are my favorite animal. At Christmas this year I bought a carved elephant that came from Nigeria, and she made me repeat a little mantra before she let me buy it, which I have of course forgotten in the time since. It was something along the lines of "Together, Today, Tomorrow." Yeah it was really simple, very powerful at the time, and now I can't remember it. My brain is a sieve. Luckily the internet is here to save me with an inspiring quote from Chimamanda Adichie, who is a Nigerian author, and a powerful voice for our time.

"If I were not African, I wonder whether it would be clear to me that Africa is a place where the people do not need limp gifts of fish but sturdy fishing rods and fair access to the pond. I wonder whether I would realize that while African nations have a failure of leadership, they also have dynamic people with agency and voices."

All that being said, here's a really pretty carved elephant, without a half-remembered origin story.

Vintage Carved Elephant from Vintage Shop of Lucy

Happy Father's Day!

Hello everyone, and Happy Father's Day!

It's going to be a pretty quiet day around here I think, at the very least it has started off that way :) I missed posting last week, but the day got away from me, and we hadn't done much of any note for the week. I've been working on starting an Etsy shop for the Jewelry, and that has taken up most of my evening time. 

Creatively, I've been working on bracelets and bookmarks. My bag full of partially crocheted cat toy balls have been staring at me...but I should really wash another fleece for stuffing...so they will just have to stare a little longer. 

I'm still working on my photo transfer project as well. I've uploaded all of our photos into google photos so that I have access to all of our pre-cell phone photos that have just been hanging out on the computer upstairs. Matt and I also never compiled our Japan photo albums, so that is another of my long term goals. There are a few walls in this apartment that could use some Matt and Kirsten photography, so hopefully I find gold in my searches. :)

Have a wonderful week and a lovely lazy Sunday. :)

Etsy Weekends - Wood Burned Photography

Ok, so originally, I added this guy's shop to my favorites, because he has items listed as "five year anniversary gifts" and I really like the idea of burning a wedding photo onto a piece of wood in (checks planner) 3 years, when we've been married for five. Then....I came across this listing, and realized it was the one I had to share with all of you. I adore it!!

Dog Photo on Wood by OT Workshop

Etsy Weekends - Kitchen Kaleidoscope

It's no secret that I'm a fan of goofy kitchen stuff. Make it a single use tool and I'm all over it. (I'm not a great example for those of you trying to de-clutter.) Here are a couple of brightly colored, single use items I have recently come across for my kitchen.

Colander Spoon from Blue Sky Pottery Co.  

  Fused Glass Bowls from Nostalgia 'n More