Fish Tacos

I'm so lucky. Sometimes when I'm still busy doing work on my laptop at home, a delicious looking meal happens to appear in front of me. Last time it was a salmon taco, quite a fancy looking one too, mind you. The boyfriend can cook (!), and my tummy absolutely loves it.

I didn't get a chance to post these earlier, but I was working on stud earrings for the Montessori Center School's Holiday Boutique. I decided that they would be perfect little gifts for young girls (even if I love to wear them too). These rose bud studs are darling.

On a side note, did you know that Nutella actually tastes better than chocolate fudge frosting on cupcakes? The texture is wonderful too... Hello, new addiction.

I've started to save cute packaging or cards that I can recycle into backings for my post earrings. What do you think? These adorable polka dot patterned pieces came from a birthday present bag that I saved from a year ago. I was so excited that I finally got a chance to cut it up and use it!

Anyway, we just came back from hot yoga, and I'm thinking about cooking dinner tonight. Time to treat the boyfriend since he's always making me delicious meals.

Christmas at the Beach

I was featured in a gorgeous Etsy treasury, "Christmas at the Beach", curated by Beth of SweetPaperLove. I absolutely adore these colors. This is just what I'm looking forward to in a week!! The warm sun, cool glistening blue-green waters, salty breeze...

Home will always be where the heart is ♥

Holiday Artist Market @ Whole Foods

Whole Food's Holiday Artist Market this Saturday, December 3 from 11am-4pm will be my last event of the year! Stop by if you're interested in picking up some holiday gifts while shopping local.

Here's a little blurb from Whole Foods:

Holiday Artist Market - First Saturday of every month!
Saturday, December 3rd / 11:00AM - 4:00PM
Looking for unique gifts for the holidays? Pickup lunch in the store, relax on our patio, and stroll through the parking lot with 30+ local artist booths full of original jewelry, paintings, pottery, eco-clothing, handmade gifts and more. Live music by Karen Thurber starting at 12Noon! Multi genre song stylist Karen Thurber performs jazzy bluesy rock and pop originals with her smooth alto voice and acoustic guitar. Guitarist Bill Lanphar will join Karen adding tasty embellishments to the acoustic mix.

I'm crossing my fingers that the winds calm down!

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October 2011

The Montessori Center School's first Holiday Boutique yesterday was wonderful! It was definitely worth the day off of work; it was just the break (and excitement) I needed to jump back into the swing of things after being on vacation for almost a week. I'm really glad that I got to be a part of an event that also gave back to the school. It brought back memories of when my elementary school used to have its holiday fair as well. Friends and families would bring donations to the fair. My grandma would always donate beautiful quilts. Come to think of it, the event was probably pretty small, but back then I love how everything filled the space with holiday cheer.

MCS Holiday Boutique

I've been so incredibly busy with work and traveling out of state for Thanksgiving, I feel like I've barely had time to sleep and breathe, let alone update my blog and make jewelry!

I'm excited to participate in Montessori Center School's holiday boutique tomorrow. Although I'm stressed because I'm taking a day off from work and I leave Santa Barbara in less than two weeks for the holidays, I think this will be a fun event for me. I have lots to prepare tonight, but I'm sure the creativity will start flowing again and help me relax. Thankfully, most of my holiday shopping is done. How is yours going? Shop local whenever you get the chance! (:

Ocean Mist Necklace

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Holiday Special

In this wonderful season of giving, I'm offering free shipping in my Etsy shop from Sunday, November 20, 2011 through Sunday, November 27, 2011. All you have to do is use the coupon code "HOLIDAYSPECIAL" at checkout. Enjoy!

Icicle Shoulder Duster Earrings

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Please note, any purchases made during this time will be shipped on Monday, November 28, 2011. I will be celebrating Thanksgiving away from Santa Barbara (: