You sweeten my day

Oh hi there! Just a little update while I'm busy working away crocheting during this Holiday....

I chopped off eleven inches of my hair and I'm half way to platinum! It's quite a shock but I'm so happy with it and it's certainly way easier to manage and shaves off about an hour of prep time when I need to get ready to go out. For years I've had long locks and it's been a comfort and a place to hid through all the rough times. After cutting it I feel like a huge weight has been lifted from my chest... it was quite cathartic really. No more hiding. I'll be back to blogging regularly after the Holidays and after I finish up with my crochet book coming up here in January. I have a few more pieces to crochet and a photo shoot in MA!! Storey is flying me out to meet the whole team that has been working so hard on my upcoming book and I'm so thrilled to meet everyone. More on that later. Happy Holiday's everyone!

xoxo

Holiday gift guide

I am beyond thrilled to be a part of this amazing holiday gift guide put together by non other than the talented Chelsea Laine Francis whom I adore! Not only is she the sweetest and kindest of persons but she is also an amazing photographer. A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of working directly with Chelsea who came to my home and photographed me in my humble backyard studio. I was so delighted to see my images, one of which is going to be my portrait for my "artist bio" in my upcoming book due out August of 2016! I can not wait to share my beautiful session with you all! So of course it was a no brainer when Chlesea asked me to be a part of her wonderful gift guide for this holiday season. Um... yes please! There are some amazing artists and makers featured in this gift guide and I'm so proud to have my little jellyfish sitting next to each and every one of them.  

Items featured here for kiddos:  

 1) an 'ice cream swirl' notebook by Denik for doodles and dreams.

2) a letter writing kit by P.S. Paper Shoppe. 

3) a super cool beanie that provides jobs, education and mentorship from Krochet Kids intl. 

4) t-shirts that help kids imitate the best of the best by Wee Rascals.

5) the crochet taxidermy head of a jellyfish by Nothing But a Pigeon

To check out the full feature of this "Gifting Good Guide" hop on over to Chelsea's blog and get all the details. A big thank you to Chelsea and to all the fabulous makers featured in this beautiful spread! I am truly blessed to know many of them. Enjoy!