Supposedly this summer is one of the coldest on record in San Francisco for the last hundred years. I am not surprised. It is dreary and gray and so foggy I had to use my windshield wipers driving around the city yesterday. Summer is never our best season, but it has been particularly gloomy this [...]
Posts Tagged ‘handmade gifts’
Stimulated yet?
Posted in Places, Uncategorized, tagged Books, crafts, creativity, handmade gifts, perserverance, wonder on August 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
First Baby Book
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Art, Baby, baby book, Books, handmade gifts, scrapbooking on August 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My amazingly talented cousin Ria, scrapbooker extraordinaire, sent a beautiful handmade baby book for me all the way from Indonesia. Since I can’t seem to get my act together enough to make one myself, this was the perfect gift! All I had to do was stick some pictures in there and voila! A finished momento [...]
Beautiful Things
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Art, artisanal chocolate, Baby, baby blanket, handmade gifts, knit baby gifts, pregnancy on June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the perks of being pregnant is that I’ve received many amazing gifts for the baby and even a few for myself . I am always thrilled to get handmade things, knowing how much time and love and care goes into making them. My friends with knitting skills amaze me. Though they’ve tried to [...]
Where The Wild Things Are Quilt
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baby room, handmade gifts, nursery, quilt, Where the Wild Things Are on May 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I chose to paint a mural from Where The Wild Things Are on a wall of my son’s nursery because I love the story, I think Maurice Sendak is a children’s book genius, and I love nature and the moon in particular, so I thought a forest scene with the moon peeking through the window [...]
Jungle Animals Growth Chart
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Art, growth chart, handmade gifts, handpainted, jungle animal theme on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a growth chart someone commissioned from me for an adult friend of theirs. I guess her friend saw the one I did for her daughter, was jealous and wanted one of her own, so she had me make this one for her birthday. I love that! You’re never too old… Check out my [...]
Reaction
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged DIY, growth chart, handmade gifts on December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Seeing the reaction to handmade gifts makes all the work worthwhile. Happy homemade holidays everyone!
Calendars!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged calendar, DIY, dog photos, handmade gifts, holiday gift ideas, scrapbooking on December 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I just finished the holiday gifts for my clients – handmade 2009 calendars. Now, on to my family’s gifts…
Handmade cards
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged DIY, Dogs, handmade gifts, inexpensive gift idea, scrapbooking on December 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This year money is tight for a lot of folks, and I am no exception. I usually get nice holiday gifts for my dogwalking clients, but needed to do it on the cheap this time, without sacrificing thoughtfulness. So I took pictures of their dogs, played with them on Adobe Lightroom, then got some great [...]
