5 Friday Finds

Hope everyone had a great week. Mine was busy with studying for my exiting exams. I did, however, find time to go to a knit class and a yarn tasting! That was fun.

Well, here are 5 things that I found in cyberland this week that I though you'd enjoy!

25 collections to start for your daughter! Such great ideas.
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this pretty scalloped nail tutorial posted by Meredith at One Sheepish Girl

super easy and very pretty braid tutorial at The Beauty Department

gorgeous chevron baby blanket knit pattern from The Purl Bee

a lovely photo of Frank Sinatra and Grace Kelly from the movie High Society that I watched for the first time this week. such a great movie.

pink grace

i made my very first treasury list on etsy today!

it's full of pink, lace, flowers and of course, vintage.

great inspiration for valentine's!

it's called "pink grace", find it here.

My Week

i've been spending a lot of time in my craft room lately, making new shop items and things for my niece's 1st birthday party!

so these pictures can show you what it's like in there right now...

i have so much going on this week. here's a compilation of my week:

i have my normal studying to do. i'm trying to finish some more clutches to go in the shop. i got these two new books in (crafty superstar and handmade marketplace) to read up on how to grow my shop. such great books! so helpful. and as i mentioned, we're in the middle of planning my niece's 1st birthday party. it's vintage themed and very girly. we've been collecting vintage china and all sorts of other pretties for it! :) it will be sweet. i'm making her a birthday bunting and some other things for decoration as well. what a sweetie she is.

happy monday everyone! hope your week is great!

The Shabby Sheep

i made a wonderful find this week. i found a lovely little yarn store named the shabby sheep! it is such a quiet little slice of heaven, with colorful yarn abounding everywhere you turn.

it's set up in an old house and makes you feel right at home. their yarns are absolutely stunning and great quality.

here are a few that i took home with me ;)

they're so nice and will wind up the yarn you buy for you and package it up pretty! also, they offer all kinds of classes and events such as knit circles, project tutorials and even movie nights! check out their schedule here.

they also have a lounge where you can go to knit, crochet or anything else where they have ample rocking chairs and a coffee bar. does it get much better?! i think not.

so if you live in the dallas area, you need to go check it out. you'll be glad you did!

My Life

these two pictures sum up what i'll be doing with my time from now on. studying and crocheting. the break is officially over and i've started back to grad school again. i like to stop studying and crochet for a little while to change things up and not get burnt out. plus i'm still working on adding more items to the shop. stay tuned for some new stuff!

Pinterest Finds

these valentine's decorated cookies are adorable. love the lacy detail!

Source: sweetsugarbelle.com via Lindsey on Pinterest

i've got to make one of these for the craft room. so cute and great storage.

Source: pleasenotepaper.blogspot.com via Lindsey on Pinterest

loving these wrist warmers. they look so soft and sweet.

Source: purlbee.com via Lindsey on Pinterest

thinking of doing this to our guest bedroom closet...

Source: countryliving.com via Lindsey on Pinterest

need to do this in my craft room. i can never find these when i need them!

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would be so pretty for valentine's...

Source: handmadeartistsshop.com via Lindsey on Pinterest

NEED to make this beautiful embroidery pattern!

Source: feelingstitchy.com via Lindsey on Pinterest

a pretty and easy way to wrap up your valentine's cards.

Source: marthastewartweddings.com via Lindsey on Pinterest

aren't these crochet covered jars dreamy? would love to get my hands on these! if you haven't been to dottie angel's blog, you need to go check it out.

Source: flickr.com via Lindsey on Pinterest

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some lovely baker's twine. great for packaging :)

Ballet

I love ballet.
From the balls of my feet to the tips of my fingers to the rhythm of music beating in my chest,
I love ballet.

It's something I've never shared with you all. I've danced since I was three, and the love for it has done nothing but grow.

While, yes, I always loved the sparkles, the shoes, the pink, the satin, and even the tutus, I've also loved the crackle of breaking in new shoes, the feel of a smooth wood floor below my toes, feeling every muscle in my body be tired and ache, the graceful flow of the movements, the way the lights on stage hit you in a way that you can't see anyone and feel like it's just you dancing by yourself, knowing the movements so well that you can do them without thinking and just be able to feel them in your bones and to feel confident about something. I love ballet.

When I went to college, I didn't dance anymore. There wasn't any time between studying, sorority events, and dating my future husband. ;)

But tomorrow, I'm going to dance.

I'm going to a ballet class and I'm so excited I can hardly stand it. I imagine it will be hard, and painful, and I won't be as flexible as I used to be, and may be a little bit rusty....but I will dance.

And it will be beautiful.

Source: dustyburrito.blogspot.com via Lindsey on Pinterest

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What I'll be doing today

Putting out Valentine's decorations- love this heart bunting that I made last year

Crocheting a few things- some items for friends and for the shop

Reading- "The Secret Garden" love it!

Working on blog/shop stuff- hence the ipad

Have a great weekend!

Instafriday

hi everyone! hope you had another great week. it's that time again for instafriday.

i've really been enjoying the time off i've had before starting grad school back up again.

so here's my week!

made some cute new coasters! (in the shop)

ready to go on date night. i got to wear my new skirt!

our christmas lights before we took them down. i was sad to see them go...

the yummy salsa at pappasito's on date night. o how i love this stuff. i can make a whole meal out of it.

my sweet pup sleeping the day away

mmm, some coffee beans just before being ground. it's one of my favorite smells.

little lucy learned how to get up on the couch by herself this week.

i think she's a little TOO good at it, but i love her.

i pulled out the valentine's mug. i know it's still early, but it helps me not be so sad about the christmas decorations going away :)

riding in the car going to get einstein bros. for breakfast

so yummy, the asiago bagel is the best!

bentley and i hangin out...we do this alot. ha

jerry and i cooked dinner together one night. i love doing that. my job was garlic bread.

for dessert, we had peppermint icecream. if you haven't tried this, you need to asap!

we grabbed lunch at sam's while doing some shopping. it's a hobby of ours to go look around and taste the samples. we came home with some spinach artichoke dip and white queso....

and i also found all of these wonderful new books there too. i started the secret garden and already love it.

happy weekend!

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