My Birthday!!!

Okay, I know that most of us enjoy our birthdays. But, I gotta tell you this one was super special for me! To start off with, my sweetie got me a new car stereo and speakers as part of my combined Christmas and Birthday present. That goes in on Monday at 10 am, I'm so excited!!! Then, I woke up to this super darling cake this morning!

My mom hand knitted a sweater and socks for me. These are my first hand-made socks. They are absolutely yummy on the feet!

To top it off, Rachel brought me big European chocolate and my buddy Carly Lemke took me out for a walk and treat at Santoro Coffee Shop.

See... pretty cool birthday!! I wish everyone could have as wonderful a birthday as I have!

More birdies for my ETSY site

I've been working on birdies to add to my ETSY site. I just love the little darlings! It all started when my sweetie and I were planning to get married. I went looking for the perfect wedding toppers for me and, while I liked a lot that I saw, none were exactly what was in my head. So... I tried making my own. My first few attempts were still close but no cigar, then I came up with a couple I dearly love! They are the birdies pictured at the top of my blog. While they are perfect for me, I must admit that they are a little small. So, I think I've come up with the perfect wedding couple.

Taking pictures is always a challenge. I especially like this one because it looks like the birds are looking at the penny.

I also sculpted and painted a whimsical little purple couple for fun. They are pictured here to give you an idea of contrast in size between the slightly larger green couple.

For the rest of the week, I'll be working on my pretty pouches which I plan to submit to Somerset by this weekend.

Happy creating, friends!