Zebras and Birds!

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Etsy Finch Tote $22.00

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Etsy Finch Necklace $34.00

For an early Christmas present I was presented by Dan with two lovely zebra finches! They have the most delightful chirps an are much better to wake up by than an alarm clock. Sebastian and Lucy are very welcome members to our family. It is quite fun to watch them and they provide very ambient background music. They are easy to take care of too. In ode to our new finches I have found some delightful objects on Etsy http://www.etsy.com . Welcome Lucy and Sebastian!

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Exciting news!

I have exciting Christmas news that I will be sharing as soon as I get a spare moment!

Decorate Yourself for the Holidays!

As we decorate for Christmas the tree, our houses, and presents we should also be decking ourselves out! The other night I spent wrapping up presents, listening to music and burning Christmas CD's for everyone. I had some extra decorations left over at the end of the night so the next day I decided to make some earrings out of the extra. I found these cute littely shiny balls and made some supercute drop ball earrings out of them, I think they came out great and total cost=free. I had some silver wire which i bent quite easily with a plier and some wire wrap to attach the balls. What do you think?

Deconstructing Simple Tee's and Adding Spice to your Outfits

Okay, so I had the whole day off today and was feeling creative so I bought this neat big bag of random old buttons...sooo much I can do with these! I got a bunch of super cheap tee shirts not too long ago and they are boring! I needed to add something so I deconstructed this blue shirt by making a slash on the side and adding all sorts of cool wooden buttons and making simple holes with a knife. Another great tip is to add unique and obscure buttons to your sweaters/anything that has buttons. These really dress up a boring black cardigan to something a little dressier. Plus it makes your clothes different without having to buy expensive clothes or making your own.

Rock out in Cold Weather

Yay, I got some really cute cold items for the upcoming cold rainy wetness that is Portland winter. First off I have been craving a pair of these Dr.Marten's boots --http://www.drmartens.com/ since I saw the Style Bubble rocking them--http://stylebubble.typepad.com/. I decided on the original mid-calf style and they are not only pratical but very kick-a$$! I also got this superfuzzy warm hat from the Gap, I love the red color, its very cheerful.

Obama Wins!

Obama has done it! In Oregon he won by 78%, quite a lead. In May Dan and I saw the then senator Obama in Portland. It was a beautiful day by the water with sailboats and a beautiful shining sun. There were bicycles everywhere as you can see a bit in this picture. To that date it was the largest rally Obama had held, i think over 60,000 showed up. Here are some pictures and video when he came to town. Okay well video is taking forever to upload and I am going to eat a delicious breakfast with Dan so I will post some more later.

My mind may not, be at least my room is!

My mind is all over the place these days, but at least my room is tidy and organized if I am not. The loft like area that I live in is very spacious and we barely have any furniture but its nice to just have empty space sometimes. My favorite thing is my cute dresser and knick knacks on it with all my favorite stuff- pictures, jewelry, lotions, potions and candles!