Monday, February 20, 2012

Pretty Little Things + a Taurean

* Sorry if I'm spamming you all. I had the post written and published, but it disappeared!

Confession: I buy into astrology and psychics. I am an educated woman (I buy into astronomy and physics, too). I know that much of what we are presented with in these realms is forgery, but I still believe there is some validity to these wackier maths.

I am a Taurean, and as such I'm supposed to be drawn to luxury. But there is a miserliness to the sign, too, and this combination generally manifests in an affordable lifestyle that looks luxurious.

All the above hold true for this Taurean. I believe in spending good money on food, shoes, undergarments, and travel. All else is hand-me-downs, from a second-hand shop, or made by my own nimble fingers. My thinking is this: if you like your life (travel), and have a good foundation (food, shoes, undergarments), everything else will look fabulous regardless of cost.

These are my favorite mints (category: food), and they are so much more than your average pack of Mentos. The flavor is superior (like blueberry pie!), as are both the packaging and flavor. Totally worth the extra cash.

Pretty Little Sweets

I did splurge quite a bit on this German glass glitter, though. I blame Out of Hand, the gorgeous shop from which it came: it's just so beautifully curated I had to take some of it home with me.

Pretty Red Things

It took ages to decide on what to best use the glitter. I mean, it's couture glitter, right? It deserves a swanky project. Finally the right project came along. Mr. Crafty is going to have a landmark birthday next month, and I've going to make him a banner. It'll sure beat one of these, at least.

Also, can anyone teach me how to make a pinata? No, really. And how do you put a tilde over an "n"?

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Mornings

I love weekend mornings. One ritual is making a tea service (strong black tea, honey, and almond milk) immediately after rising. Ignore my poor elephant tea pot's stained trunk!

Elephant Tea Service

Eventually the sun (or, rather, Earth) shifts to create that warm, intense morning light that casts sharp shadows. The kind of light the cat likes to sleep in.

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The knitting is an experimental sweater vest (still not sure what I think of it) for Mr. Crafty, and the book is the Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, by Haruki Murakami. So. Addictive.