someone very lucky is going to get this home-made clay solar system in their stocking this christmas from a certain secret santa.... the planets are all made from clay and are suspended from driftwood by natural hemp. each planet is labelled and they're all in the right order. i only just heard of a way to remember the order of the planets, my boyfriend is disgusted at my poor primary school education. i had no idea! apparently the best way is this - "My Very Easy Method Just Set Up Nine Planets" although now it's a little inaccurate, so it would have to be "My Very Easy Method Just Set Up Neptune"... but you get the same result.

the colours may not be entirely accurate, but i think the turquoise scheme works well. earth has some pretty impressive detail, but i think my favourite has to be saturn. the ring around it is adorable...

hope everyone is enjoying the festive season, love and good will to all. merry christmas x

it's going to be mighty chilly up the mountain over the next couple of days, so while my friends and I spent some time skiing up there, we best do all we can to keep warm...

I made each of them a little christmas drink, hot chocolate and real chocolate chips topped off with a marshmallow, each in their own little jars. pretty cute if you ask me, convenient too as all you have to do is dump it in your cup and add hot milk. perfect! merry christmas everyone, stay warm....

specially commissioned christmas cards for my friend jess, she is getting a new pug puppy next week and is a tad obsessed with the little fluffers. hope she likes these, i think they turned out pretty adorable. these designs are part of a pack of 12, four of each design.

yesterday was Doug's birthday, and as I've been selling cards in my shop recently, I figured it wouldn't be right to buy him one. so i played around with a few ideas, and stuck with this one. it turned out really well and i think i was more excited about giving it to him than he was about his birthday!

the image is from a vintage magazine from the 40s, i think it's an advert for the pants they're fighting over... i added the hats and the text, you can't really see it very clearly, but it says "now that's a party". i've never been at a party where two men have argued over pants, but if i did you can bet it would be a good one...

i started playing about with a few other images from the magazine for other cards, so look out for them soon in the shop. because of the ads they're all different sizes, but i think that adds to their charm.

there are a few other projects in the works, including some christmas crafts i hope to be available before christmas for once... time is slipping away from me, thanks to changes at work and another long family visit!
but i went to the Vancouver Flea Market with my mum and her boyfriend the other day and picked up some great little bits that i'm hoping i can turn into some really great decs. the city isn't really the best place to find good deals on supplies, but i'm pretty satisfied with what i got. now all i need is time to turn them into something worthwhile...