I survived the holiday show season and in the process introduced a fun new item. My handmade lip brooches should be sporting some jackets, sweaters and bags this winter season up in the Boston area. They are currently available in all different colors until I can narrow it down to a few favorites. Sneak a peak below and purchase them in my Etsy shop…mwah!

I’m cleaning out my old toys to make room for new toys and my Kelsey 3×5 Desktop Letterpress is now available on Ebay. To see a video of it in working motion:

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Another year has passed and the family helped me recognize it with food. Traditional cake just doesn’t do it for me so they got creative.  Mom showed up with 7 different slices of chocolaty delicious cheesecakes, chocolate creams, key lime and strawberries. Choices!

This was the claiming process. Tilda was making her choice too.

Dad and Ev made me a “cake” of my favorite cookies…Peanut Blossoms. 48 cookies on a huge pie platter with a bow. I meant to take a photo but it didn’t stay in completed form long enough. These are my weakness. Here’s the recipe.

The gals from work went with homemade cupcakes featuring a Twilight theme. I really wish I had a picture! They were too cute. I also received a gathering of Twi-smut mags, just so I could catch up on my Twi reading before New Moon came out. Hehe. They think they are funny.

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I am loving these artist/studio loft spaces located just on the edge of Boston. I had to go check them out over the weekend just to see those amazing windows. I want one!

Enter today for the chance to win the matted “Summer Bike Print” from Kerry Hawkins Photography on www.surroundyourself.net.

Enter today for the chance to win the Pumpkin Pie Mini Cupcake Soap Set from Kc Soaps & More on www.surroundyourself.net.

My brother joined Facebook and I felt it my obligation as his older sibling to officially welcome him to Stalkbook with a few helpful suggestions:

• Put on a filter. There is no reason to unleash to the world your woes, your cat dying, your girl problems, etc. etc. unless you are looking for sympathy and that’s just too sad, give me a call and you can cry on my phone. Tilda will listen.
• Relationship status is just asking for trouble.
• Do not drink and facebook. That probably goes for any other mind – alterer…you know nyquil, excessive coffee drinking, sniffing glue, whatever it is you may do…
• Don’t Poke.
• Don’t send those obnoxious flower apps. I don’t want a flower and I don’t want to send you one back either.
• As my brother, you are expected to enjoy all the Tilda features that come shooting through your news feed. It is a must. I would like you to comment every once in a while as well and tell me how cute she is. It’s your obligation to me.
• I make really good food. Those recipes will also come shooting through your news feed. You are expected to make one of them for mom and mark some night because she feeds you and puts up with you on a regular basis.
• I will continue to update you with how I think you should act.

I’m waiting for the repercussions of this message to his Stalkbook Wall. hehe. Sometimes, I think I’m funny.

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