From the Emerald Isle...

Well... Christmas Break is officially over, and the Irish lost the BCS Championship. Boo and double-boo. 

However, as a toast to Christmas Break and the Irish, here's some photos of a few yummy details of this past week. I ordered a vintage map of Ireland with my Etsy gift card (thanks Brother!), not realizing I was actually ordering it from Ireland - so cool! I had to take pics of the packaging when it got here :) It kinda made me sad, though, that the package had been to Ireland and I haven't!

Then, on the last day of break, I went to the Auld Dubliner and spent some quality time with Jesus journaling. Below was a gift from the bartender!

Yes, that is my finger. I didn't notice it was in the picture til I looked at them not in a dark pub.

PS - Happy New Year!!!

Off to Seattle!

(insert squealing and much dancing here)  

It's been quite some time since I've gone anywhere, and my inner Hoosier is turning to jerky in the summer heat. SOOO I am headed to visit one of my old college roommates and her husband, two of my very dear friends, so fyi...scattered postings are imminent. 

 However, expect some lovely greeny, watery, Seattley shots via Hipstamatic :) 

 Like this one! (taken with Hipstamatic I mean) which I leave with you as a parting greeting from the teacher:

Graduation cards

Many of students are graduating on Wednesday, so I wanted to make them cards.  Conveniently, in my Michael's aisle wanderings the other day, I found a stamp of a Mason jar - oooooooo!!!  

Here's the process of making cards and trying to figure out how to paint lightening bugs (which may have been a dumb idea, because they don't exist here).

[the beginning of mass production - or I LOVE this stamp and want to make as many cards as possible]

[trying to perfect how I want to paint the lightening bugs]

[Quotes from "Oh! The Places You'll Go!"]

[I also got a Micron brush-tipped pen, so it was a fun excuse to use it on the envelopes]