beyond cut and paste

I've been attempting to spread my "crafty" wings lately. I want to finally graduate from the school of construction paper and pipe cleaners and on to ribbon and gift tags and homemade cupcake wrappers. I'm starting to wonder if this is a symptom of engagement, as it seems everywhere I go I find DIY projects ranging from place card holders made from icing tips to this fun and colorful wedding. 

I'm actually in the midst of working on something now, which I'll hopefully share with you very soon. But a few weeks back, when I was looking to buy some ribbon, I stumbled upon this little shop that sells the prettiest packaging. Plus, it's called Nice Package, which makes it even better. 

I think I am now officially ready to ditch the safety scissors. 

But am I the last one to jump in? Do you like to make/create? 

[Photos via Nice Package] 

Friday Favorites

A rotating roster of inspirations 

Things:

I am slightly (or not so slightly) addicted to chaptstick. I was gifted this lip balm from the Philadelphia Reading Terminal Market recently and love it. I’ve been using it all week, and even though I’ll probably lose it in the abyss that is my bag my the end of the month, for now, it’s my favorite. I tried to find a link for it, but I think the company is just really small. Burt’s Bees is similar, though.

 

 

I’ve been trying my hand at a whole slew of creative projects lately and these letter stamps from A.I. Friedman have been providing quite a bit of fun.

 

Links:

Back in October, World Hum posted a link to a video asking people “Where would you wish to wake up tomorrow?” If you click back to the original site, you’ll find a few more. It’s really simple and nostalgic (a mood I’ve been in as of late). If I could wake up anywhere tomorrow it would probably be on a beach somewhere, which is slightly cliché, but I don’t care, since it’s 26 degrees in NY. http://www.worldhum.com/travel-blog/item/video-you-must-see-where-would-you-want-to-wake-up-tomorrow-20091019/

Thoughts: 

I’m not so sure about this, but do radio DJs not listen to the music their stations play when they’re On Air? Because, you know those stations that play 24-7 Christmas music? Don’t the DJ’s go crazy after a month+ of nonstop All I want for Christmas, Grandma got Run-over by a Reindeer and Christmas Shoes?