Rosettes and life

Remember Erica's post from last year's Scandinavian Christmas series about these little Norwegian gems called rosettes?  If you don't remember, or have never had one before, I urge you to follow the link back to her guest post because these little suckers are delicious.

I hit the jackpot this week.  My mom found her old rosette iron and mailed it to me (thank you, flat rate shipping), yay!!! I am super stoked to try it out.  I have eaten my fair share of rosettes in the past, but have yet to make them on my own.  I will be sure to check in and post after my first batch.

As for my week, it's been going pretty well besides the fact that I got hit hard with a ridiculous cold last night.  I felt it coming on Sunday and was hoping it would just pass...but alas, it looks like it is here to stay for a few days.  Thankfully, I have some NyQuil for tonight - I had a horrible time trying to sleep last night.

Enough about colds, life is pretty great right now so I shouldn't complain about some silly little cold.  Ryan has been getting a lot of job interviews so we are very encouraged and blessed.  Plus, the weather here has finally cooled down so I can once again wear jeans on a daily basis (my fave thing to wear), yes!!! Tomorrow is already Thursday which means it's practically Friday and the weekend will be here before I know it.  I hope you all are enjoying your week!

Los Angeles Lucia Festival 2012

Last year I posted about the annual Lucia Festival held here in Los Angeles.  In the post, I mentioned how I was hoping to get a craft booth there this year.  In just a couple short weeks, I will find out if my application gets accepted!! My friend Beth and I applied to share a booth and we are crossing our fingers we get accepted to sell our homemade goods! 

Wish us luck! :)

I'm brainstorming ideas of what to make/sell.  What would you want to buy? 

Because this is a Christmas-y type fair, I'm planning on making ornaments for sure (I've already made a few I'll share in a later post), I'm going to try my hand at freezer paper stenciling on onesies and totes, and I'll also be making a few versions of the Lucia crown for kids (sans the candles).  I am debating if I should make some needle-felted Lucia figurines; they are very time-consuming to make and I'm not sure if they'd be a big seller?  Regardless of if we get to participate this year, I'll definitely be shopping there! 

Have a great week!

Yarn wrapped bottles

Yesterday I decided to go through some of my Pinterest boards and actually make one of the things I've been pinning.  I love Pinterest, but I find that it can be a little bit of an overload (for me) at times.  There are so many cute things that I "pin" then never go back to make it.  

So as I was perusing my pins yesterday I came across these yarn-wrapped bottles.  It's quite self explanatory.  Take leftover yarn and wrap it around an empty (clean) bottle.  I used a little hot glue here and there to help keep the yarn from slipping.  And now I have a yarn bottle ready to decorate a bookshelf or hold a flower or two.

Here is the original yarn wrapped bottle post.  They did 6 in solid colors and it looks pretty sweet.  

Hope you are having a great week! Happy Wednesday!