Here are some recent treasures I’ve received from friends…

A little bag from Haruna, she blogged about here too!

What do I keep in this little beauty?

USB thumb drives! I love it, thanks Haruna!!!

This next bag is from my sister-in-law, it was my Christmas present this past holiday season, one of my favorites (she’s also one of my sewing inspirations,  she was making clothes in high school that are still cooler and more complicated than anything I’ve ever made!)!

What’s in this beauty?

My lifeline, the laptop! It also can hold my school books, pens, pencils and yes, that left pocket fits the iphone perfectly!

Handmade + Tech = Happy Tiffy!

I’ve had a pretty amazing week. That’s because I’m judging my week by how much naping the kid does after I get home from work! I know pretty selfish, but I thrive off of what we call “Tiffy Time”.

With all this lovely napping, I’ve been able to get some crafty projects completed! I downloaded a sweet tutorial from Foundling an Etsy store over a year ago, and never got around to actually making these Polyester beauties till now!

They are awesome, and so simple to make… I have a feeling there’s going to be a lot more around here soon, well that’s if the kiddo takes some nice long naps this weekend!

These two have turned into a broach and a hair accessory, and are on the way to their new homes!

With 6 days to go till Christmas, there has been a flurry of craftivity in our house.  The ironing board & iron have become permanent residents to the kitchen. The dining room table has been taken over with paper crafts, rotary cutting mat, and piles of fabric. And needless to say my “craft room” a.k.a. the garage, looks like a small explosion went off! My goal is to use this weekend to get some wrapping DONE, and finish up my fabric projects…. leaving the crocheting for next week!

It’s become my own holiday tradition to make small gifts (most often earrings) for all my co-workers. Since nursing is a predominantly female profession, jewelry works quite well! Last year’s theme were button earrings (I was on a serious button kick at the time). This year, the theme is stones & pearls, I prepped little origami boxes out of a 2003 Sierra Club Engagement Calendar, punched out some little labels, and tied them all up with some red yarn.

I played Santa Clause and mailed (to my Portland friends), and ho ho ho’d my way across campus delivering the small parcels. Everyone (including myself) enjoyed their little gifts!