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Giveaway time! This giveaway is cool. You could get anything from a counter stool to a pillow to a blender.
The nice folks at CSN are giving away a $70 gift certificate to use in one of their stores. I thought it'd be a fun way to get started into some Christmas gifts or just something for yourself. Leave a comment on this post by Friday night (the 3rd) and be entered away!
Happy Tuesday!
I have a story for you!
I used to hate Christmas music. And then I started hating it less. And now I can't say I love it, but I've been listening to this indie, sad-with-happy-moments, wintry, sort of Christmasy playlist I made over a container of sparkling cider that I drank all by myself straight from the bottle on Friday night. And I've had it on constantly since then.
Enjoy!
Yesterday I got to finally got to meet her:
Amy is as cute, funny, and charming as she is online. We talked non stop for about two hours at Kaffe 1668 and then took a walk around the surrounding neighborhood before Amy had to catch her train.
This is my first NY Christmas and I can't wait to scoop up all the loveliness I've heard about it. They started setting up some Christmas trees!
Hey, New York, I love you.
Oh, and Amy? Don't tell New York, but I might love you more?
Hello lovelies! :)
I put together a small postcard print fundraiser. I don't want to repeat too much, so head on over to this link and read all about it.
I mean. Hello?
(Artwork by Pilgrim Lee, Danielle Thompson, Rhian Cooksey, Kim Smith, and myself).
Happy holidays! :)
Here it is! The craziness of the holiday season is upon us. I'm handmaking most of my gifts this year, but I might head out to a thrift store to pick up some Black Friday deals for myself.
I just wanted to update and let you know that I have re-stocked some decals in the lovely.us shop. I won't be listing them until after the new year, so get on it now if you wanted one.
Happy day! Check back tomorrow for something very cool! :)
I'm curled up with the fleece blanket Steph got for me years ago at Christmas. I am sitting on my bed. It's only 4:15, but it gets dark in New York early. The salmon colored lights in the courtyard are on already and they have fallen over Victoria's desk. My nails are mint green. I'm going home three weeks on Monday. I miss my family and my best friends and the streets I grew up on and the smell of my house. School is empty and I'm surprisingly okay with the aloneness. I have made good friends since I moved here and I am grateful for them, but I have changed. I have spent a lot of time alone in the last three months. Subways into the city by myself. Walks to the grocery store or to the post office. I eat more meals by myself than I meals with other people. Just with my thoughts and sometimes talking to God.
I like it. I like being alone. I liked being alone today.
"I'm wondering if I should stop looking and start living, or if I'm supposed to do those things at the same time." I wrote that a year ago.
I thought that I had myself figured out to a different degree. But lately, I've been realizing I don't. I have a lot of growing up to and things to learn and life to live. I'm going to be twenty in 18 months. I don't like this '"finding myself" stuff because it's dumb and cliche sounding, but it's kinda true. I've been doing that. A lot of that.
Today I am proud of that. Today I am thankful and blesssed. For this city. For my family and my friends. For God. Happy Thanksgiving...
Listen to this beautiful song and hug everyone extra long.
Every month I have the pleasure of having wonderful and independent artists, shops, and blogs sponsor this little place. Every month I ask my lovely sponsors random question for you to know their souls a little bit more.
This month's question:
What is one thing you're grateful for that years ago would have surprised you for being grateful for?
Mollie from Wild Olive:
I think I've always been grateful for my family, but these days, it's sort of different. A few years ago, I never would have thought that I would still be living at home, and I certainly wouldn't have thought that I would be grateful for it! Yes, having my own place might be good, and yes, I would love to meet someone and get married. But truly, I appreciate being a part of the family that I have, and I am grateful that I get to experience the every day (most days...) with my young brothers and sister. God has blessed me soooo much!
Mollie is a crafter, embroider, and blogger extraordinaire. Take a minute to check out her blog and Etsy shop. She has the cutest thanksgiving printable for all you procrastinators.
Elise Blaha Cripe from Elise Joy:
I am grateful for so much. Paul, of course, my parents, my home, my job. But something that surprises me today is how grateful I am for twitter. It's such a silly website, but it keeps me up to date on my college friends who are all over the country. Without it, I'd know the big stuff going on in their lives, but not the little stuff. And it's knowing the little stuff that makes it feel like we're still living next door.
You can follow Elise on Twitter right here. You probably want to read her blog and favorite her shop, while you're at it.
Mandie from Moxie Mandie:
I moved to New Mexico over 4 years ago from Michigan when I married my husband, & I hated it here SO much. I'm so grateful that I hung in there, though, because I'm now so happy to be here. I've had so many great opportunities that I would have never had if I was in Michigan, & it's here that I learned to sew, & have become part of a great community of crafters! Albuquerque has tons of beautiful hot air balloons, so much sunshine, & so many cultures that are proudly celebrated by it's people. It's been a great place to live!
Mandie just opened her etsy shop, Moxie Mandie, full of the cutest stitched wares. She blogs regularly and is one of the sweetest online friends I know.
If you're interested in promoting your business, indie band, or Etsy shop for the holiday season or just wanting some new faces to check out your blog, send me an email to karahaupt(@)gmail.com for stats and rates. Sponsors spots are open for The City and Cup of Joe feature. Contact me for special pricing. Thanks so much!
Hey all!
The winner of the Winter Stories giveaway is Vicki! Send me an email, lady and I'll get your class invite on it's way. If you're bummed you didn't win and still want in on some holiday magic, sign up!
Tonight is the beginning of my Thanksgiving break. I'm not going home and am spending the remainder of the week at school doing a lot of sleeping and ton of homework. It's the beginning of the finals mayhem and I already want to find a corner to cry in.
Happy holiday, American friends!
Here are some September pages from my art journal.
Much love to you. <3
I've been having a good New York week. I promise my life isn't usually this exciting. ;) But tonight I went with some friends to see the Rockette's Christmas Extravaganza at Radio City. It was a fun show and totally put me in the Christmas spirit.
Now I'm looking forward to a chill weekend with lots of sleeping, an evening coffee date, and to-do list preparing. Have some fun things to share next week! Plus some restockage of the lovely decals.
Also, say hello to one of my new sponsors, Moxie Mandie. More from her lovely self soon! <3
