hello friends! well, 2009 has almost come to an end. i am really excited for 2010... for many reasons: looking forward to many changes, new friends, and of course: blogging! but i didn't want to forget about this year and how much the blog has grown over the last year. so here is a review of some posts from '09!
as seen in:
+ guest post at decor8: in august, i got an amazing opportunity to do a guest post at decor8 while holly moved to germany!
+ celebrated 1000 followers: in november, the blog hit 1000 followers. so cool ;) its kind of cool and my twitter and blog follow each other in number of followers. its really fun when they both match up!
+ customer appreciation week: lots of fun. look for customer appreciation week in 2010!
+ changes: in june 09, i changed my whole blog layout!
+ over 30 weekly giveaways: in 2009 we have over 30 weekly giveaways from so many lovely shops. click to see the archive!
+ inspire lovely: so many lovely photos in the archives. click over if you need some inspiration ;)
crafts + packaging:
+ book of notes for nick: this appeared on stumbleupon! so exciting!
+ hot chocolate gift idea: some sticky fun!
+ bridesmaid project two: a lovely bridesmaid book of gifts, made for lucy.
+ bridesmaid project one: pretty little ring lockets for michelle.
+ shop packaging: i love pretty packages, if you didn't already know :) archive of all the shop packaging posts!
collections / series:
+ 17 lovely business cards: with some commentary from designers ellie snow and whitney deal.
+ 10 lovely iphone apps: a collection of some fun apps, for you iphone users.
+ fun cameras: it'd be fun to own all these novelty cameras.
+ notions series: a week long series on ruffles. crochet. lace. cutout. pleats.
+ 10 lovely iphone apps: a collection of some fun apps, for you iphone users.
+ fun cameras: it'd be fun to own all these novelty cameras.
+ notions series: a week long series on ruffles. crochet. lace. cutout. pleats.
life:
+ always, sometimes never: if you are new here and want to read a little something about me, this was a fun little post i enjoyed doing.
+ met ruby ellen from cakies: in july - i got to meet ruby, true, and brave for breakfast. it was so much fun, i felt like i had already known her forever.
+ met jessica jane from petite house: jessica and i had been 'blog' friends for a while...we texted a lot too. i was so excited when they moved to southern california! we first met at renegade craft - which is appropriate since we're both crafters. i also got to meet valerie, both of them were so cool!
+ blog social at urbanic: this was a blast. met so many lovely blog friends like amanda from 100 layer cake, audrey from parcel post, monica from our designed life, and rachel from heart of light!
+ turned 24: in june, another year older.
+ met dionne from city of dionne: for a socal bloggers social she put on. it was so much fun.. and kind of my first real blog meet-up. before i walked in, i was like "nick what if they turn out to all be old blogger ladies?" hehe. they were all so cool.
misc pics:
random weekend post.
pretty puzzle books.
thrift finds.
an awesome banner from the fabulous katie of made by hank.
i love this vintage dish.
i made a skirt in sewing class!
a sweet book nick made for me.
see you in 2010!
have a safe and lovely new year.
xo.
