Greeted By Features

Yesterday I was completely out of commission. The flu struck. I was feeling it earlier on, but Wednesday was the day of suffering. Headache, chills, fever, nausea...I'm pretty sure our darling daughter gave it to my husband, who in turn gave it to me. Thankfully, we didn't all have it at the same time. And, I'm lucky because I think I am recovering from it more quickly than the average person. Sleep was the key. It came in the form of my husband and brother. They looked after Annie while I caught a nap here and there (my husband came home a few hours early and my brother was working from home). I'm still recovering today, but felt well enough to get back on the computer. So, I was totally surprised when I came back to the blog word and received a very warm welcome. Two welcomes actually. Lovely Beasts was featured twice! Hurrah!

Judy at DIY by Design was so sweet to feature my Dictionary Napkin Rings. She even mentioned my Etsy shop opening! Thank you thank you Judy!

And Shaunna from Perfectly Imperfect, one of the most informative and inspirational furniture blogs out there, featured my Freebie Dresser Redo. She did it in such a special way, I wasn't sure how to thank her! I did of course, it took about 5-6 thank yous in all.

Not a bad way to bounce-back from the flu, eh? Thanks again to the amazing women, Judy and Shaunna, for featuring my blog!

Monocles, Velocipedes, and Etsy Gift Tags

Here's another fun item I finished for my soon-to-be-open Etsy shop. They're dictionary brass napkin rings!

The pages were taken from a 1960's Thorndike Barnhart Dictionary which have the most awesome vintage illustrations. For the 4 brass rings, I chose the words "beaver," "monocle," "sideburns," and "velocipede."

 

I love how they turned out! And here are a few gift tag creations I've been working on for Etsy. I'm planning to give a few away with each purchase from the Lovely Beasts Shop. 

I had too many business cards that I knew I would never use, so I re-purposed them. I used the same dictionary pages and ran them through the printer, glued them to the cards, and came up with this!

I really enjoy working on all of these projects and I probably have too many things going on at once, but I can't help it. There's no stopping this train. MUST KEEP CREATING!

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