great packaging from totokaelo

i have talented friends. this is the truth. above, a wedding invitation completely designed, crafted, and pieced together by alex and erica. i can't even tell you how much work they put into this - let's just say there was riveting involved. yes, riveting. beyond it being the most unique item of snail mail i've received to date, the stickers were a pretty sweet surprise.

i received a small weaving in the mail from jaime, and was encouraged to hang it on a plant or tree, like so. thank you so much jaime!

a little something for eve in the mail.

today i received a package of hand dyed and painted textiles from shabd. i spent the workday trying to ignore them but the colorful pieces beckoned and needed my attention. now, if only i could decide which ones to purchase... decisions decisions...

today is monday, but i'm still missing sunday. where did the weekend go? sundays are for writing letters to friends in faraway places at an organized (ish) desk, recently situated by the window.

for xmas, i decided to get my mom this set of fog linen placemats. not surprisingly, i ended up getting the large gingham pattern for myself. i love the simple packaging that each set arrived in.

odette fox necklace packaged beautifully by jennifer. an xmas present to myself.

wondering what was inside the package? it was this rock for jennifer of odette from a summer day trip to my favorite beach.