Knick-knack paddy-whack

Just added some great housewares and accessories to the shop! And remember, domestic shipping is free until the end of the month with coupon code "TISTHESEASON"!

Baby it's cold outside

I finally have my life back - the best Christmas present a Jew could ask for...
I've been working full-time for the past couple of weeks - something that I am not used to in the slightest. Man, I feel so badly for everyone out there that has the 9-5 schedule 5 days a week. Really not fun. Not fun at all actually.
Now for a blissful week off followed by the return of my part-time gig at the bakery. I really took my schedule for granted. Back to full-force thrifting and creative endeavors. Can't complain about that!

Wishing you all a merry Christmas Eve and hoping you can all cross off the items off of your holiday wish-list tomorrow morning when you unwrap those presents that have been sitting under the tree for days (or just a couple hours in my case...just finished my Xmas shopping after work today!)

The most clutch clutch

Would love to get my claws on this gold bar clutch by Matt Bernson. Too bad it's been out-of-stock for mnths :(

Paper Snowflakes

Christmas came a little early this year... at least for me. Coming to you live from a brand new, fresh-out-of-the-box Macbook Pro! Had my old Macbook for nearly 6 years and it was simply time for a new one (my old one didn't even work unless it was plugged in and unexpectedly crashed all the time).

Pretty much in full-time holiday mode now. We got our Christmas tree this past weekend. Also had a little pre-bars paper-snow-flake-making extravaganza a few nights ago:

Currently in the process of making holiday gifts for family and friends... still have to think of gift ideas for my boyfriend. Any suggestions??
What do YOU want for Christmas?

Free Shipping the Whole Month of December!

Phew! Just completed a massive shop update! So much good stuff! Here are some of my favorites:

Starting tonight, I will be offering FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING on all purchases until the end of December! Just enter in the coupon code "TISTHESEASON" upon checkout :) Click here to shop now!

Fly like Paper

Can't believe it's almost mid-December... what is going on?!!
I got back from Colorado this past Tuesday. I had such a good time (despite the bitter cold - 3 degrees one day!) It was so much fun spending some serious quality time with Morgan. We laughed, we cried, we went thrifting, we went out to the bars, we spent a whole day making jewelry in her craft-room, we went to the penny arcade, we listened to Lana Del Rey - Video Games over and over again, we got matching paper-airplane tattoos. I seriously love that woman.
The next couple of weeks are going to be extremely busy for me... Not only did I pick up some extra shifts at work (so I'll basically be slinging muffins full time for a bit), I've also been working on a massive batch (the biggest batch to date) of Little Light lovelies in preparation for the holidays. Today, I will be taking pictures and posting all of the items to the store. I really put a lot of love into these beauties and I can't wait for you to see them all! Another blog post later this evening is probably in order.
Until then, here are some pictures from my Colorado trip:

She's got eyes on the back of her head

Crickets. It's been quiet on the old blog lately and I apologize for this. Things have been kinda crazy with Thanksgiving - working extra shifts at work, family in town, and everything that goes along with the aforementioned. It's been a great few days. All of my cousins were in San Diego for the holiday festivities. I've always had a pretty tight-knit family and I am so blessed to have such great relationships with my cousins. Now that we are all doing our own thing, it is so special when we all can get together in the same room.

Thanksgiving went really well this year. Usually, we have a giant Thanksgiving at my great-aunt's house. There are always so many people there that by the time I get to the turkey, it's already cold. One year, we actually ran out of food. This year, the family drifted off to their little sub-cliques, so Thanksgiving was much more intimate. I helped my mom with the cooking (and learned how to make squash casserole, so yummy!) The recipe is straight OG. My grandmother taught my mother and my mother taught me. I will share it eventually. Here's a pic of our turkey and our dinner table*:

(*If you're on Instagram, let's be friends! @darynmax)

There hasn't been a shop update in awhile, but I've finally gotten back into the swing of things. Here's a little sneak peek (and when I say "little", it's because I ran out of daylight to take pictures). This is really one of my favorite batches to date:

In other news, babygirl got a little crafty with the glue-gun last night (well, not really... just had some leftover googly eyes). I got eyes on the back of my head (sing to the Beatles - I get by):

This time off from work has been really great - rejuvenating really (almost). Only 2 more shifts and then it's off to Colorado on Friday to visit my very best friend in the whole wide world! This will be my first time back since I graduated almost a year and a half ago! So excited!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well. One major holiday down, one more to go!