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!

Go Ninja Go

Not that I really need a backpack anymore, but I could always use a little more ninja power in my life. Drooling over these:

Humpday Revival

Some really great finds today, including:

The 1979 hip-hop classic, Rapper's Delight by the Sugarhill Gang on vinyl. The nearly 15-minute song was recorded in just one take! It was also the first hip-hop single to become a Top 40 hit. Talk about OG:

Speaking of classics, I also scored Esphyr Slobodkina's children's book, Caps for Sale. Growing up, this was my favorite bed-time story (runner-up: Tiki Tiki Tembo). It's about "a peddler, some monkeys, and their monkey business". It's simple, it's funny, and the illustrations are beautiful. Nothing like a good dose of nostalgia to heighten the senses:

Some old Bingo cards:

I mean, I don't know about you, but I've always wanted a t-shirt with a mermaid riding a dolphin on it:

A pretty serious macrame hanging lamp, straight out of the 70s:

This cute little suit-case; kind of busted, but loved the print too much to pass it up:

And last but not least, a plethora of flower-shaped enamel pins:

What have you found lately in your treasure-hunting adventures?