ripped off.

I am not here to bad mouth craft stores, as a matter of fact I actually love nothing more than going to one and browsing all of the amazing things they sell. What I do not like is the fact that absolutely everything is marked up by 300%. I know this because I have worked in several over the years and they are all the same. The other day I bought 4 bags of this stuff for $3 for 12 OUNCES.

(Ignore that the bag says 20 oz., only picture I could find.)

Then I stumbled upon this website. 

Where you can order polyfil in bulk for $2.50 a POUND. Yes, you heard me right. $2.50 a POUND. Not only is it .50 less then what I paid for 12 oz., you actually get 4 more oz included in that price. Sigh. 

I also found out I can buy a bulk case of 24 pillow forms from them for around $60. If I was to buy 24 pillow forms from a craft store where they are sold for around $6-10 apiece I would end up paying upwards of $240. I decided I am going to start buying all of my craft supplies from online suppliers where I can buy them in bulk for much less than I would pay at a retail store.

Lesson Learned?  I'd say so.

sometimes he is crazy...

i am not sure where he gets all of this energy or where he stores it in such a little body.

nonstop allllllll day.

overdue.

this is how i wrapped my presents this year. 

and yes i realize it is february and i am doing a post about christmas. 

i just figured out how to upload photos to my new laptop. i am lazy and sometimes things take me eons to figure out when they really only take a few minutes of real effort.

anyway. i wrapped all of my presents in brown craft paper and bought/made fabric and felt ribbon to wrap around them. 

i added a sprig of holly to this from the bushes that grow outside our front door. 

(also this is a crocheted necklace from wren handmade and it is amazing. i gave it to my boyfriends mother)

and last but not least the cookies my sister and i made for our coworkers. 

nom nom nom.

painting my living room!

yes this me and my babeh playing with a box. ignore me and look at the sliver of wall you can see behind me and notice it is painted a purplish grey. i tried it out and didn't like it so we painted...again.

here is the room with one coat of paint. 

already a million times better and i haven't even finished painting yet. i still need a second coat and to paint the trim a glossy white. 

it's so preeeetty. i love it. ok back to painting, and yes i am painting at 4 am because boyfriend and baby are fast asleep.