I have a bit of a blog crush going on today for Just Something I made. Cathe Holden’s incredible blog features some super creative craft projects ranging from paper goods to leather crafts. Located in California, Cathe’s got her hands full as a graphic designer, mom and blogger.

I’d only just begun perusing Cathe’s site when I came across her tutorial for how to make perforations useing a sewing machine. This was actually the look I wanted all along when I designed the Coat Check Tags for our wedding but  a custom die-cut wasn’t within our budget. I ended up using my Fiskars dashed perforating blade instead. Anyway, I can not wait to give this a try! Off to go brainstorm a perforated project but first I must finish devouring JSIM!

Better Living Through Design

Kitchen Critic

Not exactly picnic weather but I couldn’t help posting these. Spotted on Happy Lady Eats, these bamboo utensils will surely dress up any event! I’ve used wood cutlery at almost every party I’ve hosted but I’ve never seen any this cute! Tuck them all into a glassine bag and voila, instant portable charm! Check out Happy Lady Eats for purchasing info.

Sarah Nielsen

Lovely Morning

I haven’t had the pleasure of ordering from PiperLime yet, but I might so I can get one of their pretty packages! I’ve said it before but it’s worth repeating; I love it when companies go the extra mile to make the entire experience amazing. Apple is known for this, but other companies are catching on. It makes opening that package that much more special if I do say so myself.

Congratulations to Sarah for winning the Twig & Thistle blogversary giveaway, I’ll be in touch shortly! I couldn’t possibly select a winner on my own from the plethora of amazing responses so Sarah was randomly selected with the help of a random number generator. Thanks to all that participated, it was incredibly inspiring to read each and every resolution. You all have motivated me to no end and I sincerely wish you all a fantastic year! xoxo

In an effort improve Twig & Thistle, one of my goals for 2010 is to do a reader survey. I want to know a little bit more about you, the reader and what you want from Twig & Thistle. What do you like? What do you want to see more of? What do you want changed? It only takes a few minutes to take the survey and your feedback will make a huge impact on the direction of Twig & Thistle! Again, your participation is greatly appreciated and results will remain completely confidential.

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