An Angel Among Us

Do you ever meet certain people you just know are positive to the core, they warm your soul and leave you with such happiness nothing could get you down? I had the pleasure of exactly this and want to share with you my experience with this Angel among us. She did the unnecessary and gave from her heart. I thank her every single day I look at her gift to me. She has true inner beauty and true selflessness...a great follow up to my previous post about 29 Gifts.

I entered a giveaway (as I do many) on this fabulous blog awhile back (one of my favorites). Shortly after leaving my comment, I received an email from this Angel stating she read my comment and her heart felt for our situation. {If you're new to my blog, long story short - hubs corporate job got cut back in July and he's still looking, so we don't have much disposable income and are living the most frugal ever - it could be worse, but it could be better.} Anyway, she sent us her beautiful photo of Greece (as I had mentioned in my giveaway comment that visiting there was on my bucket list but unattainable in the near future due to the previously mentioned circumstances) and she wanted us to put it up in our house to remind us to stay motivated and positive every day. I was so shocked, I started crying. As we all know, 'blogland' brings its good and bad characters; however, I must say, this was the most generous gesture I had personally experienced.

Her photo is a reminder of that and I thank her a million times over...as she stated in her email, "The purpose of art is to inspire and it did just that, I'm grateful that there are still people like you that keep their hearts open."

She is an Angel among us and I'm glad she decided to touch our lives that day. Thank you Mina. You lifted our spirits that day and continue to do so through the inspiration of your photograph of Greece. Please visit Mina's etsy site and experience her talent firsthand...and please support her if you can by giving a home to one of her fantastic pieces of art. Seriously, the Greece photo is just stunning in person. What's the nicest thing a stranger has done for you that was unforgettable? The world needs more of the good stuff out there...be the change.

(Image courtesy of Depuis)

Stella & Dot

Have you heard of this company? Well, I forget how I stumbled upon this beautiful necklace (it wasn't Lucky magazine)...but I HAD to know who made it and once I found out, it led me here.

They have quite the adorable collection of jewelry from Happy Flowers to Paris Flea Market and get this, they have quite stylish items for your man! Yup! Another idea for the hubs for Father's Day - very cool. You can find that selection here, but these are my fav for my DH.

Have some fun and see what celebs have been spotted in Stella & Dot adornments as well as read about where they've been featured in The Buzz.

(images courtesy of Stella & Dot)

Are you ready for Father's Day? FREE projects to make!

Father's Day is next weekend, my friends...it feels like it has snuck up on me this year. Usually I am so prepared with creative gifts and such. This year will be more traditional with a gift I purchased; however, I wanted to gift you with some FREE downloads from Creating Keepsakes especially for Dad. Nicole LaRue is so very talented and has a great eye for color and pattern with the projects she puts together (can you tell I'm a fan?!?). Anyway, take these for a spin - I promise you they are easy to create and look like you spent a million dollars. Ahh, the satisfaction of creating a gift for that special man in your life :)


There are many more fun, easy projects to make from the 101 Hip, Handmade Gifts. Although you can't run out and pick one up anymore, you can find all the wonderful projects archived here. Have fun creating!

(images courtesy of Creating Keepsakes)