So my sister and I decided to go to the annual Milwaukee Arts vs Crafts show yesterday. I had never been before and wow I was blown away by the whimsy! There was tons of really amazing handmade work there for sale. Everything from fanciful, feathered headpieces to organic baby wipes. When I wasn’t taking in all the impressive handywork I was being distracted by the often interestingly dressed and tattooed characters behind booths. I bought a really pretty monogram necklace charm and a pair of origami paper covered earrings from NiceLena

I’m not gonna lie though, I was feeling some pangs of jealousy and having thoughts like, “why don’t I have my own greeting card line or know how to screen print things??” or “who has the money and time to do all this anyways!”. So instead of going out last night I decided to make a felt Christmas ornament and watch Elf. My sister and I started making these last year because we both have fond memories of our grandmother’s felt ornaments she made in the 70s, which are soo great. While ours are no where near Arts vs. Crafts level I think they are getting better. Gotta love googly eyes!