pay back!

So I don't know if you guys know this but I opened up a shop? Har har. Of course you know! And you know why? Because my blogger friends are awesome, that's why! I am so touched by your many sweet posts (and retweets and facebook posts about the shop, I'm looking at you, Jo , Sarah and Angie. Thanks girls!). I am pouring my heart into this and just thank you for your overall wonderfulness all the time. I originally opened my store because sewing by hand was soothing to me after this (also, opening an etsy store was one of longterm at-some-point-in-my-life goals). It might seem counterproductive since babies (more pregnant women than babies) are making my ovaries sad (not all pregnant ladies!). I figured out though if I was making things that made others happy and the process made me feel good, why the hell not? Also, I'm a big believer in good karma (the fact that my car passed inspection and I got my parking spot back at work yesterday after leaving at lunch is proof of that right? backstory: the students at the college I work at usually steal my spot). So on that note, to pass some of this good karma around, I wanted to give a shout out to some of my favorite people's etsy shops*. Please check them out and buy some of their cool stuff!

(find her shop here!)

Lisa- Lisa 1 (as I like to call her) is awesome. We originally 'met' when we were planning our weddings around the same time. Did I mention how cool her super crafty wedding was? Well it was! Her blog is great, she is extremely talented at making super cute bags and she is an all around awesome chick. She is one of the few who have made the transition from blog friend to facebook friend. She is one of my original best blog friends and I hope we can always be close! Buy some cute totes, we all need more totes!

(find her shop here!)

Lizzie- You all know this crazy cool chica right? I mean what more can I say that you don't know? She is AMAZINGLY talented (her blog just oozes super cool graphics/perfectly written posts; also that fiance of hers is pretty talented too!). She lets me (of all people!) guest post on her blog and she is always so kind as to comment on my little blog and to comment to all my comments on hers. Short story: she rocks. Check her etsy shop out, especially if you are shopping around for invites. You will not be disappointed.

Jennifer- I love this lady. We go way back to working at IKEA together (we were those people who supervised your kids while you shopped. If you ever want to hear any good stories involving giant shoes or ball pits, let me know). I am so lucky to have such a great person in my life as a dear friend and I love being able to watch her children grow up (her amazingly cutie pie, super stylish and hilarious kids). Also, she was one of the first weddings I ever went to and the wedding I kept in my mind when I was planning ours. Please check out her vintage shop**, most of my christmas gifts came from there!

(find her shop here!)

Julie- I was so sad that I found her at the end of her wedding planning because her wedding looked so cool! I wish I had been reading the whole time! Anyhoo, she has a great blog with lots of posts about her fun knitting projects and such. Check her out, buy cute vintage stuff. Its a win win!

(find her shop here!)

Liz- I don't think I ever told her this, but I geeked out when we starting commenting back and forth on each other's blogs. I couldn't believe the girl with the wedding I had bookmarked on so many blogs was talking to me! And she was too cool! And now she is a momma to an adorable little kiddo. Check out her shop, I am partial to the lollipop cards.

(find her shop here!)

Catherine- We go way back. Back to high school art club! Through the magic of the internet, we are now back in touch which I love. Her wedding was gorgeous (to look at since I was (I mean 'am') a total facebook creep). She was also a big help to me while planning. Also, she loves Neko Case too so that makes her great in my book.

Alright people, get shopping or atleast get to marking things as 'favorites'.

Oh and one last thing, you can buy this on Amazon now!

* anyone I missed, message me on etsy! let's be shop friends!

**check back in a couple days! she is having technical difficulties right now!