golden.

so thankful for days like this.  golden days.  when the sun shines down so brightly.  and the trees sparkle.  and the warmth fills my soul with peace.  on days like this i think...everything's gonna be alright.

remember.

daniel.  my brother.
8/4/55 - 11/23/87

tiny.

i love tiny little things, don't you.  i've been making these little envelopes for a long time.  i like to use all of the parts of the vintage books that i chop up.  sometimes i use them in my books.  sometimes i package up a few to give away with a purchase.  they're tiny.  and cute. and so useful...

they look cute attached to a package.

they are good for leaving on someones pillow.

or tucking into their lunch.

i think it would be fun to write something nice and leave it someplace random for a stranger to discover.  to brighten their day.

they are good for keeping lost buttons.  until you have a chance to sew them back on.

you can fit little surprises into them.  like chocolate.

i've put a few sets of these into my shop.  

in case you like any of my ideas.

or maybe you have an idea of your own...

books...

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

- Cicero -

i could never have one of those e-readers.  i love books too much.  the different shapes and sizes, the smell of them, the feel of the pages...  i like fiction.  i like artsy books.  i like instructional books.  i like inspiring books.  i like blank books.

  i literally have piles of books in every room of my house.  i take books with me when i leave the house.  so there is always something for me to read, no matter where i am.

  and i read. every. single. day.  and just now...when i stepped into my bedroom...and saw the sun streaming in...the way it does in the afternoon...casting a glow over my piles of books.  well, i just wanted to stop right then and there...

and...read.

how about you...have you read anything good lately?