Christmas is officially less than a week away! This year Dale and I headed to Eckert's Millstadt Farm to cut down our Christmas tree. It was probably our last trip to Eckert's while living in St.Louis, we have loved going there for our pumpkins, apple picking, and Christmas trees over the last few years — I will miss it! After getting our tree all set up back at the apartment I fully embraced the holiday spirit by decorating the rest of our apartment and making gingerbread cookies. I hope you are enjoying these hectic but special days before Christmas!
Lettering Inspiration
Happy Monday, friends. Today I am sharing some of my favorite lettering artists to follow on Instagram. Being back in the lettering studio at work has really helped me end the year inspired to head into 2018 ready to create, and I love saving lettering inspiration while scrolling through Instagram. Enjoy!
TOP — Nick Matej | Novia Jonatan
MIDDLE — Martina Flor | Jenna Blazevich
BOTTOM — Beth Rufener | Tobias Saul
Austin Part Two
Hello, friends! Our second day in Austin began with breakfast at Russell's Bistro with some family friends. Afterward we decided to hike up to Mount Bonnell – even though it was a cloudy day the view was still beautiful! Next up was a visit to The Contemporary Austin's Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park at Laguna Gloria. Close to the park we discovered a garden complete with a group of peacocks!
After enjoying the museum we headed downtown to walk around Lady Bird Lake. I couldn't help but stop to try out the swan paddle boats, they reminded me of pictures I have seen in Japan! Our walk ended back on Rainey Street where we had dinner at G'Raj Mahal. Our final stop was a beer flight at Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden. I can't wait for the next opportunity we have to come back to Austin because there was still so much to do that we didn't have time for in our short weekend visit! After another night in our tiny house we were headed back to KC. Until next time, ATX!
Christmas Inspiration
Austin Part One
Last weekend Dale and I took a quick trip to Austin and we had the best time eating and exploring! Our first full day started out with breakfast at Hillside Farmacy. After some delicious biscuits and gravy we walked all around East Austin and ended up at East Austin Succulents. I would have taken home a million new plants if we hadn't flown! Next up was a stop at Craft Pride to try out some local beers, my favorite was the Buffalo Bayou Brewing Gingerbread Stout.
For the rest of the afternoon we wandered around South Congress with a few stops at Amy's Ice Cream and Perlas. By dinner time arrived we had wandered in almost all the shops and were ready to head to Wu Chow. Before eating we took a quick walk around 6th Street. Our dinner was amazing and afterward we were ready to relax back at our tiny house. Be on the lookout for my favorite stops from our second day soon!
DIY Snow Globes for Think.Make.Share.
Happy Wednesday, friends! Head over to Think.Make.Share. to learn how to make your own DIY Snow Globe! I loved hosting this workshop, there were so many stunning final pieces. I hope these bring a little holiday cheer to your homes this year.
