A new year...

I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday, I sure did! Lots of eating, spending time with friends and family both old and new, oh and did I mention lots of eating??

So I wanted to start the new year by sharing a little bit of my holiday with you - some of the meals I cooked up + all of the spectacular handmade gifts I received and gave. I also wanted to share my resolutions as well as a couple of new and exciting projects that I'll be launching this week (just to prove that I haven't been sitting on the couch 24/7, eating my brains out for the past 14 days!!!)


1. My dear friend Melissa gave me these gorgeous Clementine Champagne at Midnight Earrings for Christmas. I freakin' love them to pieces. I've been wearing them everyday since!

2. The cutest bunnies EVER... handmade by Ingie. OH my goodness, how cute is "nobody puts baby in the corner"?

3. I finally got the chance to meet and hang out with one of my all-time favorite bloggers Ez of Creature Comforts, in the flesh!! And yes, she is as cool and sweet as she appears on her blog. How cute is this wooden apple? Hand-decorated by the uber talented Ez! The east coast misses you Ez! Come back!

4. Golden Icicles by yumiyumi. Just beautiful.

5. Titmouse...Etching by Michele Maule (I can never get enough of her stuff!)

6. E's Window by another all-time fave Heather Smith Jones

What's a new year without any hard to keep promises right???

I'm going to start focusing more on making this year. As much as I love writing about all of the great things you guys make, I really need to find some crafting time for myself.

7. One of my goals include sewing a couple of dresses for Spring (notice that I'm giving myself plenty of time for this one) - so I just had to have this Japanese pattern book Stylish Dress Book, purchased over at Pomadour24.

8. I'm also officially addicted to soaping. I made soap for everyone on my list this year and I'm slowly making my way through the different soap making methods. Up next, rebatching. So I found myself some Cold Process Base for Rebatching at Pudleduk Soap Co.

9. I love to cook and host, so I thought ¿Por qué no? I've officially gone off the deep end and have started a 3rd blog - Heart Homecooked. Yep, you've guessed it - all about home cooking! This week I'll be sharing a few of my favorite recipes from the holidays.

10. I surprised Hillsy (my other half) with an iPhone this year and although it's far from handmade - I felted a handmade version. Unfortunately Apple doesn't allow you to walk out with the phone unless it's connected, so I went home empty handed with a boring gift card. I figured it would be a little more fun to have something he could open and play with right away, so I felted one. Which leads me to the last development - a fourth blog!!! Well, it's sort of three and a half, since Hillsy will be the one leading this one. I have soooooo many girlfriends and family members that are tech-challenged so we thought... ¿Por qué no? Heart Hi-Tech, a tech and gadget blog that's not overwhelming, one that teaches you the basics and explains all that gibberish nonsense that your brother-in-law was talking about last week!! (ps. that's Hillsy on the video!)

So there you have it - a new network of blogs. Heart Handmade, Heart Homecooked and Heart Hi-Tech. I hope you enjoy them all!! Happy New Year!!!