Well, I had everything all planned out, and then I saw this Andover line from Elizabeth House, and it ruined all my original plans.  It is called Lizzy House, and I love it!  And, it was perfect for my placemat idea.  Problem was that it didn’t come out until recently, and these placemats were supposed to be holiday presents.

So, I procrastinated, and I tried to find something else that would work.  And, then I procrastinated some more.  And, by the time I was done procrastinating, I found it on Etsy!  So, a whole yard of this beautiful stuff is on its way to me, and I will finally be able to finish those placemats!  I can’t wait to share how they turn out!

So, I thought that it would be fun to do another overview of all the awesome and inspirational stuff I have been looking at lately.

First, this has made me want to start collecting all the bits of paper around my house!  This Etsy shop owner makes the cutest little notepads, although she doesn’t have any for sale right now.  But, I love the idea of using scrapbook posts to bind everything together, and this might be a fun little something to try out!

These are just one of the many pieces of jewelry I have found to lust after lately.  I am not really a high-end jewelry kind of girl, and this simple design, from an English artist, speaks to me!

Another piece of jewelry I keep coming back to look at again and again is this ring by an Oakland artist.  Some of his stuff is really fun, but I love the chunky style of this piece.  He had another one that he sold back in June that I liked the colors of even better!  But, I am guessing that he doesn’t make this one very often because he doesn’t have a huge number of them in his sold listings.  In fact, this is only the third one he has ever listed.

Also, as I think I mentioned before, I really want to learn how to lampwork, so I can make beads and pendants like this one.  I think it is awesome!

And, speaking of things that I want to be able to make.  Check out this stamp!  I love the idea of being able to make my own stamps.  And, I think it would be fun to make a set of stamps using my handwriting.  From what I can tell, it doesn’t look very hard.  In fact, I think that we used to do projects like this in art class in elementary school.  This is just the grown-up version!

And, last but not least.  I think that I found something to add to the box for wedding gifts.  I like the simplicity of it, and that it isn’t too cutesy but is still customized.  This artist  actually has quite a few cool things that would useful for decorating in future rental houses!