five-ten-fifteen: January 2013

Thursday, January 31, 2013

hot cocoa day {& my favorite teas}

today was hot cocoa day

at ned's school

such a sweet winter tradition.

all proceeds go to the local food bank.

when i'm not drinking hot cocoa,

here's what's in my cup

:: tazo focus ::

note: tazo focus has a new package that looks like this

read about tazo tea's artistic makeover here.

:: marble & milkweed modern chai no. 1 ::

briar is a master at blending flavors and scents.

amble through her beautiful etsy shop here.

:: teavana cococaramel sea salt herbal tea ::
{there's a teavana store at my mall}

:: celestial seasonings sleepytime vanilla ::

i always add lots of this

and sweeten with a tiny bit of this

what's in your cup?

♥

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

franklin's job

it's his job to make sure

that i'm getting nothing done.

nothing.

♥

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

☼ marian ☼

last night's game

{she got her name and the cheerleader gene from grandma}

♥

Monday, January 28, 2013

anastasia & l'accent nou

i'd like to introduce you to my friend,

anastasia.

you probably already know her

from her amazing etsy shop,

LAccentNou.

{here}

{here}
her handmade ceramic jewelry

is regularly on the front page of etsy.

or you may know her

from her beautiful blog, also named

l'accent nou.

i have her on my blogroll

over there at the right.
i love to get a glimpse of her life
and also to see her ceramic processes
{like pit-firing}.

be sure to read this post to see the love
she puts into her creations.

i am lucky to count her as my friend
and also as one of my readers,

so you may know her from her comments here.

i have admired her work for a long time

and we struck up a friendship

on etsy last year.
we are both mothers of three children.
she is a beautiful, talented woman
with a generous heart.
her artwork inspires me.
i hope to meet her in person one day.

anastasia is from russia,
near the caspian sea,
but now lives on mallorca island,
off the coast of spain.
she lives, with her family, near this paradise

last spring,

i ordered these from her shop

one for me and one for missy.

i love mine and wear it almost

every single day.
it is my rustic, delicate, tribal pearl necklace.
it suits my style perfectly
and goes with anything i'm wearing,
i'm pretty sure missy loves hers, too.
she layers hers with other necklaces.
here is missy wearing hers:

hi, missy!

{you can get your own tribal pearl necklace here}

the necklaces came packaged

with fancy chocolates and confetti

and paper flags and other treats

just like a party.
with other special presents
and secret notes tucked inside.

very recently, anastasia surprised me with this

because she knew that i loved it.
isn't it just so beautiful??
{you can get your own here}
she also sent some other special presents,
including sweet little christmas ornaments
just like these.

they graced our GIANT christmas tree,
and will forevermore.

two things i want you to know about
before january is over...

number one:
anastasia is having a 20% off sale.
head over to her etsy shop for details.
the sale code is at the top of the page.
okay, it's HAPPYMONTH,

and it's good through the end of the month.
{you enter the code when you check out}
☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼
☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ special note ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼
☼ anastasia is extending her sale ☼
☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ for my readers! ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼
☼ use code 51015 to get 20% off ☼
☼ ☼ ☼ through february 11 ☼ ☼ ☼
☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼

number two:
anastasia is having a giveaway.
head over to her blog to enter to win this

little legs necklace.
go! enter to win!!
{just leave a comment to enter. easy.}
she will pick a winner on february 1st.

thank you so so much, anastasia!
i am forever glad that we are friends.

♥