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I am the type of person who likes to write letters by hand (not by e-mail), & I love to make birthday cards & decorate them for friends. I’m kind of an amateur Arts & Crafts maker. (I have one friend who makes her own pop-up greeting cards, but I’m not quite at that level yet.) I guess you can say that it’s all the glitter & shiny objects that draw me into this hobby. I love going to an art supplies store, a hobby shop, or a stationer & picking out materials & such for a new project. Sometimes my husband thinks I’m a little nutty for being so in love (& extremely picky) with those things, but that’s just me. Most of my Arts & Crafts obsession comes in the form of decorating cards & letters with stickers & colorful pens, or adding a few beads here & there to random things.
I very rarely ever show my hobby supplies to anyone. This is an extremely rare glimpse into my hobby supplies. Most of this has been an ongoing collection over a span of many years (about 10+ years). I’ve been a huge fan of stickers & decals ever since I was a little kid. This sticker stockpile is approximately ⅓ of my entire collection. (I’ve given quite a few away to friends & family.) I’ve also recently become a fan of gel ink pens (my favorite is the Zebra Sarasa Gel Clip pens in 0.44mm size). Most, if not all, of my letter sets & greeting cards I’ve purchased in Japan. There are two home goods department stores in Japan that I absolutely love & must visit every time I go back to Japan…& I almost exclusively get all of my hobby supplies from: Tokyu Hands & LoFT. Hopefully after this, I’ll be able to showcase a few of my latest creations. Enjoy!
I definitely want to share this article about the Tom Collins cocktail written by Douglas M Ford (Cold Glass). This is definitely an in-depth look into my all-time favorite cocktail. Seriously, this is by far, my most favorite shaken/stirred beverage…my idea of “liquid gold”. The recipe calls for London Dry gin, to shake your ingredients & garnish with an orange slice. However, in my version of this delectable refreshment, I prefer No. 209 gin, to stir my ingredients & to add a wedge of lemon. (What can I say? I prefer a little tang in my drink.) Check it out & enjoy…
Alright, alright. I’ve bought into the hype; I’ve fallen for the ads on TV. I am officially in love with Gevalia brand coffee. I am a huge coffee addict: the stronger, the better. So, my interest was already piqued when I first caught a glimpse of the (cute) TV ads for the coffee brand.
I started off being one of those crazy Starbucks fanatics who thinks Starbucks is the be-all-end-all of coffee beans, but the Gevalia brand really changed my stubborn ol’ mind. So far I’ve already tried the French Roast & Espresso Blend coffee beans (I like to grind the beans myself), & I already love this brand. They taste just as strong & flavorful as the Starbucks brand.
Ok, it may seem like I’m brown-nosing the Gevalia brand…but I’m just really excited about my recent discovery. I first fell in love with the commercials. This is my favorite commercial:
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