Give Green

Great gifts (by yours truly) on Etsy for that special
environmentally conscious person on your holiday list.

Visit me at Etsy!

Joy to the World

Yay, Blogosphere....Jelly is busy in the craft lab again.

I'd sort of lost my muse for a while (probably due to all of the wedding diy), but my recent layaway of a super awesome kiln has inspired me.

As I've said before, I l-o-v-e bottle glass. I've been saving even more now that I know I'll be getting my kiln soon. Unfortunately, this has led to a little bit of overflow. So, I've been working on some cool votive candles. Like the halloween ones that I made, these are from beer bottles.This time I made them a little shorter. Plus, Mr Peanutbutter is going to make some ultra cool reclaimed wood boxes with circles cut in the top to hold the votives. I can't wait! I'm going to put them on Etsy soon. If you can think of any other cute 3,4 or 6 letters words (no explatives, please!) that would look good on the candles let me know.

Paris all year 'round

If you're like me, you dream about shopping in France, vacationing in France, living in France...and so on.

I wish I could be there everyday, but alas....I cannot. However, I think I may have found a good (virtual) alternative!

Voila! Paris Daily Photo: A photo blog contributed to daily by Eric, a parisien (duh), who posts the most amazing photos of daily life in the City of Light. In addition to the great pics are tips on where to stay (including house exchanges), places to visit, and tons of other information that you won't find in Let's Go France.

Mr. Peanutbutter and I are planning a trip to France in August, but Paris wasn't on the original itinerary. But, after seeing all of these great photos I think we might change our plans!

All photos courtesy of Paris Daily Photo

Happy Birthday Miss Audrey

Today we're going to a birthday party for my sweet little cousin Audrey who's now 4 years old. I can't believe how time flies.

In celebration of her birthday, I typed in 'Audrey' on Etsy to see what treasures I could find. Of course, there were a gazillion gratuitous photos of Audrey Hepburn.

But, there were also lots of other lovelies that I'll share with you. I wish I could buy them all...1. Silver Blue Audrey Dress by ChyShop
2. Ruffle Bateau Dress by Audrey and Grace
3. Audrey Necklace by MyKonos

4. Audrey silk shoe clips by floreti
5. Audrey wool wrap by Holly Bloom Couture
6. Audrey Sweater by Luna Portenia
7. Audrey bag by Rowan Tri's
8. Audrey wool bolero by Elegant Crochets

Please go visit their stores, and be sure to tell them Jelly sent ya!

There is a season...

Well Blogosphere, I think it's time for a little bit of a facelift here at Jelly's World. I'm not liking the overall layout of the blog, and I think it needs some sprucing up.

What do you think? Lighter colors? Custom graphics? A little more esprit de vivre perhaps?

I'm going to keep pondering on this. In the meantime, I found some new blog lovelies that you might also enjoy.

*French Larkspur*

Ok, what's not to like about beautiful and serene frenchy decor? Even better...she has a boutique. Si jalouse. One day blogosphere, I hope to have my own funky francophile boutique with slice of Jelly, but until then I will continue to live vicariously through all of these amazing blogs. (sigh)


All photos courtesy of French Larkspur

*The Brocantess*

I can never tire of french things.

Neither, it seems, can the Broncantess. She's relatively new to the blogging scene, but man she's like a house on fire. Can't wait to see what's next...

All photos courtesy of Brocantess

New Love

I am so wanting this watch...Can you believe it's a 'Jelly' watch? I must have it.

Do I get eggplant? Teal? Black? All 3? So many choices!Toy Watch USA makes these great time pieces.

AND they're interchangeable to match your mood or your wardrobe.

Random Photos on a Rainy Day

Views from the Draughty Manor...