Christmas in July on Etsy! Featured Shop: TailaCustomDesigns

Today's shop, chosen at random to be featured, is Taila Custom Designs!

The shop is run by Michelle, and her items look absolutely lovely! She has half aprons, container covers, iPad slip covers, fabric ornaments...it's so much fun to 'walk' through her store. Her Christmas in July sale has already begun and runs until July 14th. She's got her entire store marked 20% off! Yay!

Here are some of my favorites as I browsed through:

Vendor Half Apron with 4 Pockets

See, this is yet another reason I need an iPad...how CUTE is this vendor apron for craft shows?? She's got a wide variety in stock (98 while I write this) in various fabrics and numbers of pockets. 100% cotton and machine washable? Yes please!

Dinosaur Dry Erase Mat 11"x13"

Hah, how neat is this? She's made up dry erase mats so that kids can stay entertained while traveling. This is the cute back, then you flip it over and there's vinyl to write/color on. Slip a page inside and you can reuse worksheets and coloring pages. Cool!

Blue Green Christmas Ornament from Fabric Scraps

Now this is how you use every last bit of scrap! Michelle has done up many different colors of Christmas ornaments using her fabric scraps. Too cute! That's one way to use every last scrap of fabric. :)

So, to summarize today's shop of the day:

Taila Custom Designs
Bowl Covers, Aprons, Pin Cushions
20% off the entire store from now until July 14th, no coupon code needed!

Go, shop, find pretty things, and tell Michelle that Caffeinated Papercuts sent you! <3

Please note: I have not received compensation in any way to write about this shop. All views are my own personal ones and not from a script. I'm just that opinionated.

When it Rains, it POURS!

I did not grow up camping. We went on vacation, stayed in hotels, and hung out at the beach on nice days. I always thought it was fun.

Enter my husband. He grew up camping and absolutely loves it. I, though baffled at sleeping outside, agreed to try it for the first time last year. We headed out to Nova Scotia with my in-laws for a week of hot sun and the beach.

It rained for 90% of the trip. They had *never* had that happen before. I did still have fun, but it was cold & wet. Blah. They promised next time would be much better.

That brings us to this year. My family always goes to Maine so we decided to head there this year. We also decided to go camping, thus making the trip affordable. We packed up with anticipation and headed out early this morning. Twas a beautiful, hot, humid day (my favorite kind).

We got to our first campsite on the beautiful Sebago Lake. Got set up, settled in, and headed straight for the beach. Beautiful day, nice water...ahhhh...

Then the thunder started. And the lightning. And then the monsoon. Seriously. We're maybe near the end of it now, but judging by the amount of water in our canoe, it looks like we just got about 2" of rain in an hour. The true miracle is that my son slept through it!

Of course, now he's wide awake, so we're heading into town for supplies. All of this just leaves me with one question:

WHY DOES NATURE HATE ME?!?

On the Road Again...

We're traveling this Fourth of July, off to a (hopefully) relaxing vacation of camping in Maine. Our Featured Shop series will continue tomorrow with more fun Etsy finds!

In the meantime, may all my US friends have a safe & happy Fourth of July! All my international friends, have a happy Wednesday. :)

Me, I'm going to try and convince young Indiana Jones in the backseat to go back to bed...

Christmas in July on Etsy! Featured Shop: CharmsbyDiana

Welcome to Day 2 of our Christmas in July on Etsy shop specials! With a random mouse-click, today's featured shop is Charms by Diana.

I had never visited Diana's shop before, but right away I was taken in by her lovely banner and gorgeous bridal jewelry! Wow!

White twisted pearl 18 inch Swarovski pearl necklace

That necklace is absolutely stunning. If I were marrying my husband again, I'd probably put it on the short-list of what to wear. Her shop doesn't stop there, though. She also has adorable wine glass charms...I might have already added 2 to my favorites. Good thing, too, as they're Buy One Get One Free for her Christmas in July sale!

Nautical Wine Glass Charms, Set of 8

How cute are these?? Admittedly I'm quite partial to the beach, especially since I'm packing for our vacation there right now! (Gotta love the power of scheduling your blog posts.)

For a second pair, I'm totally thinking of these pretty, classic Christmas ones. I do so love Christmas!

Christmas Wine Glass Charms, Set of 8

But her store doesn't end there. She also has little cupcake toppers! Eeek!

Cake Topper Cupcake Parasol Set of 12 in Baby Blue

Seriously, how cute would these look at a baby shower? She has colors for various occasions and even does custom orders.

So, to summarize today's shop:

Charms by Diana
Handmade Bridal & Fashion Jewelry, Party Supplies & More

Select items are marked down or BOGO plus free shipping worldwide if you use coupon code CIJ2012 on all purchases in July. All wine charms are BOGO!

Go, shop, find pretty things, and tell Diana that Caffeinated Papercuts sent you! <3

Please note: I have not received compensation in any way to write about this shop. All views are my own personal ones and not from a script. I'm just that opinionated.