4am brainstorms and holiday cheer

Yesterday I woke up at 4:00 in the morning with my mind racing. My thoughts were flying so fast that there was no way I was going back to sleep, so I opened a note in my phone and started writing stuff down. These weren't stressful thoughts at all - it was ideas that were bombarding my sleep. They were the kind of ideas I used to get all the time when I first started blogging. Random, exciting, weird, questionable... all at once, in the dark while I was trying not to wake my sleeping wife beside me.

Not all the ideas were as good in the light of day as they has initially seemed to be at dark o'clock. But, that random burst of inspiration got me thinking. It made me realize how much I miss making things for myself and for those of you who've read my blog in the past. Those thoughts reminded me of how nurturing this corner of the internet is for me.

This is a transitional time in my life (more on that in a later post), so I find myself with a bit more free time. I'm taking this as an opportunity to get back to making and crafting. For me, and for my people.

In the meantime as I figure out what in the heck kind of direction I'm going in on this platform, here's a look at what I've been up to lately in a different area of the internet.

Starting from the top right:

• Check out how I made festive ice cubes using cookie cutters
• Downloadable Christmas wallpapers for phone and desktop
• I literally pulled this chair from the trash and gave it a glamorous makeover
• How to make a clay holder for burning palo santo

Happiest of holidays to you all. More to come soon.

xoxo,
- m.e.