High/Low

High/Low - A Sunday Ritual

High of the week:  Today, Sunday is such a special day.  I was raised in a religious home and Sundays were always a day for worship and family.  Now as an adult, Sundays are just as special but in a different way; I have my own little family to love and cherish, and religion and spirituality are much more personal and intentional as an adult.  I just love Sundays!

Our first Cyber Monday was good to us!  We really didn't know what to expect; selling our blank books and marbled paper is just one facet of what we do at Eidolon House, we were thrilled that people bought our books!

Low of the week:  Bad weather make people do the strangest things.  Coming from Utah, we're used to bad weather and expect it; we know what to do when the power is out, we know how to drive in snowy weather, etc.  I get the feeling snow days in Texas are going to be a little different than snow days were in Utah.  When you live in a place that rarely has to deal with snowy and icy weather the people seem to be unprepared and common sense flies out the window I think.  The front office of our apartment community offered salt to help melt the ice; but we had to go to the main building to get it and they gave us maybe two handfuls.  They also sent a note around to the community stating they would not clear walk ways or stairs at all.  We saw one of our neighbors trying to break the ice up on the road with a 10 pound hand weight, I still can't figure out why he was doing that, and his efforts weren't successful either.  To be fair, the weather went from 68 degrees to well below freezing in one day so the rain turned to heavy ice and there have been a lot of power outages throughout the city and a lot of road and tree damage as well.  No one can be fully prepared for that kind of damage 100% of the time.  We still love you Texas!

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What is your high and low of the week?

XOXO

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Cyber Monday!

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High/Low

High/Low a Sunday ritual.

High of the week:  The obvious high of this past week would be Thanksgiving!  Joseph and I cooked a fantastic meal together; we stayed home and enjoyed the day!  We missed our families and friends back in Utah terribly, but we are one couple who knows how to celebrate, and enjoy life in almost any situation.  

We also took a drive this afternoon to Ray Roberts State Park; we took many pictures of the beautiful Fall colors too.  (See our pictures on J&J Chronicles HERE!)

Low of the week:  My husband got sick Friday and is still feeling a bit weird today.  Joseph rarely gets sick, so I worry when something is wrong with him.   Who really likes worrying about their man, right? Bleh!

A few photos from our drive today!

Our leftovers the day after Thanksgiving!  Yummy! 

What about you?

What is your high and low of the week?

XOXO

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Fun with Marbled Paper!

My husband and I own a bindery and book restoration company.  Old books, especially of the 19th century, have marbled paper as end-papers; I hand marble paper to use for our restoration projects.  I sell my marbled paper on our Etsy shop HERE.

This week I was thinking of different ways I could use my marbled paper; I thought cute little gift tags would be fun to make using marbled paper, among other things.  So this week I made a bunch of gift tags, and my husband made a few notebooks too!

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What do you think?  

I had fun making these; they are all backed with card stock for writing on too.

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My favorite have to be the tags with gold tassels.  

My husband had a great idea of making tags out of some of our handmade paper, and we dipped the edges in gold and copper acrylic paint.  

They turned out quite pretty.

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These are the cute notebooks my husband made.  

He sewed the papers and covered the boards with our marbled paper!

I think they are so cute!

We're traditional bookbinders; we try to stay away from the trendy bookbinding you see on Pinterest these days.  These little notebooks come close to the trendy category, but with our hand marbled paper used for the covers; they are really quite special don't you think?

Check out our Etsy shop HERE!

XOXO

With a Grateful Heart

I haven't been trying to ignore my blogging this week; I've just been trying not to ignore other things in my life.  Sometimes I do find it hard to juggle everything I want to do, should do, and have to do; don't we all?  Yesterday my husband and I stayed away from our studio as much as possible so we could actually enjoy the holiday together.  Cooking a big Thanksgiving meal isn't easy work, but we sure did enjoy ourselves cooking together, and talking while Christmas music played in the background.

We didn't set a specific time to eat dinner; we just cooked and ate when everything was ready; it was so nice to relax, and just enjoy the day.  I am grateful for days like these, and cherish every one I can steal.

Of course, cooking a big Thanksgiving meal promises great leftovers!

I hope you all enjoyed your holiday with loved ones!

XOXO

High/Low

High/Low a Sunday Ritual.

High of the week:  I get to work with my husband every day of the week; I'd say that is a pretty good week.  It was also really fun to have another blogger feature our marbled paper, check out the post HERE!

Low of the week:  I really don't have a low this week, life is good.

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What was your high and low of the week?

I hope your week to come will be a good one!

XOXOXO

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Etsy Must Have. . .

I love homemade cards; they offer a more personal touch to gift giving or just sending a note to family and friends.  Check out Wit and Whistle's Etsy shop HERE.  Amanda Wright is the shop owner and designer from Cary North Carolina, her cards and papers goods are super cute. 

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Just in time for the holidays!  

Order your Christmas cards from an artisan this year!

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Check out the Wit and Whistle Etsy shop HERE!

Wit and Whistle Blog HERE!

Wit and Whistle Facebook Page HERE!

XOXO