Pinspiration at Work

Surprise task of the day at work: Goodie bags!  Seriously, I spent half of my day creating goodie bags for the faculty and staff members who participated in the Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program.  This program also happens to be one of my pet projects at work... check out the GOAL website for more info on this awesome tax credit program that provides scholarship funds for private schools in Georgia!

And back to the project of the day...

I started with a Pinterest search for ideas.  I've been fascinated with the idea of a gift bag topper since I pinned a Thanksgiving cookie bag topper last fall.  Coworker Sheryl used her mad computer skills to create our own "Thank you for participating!" topper, and I went shopping at lunch for the goodies and the baggies.  Add some temporary tattoos for school spirit and a some fluff for decoration (seriously, I felt like Rowan Atkinson in the gift wrapping scene from Love Actually for that last bit), and they were ready to be topped off and put on display!

Nom noms for the goodie bags and the pre-cut toppers

Now I know why I stockpile empty file folder boxes!

Scavenged items from around the workplace to complete the bags...

After bonding with the paper cutter, it's the stapler's turn

Coworker Mary decorated the baskets for displaying the finished baggies

A Little Help

Skeeter was very curious about my stash of buttons when I pulled it out last weekend to choose buttons to finish off a couple bibs I knit a while back.

I like this one... no, this one... wait...

Comfy!  How about all of these buttons are mine?

Seriously, don't you have friends with real children who can model?

The Roswell Teahouse

Earlier this month, I discovered TeaMap, an online tea room directory (with an app to match!)  Taking advantage of this new resource, I located The Roswell Teahouse en route to the restaurant where we were meeting Dave's family for dinner.  We arrived shortly before closing, and while I opted to try the iced Vanilla Peach tea, Dave ordered a pot of the Scottish Carmel Puerh.  We both liked his tea, and mine would have been more wonderful if it had been sweetened prior to being iced (unsweet tea, bleh).

The verdict: The price tag for hot brewed teas are a bit steep (around $5 for a one-person pot) compared to other tea shops I've visited, and Dave found the Scottish Carmel Puerh at ZenTea last weekend.  While I would not object to going back to Roswell to sample some of the other teas from their menu, I'm not going to go out of my way for a special trip.

Another Finish

Two cross stitch finishes back-to-back?

Are pigs flying?

Do the Cubs have a chance of winning the World Series?

Were the Mayans right about 2012? 

Naked hedgehog (aka before backstitch)

Look at that cute little face! 

Can you spot the difference?