big love to tuesday.

dears, i just finished my final critique in drawing. we critiqued final projects-- mine was the mudra project. it was so much fun, and it was a lot of work. i created ten drawings: five of actual mudras (some of which are featured below, in yesterday's post) and five of the mudras in context (i.e., attached to a body and depicting energetic properties of the mudra as well). i'll post pix later, but for now, i simply must tell you of happy things.

1. eggnog lattes. {i just had my first. super yummy.}
2. my newest art acquisition. {it's an ode to the golden girls. i love it. the artist ellen "elloh" lohse is just the bees knees, in my opinion.}
3. bk & i are keeping on our early morning workout schedule. {he kicks my butt when it comes to sit ups.}
4. cuddling shyla {my dogger} at least 18 minutes a day boosts immunity in addition to making us both supremely happy.
5. enya's holiday album. {magic.}

*Stars in my eyes.

Dears,

I have such talented friends, and I just want to tell you all about them and the wonderfully creative work they are doing! One of these talented souls is dear Ambika of (into) the Fray. Ambika creates the most amazing jewelry and accessories, that I have to hold myself back from buying up everything anytime she lists a new item in her etsy shop (see yesterday's post about my quest to live more simply). So, when I had a few birthday gifts to procure, I leaped at the chance to buy some lovely baubles from Ambika's shop. I have been dying to share these next beauties with you, but since I bought them as gifts for two of my dearest friends, I had to keep the loveliness to myself for awhile. Without further ado, here are two things I bought that I absolutely love.

These Ambrosia earrings are lovely.

And the Sole Ciela earrings are the type I could wear every single day and to fancy events!

{I'm so glad I got to share these with you.}

You can visit Ambika's shop right here.