I love January because...

It's my birthday month!! That's right my birthday is next Tuesday the 26th!!! I am excited :) (in case you couldn't tell)

Anyways I was strolling through my favorites on etsy, admiring all the talent and wishing I or someone I knew had enough money to buy me everything I wanted...alas since this is not the case at the moment all I can do is admire and dream...these are some of my favorite things right now.
So so so cute!

I find this bear rather endearing. Don't you?

I love squirrels!

An octopus? Knitting? And ADORABLE? Almost too good to be true

This picture above totally suits me because, number one I have red hair, number two I always listen to music while knitting or otherwise getting crafty. What's not to love?

Not so secretly I love Misako Mimoko. I love her dolls and wish that I could have one custom made just for me, maybe next birthday?

Also this song has been in my head ever since my sister Kaitlyn gave me a CD of Joni Mitchell hits for Christmas, and I have been singing it and humming it just about everywhere :) No joke. I just love it, and I am left wondering how in the world I could have gone so many years without ever knowing about Joni? Thanks, Kaitlyn, you seriously got me hooked.

P.S. Click on the pictures to see where I found them.

Misako Mimoko on Etsy

Misako Mimoko makes the sweetest dolls! I love her little detailed stitches on the face and how she uses so many different fabrics together. Each of her dolls shows such personality and character. All in all they are playful and oh so wonderful! She just recently updated her shop with little friendly ghosts which are so lovely.
Feel free to visit her etsy store, or blog.

Also an article was written about her in the storque, etsy's blog, if you would like to read it click here.