I’m so excited about our upcoming workshop.  Jen of My Three Sons Designs and I are hosting a super fun string art workshop on saturday, June 8th and we are hoping you will join us.  It will be a fun afternoon filled with fun people and delicious sips and snacks in lovely South Park, San Diego.  Spots are super limited so please reserve your ticket here:  In honor of Mother’s Day we are giving one workshop ticket away, so head over to my instagram feed and tag a friend for a chance to win.  San Diego locals only.  Winner will be announced on Monday, May 13 at 10am PST.  If you are the selected winner and already purchased a ticket, we will refund your ticket fee.

I hope you can join us. xoxo, ana

What a fun time we had at the Valentine’s event at the San Diego Anthropologie store.  We had a full house of darling ladies ready to craft a Valentine garland that we created especially for the event.

Lovely displays.

Yummy treats.

Refreshing drinks and aren’t those jars adorable?

Still dreaming of those tablecloths.

Beautiful flower arrangements.

Everyone got to take this lovely goodie bag home full of goodies that a few of my local sweet friends and shop owners kindly donated to the event.

Thanks:  The Love Stitch for donating the crochet bow rings, My Three Sons for the sweet heart barrettes, Red Star Ink for the lovely heart cards, and Whisker Graphics for the cute glassiness bags.

Sweet Conni helping me to prepare for the event.

Happy camper :)

Our face painting station was a big hit.

The sweet Anthropologie San Diego store managers, my big bump and I :)

Best helpers ever, couldn’t have done without these ladies:  Conni, Jen & Jessica.

So many cute faces.

and fun ladies :)

So while I wait for this sweet baby girl to arrive I’ve been doing a lot of cleaning, organizing, nesting and thinking.  Part of my new year’s resolution is to post on the blog more often, but things get busy and I sadly don’t post as often as I would like to.  However, last week I created these cute easter projects with my son Ian and I thought it would be a shame not to share them with you guys.  They are super easy to make and I bet you already have most of these supplies at home.  Well, I hope you enjoy it.

For the bunny boxes:  You’ll need is a gift box, felt, wiggly eyes, hot glue, pompom and a pen.  Fill them with your favorites easter eggs and voilà!  super easy, right?  I sell these cute boxes in my shop if you ever need them.

For the bunny cans:  You’ll need an empty tin can, fabric or paper to cover it, felt, wiggly eyes, hot glue and pompom.  I used mod podge to glue and seal both fabric and paper to the can.  Super easy! your kids will love making them :)

Happy Easter everyone!!!  I hope my baby bunny arrives by this Sunday.  I’m officially 40 weeks pregnant today and I can’t wait to meet her.  xoxo, ana

I am excited to share that Anthropologie has asked me to host their Valentine craft event at their San Diego store in Fashion Valley!  I love what they do and have been a huge fan of the store for the longest time.  My friend and interior designer Jessica Packard will be joining me on this one and we will be showing you how to create a darling Valentine garland for you to take home with you.  Join us for an afternoon of lovely crafts, mingling, fun packages and yummy sweets -  and it’s all free folks.  Are you getting excited?  Spaces are limited, so be sure to RSVP here as soon as you can so you don’t miss out on the fun.  Hope to see lots of you on the 9th at the Fashion Valley Anthropologie in San Diego!  xoxo, ana

P.S. And if you don’t live in San Diego, don’t be sad.  Here is a list of other Anthropologie Valentine-theme workshops hosted by some fantastic creatives.

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Estou super animada em poder compartilhar com vocês que a Anthropologie, umas das minhas lojas preferidas dos Estados Unidos me convidou para liderar o evento do dia dos namorados na sua filial em San Diego.  A minha amiga, blogueira e designer de interiores Jessica Packard será minha convidada especial e juntas nós vamos mostrar como criar uma romântica bandeirinha de dia dos namorados que vocês poderão levar para casa no final do evento.  Será uma tarde super agradável com muito artesanato, boa companhia, lembrancinhas e guloseimas – e o evento é gratuito.  Vocês estão se animando?  Espaços são limitados, então confirme sua presença aqui o quanto antes possível.  Espero vocês lá.  Beijos, ana

Não fique triste se você não mora em San Diego.  Aqui vai uma lista de todos os outros eventos dos dias dos namorados das lojas Anthropologie.

Don’t miss the Renegade fair in San Francisco.  It’s a such a fun event with so many amazing handmade vendors.  In San Francisco I will be sharing a booth with my lovely friend Marcie from Red Star Ink so if you are there please make sure to stop by our booth to say hello. xo, ana :-)

The 4th Annual Renegade Craft Fair San Francisco Holiday Market 

When: Saturday & Sunday, December 15th & 16th

Booth 104

Time: 11:00am – 06:00pm both days

Where: Concourse Exhibition Center – San Francisco, CA

Don’t miss the Renegade fair in Los Angeles.  It’s a such a fun event with so many amazing handmade vendors.  This holiday season I will be sharing a booth with my lovely friend Kristen from Pommes Frites so if you are there please make sure to stop by our booth to say hello. xo, ana :-)

The 3rd Annual Renegade Craft Fair Holiday Market Los Angeles 

When: Saturday & Sunday, December 8th & 9th

Booth 161

Time: 10:00am – 05:00pm both days

Where: Los Angeles Historic State Park – Los Angeles, CA

I’m so excited to host another event at the West Elm San Diego store (here’s the event post lovely Jessica Packard from Oh i Design who hosted the last event with me put together) and I’m hoping some of you will join us tomorrow, Thursday, December 6th at 6PM.  This time my friend Bonnie from the lovely blog A Golden Afternoon will be joining me and we’ll be showing you how to create pretty and unique little packages this holiday season.   Some awesome DIY gift wrapping ideas that will add that special sparkle and handmade touch to all your holiday gift wrapping.  We’ll also show you how to make your own gift tags, wrapping paper, and lots of other creative ways to customize your holiday gift wrapping.  You can RSVP for the San Diego event here or here OR you can call the store at 619-543-0117.  There will be shopping, mingling, treats and lots of wrapping.  Cheers!  Ana

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Estou super animada em liderar outro evento da loja West Elm de San Diego nessa quinta-feira, dia 06 de Dezembro às 6 da tarde (Aqui esta o blog post do evento anterior que a Jessica Packard do blog Oh i Design criou).  Dessa vez minha amiga Bonnie do blog A Golden Afternoon será minha convidada e nós vamos mostrar algumas ideias e sugestões criativas de como embalar os seus presentes nesse Natal sem gastar muito dinheiro.  Embalagens DIY - Do It Yourself (do inglês faça você mesmo) que podem ser feitas com artigos que temos em casa.  Você pode RSVP para o evento aqui ou aqui.  Teremos aperitivos, boa companhia e prêmios super legais. Beijos! Ana

I’m so excited about the 4th Annual Renegade Craft Fair in Los Angeles.  It’s such a fun event with so many amazing handmade vendors.  I’ll be sharing a booth with my friend Kristen from Pommes Frites. Have you ever visited her shop?  It’s so lovely, you will want to buy everything.  So, if you are there make sure to stop by our booth to say hello.  We would love to meet you.  xo, ana :-)

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Estou super animada com a quarta anual Renegade feira de artesanatos de Los Angeles.  É uma feira de artesanatos super legal com uma diversidade bem grande de produtos feitos à mão.  Eu vou dividir um estande com a minha amiga Kristen da loja Pommes Frittes.  Você já visitou a loja virtual dela?  É linda, você vai querer comprar tudo.  Bom, se for ao show passe no nosso estande para falar um Oi.  Nós adoraríamos te conhecer.  Beijos, ana :-)

The 4th Annual Renegade Craft Fair Los Angeles 

When: Saturday & Sunday, July 28th & 29th

Booth 142

Time: 11:00am – 07:00pm both days

Where: Los Angeles Historic State Park – Los Angeles, CA