by Jessika Hepburn, O Happy Day Handmade Finding images for last week's post by Jacqui Miyabayashi about getting your small business ready for the holidays inspired me to think about revamping my holiday packaging this year. While I am all about going big, sometimes simple is best, and brown paper packages are the perfect example. I love how such a humble, organic material … [Read more...] about brown paper packages tied up with string
Handmade Goodness
handmade finds: power to the peaceful
by Jessika Hepburn, O Happy Day Handmade For today's September 11th post I wanted to do a short and sweet collage of peaceful handmade finds that make my heart happy. 1. Send a peaceful note with a set of eight cards from skeldesign. 2.Remember that alone we are one drop but together we are an ocean with this beautiful necklace made by Lisa Hopkins. 3. Celebrate diversity … [Read more...] about handmade finds: power to the peaceful
Handmade Parties: Autumn Celebrations
by Jessika Hepburn, O Happy Day Handmade Today I wanted to do a post on handmade autumn parties. I hope it inspires you to throw an autumnal bash to celebrate the coming of the fall and the changing of the leaves! 1. A Wild Rumpus Birthday Party is a fun and exciting way to celebrate your little monster's birthday, the party decorations pictured here are from hostessblog. … [Read more...] about Handmade Parties: Autumn Celebrations
Handmade Finds: Storm Watch
by Jessika Hepburn, O Happy Day Handmade September might be here but nobody told Halifax about it-we are in the middle of a heat wave. Today it was 34 degrees Celsius (44 with the humidity) that is 93-111 Fahrenheit=HOT! This unreasonable heat is thanks to Hurricane Earl, the storm that has the whole city running around buying generators and stocking up on candles. There is … [Read more...] about Handmade Finds: Storm Watch
Giveaway: O Happy Day Handmade Cupcake Colouring Books
by Jessika Hepburn, O Happy Day Handmade I was commissioned through Etsy to create the artwork for a sweet cupcake poem to celebrate a little girl's first birthday. First I illustrated everything the old fashioned way, with paper and ink, then I digitized the original art to create the colouring pages and painted the original illustration of their family portrait. I am so … [Read more...] about Giveaway: O Happy Day Handmade Cupcake Colouring Books
