happy Monday {the going-out edition}

3 things that are making me happy lately ...

1. I made my friend two zipper pouches and some pretty fabric-covered thumbtacks as a belated birthday gift. The smaller zipper pouch was supposed to look like this one, but a measuring error gave me a longer, shallower pouch than I had planned. Luckily, it's long enough to hold pens, so I can say that I was aiming to make a pencil case all along ... ;)

Matthew Williamson for H&M top

pencil skirt, Calvin Klein Outlet

Coach bag, gift

sandals, Macy's

bangles, some from Amrita Singh, some from India

 

I'm thrilled that you can tell I'm actually wearing lipstick in these photos. :)

2. I dressed up a little on Sunday evening to attend RAW Honolulu.  It was wonderful to see my cousin get an audience for his artwork. To celebrate the occasion, I made him a Sharpie lei and a giraffe zip pouch, since his favorite animal is the giraffe.

 What every sad little frozen pot pie dreams of being ...

3. Something else wonderful about attending RAW was that they had the most amazing chicken pot pie for sale! I could only eat half, it was so hearty. They also had a quiche with bacon and several sweet pies, with mouth-watering flavors such as raspberry ganache (liberally topped with ganache-filled berries), triple chocolate, and black bottom banana.

What's making you happy lately? Please share! :)