a few of my favorite things...

pretty green and blue jewelry

red Simple shoes

Readymade magazine's "How To Make {Almost} Everything"

Strawberry Shortcake notebook i picked up at the grocery store for $1

The Honeymooners complete DVD set

Sur La Table giftcard for buying kitchen toys i normally wouldn't

and

a drill press that i didn't photograph because it is still in the box because i don't have space on my existing workbench for it but will soon have space for because i am going to once and for all build my new workbench before the year is out

{hopefully}