Runs on Coffee and Cream

Are we all rewatching Gilmore Girls again now that fall is here?! I'm halfway through season 1 AGAIN. It's my comfort show and I could honestly have it on constantly. It's crazy that I'm now older that Lorelai when the show started...

My first vendor show in years is on April 23rd. I'm so excited but also a little nervous. I always found vendor shows inspired me. I'd be overstimulated and exhausted by the end of the day, but I'd have so many ideas and plans in my head for my next projects and shows. 

I've been sewing at a slower pace than I used to but this is because of 1. kids and 2. avoiding burnout. It's working out though. I enjoy disappearing to my sewing room and creating. I'm also loving finding amazing fabric again. 

Anyone else a Gilmore Girls fan?

I'm addicted, obsessed, and so in love with all the planner stickers out there! I've been making weekly trips to Michael's Craft Store to see what stickers I can pick up with their coupons. Then there's Etsy... there are a ton of sellers that sell planner stickers and they're so cute! I've already made a couple of orders but I wanted to share the ones that top my wish list right now.


1. Sweet Treats Planner Stickers Kit 
2. Gilmore Girls Planner Stickers Kit


3. Cat Lady Planner Stickers
4. Sci-Fi Galaxy Spaceship Stickers
5. Bubble Tea Stickers

There are so many more that I've saved to my favourites on Etsy but I need to take a break and start using the pile of stickers I've acquired over the last month.

What are some of your favourite sticker sources?
xo Jen

Happy day after Gilmore Girls Netflix revival day! Have we all recovered yet from 6 hours of binge watching, loads of coffee, and piles of junkfood?! Honestly, I'm ready to sit down and watch all of it again.

To celebrate the release of Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, I made double chocolate coffee cupcakes that I know Lorelai and Rory would love.

I made the chocolate cupcakes with double-strong coffee in replace of the water in the recipe. This made the cupcakes have a more mocha flavour and tones down the sweetness of the chocolate. The frosting, however, is a super rich milk chocolate buttercream that melts in your mouth.



They were a great snack for watching one of my all-time favourite television shows since I needed all the comfort food to get me through the emotional 6 hours of episodes.


I refuse to give any spoilers but I'm itching to sit down with friends to discuss what happened.
xo Jen

Like a good chunk of the population, I'm so excited for Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life on Netflix. I am also part of the population who has to work the day it comes out - Black Friday. But since I received an opening shift and will be off work mid-afternoon I have plans with my couch, pajamas, and lots of coffee while I watch all of the Gilmore Girls episodes.

The spark of excitement for the new episodes has me wanting to start the entire series from the beginning again which I think I might do after Christmas.

But in the meantime I wanted to share these amazing items that allow you to showcase your love for Gilmore Girls...


Clockwise from top right corner:
1. Coffee, Coffee, Coffee
2. Dragonfly Inn
3. Luke's Diner


Clockwise from top right corner:
1. Dragonfly Inn Poster
2. Lorelai's Winter Wonderland Candle
3. Stars Hollow Poster

And also, because I don't believe in spoilers:


Are you excited for Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life?
xo Jen

Hello! This past weekend was Toronto ComiCon and what do comic conventions usually do? Make me want to buy all the things! I was pretty good in controlling myself with purchases but I have a giant wish list for future conventions and for my birthday this Summer.

1. There were so many girls (of all ages) dressed as Rey at the convention and it has me wanting to try her hairstyle and wear this dress from We Love Fine.

Hello! I hope your weekend is going great! I'm here to share with you my fandom favourites that I'm loving this week.

1. TeeTurtle just released the cutest Toothless t-shirt design. It makes my heart melt.

3. Dooney and Bourke released their Star Wars: The Force Awakens bags for Disney and, oh my, I want them all!



5. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens game has been announced and arrives in stores this June. I love the Lego games and since I loved The Force Awakens so much, I cannot wait for this game!


What fandom news are you loving this week?
xo Jen

It's Winter and it's really cold out there! Also, I have a ton of sewing to do with my first comic convention next month. So I've been watching a lot of television.

Here's what I've been watching, enjoying, and my ideal watching style.

Once Upon A Time

I've been sharing my love for Season 3 of OUAT on my blog recently. The story between Emma Swan and Captain Hook, seeing Snow White and Prince Charming move forward with their relationship, and being introduced to new fictional (fairy tale) characters in Storybrooke has been very entertaining.


Watching Style:
Some episodes didn't grab my attention as much as others. Episodes typically focus on a couple of characters involved in a certain storyline, and if I don't care for them, those episodes aren't as enjoyable. I watched both Season 2 and 3 in a marathon-manner which I think worked best for me. That way if one episode wasn't as exciting or interesting, I was watching another one right after. I spent a lot of time pinning bags and filling cat toys while watching these seasons.

Sons of Anarchy

Adam and I started Season 1 of SOA finally. We've had the boxset sitting on our bookshelf for a while. We're a little over half way through the season but I can already tell this show is going to be addictive. The characters are great and the story is very interesting.


Watching Style:
Currently, we're just watching an episode a day when we're home together. We're savouring the season, though, I'm at the point where I want to marathon the rest of the season. Tensions are high and you can see some thing is building to lead up to the season finale and that's sparked my interest greatly. I'm guessing we'll be watching the rest of Season 1 quicker than how we started watching it. The 'let's just watch one more episode' time is coming.

Gilmore Girls

How many times have I re-watched this show?! Don't answer that.... Well, I'm re-watching it again. It's become my television show I watch while I sew. I've seen the episodes enough that it's ok if I miss a line or two because of my sewing machine.


Watching Style:
Marathon-style all the way! Like I said, I've seen this show enough that I don't need to savour the seasons and give each episode my undivided attention. Though, it's funny when I hit an episode I really enjoy. I find myself stopping my sewing machine mid-tote bag to watch the TV screen.

Cougar Town

The last season recently started so I'm catching up on episodes that have aired already. I've enjoyed each season of this show. The writing is funny and I really like a few of the characters a lot. I have found the seasons have gotten more and more silly. This isn't always bad but sometimes the episode or scene goes too far.


Watching Style:
I've been watching an episode here and there. I want to give each episode my attention since it's the last season and it'll be wrapping all the storylines up. Plus, most episodes have a lot of physical humour so it's best to have two eyes on the TV screen.

What have you been watching? I picked up the second season of Being Erica recently so I think I'll be starting that soon.

xo Jen

 











Have you been enjoying the Christmas season?
xo Jen

The last couple of weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind for me... between Thanksgiving, visiting family, IGGPPC, and sewing, I have been finding inspiration everywhere. Blogs, Pinterest, tumblr, Twitter and Instagram friends, they have been getting my creativity flowing!

But my biggest inspiration at the moment is actually coming from books, comics, movies, and TV shows... I'm obsessed with Gilmore Girls again, addicted to my audio books (especially John Green,), I'm flying through my X-Men comics, and rewatching all the Harry Potter movies. All of these have been supplying me with daily inspiration!

Gilmore Girls, Gilmore Girls, Gilmore Girls!

I decided to start watching Gilmore Girls from the beginning again. I've always associated the show with Fall and Winter. See, I never watched the show when it aired on television initially. After a couple of years of hearing how great the show was from a couple of friends, I gave in and borrowed their boxsets. I believe I watched the first 5 seasons on boxset and it was throughout the cold weather seasons. I remember watching it at night with hot chocolate and covered in my blanket. I did watch the last couple of seasons on television and I started buying the boxsets for myself. Since then I've rewatched the entire series a few times and now I'm doing it again. It seems like the perfect show to watch through my first cold Fall and Winter up in Sudbury. On Twitter the other day, Sara, described the show perfectly... 'it is like comfort food'. Yes! That's exactly what the show is like.

What have you been reading, watching, and listening to lately? I feel like I need to take a year off just to catch up on books and movies and TV shows that interest me.

I'm itching to dive into The Hunger Games which I finally got for Christmas. But I started on my pile of comics before Christmas and I don't want to move on until I'm finished all of them. I have collected so many free comics from the comic conventions I've attended over the years and they keep piling up. I've always been caught up in books and other graphic novels to read any of the free ones. So far my favourite has been IZombie.


I'm almost finished the entire series of Gilmore Girls again... I have a handful of episodes left and I'm already wanting to restart it again. The show puts me in such a good mood. I'm thinking of moving onto Scrubs after though. I need a show I've seen numerous times before so I can craft and only pay half attention to it if need be.



Other than that I've been catching up on some movies with Adam that we've been putting off watching. We've also been busy playing Lego Batman. Batman seems to be consuming me lately... the video game, the new movie trailer, and my new pop vinyl toy I got for Christmas. How cute does he look with Batgirl?



Music has been all over the place for me. I still don't change the song when She & Him's Christmas songs come on my iPod. I sing along to Demi Lovato every time her new single is on the radio and I dance my butt off to Martin Solveig and Dragonette's 'Big in Japan'.

At least I can't complain that I'm bored!

xo Jen

I'm guessing it's because of the cool Fall weather but lately all I want to do is nest... bake, curl up on the couch to read or to watch TV boxsets, or snuggle with a kitty and drink tea.  Lately I've been obsessed with Gilmore Girls... again. I've been flying through the seasons and I don't know what it is about the show but it gives me a lot of comfort. It's the perfect show for cool weather and hot drinks. I dream of finding my own Stars Hollow and living in a house like Lorelai's. Maybe we'll move up North when Adam graduates and I can find a small town to make into my own Stars Hollow...





I'm off to watch another episode of Gilmore Girls before bed. I work tomorrow and then I have Monday off which excites me greatly!

Night!
xo
Jen