poor man's gard[en]

this is the last poor 

man's gard{en} of

2010. 

and i cannot believe it.

jonathan and i just got back from

a sweet post-christmas christmas

with my mom's side of the family.

here are a few photos of our gorgeous

trip up to the sierra mountains.

the view on our way up...

and the views on our way home today.

i also promised i would share

some photos of our homemade

gifts we gave this year

to our family

and some close friends...

homemade gifts.

and homemade cards.

our homemade limoncello

by mr. amazing.

it fermented through the entire

month of december. 

in the taylor kitchen.

and our homemade soy burgamot

candles, paired 

with french vanilla & peppermint

loose leaf tea.

and of course i had to decorate

the jars. i couldn't help myself.

and jonathan made these

tags describing each part 

of the gift.

so there you go. 

the gifts were honestly super

easy to make. i think i am going

to take on candle making as a new hobby.

seriously.

any fragrance requests?

haha

i might have a post featuring a 

'how to' in candle making.

sound good?

hope you are enjoying your week

after christmas. 

and preparing for 2011.

it's going to be a good year.

i just know it.

                 .jessnicole.