First of all, here is a photo I took a month ago of a package I received from The Paper Bluebird, containing two lovely sequined felt birds, a lavender sachet, and a handwritten note from their creator.

I have been admiring Maura’s craft as seen on her Flickr photostream for ages, and am a satisfied repeat customer of her Etsy store. So I was quite excited to hear that she has been featured on Urban Outfitters’ blog! Way to go, Maura! :-)

The above package created a good hour of fun for Annalie and me. The shredded paper that was used as packing material in the box became confetti because, well, why not?

If only making our kids happy were always this simple.

Once we were done playing, it was easy enough to vacuum the mess up. Annalie finds the roar of the vacuum a bit too much for her sensitive ears, so she wears one of Troy’s stocking caps when she vacuums.

And looks totally cute in it.