happy birthday, lan!

thursday was the birthday of my colleague, lan. lan, liane, and i chill, and we rule the school as the "5'2" and under squad." watch out, we're pretty hip. one is in her 30s, another is in her 40s, and i'm in my 20s, so we've pretty much taken control of all the chicness of each decade!

for lan's bday gift, i wanted to try something new. i loved the look of this grignolino scarf from anthropologie, but wasn't a fan of its viscose material. check out those grape clusters!so, i used navy silk instead and gold metallic embroidery thread and gold beads to create a glam version! pretty ditty, a fantastic crafting and fabric obsession blog, provided a good tutorial. (although hers was less bling.) with both ends in front: with one end in front and one in back: and as a shawl!