Papercut

Nikki McClure is a papercut artist from Olympia, Washington. With only an X-Acto knife, she cuts beautifully whimsical and hauntingly serene pictures out of a single sheet of paper.

I love her work. Love it. Not only is she local, which makes it all the better, but the artwork has a distinctively Pacific Northwestern feel. Lots of water, beaches, beach creatures, forests, bundled up families. You get the gist.

In my home, we have six different creations by the amazing Nikki: a calendar, three baby journals (which I highly recommend), a black and white print, and a cook book. And today, I used two of the aforementioned (which sparked the idea for this post).

First, her cookbook, which is sweet and filled with unique, from-the-heart recipes and mealtime musings. It also happens to be home to the Midnight Morning Biscuits.

These fluffy, little wonders have become a regular in my kitchen. I can whip them up in a minute, give or take thirty. And, I'm thiiiiis close to having the recipe memorized. HUGE deal for me!

Only the coolest cooks can pull a meal straight out of their head, no recipes required. I'm pretty sure biscuits count as a meal. Especially if you toss in some chives and chopped up bacon. Am I right??

Second, the baby journal. My little Mac is nearly two, and I am scrambling to document as much as I can in the remaining pages. Seeing as its specifically meant for The First 1000 Days, my time is nearly up.

I have bought this journal for each of my babies. I have bought this journal for other people's babies. If you have a baby that needs a journal, or know of a baby that needs a journal, look no further! (Wow - enough of babies and journals, already!)

And just because I'm such a big fan, we'll enjoy some more snapshots of Nikki's work, though they'll hardly do it justice.

Remember - an X-Acto knife and a sheet of paper, people. Amazing.

*And in case you missed it earlier, you can learn more about her here!

The Calendar that I received for Christmas.

Midnight Morning Biscuit