Coin Storage.

With the holidays only a hop, skip and a jump away I’m doing some major penny pinching. Between flying home to Pennsylvania and buying and shipping gifts my bank account is on a major diet. Every penny counts and I’d love to have one of these Coin Storage banks to keep track of them all. It’s actually a bank/tray combo, so you can set your keys or cash right on top. And when it’s time to empty out, just pop off the bottom lid and you’re all set! {via Better Living Through Design}

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On the Rocks: Caramel Apple Cider Martini.

Considering my favorite fall beverage is the Caramel Apple Cider at Starbucks, I’m 99.9% certain that once I started drinking these Caramel Apple Cider Martinis I wouldn’t be able to stop. Ever.

Caramel Apple Cider Martini
– 2 oz vodka
– 1 oz butterscotch schnapps
– splash of apple cider
– cinnamon sugar rim

Combine all ingredients in shaker with ice. Shake, strain, and serve in a cocktail glass rimmed with cinnamon sugar. Serves 1.

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Happy {Columbus Day} Weekend.

I bring up Columbus Day because my office will be closed Monday, so posting will pick back up where it left off bright and early Tuesday. Next week I have lots of amazing calendars to share with you and will be posting not one, but four, calendar roundups! (You are signed up for the Design Crush/Greedy Girl 2010 Calendar Swap, right? I thought so.)

**NOTE: Just a little reminder, you have until Tuesday at 9am CST to enter the MusicCooks giveaway and win one of two collections of recipes and music!

• Pioneer Woman’s cookbook is finally in print!

• cut and build a haunted house paper model for Halloween

• hop on over to Pattern Wall for patterns you can download

• check out paper crave’s roundup of Halloween freebies

• think ahead to treats for the holidays with this tutorial for sea glass candy

• I love every detail of Carly + Dan’s wedding day

• I’m obsessed with these PJs inspired by Where the Wild Things Are!

• Genius idea: Expense a Steak

• adorable DIY homemade jam labels for you to download

• check out Man Shops Globe to tag along with Anthropologie’s buyer at large


• lovely October desktop calendar that’s adorning my laptop at the moment

• say hello to scoutie girl gifts!

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The Daily Eat: Pear Nutmeg Bread Pudding + Pear Roundup.

{recipe and photo via Culinary Concoctions by Peabody}

I’m sort of a bread pudding-a-holic. I inherited it from my mom, so I’m convinced it’s hereditary. Dying to try this recipe for Pear Nutmeg Bread Pudding.

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