Oh man, I totally would have wanted one of these play tents when I was a kid. In fact, I wouldn’t mind crawling into one for a nap right now. Great color and pattern choices in both girl and boy selections.
Love, love, love this idea from casasugar on what to do if you’re lacking a mantel to hang your stockings upon. Spray paint a branch (or not), suspend said branch from wall of your choice, hang stockings. Fantastic idea!
I, like most Paperphiles, am obsessed with gift wrapping. Especially packaging, anyone can wrap up a box with pretty paper, slap on a gift tag and call it a day. Creating a fantastic package is another story altogether. These monogrammed boxes from The Martha are perfect for little trinkets, gift cards and stocking stuffers. The best things come in little monogrammed boxes.
I’m not all matchy-matchy by nature, but I think the Starry Night collection by John Lewis is incredible. I’m especially digging the gift bags and cards. It’s all so Scandinavian-Modern. Love it.
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The new TV spot from Beringer Vineyards really caught my eye over the weekend. It almost reminds me of clay-mation except executed with plain old white paper. Makes me want to experiment with some stop action. Check it out here.
You’d think that after Thanksgiving and all the dessert-y goodness that goes with it that I’d be tired of sweets. Let’s see, there was the Chocolate and Cranberry Cake with Rummy Whipped Cream, the Honey Bun Cake and the award-winning Molasses-Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Icing and Brown Sugar Glaze. Then at work there were the most amazing homemade cinnamon rolls and the best chocolate chip pecan cookies that I’ve ever tasted. But yeah, I’m not tired of sugar in the least. Maybe at this point I’ve just built up a Sugar Tolerance to go with my Caffeine Tolerance and need it!
These pumpkin whoopie pies look drool-worthy. Maybe I’ll make a batch this weekend while watching Oklahoma beats the crap out of Missouri in the Big XII Championship. Boomer Sooner!
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Leave it to The Martha to come up with a downloadable (is that even a word?) clip-art desk calendar. Well-designed since we would expect nothing less from her. Tip: Print it at 85% to get it to fit into the jewel case properly.
For those of you who harbor a secret (or not so secret) obsession with desk calendars like me, I’ve been updating the Round Up: 2008 Calendars as I fall in love with more and more.
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At first I thought these graphic bowls from Urban Outfitters were surely melamine, but they’re actually heavy ceramic with graphics applied to the inside. Really fun and cheap at four for $15
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Posted In kitchenAdvent calendars are about to be brought out tomorrow for the Official Countdown to commence. Growing up I had one every single year. It was always different, but always hung on the same closet door, gradually being raised higher and higher up each year as I grew. Coming downstairs to head off to school in the mornings was always made a little better during the holidays because of its presence.
My advent calendars were only ever the kind where you popped open a door to reveal some piece of the bigger picture, but these days there’s so much more out there. Some are up for grabs, some are projects in themselves, one is even a 12 Days of Christmas Countdown. But all are some of my favorites that I’ve come across this season.
12 Days of Christmas Countdown Calendar
I’m sort of loving this acrylic tree for the holidays by designer Aaron R. Thomas. I think the almost invisible acrylic would really make your ornaments *pop*. The silver balls they use sort of blend in to me and it seems color would make all the difference in the world. There’s a three foot and six foot version of the tree, but they are limited editions, so if you’re thinking of snatching one up for the holidays better do it fast!
