Archive for December, 2010

I had to share this. It’s super cute. The star and sheep are my favorites! (found via ShellyEve)

I’m taking a two week blog break for the holidays. I hope you won’t miss me too terribly! Enjoy the rest of 2010, and I’ll be back in January with new posts galore!

I love string lights and their endless possibilities. I wanted a little something special to drape over our headboard, and a row of glowing paper cubes turned out to be just the thing! First get a string of 20 lights (use LED lights if you are worried about this being a fire hazard) and 20 square pieces of [...]

If you’re looking for a healthy holiday treat, look elsewhere! Peanut butter balls (aka buckeyes) are easily my favorite Christmastime dessert. My Mom and I get together to make them around the holidays, and it’s a good thing we only make them once a year. If I had access to these goodies year-round I would [...]

Have you seen the stunning artwork of Art&Ghosts? It’s like catching a glimpse of a wild Alice In Wonderland-esque dream!

It rained all weekend. Boo! I would be much happier about rain if I had a cute rainy day outfit like this. 1 Tell the Chartreuse Coat from ModCloth 2 Dot Rain Boots from Target 3 Color Wheel Stick Umbrella from MoMa Store 4 Droplet Necklace from DreamsandJewelry

I have been looking for a simple, elegant tree skirt for years. I thought I found the winner at West Elm this year, but it was $55 on sale. That’s too much to spend on something I’ll only use one month out of the year, and it will be hidden by gifts anyway! So I [...]

Have you seen this hilarious video? I think they squeezed everything I learned in my high school French class into one catchy song!

Thank you so much to everyone who shared a holiday memory or tradition. I loved reading them all! I could never choose just one favorite holiday tradition, and my holiday memories blend into a haze of warm fuzzy feelings. I’m just smitten with the entire month of December. Decorating the tree, dancing around the house [...]

We had our first snow of the season on Saturday! If we get any snow at all it’s usually not until January or February, so an inch in early December is a big deal. It was the perfect day to curl up on the couch and watch the flakes float down. My first-snow-of-the-season checklist includes [...]