Picture It.
Labels: picture it
11.30.2009
Holiday Make It #7: Pipe Cleaner Garland.
The end result of this Pipe Cleaner Garland project is jaw-droppingly gorgeous. I wonder if I have to patience and hand-eye coordination to pull through til the end? {via Design*Sponge}
Labels: december 25, make it
Win It: Mary Kate McDevitt.
Mary Kate McDevitt's Mini Goals Chalkboards were first introduced to me a few months ago and I fell in love. Not only is the idea of accomplishing a few things a day easier to digest than a lengthy list, but it's also much more palatable when written down on something as lovely as one of her chalkboards. Do you see that beauty of a chalkboard sitting above? Mary Kate made it just for us and it could be all yours.To Enter, Tell Me:
1. What are two things that you need to cross off your To Do list today?
2. Your email address, to be notified should you win (those who do not will be disqualified)
3. Do it all before Monday, December 7th at 9am CST
Check out the full range of Mary Kate's Mini Goals Chalkboards on her flickr site, right here!
Labels: win it
Wish Gift List: Dilly Dallas.
Let the holidays officially begin! Starting today it's my pleasure to play hostess to some of my favorite bloggers and their dream Wish Gift Lists. These are the gifts that they'd love to buy for some of the people on their own shopping lists. Pay attention because there are tons of amazing finds that I'd never have come across on my own!
First up, Dallas Shaw from Dilly Dallas...
1. Good Clean Dog by Seattle based body-care company, Sweet Petula. This natural line of canine skin care gives the most sensitive (and stinky!) pooches a chance to smell sweet.
Gentle yet effective, all of our products are made with vegetable oils, herbal infusions and pure aromatherapy grade essential oils. Perfect for pampering your four legged friends.
2. Bonpoint. The French children's couture house and online fashion boutique.
3. Alice Chocolates.
4. Lambretta.
5. larimaloom. Handmade clothes for women.
PS: Dallas will be posting her favorite holiday picks through December and also running a month-long giveaway, so hop on over to get the details!
First up, Dallas Shaw from Dilly Dallas...
1. Good Clean Dog by Seattle based body-care company, Sweet Petula. This natural line of canine skin care gives the most sensitive (and stinky!) pooches a chance to smell sweet.Gentle yet effective, all of our products are made with vegetable oils, herbal infusions and pure aromatherapy grade essential oils. Perfect for pampering your four legged friends.
2. Bonpoint. The French children's couture house and online fashion boutique.
3. Alice Chocolates.
4. Lambretta.
5. larimaloom. Handmade clothes for women.
PS: Dallas will be posting her favorite holiday picks through December and also running a month-long giveaway, so hop on over to get the details!
Labels: december 25, wish gift list
The Daily Eat: Cranberry Gingerbread Scones.
Cranberries are the quintessential holiday fruit and one of my favorites, no matter the time of year. These Cranberry Gingerbread Scones have the best holiday flavors in them, I may need to make a batch next weekend for the follow week's breakfasts! Yum.
Labels: the daily eat
Monday Goodness: Keyboard Cat.
First, a little keyboard cat for your enjoyment. Ahhh, that makes Monday better, doesn't it?
Second, that certainly didn't feel like four days of vacation, but I am feeling a bit rejuvenated. Thanksgiving was delicious (I three-peated in the dessert contest!) and Black Friday shopping was wildly successful (only a few gifts left on my list!). I put my Christmas tree and decorations up Friday evening and wrapped gifts for a good part of the day Saturday. I'm feeling ahead of the game and hoping to have some time to sit back and enjoy the season!
Labels: monday goodness
11.25.2009
Happy {Thanksgiving} Weekend.
I'm thrilled for Thanksgiving this year. Not just the food, food, FOOD or the mad dash shopping on Black Friday (which I really do love, by the way), but the tradition. I've never missed a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in my lifetime, so that's first up. Then I'll be making cranberry parfaits to enter into our family's yearly Thanksgiving Dessert Contest. Sometime in the early afternoon I'll head over to my mom and stepdad's house. My mom and I will cook and browse the sales ads to formulate our plan of action for Friday. There will be lots of football watched and maybe even a little bit of Christmas decorating done since we'll all be together. Finally, that evening I'll roll myself to my car and home, with a bag full of leftovers to sustain me throughout the weekend. What's the best part of your Thanksgiving Day?
Lots of good stuff floating around this week...
The holidays can be a bit stressful to say the least and I love this Keep Calm and Drink printable to keep things light and funny :: Whisker Graphics
Sweet Paul kicked off his crafty holiday countdown today!
Love these vintage photos from the 1932 Macy's parade :: bad banana blog
I like this idea for Thanksgiving Blessing Snack Mix – it would make a great hostess gift or take-away for guests and could be packaged up so sweetly! :: The Kitchn
Cute bird bookmark download – great idea to tuck one into a book you're loaning out or returning from having borrowed as a little surprise :: How About Orange
Getting ready to start decorating for the holidays? Here's a great roundup of DIY wreaths :: marta writes
Mrs. French is now selling her photography as little Polaroid collections in her shop! :: Bliss
A pretty place setting practice template to help kids learn the ropes of table settings (free labor!) :: Blonde Designs
Rachel's doing a great set of posts – Holidays, Managed – to help keep the stress at bay and the end goal in mind :: Heart of Light
A great selection of one of my favorite parts of a wedding: the seating chart :: Pretty Little Things
Happy {Thanksgiving} Weekend!
NOTE: Don't forget – you have until Monday at 9am CST to enter the Vivi Dot giveaway for a haul of fun holiday accessories!
Labels: happy weekend
On the Rocks: Pomegranate Mojito.
I love pomegranates. In anything really. But put in a pomegranate cocktail in front of me and it doesn't stand a chance! This one makes the Thanksgiving Day Cocktail List cut for sure.
Pomegranate Mojitos
• 1 Tbs granulated sugar (superfine sugar mixes in more quickly)
• 1 Tbs fresh lime juice
• 10 mint leaves
• 6 Tbs white rum
• ¼ cup pomegranate juice
• soda water and 2 additional mint leaves
Combine sugar, lime juice, and mint leaves in a tall glass; mash leaves with the back of a spoon. Mix in rum and Pom juice. Fill two martini glasses with ice. Divide mixed mojitos between the two glasses. Top with a splash of soda water, and garnish with an additional mint leaf. Serves 2.
Excuse this: just a little something for Technorati. YEDPYSJUAKBX
Labels: on the rocks
The Daily Eat: Turkey Egg Rolls + Turkey Roundup.
Turkey in egg rolls? Yes! I love this take on a way to incorporate turkey into a Thanksgiving meal in a non-traditional manner.
1. Curried Turkey Croquettes 2. Herb Roasted Turkey Salad3. Grilled Kibbe Kebabs 4. Open Faced Turkey Sandwich
5. Pumpkin Turkey Chili 6. Turkey and Cranberry Quesadillas
7. Herb Roasted Turkey Breast
8. Turkey Meatballs with Quick Tomato Cream Sauce
9. Turkey Breakfast Sausage
All recipes and photos via/copyright their respective blog sources unless otherwise noted there within.
Labels: round up, the daily eat
Gifted: Drip Stop Spoon Holder + Kitchen Pencil.
Seems to me that Eno and Sebastian Bergne's Drip Stop Spoon Holder + Kitchen Pencil could get a touch messy, but I love the concept nonetheless. I think most cooks would. And that spoon holder is just so minimalistic and gorgeous!Labels: gifted, kitchen duty
11.24.2009
Gifted: Flight Bag.
I love the vintage look of Wm. J. Mills & Co.'s flight bags. They remind me of the days when getting on an airplane was a luxury and sort of glamorous. You know, the days when you were actually served instead of herded. But I think they could also remind me of a lunch bag to haul my daily necessities back and forth from work! (They come in a ton of colors, but I've been on a gray and canary kick lately.) {via housemartin}
Holiday Make It #6: Thumbtacks and Paper Doilies.
I think this flowing conglomeration of paper doilies and thumbtacks looks like a lovely snowstorm drifting across the wall. And although that's not this project's intended interpretation, I think that's exactly what it's going to be when I recreate it in my entryway for the holidays! {via Apartment Therapy}Labels: december 25, make it
The Daily Eat: Rosemary Turkey Squares.
I think these Rosemary Turkey Squares would make lovely grab-and-go lunches and dinners. And I don't know anyone who couldn't use an extra go-to recipe like that during the holiday madness that's about to take hold!
Labels: the daily eat
