Have you ever thought about what makes a great gift? For me, it can be summed up in 3 words, which all begin with the letter F. You are probably familiar with the first two. You hear the words tossed around often when it comes to design: Form and function. Form has to do with […]
Smart Gifts for the Men in Your Life
December 12, 2012 by 4 Comments
Do you ever struggle with buying gifts for the men in your life? I do. I think it is because if there is something they really want, they usually go and buy it. And if your husband is anything like mine, they can be super-particular about the specifications of their gear, making it likely that […]
Exciting Advent Calendars
December 11, 2012 by 3 Comments
I know what you are thinking. That I am a little late in the game to be talking about advents. And you’re right? Except that if you missed Dec. 1 as the date to get started on your calendar, there is another option. How about a 12 days of Christmas countdown? Or you could do […]
Shutterfly Card Worthy Giveaway and GNO
December 8, 2012 by 19 Comments
I was such a lucky girl this week to get to go out with a group of amazing women and laugh and eat and laugh and eat courtesy of Shutterfly, and hosted by the lovely Vanessa of See Vanessa Craft, at Oregano’s in Scottsdale. Did I mention we ate a lot? It was so yummy! […]
A Christmas Gift of Flowers
December 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Here is a fun Christmas flower arrangement I first shared on Honeybear Lane last year. It could make a fun centerpiece for your Christmas dinner, or a great gift to replicate and give to all of your neighbors–the nice ones, at least. You can skip the naughty ones if you like! A few years back […]
Golden Cornhusk Thanksgiving
November 29, 2012 by 5 Comments
It’s still November. That means you still want the re-cap of our lovely Thanksgiving dinner, and aren’t totally absorbed in Christmas preparations, right? Wrong? Well, humor me anyway. I was so pleased with how things turned out that I have been very excited to share with you. I didn’t host Thanksgiving. We went to my […]
Is there METHOD to your Holiday Cleaning Madness?
November 27, 2012 by 2 Comments
I am in the process of writing up my Thanksgiving re-cap and can’t wait to show you my table-settings! After some debate, and the generous Laura (Pink Cake Plate) offering me all of her nice dishes for the occasion, I determined that we needed to use real plates at Thanksgiving this year. Here is a […]
Adapting Artwork for the Seasons with Silhouette
November 27, 2012 by 2 Comments
Have you been Cyber Shopping till you drop today? Don’t forget that you can still get 40% off of Silhouette products through Friday using the code: INSANITY. You might want to grab some new vinyl so you can do a project like this simple one I’m going to show you today! This watercolor painting is […]
Happy Black Friday – Silhouette Studio Giveaway
November 23, 2012 by 11 Comments
How was your Thanksgiving! Mine was lovely and I will blog about it really soon, but right now Black Friday is upon us and there are some deals you need to know about! If you don’t have a Silhouette already, I can bet it is on your Christmas list. If you have a Silhouette, it’s […]
Preschool Thanksgiving Celebration
November 21, 2012 by 5 Comments
The clock is ticking. I’m sure most of you are up to your elbows in Thanksgiving preparations and might not have time to read another post about Thanksgiving. But, in case the kids table is a bit of an after-thought, I’m getting this post up right away, in the hopes that it might inspire you […]
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