December 2010

Ring In The New Year

December 30, 2010

This is a quick post to show you a sweet little place-card that I made for my holiday table. Since I made them with jingle bells they would be perfect to set your New Year’s table with so you can ring in 2011 in style! I simply tied 3 jingle bells together with a few strands of curling ribbon. I then [...]

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Merry Christmas

December 23, 2010

Christmas Eve is the one night that I wish I were 5 again. Wishing you and your family a very

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Last Minute Wrapping? Do it in Style – Simply!

December 22, 2010

2 days and it is Christmas! Have you got everything wrapped? Do you dread having to wrap present after present that you left until the last minute? If it has become a stressful chore, it is now time to make wrapping a lot of gifts at one time – easy, fun, and stylish. I like to [...]

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Winner of the Kosta Boda Snowball

December 22, 2010

It’s all wrapped and ready to go – The winner of the Kosta Boda Snowball – drumroll please…. is AmyK “ Love the snowball candle holders… have never seen anything like those. I love that you can keep them out all winter long, too.” Congratulations Amy. I will be emailing you. Thanks to everyone who entered. I loved [...]

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Memory Ornaments

December 20, 2010

If you are in need of a few last minute Christmas ornaments for your tree – don’t run out to your local Hallmark. Instead take a stroll around your house, open up some junk drawers and see what treasures you can find. Found objects, treasured trinkets, and souvenirs usually have a story to go with them, [...]

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My Favorite Christmas Decoration

December 19, 2010

Do you remember these votive holders that I have on my kitchen windowsill? They are called Kosta Boda Snowballs. Their tag line – Created In The Snow Of The Seventies by Ann Warff. I have collected 8 over the years. I love them! I was recently shopping at HomeGoods to buy some goodies using a $50.00 gift-card that I won [...]

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In Their Own Style: Christmas Decorating and Gift Wrap Ideas

December 18, 2010

It is one week until Christmas – one week! Before we know it – it will be just a memory. Before it comes and goes too quickly, I wanted to share a few ideas that I have found out and about in the “real” world and also on the “online” world. I am trying to [...]

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Decking My Halls

December 15, 2010

I am sure you have heard about the painter that never has time to paint his own house or the mechanic whose car doesn’t run? Well, I am the Christmas display”ette” that is trying very hard to get my 36th tree decorated this year – MY OWN! I have decorated many at work as well as for other people, [...]

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Festive Party Drink

December 13, 2010

I have a yummy post for you today that involves sweets and festive drinks. Every year I go to my friend Karen’s annual cookie exchange. I took the cookies I made for the party on two of the red floral square plates. I like to line my cookies up in rows and having a durable square plate makes [...]

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