This year my family decided to forgo exchanging gifts for the holidays since everyone traveled home for Thanksgiving. And while it’s nice on the pocketbook, I’ll admit I miss the shopping. I love to seek out the perfect gift and watch with satisfaction as the recipient falls to the floor and faints with gratitude. OK,...
Monthly Archives: December 2008
How to get what you want from Santa…
I’m pretty sure if you leave this out for Santa (in lieu of a plate of cookies) he will get you a Mercedes instead of the usual tube socks. Mainly because this is a CAKE. A white butter cake layered with chocolate fudge and homemade butter toffee chunks, covered in Italian white chocolate butter cream...
An Asian Inspired Christmas
Just got done working on some Christmas cards for one of my all-time favorite clients! Her only requirement was to incorporate the color red somehow, so we used this insane red floral Japanese paper as the focal point. I love how it looks with the metallic paper and shimmery satin ribbon band. And now I...
A Recessionista Christmas, Pt. 5.5
This ties in perfectly a Recessionista Christmas – Jim over at Sweet Juniper! is giving away one of his lovely photographs (pictured below). All you have to do is leave him a comment with your first name and email address. And if you haven’t read Sweet Juniper! before, now is a great time to start.
A Recessionista Christmas, Pt. 5
If you are a fan of Seinfeld, you may recall George Costanza lamenting a childhood sans mantle.
I believe the exact quote (confirmed by Wikipedia) was, “If my parents had a mantle, I might be a completely different person.”
I grew up without a mantle as well. And while I’m not sure I would have turned out...
A Recessionista Christmas, Pt. 4
I normally shy away from any of Martha Stewart’s recipes. The ingredients can be hard to find and they tend to be very time consuming. Oh, and did I mention I’m not much of a cook? My dad still likes to tease me about the time in college he called to find me settling down...
A Recessionista Christmas, Pt. 3
I saw this idea for paper chains in the latest issue of Good Housekeeping and it’s definitely worth sharing. They suggest double-sided scrapbook paper, but you can use just about anything. Drape it on your tree, wrap it around your banister or hang it from your doorways for a cool take on the retro beaded door. It...
A Recessionista Christmas, Pt. 2
Every year Pottery Barn comes out with the most gorgeous tree skirts. And every year I ask, “if I’m not willing to pay $100 on a skirt for myself, what makes them think I’m willing to spend that kind of money on a skirt for my tree?”
I figured there must be something in my closet...
A Recessionista Christmas, Pt. 1
It seems like everyone is talking about cutting back for the holidays, and for good reason — the news headlines aren’t exactly merry and bright. But that doesn’t mean you have to forgo a stylishly decorated home for the holidays. This week I’m featuring fun tips and projects for those of us on a tight...
Survival of the geekiest
Remember in Napoleon Dynamite when Uncle Rico is trying to sell the 24 piece set of Tupperware and the lady sees the “incentive prize” and leans over to her husband and says, “I want that.” That’s exactly what I did when I saw this:
Now when I’m out being outdoorsy somewhere, I can also carry my...