My Holiday Mood

These colors describe my holiday mood (if that makes any sense!?!) right now.

Plates from Anthropologie.

My darling friend Rachael made me this lovely personalized stationary for Christmas. Don't you love her design? I have tried so many times to make personalized stationary, but every time I sit down to select fonts, I can't quite find the font that best describes me. She did a wonderful job though.

Oh, and she also made the lemon curd (and labels, of course!). Be sure to ask her for the recipe. It was delicious! Love it! Thanks Rach!

Happy 2010!

I hope you thoroughly enjoyed the holiday season. I spent time with family and friends and did plenty of traveling. I also had the opportunity to work on some exciting new projects. I'll be back with more blogging this week. In the meantime, please take a look at the new items I've posted in the shop. They're sure to brighten up your home in 2010!

My Snowy Day

Central Virginia had quite the snowstorm last night. It continued all day today and really transformed the town into a winter wonderland. I only went outside a few times, as the snow is really deep (they said 16 inches this morning, and that was before another full day of snow). I accidentally left my boots in the trunk of my car (why didn't I grab these while there were only a few inches of snow on the ground???), so I have only ventured outside once today for a walk. Above are a few photos from my living room window.

I had plans to go see my sister in the Nutcracker today, but when the snow really started to fall last night, all my plans were canceled. I am sad that I missed the show; luckily the tickets were shared with family friends who were able to make it.

I did get a chance to do some baking this morning. Rachael gave me the recipe to her delicious breakfast blueberry cobbler a few months ago, and I luckily had all ingredients available. It was a delicious breakfast treat for a snow day.

Holiday Baking

I've been doing a little holiday baking recently. This is my first year of completing cookie cutter cookies. Most years in the past they've turned out horribly, so I've tossed them before icing. Here are this year's results:



I only have one good photo of the snowflakes. They're Martha's sugar cookies. Needless to say, they were eaten pretty quickly.

Fa la la la la

Just downloaded "I've Got my Love to Keep me Warm" by Kay Starr on iTunes.
Go download it and do a little holiday dance.

Ready, set... go!

The holiday countdown is on. Go grab a peppermint mocha and start your decorating!

Holiday Gifts

House Beautiful featured some really fun holiday gifts for under $25 in their latest magazine. These cookies, from The Flour Pot, are definitely my favorite item under $25. I think I will use this project as inspiration though, as its far more fun to bake and decorate holiday cookies with friends.


PS - While looking for my own light bulb cookie cutter I found Fancy Flours' website. Be sure to take a look at all their fun baking supplies and decor for all your holiday sweets!

Deck the Halls

Please turn on your favorite Christmas songs for the duration of this post and get ready for some holiday craftiness...

Not to skip past Fall, but here's a little project for you crafty friends, perfect for the upcoming holiday season. I saw this kit in the KnitPicks catalog that randomly came to my house a few weeks ago. I think these would make adorable ornaments for you tree or gifts for friends. Oh my, the little sweaters are darling! And the string of holiday lights... amazingly detailed! Sugar plums and popcorn chains were not forgotten in this kit either. These remind me of the cute ornaments that Anthropologie always sells during the holiday season. As long as your knitting skills are up to the level of this project, I think its a more affordable option than buying them at Anthropologie. And imagine the color variations you could do once you get the hang of the patterns! C-U-T-E!




I think I might buy the kit and attempt the project. I know how to knit, but I don't know that I'm capable of this. We'll see though. Worst case scenario - I'll pass the project along to my Mom and her sister. They have many years of knitting experience and could probably complete these in no time. Mom and Allie, if you all are reading this, I hope you know whats in your knitting future...

Okay, now no more talk about Christmas until December. I PROMISE!