happy saturday night...

hoping your weekend is ending up relaxing and christmas~y! i'm really starting to get christmas excited...

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home~made mac & cheese with broccoli tonight, garlic bread, warm, red wine, room temperature, santa snow globe (large) plugged in, and tackling the tree is next! yeah for weekends, yeah for holidays. enjoy your leading up to christmas weekend friends ;)

my kind of color palette today.

this color palette is a clear your head from a busy week color palette. easy creams, wood & whites. soft & soothing...






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and how about that platform bed in the 4th image? i think i really like that idea. up off of the ground, surrounded by air, books, wood and whites, i'm so there today! in my head anyway...;)

it's almost friday friends! yeah for all of us. i'm getting a little frightened by how many days are left between now and christmas. no, don't tell me, i can't think about it (just yet!) hoping your day is starting off sunny, positive and creative, enjoy!!

serenity now.

hi! how was your christmas friends? for us...busy, busy, but fun, fun! i figured we all could use some serenity now! some spaces to breathe in, to reflect, to plunk in a chair and put your feet up and read spaces. am i right?






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thought so. so. ease into this monday morning, after your fabulously fun weekend with some after christmas design eye~candy. today feels quiet where i live, my son is sleeping in, we still have our tree up (we put it up so late i want to enjoy it a bit longer!), it snowed all night and the sky is still a milky greyish~white. today calls for a long walk (to stare at the sky), cups of tea in front of the tree, reading and finishing up college applications with my son. are you back to work or getting to relax? tell me! however you are spending this monday after christmas, enjoy!!

have a very, merry christmas!

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i wanted to take this christmas eve morning to say merry christmas and thank you to all of you that take time out of your lives every now and then, to read my little ol' blog and choose to follow it. i am thankful for my blog friends and fabulous sponsors, and knowing you are there keeps me inspired and always on the search for fab new finds to share!

so go! have your christmas and have so much fun wherever you are or wherever you are going. be safe and....enjoy!!!

last minute wish list.

so, i have a last minute wish list going. most of it is surprisingly realistic. and most stems from the fact that it's snowy outside right now, that it's christmas and that i have a break from classes. so, and because of all of those things, i give you, my last minute wish list...


with snow surrounding my little cottage right now, i'll be seeking out all of the sunny spots that i can find, and to read my book choices (see below). via analog dialog.
let me just tell you, i would LIVE in this t-shirt dress. wouldn't you? via one of my favorite shops to peruse, luphia.

one of my wishes while i'm on break from classes is to work on a little artwork,(i have a few projects going that need tending to!) and hopefully display it in a fabulous way, as in this fab space, via desire to inspire.

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just plain loving these yoga pants! via kaya yoga wear on etsy.

to wear a little glitz, a little glam this holiday season. every girl should be a just a little bit sparkly, no? via hallelu.

january wish: to read a book or two that i want. that is not required for class. and actually finish it! like this, this, or this. (via)
how cozy does this alpaca neck warmer seem? sooo cozy that's what. love! via pip-squeak chapeau etc. (made in brooklyn!)

what about you? do you have a last minute wish list? if so, what is one thing you want the most? do share! for me right now, it's really just time. time to dress up, time to paint, time to read, time to bake (my fiance would laugh at that one, since i do not bake, or well, but still enjoy it!). i'm off to wrap, run around, relax, and enjoy these last days leading up to christmas! you enjoy too...;)

getting ready to wrap ideas.

so! my last night of final exams and papers for this semester was well, last night. i am giddy beyond words about having a short break and have only really today, begun to get immersed in the christmas spirit. to treat myself yesterday (and to kind of give myself a pat on the back for finishing alot of work), i began wrapping. today i will hunker in (it has been snowing and snowing!) and wrap some more! i wanted to share a few christmas gift wrapping ideas that while poking around, i thought were really just great...

cutting out your own creative snow~flakes, what a fab idea! you could pick from an amazing amount of the many beautiful papers out there today, like going with this bright and cheery orange, to mix it up a bit! via the happy home.

super imaginitive, evoking exotic travel, or perhaps tickets to somewhere are inside? oh~so~clever! via design sponge.
this look had me at the tags! don't you just think this is pure genius? via design sponge.
treehugger suggests eco-friendly ways to wrap. i love the abstract, hap~hazardly way this gift was put together. really fun!
doilies! so pretty! enough said. via the room remix.
one of my favorite mediums to work with is paper. i'm a sucker for paper boutiques, with gobs of wonderful hand~made papers, the kind you just don't see anywhere else. i love the use of these tags too! via the design files.
while glitz and glam have their place during the holidays, so too do natural bits of green. i adore adding tid~bits of natural greens to top your presents. via unicorn boutique.
how easy and how sweet? you could grab bunches of these little pom~poms from your local craft store and voila! instant cutie~pie wrap! via unicorn boutique.
i think this deep red letterpressed winterberry design is simply gorgeous! via the style files.
have you wrapped your presents yet? have you come up with other amazingly creative ideas? if so, please share! sometimes it doesn't take alot of effort to deviate from the norm, the typical and add your own sort of mark on wrapping, making the recipient feel just a little bit more special than they already do. enjoy!

the suspense, i'm feeling it this sunday!

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eeks! we are supposed to get a little snow tonight (scary because i have one more final tomorrow night in boston, not scary because my fiance has a truck and will make sure i get there). with the prospect of snow coming to my area, christmas for me is getting all the more sparkly, all the more exciting, all the more real. i cannot wait! are you madly shopping today? wrapping? baking? i'm finishing a final paper and will later look around for some of my favorite christmas specials on t.v.

p.s. for all of you holiday travelers out there, you have to watch this video! i hope all of you are greeted like this!
enjoy!!!

pretty lovely ideas.

while i love shopping and searching for large items for gifts, decorating or designing, i also really love the pretty little lovely ideas as well. sometimes it's the big things that complete a space & sometimes it's the little things. today we'll go with the little things...

hand~painted brocade bar glasses and simply beautiful mercury orbs from hudson. imagine adding these to aid in decorating or entertaining. imagine a table top with gobs of these shiny mercury orbs sprinkled around and those bar glasses strewn about. super festive!


these serving decanters from fish's eddy are just plain ol' fun! give cheer this holiday season with these "cheer up" decanters. and imagine adding wine to them instead of milk? oh i can! your guests would really cheer up then. ;)

while we're taking a look at pretty decanters, why not add this beautiful set to your collection for bed time refreshment? from flutter.

really pretty block print cloth napkins from burke decor. i have to use cloth napkins. they are so completely civilized to me. i can't help it! plus i love having a kitchen cupboard stacked with mis~matched napkins. these would be a perfect addition.

i just think these are magical, soft and oh~so~pretty! hand~blown glass orbs with natural floating plumes from abodeon. and you want to know something else? they're only $6.00 each. ah, yeah, so you need to run and buy a bunch!
how festive is this bubble vase, from cb2? a hand~blown glass block, for a "3~d bubblicious!" flower display.

how super sweet are these tiny terrariums? i absolutely love these! run & grab bunches of these, from flora grubb gardens.


what are some of your favorite little things? do you break out oldies but goodies or have you bought something new & little this year for the holidays that is just making it all that more fun? i'd love to hear!

ah, i think yesterday i thought it was friday already by the sound of my post. my head is pushing the weekend faster than it's coming i'm afraid ;) but we are here now, so i'll repeat myself and say happy friday and enjoy your weekend! try to stay calm and carry on with all of the shopping and decorating...have fun!