monogrammed gifts from mark + graham for under $50
There is nothing better (or more personal!) than a monogrammed gift! I would gladly monogram everything I own if I could,so if you want to surprise friends and family this Christmas with some monogrammed goodness, head on over to Mark and Graham, the recently launched site from WSH, the magic makers behind Williams Sonoma, Potter…
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quick fix for leftover trimmings from the tree
Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway yesterday; I can’t wait to announce a winner this Friday! We always get a Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving and this year was no exception. There are always a handful of extra branches that get trimmed off the bottom of the tree to fit it into…
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giveaway: book page wreath! (closed)
Nothing shows how much you care like a handmade, homemade gift…even if you didn’t make it! Last year around this time I posted a tutorial on how to make your own book page wreath…it’s super easy, but it is a tad bit time-consuming, so I thought I’d give one away to a lucky reader today! …
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happy 4th!
I can’t think of a better way to celebrate our nation’s Independence Day than with good food and great friends. John Derian’s celebration at his Cape Cod home in Bon Appetit is my kind of get together – low key, casual and relaxed. Oh, and it helps when the party’s right on the beach! Below…
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happy memorial day!
Remembering our friends and so many others who made the ultimate sacrifice, today and always. You are never forgotten… And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave. For glory lights the soldier’s tomb and beauty weeps the brave. -Joseph Drake-
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happy new year!
I’m a little late, but I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are off to a great start in 2012! I hadn’t planned on taking last week off from blogging, but it was a much needed break to disconnect completely (with the exception of a few pins here and there). 2011 was…
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merry christmas!
It’s time to pack it in and do nothing but enjoy the next few days with my furbaby and my wonderful hubby. May the spirit of the Christmas season be with you always! Merry Christmas!
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a fabulous reader’s christmas
Yesterday, I stopped over at my good friend and client, Krista’s, house and thought her Christmas decorations were too lovely not to share! Especially after an email I received last week from a reader asking if I ever came across homes that were decorated with children in mind…Krista’s got two little ones of her own…
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decked out for the holidays
While checking out my Pinterest page this morning, I came across this gorgeous, light-filled bedroom, decorated for Christmas, via Traditional Home (surprisingly, the only home decor magazine I don’t subscribe to, which explains how I missed it): I had to check out the rest of the house and it was equally beautiful. What I love…
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our house at christmas
Christmas seemed to creep up on me this year before I knew it! We usually get our tree right after Thanksgiving, but I’ve been so busy with work that we didn’t start decorating until almost two weeks later. I didn’t go all out like I usually do, but I’m happy with how the house looks…
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