new years....

a few last minute new year's eve party ideas:

shimmery party streamers to make from martha stewart. click here.

countdown glasses using self-stick numbers. click here.

gather all the alarm clocks in your house to make a nice display or centerpiece. [and have them set to go off at midnight!!] click here. make handmade party blowers to ring in the new year. click here.

merry christmas...

a beautiful bow...

i just watched a great video tutorial on eddie ross' blog on how to tie the perfect bow. i think i may need to watch it a few times to get it down, but perhaps it will help with my holiday wrapping.

click here for tutorial.

cranberry orange bread...

check out a yummy recipe i just posted on the cafe zupas blog for cranberry orange bread. this makes your house smell amazing!

eco-friendly wrapping...

i came across this great tutorial for making cute present toppers from grocery bags on creature comforts. how green of them!

check out the tutorial here.

and, happy wrapping!!

it's christmas already...?

hello!

so sorry on my lack of blogging this month. i was just so busy with everything that december caught right up to me and i was plain un-prepaired. i'm still trying to figure out where the month went?

my decorations are just finishing getting hung up and christmas is only days away. hopefully things will go smoother next year.

i have a lot to blog about, but of course no time right now. i hope to share soon how the beehive bazaar went [thanks for all who came!] and all the christmas crafts i've been working on.

until then, remember my recycled sweater stockings from last year? they were super fun to make, but more fun to have done. it was fun pulling them out again this year.

well, merry christmas! and, i hope to check in soon!

beehive bazaar, this weekend!!...

hope to see you here this weekend! trust me, you won't want to miss it! i'll try to post some peeks at what i have there for you tomorrow.

look for my armelle jewelry table!

stuck labels...

a lot of you have asked how i make my cute labels for things. well, i've just made them myself in word and cut them out with a scalloped punch.

but now it's even more simple. jordan of oh happy day has started a really cute custom label company called stuck where you can buy and print your own custom labels. so cute!

ban.do belts...

have you seen the new ban.do belts? aren't they lovely?

via frolic