wrapping it up...

some people have OR.GAN.IZED drawers or those fancy containers for their gift wrap. this is not me...plus i move so frequently (8 times in 9 years) that i try not to keep extra clutter.
soooo... this is how i wrapped the gifts for my attendants and will be wrapping Christmas gifts this year. so easy, and so pretty.
but first i've got to get this paper finished so i can get busy making and finding the presents.

how do you giftwrap?

baby it's cold outside...

and rainy, too. but i'd eat ice cream anytime of the year out of these little guys.



thanks dailycandy for the heads up.

style envy...

last weekend was the museum gala in my hometown (read more about last year's here). we didn't go this year, but if we had i'd would have wanted to look this fab...


photos from mrsO

oh Christmas twig year 2...

christmas twig isp... we're going to have one this year. for serious.
i espesh. love that it's monochomatic. how do you decorate?
here's last year's post about them.

procrastination via christmas cards...

i'm s'posed to be working on my final paper and writing cover letters, but i took a break to work on our christmas postcards. here are the two finalists:




but we picked the second one. uuughhhh...i'm feeling a little bit of buyer's remorse.
oh well, at least we'll have cards to send since there's no way we'll have time to make chocolate bark. how are you keeping in touch with your nearest and dearest this holiday season?

btw, i don't know what the quality will be like, but PrintsMadeEasy gave us a GREAT deal (100 postcards for $20 and free shipping with code FREESHIP09) and says they'll be here by December 13th.

the perfect reading nook...

is this a snuggle worthy space or what? reading for my final papers would be incredible if this was in our living room...

cross your fingers... 20 pages in 5 days.

image from here?

upate: more gifts!

don't you just hate when you find something cooler to post AFTER you'd already posted? a few other gift ideas..

for the kiddos:

playshapes & esme the woodland creature

for boone:

root liquor (root beer with a punch)

and legos for grownups

for my mom:

onion goggles. these will change her life & and a book that may inspire her to make big bucks with her art.

for the gals:

cool handmade soaps

or an inspiring, lovely book by one of my fav artists

my dad:

a handturned wooden bowl for his new office for keys and change and whatnot.

want more? visit reformschoolrules, worldofgood, etsy, delight, gentsupply or art in the age