Perfect Friday plans

The Giving Season

'Tis the season for giving gifts. Why not give one and for a great cause. A friend of ours, Fritz Morton, has some of his pieces featured on fundraising t-shirts available for purchase. The BECA Art Foundation launched a fundraiser selling limited edition screen printed T-shirts (messenger bags and tote bags will be available later) or pieces of art they have selected from various exhibitions they have hosted. Check it out!

Martha Stewart Gift Guide

Martha asked some of her favorite bloggers to create a gift guide. There are some really great options. My favorites are below.







Lauren Lombardi Jewelry
Small Wooden Radio
Mango Medium Radio
Vintage Bingo Sketchbook
Teapots and Jugs Towel
Linda & Harriett 2010 Calendar
Ruler Bracelet

Design*sponge $100 gift guide

Here are my favorite pieces from the $100 gift guide. Some of the pieces I have been eying forever. You can see their full list here.









Wood LED Flashlight
Wire 9-Cube Event
French Country Chlakboard
Quote Bookends
Orange Toolbox
Wood Wall Art
Wood Candle Holders
Olive Wood Pendant Lamp

BINGO!

What a great gift idea for the holidays....a bingo set! My eyes are especially drawn to the old fashioned ones. Can you imagine getting one of these Christmas day and then playing with you family? What a hoot! My favorites are below.


Deluxe 7 inch Metal Fram Cage Wooden Bingo Game set and the Front Porch Classics State Fair Bingo both from Amazon. And then for those who want to get a little more fancy there is the adorable set from Anthropologie...to die for! I hope I get one for Christmas.

Design*sponge Gift Guide

Today Design*sponge published their gift guide for under $25. I wanted to share some of my favorite things they posted. For the whole list go here.









Here is where you can find them for yourself.
Mustache Pencils
Boskke Sky Planter
Wooden Bottle Opener
Milk Glass
Glass Half Pint
Baggu
Mariebelle Aztec Hot Chocolate Lunchbox

Styrofoam Ornaments How-To

Because it is December 1st, it is officially the Christmas season and decorating time! Growing up as a kid, my favorite ornament that I HAD to hang up on the tree was this old red ball with gold pins and a tassel that was my grandmother's. I felt I needed to create something as a tribute to my grandmother.

So I got some Styrofoam balls, stick pins with pearly-colored heads and large sequins. Simply stick the pins through the sequin into the ball and ta-da! a sparkly retro-esque ornament.

Some other ornaments I made with the Styrofoam included hot gluing sparkly pom poms all over one. And another that I covered with snowy white yarn and utilized those fabulous felt cut outs with adhesive already on them! I had a blast making my ornaments...do you have any great ornament diy ideas?

Christmas is coming!

Christmas is the best time of the year and one of the things I look forward to the most is when Anthropologie puts out their ornaments. Check out some of my favorites.