Last-Minute DIY Holiday Gifts

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A PINK NEW YEAR!

Images from Top Left to Bottom Right:

Pink Disco Ball, Pink Cocktails, Pink Holiday Decor, Glitter+Pink Holiday Dress,

Pop the Top, Gitter Drink Stirs, Pink Cork, Pink Wreath Ribbon,

Pink Table Setting, Pink Stripe Straws, New Years Print

MDP DIY Holiday Card Round-Up

{Simply *Click* on the image for a full tutorial}

Happy Holiday Card Makin'!

DIY Advent Calendar Tree

Can you believe that December is just around the corner? That means its time to get out your Advent Calendars! And if you don't already have one, here's a wonderful looking DIY Advent tree made from clothespins, board, a little paint and decorative tape. Instructions can be found HERE at Stylizmo.

Hanging Kisses

So many ways to sneak a little kiss in this holiday season...

1-diy felt // 2-gift bag // 3-diy ornament // 4-diy embroider // 5-diy cutout

6-yankee candle // 7-watercolor // 8-romance gift // 9-anthropologie // 10-ball

Christmas Breakfast Table

This year Christmas festivities will be taking place in my home with all of my friends and family their to help me celebrate! We'll start off the morning with a big breakfast- which I've bravely volunteered to make. The menu is already in place- I'm making baked blueberry pecan french toast with eggs and bacon. Mmm. Now I'm starting to look around for some table dressing ideas. Here are some images I've gathered for a little inspiration...

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Inspired By: Toast Christmas

Beautiful. Toast Christmas Story.

Milky White Winter

Iiiii'm dreaming of a miiiiilky Christmas! That's right, because milk glass is a beautiful way to bring in shabby chic decor to your Holiday season. Not to mention you can find it at local Thrift Stores for ubber cheap OR better yet- make it yourself (heck yes!) Take a look at some inspiration for milky winter decor for your own spaces!

Via The Sweetest Occassion

Tabletop Trees & DIY Snowmen VIA Better H&G | West Elm Holiday Decor

VIA Ruffled Blog

Advent Calendars

The coutdown to Christmas will begin in a little over a week-giving us just enough time to get together our Advent Calendars... just to refresh your memory (because you're not five anymore,) Advent Calendars are those things our grandparents have hanging up in their houses that count down the days of Christmas. Typically the days are shown on little windows or bags that conceal treats for youngsters to uncover over the 24 days leading up to Christmas. My mother used to get them for me and my sister every year- they looked like oversized cardboard books with windows we would punch out- revealing a gnarly looking piece of chocolate that we would devour on the spot (didn't take much to make us happy!)... Nowadays, you can find beautifully crafted Advent's online at Pottery Barn & Etsy- or of course you can come up with your Calendar- which is always the funnest thing to do, right? Take a look at some of these Advents that will hopefully inspire you to start a new tradition in your home this Holiday season!

Nouveau Designs

Peppermint Pinwheels

Julie Marie

Habitat Textiles

Maedchenwahn

NuvaNova

Boy Oh Boy!

I don't know about you, but I often dread shopping for boys! I think it has something to do with the fact that they seldom enjoy shopping for themselves! They buy what they need, and save for what they want- rarely treating themselves to something outside of the box... which is usually what gift-giving is all about! Now that the holidays are here, it's time to start thinking about what we can get for those lovely lads in our lives that they don't already own! (We're trying to think beyond the wristwatch and aftershave plan.) I've collected a few shops to share with you that have a unique selection of men's merch. There are also great product/gadget stores out there that you might want to peruse from time to time as they change on the daily: { NOTCOT, A+R Store, The Spoon Sisters, Design Spotter, SuperMarket and Poketo Art } just to name a few. And here are some awesome menswear shops that might get him to think twice about that same jacket he's been wearing since the 8th grade...