Showing posts with label 12 days of christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 12 days of christmas. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

on the twelfth day of christmas: home for the holidays

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me... 12 drummers drumming, 11 pipers piping, 10 lords-a-leaping, 9 ladies dancing, 8 maids-a-milking, 7 swans-a-swimming, 6 geese a-laying, 5 golden rings, 4 calling bird{y}s, 3 french hens, 2 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.


Back in sunny San Diego after an adventurous trip back to my homeland, Minnesota. I spent 10 days with family and friends and filled my time by celebrating the holiday with my family's Swedish traditions, catching up with people I don't see nearly enough, eating, practicing my dance moves with my niece and nephews and getting lots of rest. And although it wasn't the white Christmas you would expect in Minnesota, and I ran into a travel nightmare on the way home, it was still a great time that I'll never forget. 


While I was away, I gave myself a break and completely checked out of work and blogging but am happy to get back into my routine. To finish off my 12 days of Christmas posts, I have posted some photos below of my perfect holiday week home. I hope all of you had a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. 2012, here we go! May it be a happy, healthy and fun year for us all.


I can't wait to share photos with you from my fabulous New Years Eve night out with friends in Minneapolis. Post coming soon...




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Friday, December 23, 2011

on the eleventh day of Christmas: m's favorite gifts of 2011

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me... 11 pipers piping, 10 lords-a-leaping, 9 ladies dancing, 8 maids-a-milking, 7 swans-a-swimming, 6 geese a-laying, 5 golden rings, 4 calling bird{y}s, 3 french hens, 2 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.


san diego print by Lindsay Clayton Design


I wanted to share two of my favorite gifts so far this year. My boyfriend scored major points this year by giving me this amazing San Diego map by Lindsay Clayton Design on Etsy as an early Christmas gift and I received this 'Body Bean' by Brookstone from another friend. The map outlines all of the neighborhoods in San Diego and the artist also makes maps for Madison, Milwaukee, Japan, Austin and Long Island. The Body Bean is a little silicone bag that heats up and will keep you cozy all season long. It's seriously addicting and you can carry it with you anywhere - perfect if you are constantly freezing like me. 


I'm heading off to Minnesota tonight on the red eye and can't wait to share my Christmas fun with you for the final 12 days of Christmas post. Merry Christmas, I hope it's a wonderful one wherever you may be!


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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

on the tenth day of christmas: the perfect holiday stationery

On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me... 10 lords-a-leaping, 9 ladies dancing, 8 maids-a-milking, 7 swans-a-swimming, 6 geese a-laying, 5 golden rings, 4 calling bird{y}s, 3 french hens, 2 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree. 



The perfect cheery stationery to let the ones you love know you are thinking of them this holiday season:

1.Black & White Holiday 2.Merry Bright 3.Mr. & Mrs. Santa 4.Red Good Cheer
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

on the ninth day of christmas: simple hostess gift

On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me... 9 ladies dancing, 8 maids-a-milking, 7 swans-a-swimming, 6 geese a-laying, 5 golden rings, 4 calling bird{y}s, 3 french hens, 2 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.

dish towel from west elm, photo by marit
Planning to bring the host of an upcoming holiday party a bottle of wine? Well why not make it pretty! I love the simplicity of wrapping a wine bottle in a cute dish towel as a gift. This way your host not only has something delicious to sip on but something pretty to clean up with as well.

The photo above is of my hostess gift to my friend Elizabeth who had me over for a fun girls (and dogs) night last weekend. You can also check out her guest DIY snow globe post here.

Cheers. {m}

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Monday, December 19, 2011

on the eighth day of christmas: holiday gift guide

On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me... 8 maids-a-milking, 7 swans-a-swimming, 6 geese a-laying, 5 golden rings, 4 calling bird{y}s, 3 french hens, 2 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.

Presenting my last-minute holiday gift guide. Stocked full of gift ideas for everyone on your wishlist. From your coworkers and your mom to your best friend and the little munchkin in your life, nobody has been forgotten. May Santa bring you everything you wish for. Ho ho ho. -{m}


1.Stuffed Santa 2.Bicycle Magnet 3.Mug-stache 4.Insults & Comebacks 5.Old-school Camera 6.Honeycomb Puzzle 7.Felted Soap Angel 8.Cutting Board Set 9.Gemstone Ring 10.WTF Stamp

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Friday, December 16, 2011

on the seventh day of christmas: holiday link love

photo by eat, drink, chic

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me...7 swans-a-swimming, 6 geese a-laying, 5 golden rings, 4 calling bird{y}s, 3 french hens, 2 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.

Only a week left until it's Christmas day! I can hardly believe it. I will be going home to Minnesota over the holidays and can't wait to enjoy the colder weather {and hopefully snow} with all my family and friends. But before that happens, I still have four days of work, a dozen gifts to wrap, two holiday parties to attend and endless cookies to eat...most of which I'm looking forward to. 

To kick off this weekend, I have included some great holiday blog posts from some of my favorite bloggers. Put on your slippers, pour yourself a cup of hot coco and enjoy. 

1. Free Holiday Knit Gift Tags by Eat, Drink, Chic {photo featured}

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

on the sixth day of christmas: have yourself a sparkly little christmas

On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me...6 geese a-laying, 5 golden rings, 4 calling bird{y}s, 3 french hens, 2 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
 
Cheers to a little sparkle. Check out these shiny holiday pieces. I just love how the holidays give you an excuse to go crazy and glitter-up everything, don't you?

From left to right, top to bottom: trees from sunday in bed, tea spoons by leif, dress by vince, diy gift labels by ambrosia creative, vintage deer by busy bree vintage, nails from love maegan

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

on the fifth day of christmas: a DIY guest contribution by elizabeth




On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me... 5 golden rings {I wish}, 4 calling bird{y}s, 3 french hens, 2 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.

Today my Christmas post is from my first-ever guest contributor and good friend, Elizabeth.

DIY Christmas Globe Post by Elizabeth:

Finally – the dishes are clean, the left-overs are dwindling away and Thanksgiving has come and gone. Growing up, this meant we could officially start playing Christmas music around the house and begin putting up the decorations. Well, I haven’t wasted a second starting my Christmas season.  Yesterday, I picked up two old-timey Christmas records for 99 cents each from my favorite record store, Lou’s (http://www.lousrecords.com/main/index.php) in Encinitas. Then I spent the rest of the day “inspiration shopping” – that’s when I pop in to all of my favorite stores like Anthropologie and West Elm, drool over the things I probably shouldn’t splurge on and think, “how can I achieve something like this on a budget?”

Let the Christmas crafts commence! Yesterday I spotted an adorable little mason jar snow globe at Anthro for $38. I thought to myself, I could probably make something like that for pretty cheap. So I did!

This morning I stopped in to Michaels craft store and bought:
  • mason jar $1.99 (any size will do!)
  • extra fine flurry snow $3.49
  • and a few little Christmas trees (the kind you see in the little Christmas city-scapes) for $2.49
(I recommend playing some Christmas tunes while you craft.) Using a hot glue gun, I secured the trees to the inside of the mason jar top. You can also glue the trees to wine corks and secure those to the jar top for varying heights. Turn the top upside-down to make sure the little trees are secure and the glue is dry. Last fill the jar with as much snow or glitter as you like. Screw the lid onto the jar, turn it upside-down and ta-da! you have yourself a sweetly nostalgic Christmas knick-knack for the mantel! (And it took only 5 minutes and $8).

-{elizabeth}

Thank you Elizabeth I hope there are many more contributions to come from you! 

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

on the fourth day of christmas: DIY advent inspiration



"On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...4 calling bird{y}s, 3 french hens, 2 turtle doves. And a partridge in a pear tree."

Happy December. Can you believe it? Exactly one more month of 2011. In the spirit of the first of the month I wanted to share some cute DIY advent calendars that I have seen around the web. Nothing more exciting than waking up as a kid {and grown-up too!} and uncovering that tiny treasure.

From top left to right: Printable Magnet Advent by Makoodle, Reindeer Advent by Ahoimeise {this one is actually from Etsy but it's a great DIY inspiration} Clothes Pins & Bakers Twine from Ulma, Clothes Pin Tree by Stylizimo, Small objects advent by the Marion House Book, Bags of Treats Advent from Canadian House and Home


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-{m}
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Monday, November 28, 2011

on the third day of christmas: free holiday subway art by eighteen25

photo from eighteen25

"On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...3 French Hens, 2 Turtle Doves. And a partridge in a pear tree."

Happy Monday everyone. I hope you relaxed over your long weekend. I spent the holiday break going to bed early, eating leftovers and {of course} doing a little Black Friday shopping. I'm proud to say I'm the owner of some fabulous new Anthropologie dresses and a new iMac which I plan to put to full blogging use. 


Now that Thanksgiving has passed we can officially deem it Christmas season! I started my "12 days of Christmas" post series several weeks ago and I'm ready to begin moving forward with it in full force. As I mentioned before, I began decking my little apartment out in holiday cheer weeks ago but now feel like I can be totally out of the closet about it.


Growing up, all of my mom's framed art art would be swapped out this time of year to accommodate her prints of Santa and baby Jesus. I always gave her a hard time for it, but here you have it, I'm doing the same. Joke is on me! I was thrilled when I discovered this holiday subway art print from the blog eighteen25- it is a more modern spin on what I grew up with and the best part is, it's free. There are also free downloadable prints for other occasions, including 4th of July, Halloween and even Easter. All you need to do is download it, send it to a printer and put in a frame.


When I have printed their prints in the past I used Costo's photo center. It cost under $10 and the quality did the trick. Easy-peasy. If you print the 16x20 size there is a great pre-matted frame at Ikea that will only put you back $20 and you can switch it out with all their other seasonal prints. 


Check out their adorable {and also free} holiday bunting download. Thanks eighteen25!


*Ps. Later this week my adorable and crafty friend Elizabeth will be sharing with you a fun holiday DIY project that she did over the weekend, can't wait to share it. {m}


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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

on the second day of christmas: DIY ornaments


"On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...2 turtle doves. And a partridge in a pear tree."

Over the rainy weekend I decided to get my crafty pants on. I pulled out some supplies from around the house and created this fun billy ball ornament. I already had the dried billy ball and just placed it in gold sand in a clear ornament. To top it off and cover the silver lid, I wrapped the top in pretty gold and white washi tape {I would cover everything in gold if I could!}. This little ornament was easy to make, cost me only $3 in supplies and would make a great budget-friendly gift. I hope to make some more handmade ornaments this season and will share the love with you. Only a little over a month until Santa comes...


Since I didn't have my tree up when I took those pictures {but I do now, shh! don't tell!} I decided to hang the ornament on these stylish paper mache antlers I found at West Elm during the Design Sponge shin-dig last week.

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Friday, November 4, 2011

on the first day of christmas: iGifts

"On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...a partridge in a pear tree."

I don't know if it is the chilly weather or the fact that Starbucks decided to begin taunting me with their holiday drinks this week, but Christmas season has struck me {shockingly early}. I strictly blame this early Christmas spirit on my mother- the woman who begins listening to holiday music at the sight of the first leaf falling and changes out all her home's decor to accommodate a red and green color palate.

Either way, this gene has been passed down and I need to start expressing my holiday excitement some how! I have decided to feature a little 12-post series on the blog for the next few months, called, of course, "The 12 Days of Christmas" which will consist of 12 different holiday themed posts.

Since everyone and their mother {sorry, had to} has an iPhone, this first post features fun iPhone-friendly holiday gifts that aren't outrageously priced. I'm especially loving the peep-finger Anthropologie gloves and the Apple Wood speaker dock. {m}

 1. Chevron Monogram Case 2. Monogram Zip Cover 3. Cable Knit Case 4. Gold Wallet Clutch 5. Wood Speaker Dock 6. Touch Screen-Friendly Gloves
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