Category: holidays

For the Love of Home and Parties – Candy cane place cards

A little dinner party prompted these five-minute place cards. Use some red tape, a white pen, and candy canes to create a sweet and festive addition to each setting.

-Chiara

P.S. Today’s 24 Merry Days giveaway will be on Henry Happened for a tail/mask set from Oeuf NYC and a 3 month Umba box subscription.

Pinned it/Made it: Cranberry Juice

I bought 2 Costo-sized bags of cranberries for Thanksgiving, and we didn’t even have Thanksgiving at my house. To say I over estimated is a gross understatement. I laughed when I read a recent post from Heather of Farmgirl Gourmet. She too bought the Costco-sized bag but made Cranberry Juice with the excess. I guess what they say is true—when life gives you cranberries, make cranberry juice. Or something like that. I’m working on perfecting my Cosmo recipe at the moment. Happy hour anyone?

—Melissa

take five

Some favorites!

1. braided cinnamon wreath on totally love it via Nole Garey
2. Polka dot mobile from Puka Puka via Bloesem
3. black & white Christmas on Papermash
4. a Japanese postcard spotted on Karen Barbe
5. Alyssa Pheobus via Design for Mankind

Stuff to do around Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill this weekend: TODAY ONLY until 9pm: UNC student print sale. A great way to finish up your holiday shopping! / It’s First Friday in Raleigh / Lost in the Trees on Friday / Chatham artist studio tours this weekend / American art from the 1930s through 1950s, exhibition and print sale at Adam Cave / a talk on mental health issues and sexual identity in teen girls on Saturday / Get your ticket on Sunday for pop-up restaurant Hakanai (open for 3 days only in February)

Have a good weekend!

—Ellie

P.S. This weekend’s 24 Merry Days Giveaways are on Hank and Hunt from Gretel Home for a Sagaform teapot + small matching jar (today), on Funkytime for a Petite Cherie camera strap and Washi tape set from Bloom Theory and Wishy Washi tape (Saturday), and on Happiness is for a Queen duvet & shams from Crane & Canopy (Sunday).

For the love of home & parties – reusing plastic tree wrap

We got our tree over the weekend, and when we got it in the house, I found myself pulling miles of plastic netting of it. I felt too bad to just toss it, so I stuck it on a present I needed to wrap. I like the way it looks like gossamer thread. Why do I have the feeling there may be ribbon, scissors, and gift tags on every surface for the next four weeks?!

-Chiara

P.S. Today’s 24 Merry Days giveaway is two prizes by Potter & Butler and Jelanie on Sugar and Cloth! Ends Dec. 10th.