{holiday inspiration} Stocking Stuffers

With Christmas just TWO days away - have ya'll finished your holiday shopping?  I just finished the stocking stuffers yesterday.  So I can officially say...I'm DONE!  Just a few more things to wrap - but it's time now to sit back, relax and enjoy more holiday cheer.

It's a little too late to order something online and be guaranteed for it to arrive before Christmas.  So I decided to put together a few stocking stuffer inspirations that you can pick up at your local store.

Happy Shopping and Merry Merry!!

1:: pinball, lego, book, stickers

2:: iView stand, dodo case, beats, itunes, nano

3:: twirl, owls, face, pencils, corkcicle

{holiday inspiration} garlands

Garlands are so pretty.  You can use them across a mantle, as part of your table decor, hanging from a ceiling or even part of your wrapping.  There are so many uses for them.  We have a very long mantle so I decided to hang our 25 Days to Christmas Advent Calendar there.

Sometimes I find it so hard to stick with one theme over the holidays because my brain goes into creative overdrive and there is just so much that I want to do.  I think if I gave into this - friends wouldn't be able to even walk into my house because it would be filled to the gils.

Here are some of my favs...

row 1:: aqua & red, woodland fireplace, white mantle
row 2:: felt pom, presents
row 3:: outdoor, felt balls, lights, presents, snowflakes

{holiday inspiration} the embellished chair

Last week was a crazy busy week...

We produced our final event of the year.  Baked some Brownie-O's for the little mister's school holiday party.  Prepped the ornament craft that his class did.  Started the weekend off with two holiday parties and Sunday...Christmas shopping.

Now it's time to completely focus on C H R I S T M A S!!!  Yay! I need to work on my holiday table so I thought I would start today's inspiration with the chair.   Do you fancy up your chairs when you are creating your holiday table?  If so - here are some ideas that I liked.

row 1:: apples, pine cones, pine cones
row 2:: wreath, wreath, candy cane

{holiday inspiration} a berry merry

I love traditional berry red with a dash of whimsy and Christmas time green during the holidays.  These inspirations just make me smile.  I love taking the time to wrap each present and adding that little touch that makes it extra special.   I've always wanted to do a smores bar and having one after a scrumptous Christmas dinner just sounds divine to me.  I hope you enjoy!


row 1:: smore bar, pretty packages
row 2:: tree, party dress
row 3:: owl tags, stockings, hedgehog