THE HOLIDAYS ALREADY?


Whoa guys, where did November go? Wasn't it just yesterday that I was weaving through herds of costumed children on Halloween? And now I am buying a Christmas tree! Time flies when you are having fun (or just busy out of your mind, hahaha).

Anyway, to kick off the holidays right I wanted to share with you some fabulously Christmasy items from a favorite party supply brand: Meri Meri. I stumbled across their holiday display in my local party store the other day (while shopping for advent calendar treats) and was blown away. There is some seriously adorable stuff here, my friends. It took a lot of strength not to arm sweep the whole display into my cart and run off giggling hysterically. Luckily I showed great restraint and only bought about $40 worth of stuff. Ha!

I am particularly enamored with their Santa Claus-themed goodies. Those plates! That cupcake kit with the reindeer toppers! The reindeer cups! Seriously: cute overload.





Even their more generically 'seasonal' options are awesome. I love the whole Nutcracker theme, especially the Nutcracker crackers! Clever and adorable—a win win.





Not really interested in Christmas? That's cool. Meri Meri also carries super cute gift boxes for homemade treats and other confection-related goodies. (This may be where most of my $40 was spent . . . ). I think this pink, red and silver combination is quite fetching, and perhaps particularly suitable for a holiday neutral gift swap. 

See lots of other fun stuff at Meri Meri's website here.




IN LOVE, TRULY BESOTTED

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Have you heard of the shop Besotted Brand? I first read about it a month or so ago and now I am seeing references to their gorgeous products everywhere (must be the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon!)!

I am swooning over every pretty package and goodie in their shop and I bet you will too. Check it all out here.


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Have you heard of the new store Poppin?  They sell these amazingly bright and colorful office supplies—all well made and well priced.  They literally sell rulers and pens and notebooks in every color of the rainbow.  Basically my ideal setup, right?


After much deliberation, I decided to pick up this, this and this for my desk at work.  And imagine my delight when my goodies arrived this weekend in the best packaging EVER: a turquoise box with fun quotes on it and zesty orange padded mailers that greet you when you open the box.  Awesome, right?


Do yourself a favor and go check out this company that has it all figured out.  





ENGAGEMENT PARTY: FAVORS AND PHOTOBOOTH

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To make the party feel a little bit more special I decided to make some fun favors to send guests home with. After spying these adorable sets, I knew sending people home with a s'mores kit was the perfect way to cap off a start of summer party. My Mom and I were worried about keeping things fresh (living by the ocean, things get stale fast), so we put snack packs of graham crackers and mini individually wrapped chocolate bars in these clear plastic boxes and topped them off with marshmallows. Yum! I then closed up the boxes with stickers that featured our wedding logo and little thank you flags. Not surprisingly they were a bit hit!

(I may be snacking on some of the extra boxes this afternoon . . . )



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ENGAGEMENT PARTY PHOTO BOOTH


After reading this post by Jordan, I knew I wanted to jazz up the engagement party with a photo booth. Turns out they can be super simple to put together! I bought 6 rolls of crepe paper streamers from my local party store (all to match my blue theme, of course), cut different lengths and masking taped them above a window in our cottage. I then set my camera up on a tripod, testing it to make sure it was the right distance (and setting it to auto focus, obviously) and then hooked this remote release to it. The whole thing worked beautifully!



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And my friends and family loved it!



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Not to mention me. I just couldn't resist taking a photo of the delicious present my friend Rachel baked (from scratch!) for me: a loaf of challah bread with wheat and white dough braided together to symbolize our upcoming union. Wonderfully thoughtful and delicious! (See that bite at the end? Yeah, this loaf lasted about 15 minutes over breakfast the next day.)



(One more post tomorrow detailing the decorations!)


FREE HOLIDAY TAG WRAP UP, PART 1

WEST ELM FREE HOLIDAY PRINTABLE
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WEST ELM FREE HOLIDAY PRINTABLE

For the last month or so I have been keeping a folder where I have saved a bunch of fun free printable tags for the holidays. Now that I have built up quite a selection, I thought it would be cool to share them with you, spreading the posts over a couple of days. Keep in mind that I am only posting a selection from each site; there are plenty more where these came from!



RUE MAGAZINE FREE HOLIDAY PRINTABLE



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LISA RUPP FREE HOLIDAY PRINTABLE
LISA RUPP FREE HOLIDAY PRINTABLE



Stay tuned for part 2 on Monday! And happy weekend!


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Oh my goodness, I am in love with the Wonderland Room! An Etsy store that sells fun stationery supplies from South Korea this site has everything you could ever possibly want if you are as addicted to paper goods as I am! Seriously, anyone looking for a Christmas present for me: feel free to buy anything (and everything!) included above!

Check it out here, because I can guarantee you will find something to drool over!