by Mandi | creative tips
As I prepare to say farewell to 2012, there is one very important step I had to make – PURCHASE MY 2013 PLANNER!! You may call me old school, but I like seeing my weekly schedule at a glance, I like making notes about what I have to do, I like flipping through pages to see when and where a meeting was, I like doodling in the margins and so on!
Last year, I made a quick purchase at the local Tar-jay but it turns out, I made a pretty good purchase! In fact, I ended up getting the same one I got last year again for next year- the 2013 version of course! The BlueSky Weekly/Monthly Planner/diary (8×10). I can look at a month in a glance or at a week in a glance with plenty of space to write, I have space to take notes and it has one of those ribbons to keep me on the right page! For me it is exactly what I need.
While this is the one I decided to go with, there are SO many others out there for you to choose from! See below for a few of my favorites!
1. Ruby Star Typewriter Weekly/Monthly Planner (via. Etsy), 2. Horseshoe Weekly Planner (via. Etsy) 3. Levenger 2-Year Monthly Calendar 4. emily ley SIMPLIFIED planner – LOVE!
Do you write it down or type/text it in? What is your favorite way to keep your life on track?
by jenn_davis | creative tips, diy
Anyone who knows me, knows that I LOVE creative people who are able to think out of the box and have a little fun!
The holidays are no exception! My husband and I have enjoyed designing our own Christmas cards for several years now but only since our son was born have we taken it to the next level. Don’t get me wrong, we still love and can appreciate a “regular” Christmas card, but nothing makes our house light up quite like one that is creative and fun.
This year is our best card yet in my opinion, and while we aren’t quite ready to reveal what our theme is this year (we are mailing them this week), I thought I would share some fun designs I came across online!
This was our family card from last year….
Dyce was only about 7 months old so I had to hold him up and then my husband photoshopped me out!
A cute way to show the family from Threaded Together…
The most incredible felt cards by You Are My Fave….
Cards with candy? Yes, please! From Living Locurto…
Family mugshots from Summertime Designs….
Lastly, a pretty amazing iphone card featured on Leawo….
So, you guys doing anything different with your cards this year?! If so, I would love to see!
xo
by jenn_davis | creative tips
I don’t know about you, but I am pretty much a sucker for festive cocktails. Regardless of the season, a pretty drink always puts my senses in overdrive….especially the eye candy that exists only in holiday cocktails!
Here are a few that stood out as main contenders for Cocktail of the Season, but be warned because one too many could leave you ending up on the naughty list….
1. Jess Potter featured her beautiful creation, Lady Alexander, on The Grid. 2. Single Minded Women featured this appropriately named cocktail, The Grinch. 3. Nicole from The Plunge Project featured this delicious Smirnoff Marshmallow Fluff Hot Chocolate 4. The sparkle in my eye…The Amore Frizzante 5. Kori from Real Moms Guide featured this festive Chocolate Peppermint Cookie along with 6. this Seven Layer Cookie!!!
Many of these cocktails would be just as delicious (and slightly less naughty) if you left the alcohol out or replaced the Prosecco with sparkling cider – so don’t drink and drive folks (unless of course you are being pulled by 8 tiny reindeer, then I suppose they are technically driving – but in that case you should probably lay off the alcohol anyway because people will start to talk. I digress…)
Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are gearing up for the Holidays!
xo
