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ENTERTAINING, PAPER goods | November 6, 2009

Free Printable Recipe Cards by Up Up Creative

If you give home baked goods this Holiday or if you host a Thanksgiving dinner party, why not share your recipes with your friends and family? To help you write your recipes down, you can print these etsy-orange recipe cards designed by Julie Green of Up Up Creative. Keep the comment empty for your friends [...]

HOME + GARDEN, ORGANIZING | November 6, 2009

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Writing Slates by Bliss in a Teacup | etsy watch

Another find on etsy. This one would make a great holiday gift. I like the concept behind the writing slates produced by a a half kiwi-half canadian couple living with their cat in Vancouver. It is effectively simple. You have a choice of two permanent titles: “Today” or “This Week”. + Writing Slates – Planning edition [...]

ENTERTAINING, PAPER goods | November 6, 2009

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Holiday Gift Tags by Pretty Smitten | etsy watch

These personalized gift tags would be perfect for your holiday baked goodies. I particularly like the snowflake. Pretty Smitten sells them on etsy. You choose the icon, the color and the font. + Pretty Smitten Holiday – Rectangular Gift/Favor Tags with Personalized Winter Motifs $9 for 12 tags

ENTERTAINING, PAPER goods | November 6, 2009

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Mod Holidays Cards by Feterie

It is that type of the year again: I love Christmas cards. To help you make your choice, I will feature my favorite cards for the next 4 weeks. After the Holiday cards for a cause, I went for mod and snowy. + The Mod Holiday series proposes 4 illustrations: a tree, a gift, a wreath [...]

DINING, FOOD + drinks

November 6, 2009

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Limited edition of Aquaovo’s eco-friendly water filter

I always admired the stylish design of Ovopur, the eco-friendly water filtering system developed by a Quebec brand called Aquaovo. I think the egg shape glazed porcelain jar looks even better dressed in black. CAVIAR is a limited series available in two patterns: Marcato and Legato. I love both. If I could find a spot in my [...]

HOME + GARDEN, HOME decor

November 5, 2009

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Polaroid Flower Vase

Having a few Polaroid flower vases floating around at different heights is a stunning sight. I read on Yanko design that the line holding the frame is a wire, the wire bone’s connected to the light bone, and the light shines on the plant. I wish I could recycle the idea for Christmas ornaments. The difficulty [...]

ENTERTAINING, HOLIDAY entertaining

November 5, 2009

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Wrapping Ideas for Your Holiday Baked Goods

Every year, my husband and I baked our batches of holiday cookies. They become our signature hostess gifts during the Holidays. I make sure to select a beautiful reusable container. It is part of the gift. Naturally, I am always on the lookout for new ways to wrap my baked goods. It became a tradition. I [...]

HOME + GARDEN, HOME decor

November 4, 2009

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Sophie Conran Wallpaper Range for Arthouse

After making delicious pies and designing a popular dinnerware line, Sophie Conran created a line of wallpaper for Arthouse. Except for Spectra, which is part of a special line exclusively available from B&Q, all her patterns are traditional. Her main collection should be available through many retailers. Main Collection For her main collection, Sophie Conran was inspired [...]

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