holiday decorations

16 Dec

All That Glitters…

Make your holiday decor sparkle with a healthy dose of glitter! Here are a few shimmery project ideas from Martha’s gallery of Glittered Holiday Crafts…
Pictured at top: Glittered Bird Centerpiece featuring glitter-dusted birds and tinsel-wrapped branches.

Pictured above: Snowy Balloon Ornaments. There are detailed instructions on how to make these here – but I’m thinking you [...]

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Read more → Posted on December 16th, 2008 at 6:07am

15 Dec

A Very Merry Baby Shower

categories: baby shower ideas, christmas, holiday party ideas

Here are a few images from a “holiday” themed baby shower I hosted over the weekend, and the rest of the pics can be seen in the Holiday Baby Shower photo album over on the HWTM Facebook Page. Mom-to-be is having a girl, so I just added some pink ornaments & papers to our regular [...]

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Read more → Posted on December 15th, 2008 at 11:10am

11 Dec

Deck the Halls, Tree & Table… for 50% Off

categories: christmas, holiday party ideas

I’ve been on the lookout for some cool new red & silver decor since we’re switching our color palette up a bit this year, so I was excited to stumble on these fabulous “Swirl Christmas Ornaments” by Martha Stewart for Macy’s (image #1, above). Even better – they’re on sale for over 50% off! Seeing [...]

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Read more → Posted on December 11th, 2008 at 4:47pm

10 Dec

Simply Stated: Hot Pink & Green Holiday

categories: Simply Stated, christmas, holiday party ideas, new year's eve

Today over at Simply Stated – brighten things up with a festive Hot Pink & Green Color Palette for the holidays!

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Read more → Posted on December 10th, 2008 at 8:17am

8 Dec

SURPRISE GIVEAWAY: LilyGirl

categories: fabulous gift ideas, reader giveaways

Update 11/26: This giveaway is now closed. Thanks so much to everyone that entered – your sweet comments really meant a lot to Lori & Denise at LilyGirl! And the randomly drawn winners are: First Prize: Commenter #122: Molly and 2nd Prize: Commenter #79: Noel. Congrats to both of you! And for everyone else – [...]

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Read more → Posted on December 8th, 2008 at 5:28pm

5 Dec

Glassy Modern + Fabulous Finials

categories: christmas, holiday party ideas

These curvy & contemporary glass ornaments make for a truly fabulous decorative holiday display! I’m especially loving the Finial designs… and one of the best things about these translucent decorations is that you can tailor them to ANY color scheme! ($1.95 – $5.95 each at cb2)

Also pictured above: Whirly Hanging Candleholder ($3.95) and Teardrop Diamond [...]

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Read more → Posted on December 5th, 2008 at 9:41am