Christmas

Home Trends | Holiday Entertaining

The holidays are a wonderful time to gather friends and family around the dinner table and soak up each others company. To make guests feel special, yet relaxed, trying mixing fancy pieces (hello, crystal goblets) with laid back choices (looking at you, paper placemats). Add some candlelight and natural elements from the wintery outdoors and you’re all set for a festive evening of holiday entertaining!

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How to throw a Holiday Party Under $50

‘Tis the season to celebrate and be merry isn’t it? It’s the perfect time to plan some festivities with your loved ones. Unfortunately, Christmas time is also when you throwing lots of cash down on gifts and let’s not forget holiday decorations or even the Christmas tree! That all adds up, right? Those Christmas trees are shockingly expensive. I don’t know about you, but in my household there’s not much money allocated to throwing anything fancy. So my answer? Having a holiday dessert open house! I set up a nice display of traditional holiday desserts and have an open house for friends and family to stop by. Nothing too formal, but just perfectly festive enough! I collaborated with World Market and my whole how-to is over on the World Market Discover blog. They have such a great selection of holiday goodies for GREAT prices. I set up the whole dessert buffet for less than $50! Talk about easy and budget-friendly! I’ve posted some pictures of it below, but click on over to their blog for more details!

The Perfect Hostess gift for under $50

Only a few more weeks until Christmas! How many holiday parties do you have planned? Do you need a fun gift that’ll be great in pretty much any situation? I teamed up with with World Market and continued the “celebrate the holidays for under $50” theme and came up with a festive and interactive gift: A mulled wine gift basket! It would work perfectly for the hostess, or anyone really, and great for any holiday party. It would work especially well for those hard to shop for people on your list. For a complete how-to with product details, head on over to the World Market Discover blog. I spent less than $50 on everything in the basket, and a lot of the items can be used over and over again. Love that. Here’s a few pics for you!

Home Trends | Warm and Fuzzy Christmas Decor

As much as traditional Christmas decor will always have a place in my heart, I have to say that texture is really important in how I decorate. Having warm and fuzzy things around just naturally makes me feel the same, and things like felt always do the trick, plus they have a homemade and crafty feel to them that I just love! I rounded up some of my favorites (mixed in with a few non-felt options) for a fun and textured Christmas!

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Home Trends | Christmas Stockings

Christmas holds many traditions in my family. Many of my holiday decorations are older than me! There is something so nostalgic about opening the same box of decor year after year and revisiting memories of holidays past. The downside is that holiday decor eventually becomes dated and doesn’t fit in with the current style of your home. This year I want to mix things up by updating the style of our stockings with something a little more modern and unexpected and a little less red and green. Which is your favorite? Do you prefer traditional holiday decor, something new and on-trend, or incorporating both?

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Our 2016 Family Photos and Holiday Cards with Minted

We just got our Christmas cards from Minted to mail out and I wanted to share them with you! Last year we took our family photos at our cabin in Tahoe and we loved how the pictures turned out, so we decided to take them there again this year. I found a local Tahoe photographer, Brandi at Indigo Photography, to work with and she made the session so easy and fun. We took the pics at our annual friendsgiving weekend and so she was able to take our pics and some of our friend’s pictures as well. Win, win!

We went with Minted again to print our holiday cards because of their amazing selection of designs. There are so many great looking designs to choose from and they’re all fully customizable. For instance, if there a card design that you like and it says “Merry Christmas”, you can change it to say “Happy Holidays”. Easy peasy. Also another thing about Minted that I love is that I can have them print out all of the envelope addresses for me. Perfect way to make that pretty card complete is with a matching, just as pretty, printed envelope in a matching style. I used their concierge service last year and I’ll never go back! Oh and did I mention? We got matching STAMPS too?! You can’t get much better than that, right? Minted has thought of it all.

Here are our cards and some of our favorites pictures from our photo session with Brandi:

Five for Fifty | Stocking Stuffers with World Market

Now that I’ve finished posting all of the gift guides this year…do you need some help with stocking stuffer ideas? I partnered with World Market today to bring you some great stocking stuffer ideas for the ladies. World Market is always such a great place to go for gifts. You get such value for your money and they always have a huge variety of fun and unique items. Thanks for making Christmas shopping easier on us World Market 😉

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Check out some of my other stocking stuffer gift ideas at World Market:

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2016 Gift Guide | Modern Men

Somehow it’s already time to shop for the holidays, and men’s gifts always seem to be the most challenging to hunt down. Whether he “doesn’t like stuff,” seems to already have one of everything, or never gets his wish list to Santa (AKA you) in time, there’s bound to be something here that will make his day. We’ve got goodies for the chef and bartender, gadgets for the techie, and classic accessories for the stylish gent. And even though my mother says, “Gifts should never have on/off switches,” there are definitely a few exceptions on this list! Here’s hoping you find just what he’s (secretly) looking for here and that you have the happiest of holiday seasons.

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1 | BATTERY CASE

Slim, functional, and practically an essential for a guy on the go.

2 | TURNTABLE

Love the clean lines of this entertaining must-have.

3 | SLIPPERS

Cozy slippers that aren’t an embarrassment when grabbing the newspaper from the driveway.

4 | WATCH

A modern classic that’s on every other wrist for a reason!

5 | HEADPHONES

The best gift for the audiophile in your life.

6 | SHAVING SOAP & BRUSH

Elevate an everyday routine in style.

7 | SMARTPHONE GLOVES

Perfect for enjoying wintertime activities without losing touch (literally and figuratively).

8 | JACKET

Great looking and lined in wool for equal parts warmth and style.

9 | BAG

A chic and durable weekender that you’ll want to steal from his closet.

10 | BEER PLAYING CARDS

The perfect stocking stuffer for a man who knows (and loves) his beer.

11 | WAKE UP LIGHT

Give the gift of bright, chipper mornings all year round.

12 | COFFEE SUBSCRIPTION

A must for coffee lovers!

13 | TRAVEL MUG

Ditto for this handy gift—keep that coffee steaming hot for hours.

14 | MAKERS TOOL KIT

There’s something for every hobby in this amazing kit.

15 | WALLET

Can’t go wrong with a slim wallet in beautiful black or mahogany leather.

16 | KINDLE PAPERWHITE

The best for reading in bed, while traveling or commuting, outdoors…anywhere!

17 | SOCKS

He’s got to have them, so make them great looking.

18 | COCKTAIL KIT & BOOK

Perfect for the home (and up-up-and-away) bartender.

19 | SUNGLASSES & CLOTH

This gift really gives back, and adding a fun cleaning cloth takes it to another level.

20 | INSULATED GROWLER

A great way to keep a good brew cold and ready to drink at a moment’s notice.

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Home Trends | Holiday Front Door Decor

Holiday decorating mode full speed ahead! Can you believe I’m finally shifting into decorating for Christmas? I have my mantle done but that’s pretty much it. I’m so behind this year! But thankfully I have a little help from World Market this year. I partnered with them today to bring you quick little holiday decorating tidbit: the front door. It’s all about the first impression right? Here are five elements to create a welcoming holiday front entry!

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