Lavender Kay

Happy Thanksgiving my dear friends!  I hope you eat lots of yummy food and have quality time with loved ones.

Jonathan and I are in Washington spending Thanksgiving with our families.  I am so happy to be surrounded by so many beloved friends and family.

Ps. I am having a 10% off sale on my PRINTABLE Christmas cards exclusively on Etsy.  The sale only lasts until noon.  You can find them here.

Photo taken by Q Avenue Photo and found on Camille Styles

I saw this cute table setting on Camille Styles, and I thought it was so wonderfully rustic and simple that I just had to share!  Happy baking!

Photo by Q Avenue Photo

I have rounded up a few beauties from J. Crew to share with you today.  Here are a few things I have been crushing on and they will probably finding their way to my Christmas wish list as well.  I think those black pixie pants would be versatile and I REALLY want to find the perfect chambray shirt.  What do you think of this J. Crew one?

1. Amazing pixie pants 2. Can’t go wrong with a hot pink sweater 3. Chambray shirt 4. Nautical iphone case

Happy day before Thanksgiving!

Good afternoon friends and happy Monday!  It is raining like CRAZY here and the weather forecast says 100% chance of rain for the next few days.  Looks like I will be spending my days inside with a cozy blanket and a hot beverage.  My second round of coffee is brewing right now!

Can you believe Thanksgiving is this week!  Time is just flying by.  In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I wanted to post another fun treat I found for the big dinner.  As I shared before, I have been scouring the internet for fun Thanksgiving ideas (last week I posted this apple cake recipe) and I thought this simple cranberry recipe would be fun to try.

This Sparkling Sugar Cranberries recipe can be found on A Cup of Mascarpone right here.  I think this would be a fabulous appetizer or a great alternative to the traditional cranberries side dish.  Raw cranberries have lots of nutrients, making this a perfect (semi) healthy option.  And, they look so pretty too!

Do you like trying new recipes for Thanksgiving, or would you prefer to stick with the classics?

Happy cooking!

Photo source here

Have you heard?!  Pinterest has just released secret boards!  I just found this out last week and I am so excited.

Ok, some of you may be asking, what is a secret board and what is all the excitement?  Well, a secret board is a board on Pinterest that only you can view.  You also have the option of inviting other people to view it as well but it is not a public board.  The significance in this is that now you can pin things that only you want to see.  For example, I have plans to use mine for pinning Christmas ideas I have for other people as well for pinning things for projects I am working that I have not released yet.  It is genius because now I can have an internet cork board for my secret projects!  So exciting!

To find your secret boards, you can scroll down to the bottom of your profile, below all your existing boards, and you will see three secret boards.  It will give you the option to invite other people to your board, which I also think is genius because, if it is for a secret project, you can include the other people working on the project with you without showing it to the world.

Happy pinning!  And, happy Monday!

Ps.  If you would like to follow me on Pinterest, you can find me here.

Hi friends!  So sorry about my late post today!  We have had a super crazy day over here but I wanted to at least leave you with a cute picture of my sweet nephew.  I took this picture this last weekend when we were in Newport, Oregon with Jonathan’s family.  We had a blast and I hope to post more pictures later.  Isn’t he the cutest?!

Happy Wednesday!

Happy election day friends!  Can you believe it is finally here?  I have to say, I am relieved.  There is so much division durning an election year and I am ready to move past some of it.  And get on to the holiday season!

Today I have posted a few things I am crushing on this week.  I have my eye on these fabulous navy flats from Zara.  They would be perfect for a holiday party!  Also, I still don’t have an iphone case yet because love how the phone looks all by itself.  But, if I were to get one, I think I would get this simple one from J. Crew.

1. Navy flats from Zara 2. Dress from Ruche 3. Cozy polk-a-dot sweater from Ruche 4. Color block iphone case at J. Crew

Hi friends!  Do you remember the post I did a couple days ago where I spoke about the fabulous magazine, Kinfolk?  Well, I thought I would post a video created by Kinfolk promoting their magazine.  They have created more videos since this one but I wanted to show it to you because I think it does a great job of capturing the essence of Kinfolk.  Their design is amazing and I think what they are doing is a beautiful thing.  There is something magical about eating together, and that is why I think what they are doing with Kinfolk is so powerful.   Enjoy!

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/25849670]

What did you think?

Video from VsTheBrain on Vimeo

Hello!  Tomorrow is Halloween, and I am so excited!  What are you dressing up as for Halloween?  I think I am going to be a ballerina again this year (I am a ballerina almost every year because wearing the tutu makes me so happy!).

Here are a few things I am crushing on today.  Have any of you heard of the Kinfolk magazine before?  It’s fabulous!  It is a collaboration made by many talented designers and creative folk who have a shared interest in beautiful small gatherings and tasty food.  Check it out!  Also, I just love this pretty blouse by Madewell.

1. Love this blouse by Madewell 2. The enchanting Kinfolk Magazine Vol. Four 3. Cute pillow from West Elm

Hi friends!  First, I want to say thank you for your kind response to my Christmas Project!  You all were so sweet and we had such a great response!  So thank you!  Also, let me know if you have any questions about custom designs or ordering.  All the designs can be customized to your preferred wording and colors.  Can’t wait to see the designs you choose.  Anyone have a favorite?

Ok, on to other things.  Today I want to show you the pumpkin Jonathan and I carved.

We chose Harry Potter because, well, we both LOVE Harry Potter and it seemed so festive!

After we carved our HP pumpkin we watched the final Harry Potter movie and roasted pumpkin seeds.  It was magical.

One other thing I wanted to highlight, was that we used the silhouette effect where the candle light shows through the negative space instead of through the letters.  I had never done this technique before but I really liked it.  The Ruche blog has some great printable stencils for carving pumpkins that I think would be really cute for carving your pumpkins this way that you can find here.

Happy pumpkin carving friends!