Lavender Kay

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

It’s Friday!  Wahoo!  I am so happy that it is Friday because it means Jonathan gets a break from the night shift and we get to party!  We are planning on going to a college football game and will be bringing lots of blankets (and drinking lots of hot cocoa!) It is supposed to be cold!  But I think it will be a lot of fun too.  It will be fun to enjoy the last moments of fall outside.  We also plan to go back to the restaurant I highlighted this week.  It was SO good!  What do you have planned this weekend?

Thanksgiving is just around the corning and I am getting so excited.  This has always been one of my favorite holidays because it involves lots of yummy food and family.  And, because there isn’t as much build so it is more fun and relaxing.  Plus, my sisters and I like to get up early and have coffee and shop on Black Friday.  Well, not so much as shop as people watch!  Black Friday has turned into SUCH a crazy day but it is hard to let traditions die and early morning coffee always makes it worth it.  What about you?  Do you take party in the Black Friday craziness?

Happy Friday friends!

Hi friends!  It is time to highlight another Christmas card design on the blog.  This design is new to my collection.  Joy to the World is a product of an earlier card that I designed (Box + Love) with a really fun twist.  I love how the text looks when it is only partially behind the image.  So simple and modern – two of my favorite things!  What do you think?

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Hi!  I am thinking about adding another column to my blog where I highlight different areas of the city we are living in.  I thought this would be fun since  we are new to Corvallis and are loving the opportunity we have to explore a new town.  I think it is important to embrace the city you are living in and find the beauty that surrounds you.  For now, I will be calling this column, Explore Your City.

To start, I wanted to highlight this amazing restaurant we went to the other night in downtown Corvallis.  It is called LUC and you can view the restaurant website here.  LUC’s menu is made from all fresh, local ingredients and they change it every week.  Everything that we ordered was SO yummy.  They also have an extensive drink menu filled with delicious cocktails, beer and wine.  We decided to order their Rye Manhattan and it was perfect.

We were also impressed with the aesthetic/decor of the restaurant.  The food was served on beautiful china and the atmosphere was a perfect balance of modern and vintage.  If you ever find yourself in Corvallis, I highly recommend it.  We already plan to go back next week!

Have a great day!

Ps. I have added a couple new designs to my Christmas card collection and you can view them here.  Let me know what you think!

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!