From the monthly archives:

December 2010

weekend wrap-up

by Allison December 11, 2010Home
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Friends, the house is empty today and I’m partying like it’s 1995.  An entire 2 liter of Diet Dr Pepper + an empty house + me + hip hop?  It’s not pretty, but it’s a party. A few things I wanted to remind you about over the weekend: I shared Top 10: Fashion Trends for [...]

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cheap idea for a family holiday card

by Allison December 10, 2010Family
family holiday cards

I’m feeling extra tight with cash this year, but I really didn’t want to cut holiday cards out of the budget entirely. If there’s one time of the year I enjoy picking up the mail, it’s the holidays.  Almost all human contact has been lost in the world, but personalized holiday cards remain. I really [...]

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how to: homemade cookie mix in jar

by Allison December 9, 2010Home
cookie mix

Surely at one point in the history of your life you’ve received a cookie mix in a jar as a gift.  If you haven’t, you need to move to a neighborhood where people hand these out. I’m kidding. Just come over to my house and I’ll make one for you. If you have basic cookie [...]

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customized portrait giveaway winner!

by Michal December 8, 2010admin
customized portrait

I’m happy so many of you love the customized portraits as much as I do. Even if you didn’t win the giveaway, I really recommend ordering some from Mike Loveleand anyway, they’re really something extra special. The winner of the giveaway is: Juleen Kenney I would have some of my wedding photos turned into portraits. [...]

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how to: line your water line

by Allison December 8, 2010Beauty
water line

If you haven’t tried lining your water line, you’re missing out. Some of the hottest makeup looks known to man include lining your water line. Stay with me, I know it feels unnatural. How to: Line your water line What do you think? You all in? You absolutely have to try it at least a [...]

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present wrapping idea

by Allison December 7, 2010Family
present

This year I’ve decided all the Christmas gifts will be wrapped in brown paper.  It started when I was re-using brown paper bags from the grocery store, wrapping the gifts with the insides of the bag so nothing but the brown showed.  After I ran out of those I decided to buy brown Kraft paper [...]

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camera bag giveaway

by Allison December 6, 2010admin
cute camera bag

You know my new cute camera bag?  The one I’m guarding from my children to within an inch of my life?  I worship my camera bag.  It has taken away the common conundrum of carrying around both an ugly camera bag and a cute purse, and guess what? I have one to give away. This [...]

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The Beauty of Different Book Review

by Allison December 6, 2010Home
the beauty of different

My friend Karen Walrond just published a book, and it’s a gorgeous piece of work.  I put it at the top of my wish list for Christmas but I couldn’t wait that long to read it, so I ordered it early and have been enjoying the fruits of her labor every night before I go [...]

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gift guide #2 for kids

by Allison December 5, 2010Family
kids gift guide

I put a little something for everyone in this one.  I really want a Leap Frog Tag reader for Charming, an iPod shuffle for Precocious so she’ll stop borrowing mine, the B. Toys beads are a phenomenal toy for everyone, and Silly Bandz? I’ll never understand the appeal. 1. iPod Shuffle 2. Leap Frog Tag [...]

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