Merry Christmas

I LOVE this old style santa :) I just couldn't resist

and the font? also obsessed

you can get it here: Santa's Sleigh Font Download

Happy Holidays everyone!!

I spent this past week in Winter Park, Colorado

which just so happens to be one of my favorite places in the world.

fat flakes of snow were falling

and it was that perfect crisp-cold. HEAVEN.

I stayed at the ski-in ski-out, Iron Horse Inn this time.

it's a great place to stay if you ever find yourself in Winter Park :)

one of the nights, I went to Sombrero Stables at the YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch.

it was GORGEOUS.

I went on a horse-drawn sleigh ride with my family,

followed by a little steak dinner.

the sleigh ride was amazing.

there's no better way to get into the holiday spirit than hearing bells jingle on the giant friesian draft horses pulling your sleigh through mountain snow.

I highly recommend the ride to anyone and everyone.

be sure to dress warm!!

Wise Words

found this quote nestled deep in the web

I couldn't help but share.

I love snowflakes :)

QUOTES

Frosty the Snowman Costume

being a part of a sorority, you learn a lot. gain a lot of skills, if you will.

one of those skills:

the ability to throw together the most random yet amazing costumes out of nothing in less than a weeks notice. 

meet frosty:

yes, that man lurking in the back is dressed as a present ...
trooper ay?

the frosty costume was a big hit at my sorority's latest themed party.

a lot of my friends at other schools were obsessed with the costume too, 

and when I started seeing pictures pop up of them ripping off my costume, 

one thought crossed my mind:

if you're gonna do it wrong, do it right.

don't rip off my costume in a mediocre fashion?! go big or go home!!

so here is my next how-to ...

DIY cute frosty the snowman costume

most of it is pretty self-explanatory.

the only part I've been asked about A LOT is the hat.

how to make the hat:

we lucked out and found glittered, foam, drink cozies at Michaels

but we also made one hat out of the glitter foam sheets as well.

if you can't find a cozy, get an extra sheet of plain foam

just cut a strip as wide as you want your hat tall,

roll it, glue it, top it with an appropriately sized circle.

for the rim of the hat we cut a large circle out of the glittered foam.

glue the hat cylinder on top, and BAM

the base of it was sticky so we covered it with black glitter,

that took care of the stick.

then we just cut some poinsettias off of fake stems, hot glued them in, done.

I absolutely loved our costumes and they were definitely a hit at the event.

maybe this will inspire your attire at your next holiday party,

because let's be honest,

sexy santa is just getting old ...

Happy Holidays

the Christmas cards are starting to arrive in the mail

and I always see these adorable family pictures of everyone ...

#swag

yeah, my family isn't really about that.

Sooo, Happy Holidays from us :)

Etsy Finds: Winter Wonderland

I have always been obsessed with snowflakes,

and when I tried to pick my etsy favorite, it was kind of overwhelming

soooo here are 12 :) Enjoy!!

1. snowflake tie tack 2. modern snowflake ornaments 3. custom initial snowflake necklace 4. letterpress holiday card 5. mini snowflake necklace 6. eatable rice paper snowflake 7. baby snowflake bow tie 8. let it snow necklace 9. set of 5 snowflake necklaces 10. pearl and monogram snowflake necklace 11.engraved snowflake necklace 12. snowflake cupcake toppers

Etsy Find: Nature Favors

Another fun Etsy find :)

Nature Favors

This fun little shop is full of adorable green gifts and favors.

They are so cute

and I just had to share.

check out the shop HERE.

There were too many precious things to share them all!

New Artist Alert: Timeflies Tuesday Wayward Son

I was totally paying attention in class when I came across this video.

YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT.

Why isn't this guy famous??

I'm a huge fan. Happy weekend everyone :)