• Merry Christmas 2015

    This month has been a blur and I only crossed off a fraction of the things on my Christmas to-do list! BUT, I finally managed to get our Christmas cards ordered!  Better late than never, right? We hope you had a merry Christmas and a wonderful weekend, friends!

  • Ever wonder how to make gift wrap bows like a professional? Click here for an easy tutorial on how to make gift wrap bows from wire ribbon!

    How To Make Gift Wrap Bows

    Last week I told you how to wrap beautiful Christmas presents with some tips and tricks I learned while working at a department store in my 20’s. The crisp edges and double-sided tape are my secret weapons. The other part I have always loved about department store gift wrap is the bows and ornaments and I am sharing how to…

  • How To Wrap Beautiful Christmas Presents

    When I was 22 and working at Robinsons-May, I made a deal with my friend James. He would learn how to work the Ticketmaster program and I would learn how to gift wrap. Well, I think James got the short end of that stick because Ticketmaster was always busy and it was a complicated system to use but when gift…

  • DIY Fall Entryway Decor

    Fall is here! The leaves are changing, the Pumpkin Spice Lattes are flowing and boots and scarves are starting to make appearances – or at least they are in other parts of the country.  Here is sunny Southern California it still in the 70’s. But that won’t stop me from being festive and celebrating the season of burnt orange and…

  • Inside Out Party and Movie Night

    This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #InsideOutMovieNight #CollectiveBias   Christmas came one month early in our house! No, I don’t have a tree set up and I haven’t started wrapping presents; the Disney and Pixar movie Inside Out was released on Tuesday! Happy dance and heart emojis all around.…