My Favorite Christmas Gifts for 2018!
A blend of botanical poetry by Libby Piper and Illustrated by Renée Fox. Let the plant people take you on a journey, learning the lessons of each in a language that mimics the song of Mother Earth. Their essence comes together to create harmony in a tea infused with their wisdom. Available at HoneysuckleHugs.com.
Introducing the Sugar Paper Planner Luxe Gift Box, our favorite items for those who love to plan and mark their list until it's all done. We put it together with the details we're known for to make gifting easy. Let us do the work for you. Personalization available for concealed planner only.
Pineapple Festa. An explosion of watercolor brush strokes are fused together to create this festive pineapple. A simple, yet bold illustration, this painting is meant to complement my other tropical art prints, including Flamingo Road, Aragosta, and Speckled Seahorse. Available at Minted.com.
Peppermint White Hot Chocolate Recipe
This recipe from Sugar & Cloth is the easiest thing you’ll whip up all winter long. It only takes 5 seconds of your attention, a slow cooker and you’re all set!
Ingredients:
6 cups of almond milk
2 cups of whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (12 ounce) package white chocolate chips
1 teaspoon of peppermint extract
Whipped cream (optional)
Champagne marshmallows for garnish
Combine the whipping cream, milk, vanilla, peppermint, and white chocolate chips in a slow cooker. On medium to low heat, let it set for 2.5 hours in the slow cooker, stirring it occasionally making sure all of the chips are melted.
Once finished, serve with whipped cream and a champagne marshmallow on top for the garnish, or you can cut the calories of the whipped cream and just add a marshmallow, it looks (and tastes!) great either way.
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reindeer festival
shimmer joy
seasonal supply tree
frosted joy
free foil pressed desk calendar f/minted
Cotton Candy Fizz Cocktail
This Valentine's Day cocktail is perfect for adults or kids. For the adults, you can simply serve Champagne to pour over the Cotton Candy. For kids, you can serve it with Sprite.
Head on over to Mirabelle Creations for full recipe.
DIY Doodle Notebooks
Need a last minute stocking stuffer?! Well, I've got you covered with these super easy doodle notebooks.
Supplies:
1. 3-pack of Moleskine notebooks (available at Target, Barnes & Noble or most stationery stores)
2. A black ink pen (I used a Faber-Casetell PITT Artist Pen in Medium purchased at Michaels).
Instructions:
Using a black ink pen (or calligraphy pen for varying thickness) doodle away on your notebook using illustrations, graphic lines or anything that strikes your fancy. I made all three of these in under an hour, so they aren't just easy, but quick too!
Merry Christmas from Smudge Design Co.
Shimmer Joy Now Available for Holiday 2017
Add some sparkle this holiday season with my 2017 holiday design Shimmer Joy.
Available exclusively at Minted, choose from gold, silver, rose gold, glittery gold, and glittery silver foil. Don't have enough room on the front? Add a custom backer or interior to share photos or a more detailed message.
gingerbread mug hugger roundup
I was completely floored when I recently spotted these gingerbread house mug huggers and decided I had to do some research on the subject to find out more. After combing the web for the best possible options, I’ve come up with 3 results for creating these adorable mini treats.
1. Make Your Own
Summer at She Leaves A Little Sparkle has an exceptional how-to, including her very own gingerbread recipe and free paper cut outs that can be downloaded for the house template.
Juliette Laura shares her recipe (also with a free template) along with some GORGEOUS photography on how to make her toppers.
2. Semi Home Made
Purchase Betty Crocker Cake and Cookie Mix or Nestle Rolled and Ready Gingerbread Cookie Dough and then use your own cookie cutters (or download the templates from above recipes) for a much quicker process.
3. Buy Your Own
While Anthropologie’s version is currently sold out, I did find these adorable versions at Williams Sonoma. If you’re interested in a less expensive topper, these Gingerbread Folks are a better bargain at $14.95 for 4.
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Minted Black Friday 20% Off Sale Extended
Check out Minted’s best deals of the year which have been extended through 11/27.
2015 holiday cards
The Smudge Design 2015 Holiday Watercolor Collection is now available at Minted.
halloween isn’t just for kids anymore
Check out some of these fabulous cocktail concoctions including Swamp Swill Martini from Kelli Hall of Kelli Hall Design.
