A New Year

Wow, did 2011 fly by or what?! It seems as though it was just a little while ago that I was reflecting on 2010.  This was a very busy year which might be a reason that it flew by.  My husband and I were talking a day or two ago about all the potential and exciting things to come in 2012. We're spending this evening with friends, grilling and enjoying the great food and company.  I'm very excited for the new year and wish everyone else a great night and a very happy new year!

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A Wonderful Time of the Year

The past few weeks were super busy with the birthday parties, work and of course the holidays.  It was all great times spent with family and friends and I am taking this week I have off work to relax, recoup and get a few other things done.  We still have our Christmas decorations up (although they will come down this weekend).  After spending time putting them up, I couldn't imagine taking them down right away!  Here's how all that pink, gold, silver and sparkle turned out.  

Wrap-It-Up!

The past few years I've become slightly obsessed with paper (wrapping and stationary), ribbons, and anything that has to do with wrapping.  I can't get enough ideas on how to beautifully wrap a present to make it personal and unique.  I also love to match the wrapping with the "theme" of the party or occasion that it's for.  Last Christmas, I had a thing for turquoise and red, along with candy stripes, so that was my theme for the holiday presents which you can see here.  This year, I'm really into pink, gold, sparkle, and stripes.  Here are some awesome ideas for wrapping beautiful presents!  I especially love the ideas with yarn and the tape.

All pictures and ideas can be found via pinterest on my board here.  Have a great weekend!

So much to be thankful for today

A busy bee

There are lots of happenings around the Griffin household.  We hosted a few get togethers the past couple of weekends, enjoyed State home games, have a few furniture projects to work on, starting to re-paint the half bath, planning the husbands and moms birthday parties for next month (it is a very special birthday year for each), and planning for all of the holidays coming up.  We started a tradition in our house to decorate the day after Thanksgiving since we are off work that day, so this Friday morning I plan to unload the attic with all of the holiday decorations.  Also on our to-do list is to get our Christmas cards mailed out. Taking our picture in front of our tree has become a tradition as well.  I've been browsing for a card to use so that I am ready to go!  These are among my favorites that I am deciding on.  All cards are from Tiny Prints who I've used the past couple of years.  I love that I can have my address book on the site, they will print the mailing and return address, and mail them for me!

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving week!

Fall Table Decor

Hope everyone is doing well!  Wow, where is the Fall going? It's flying by! Halloween has come and gone, daylights saving time is this weekend, and Thanksgiving is only 3 weeks away!  I love a great decorated table and here are some of my favorites to help enjoy the last few weeks left of the season!

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Fall Wreath

A couple of weekends ago I finished the new fall wreath for my front door.  I used the same wreath that I had last year (and also blogged about) and just removed the decor that was on there before, which I plan to reuse of course.   I searched Pinterest and found some inspiration for what I had in mind.

Pinterest, No source listed

Pinterest, No source listed

Pinterest, No source listed

And here is the transformation to my wreath that cost about an extra $9 to make which included gold spray paint, leaves from AC Moore, extra glue sticks and around 30 minutes of my time.   An easy and fast way to turn something old into something new!

Old Wreath

Picture via Heather Griffin

New Wreath

Picture via Heather Griffin

Picture via Heather Griffin

Oh how I love Sundays

Take some time this Sunday to read a book, watch your favorite movie, bake a fabulous dessert, take a long nap, or visit with loved ones.  Whatever it is you choose to do, make sure you take some time to relax!

Happy Sunday! 

Friday

Thursday

Wednesday.. just because I love the beach that much.

Tuesday

Monday

Motivation and Inspiration Week

This is another very busy but what should be a good month.   It's always good to have a little motivation and inspiration to get through the busy times!  Have a wonderful week!

Sunday

It's a rainy, gloomy day here in Raleigh.  I will be spending my evening cooking and relaxing.  The rest of my weekend will consist of cleaning, more relaxing, and hopefully reorganizing my now unorganized master walk-in.  Here are some inspirational pictures to help the process.  Aren't these closets great? Have a wonderful weekend!

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