2013 in Review

2013: A Year of Grace

Friday Find: Winter Flower Tree Clip

Winter Flower Tree Clip, West Elm, $6 (Sale Price $3)

Merry Christmas!

12 Days of DIY Christmas: One

Christmas Tree Gift Toppers from Fellow Fellow

Need more craft ideas? Try: My Pinterest Christmas Joy Board.

12 Days of DIY Christmas: Two

Snowflake Decoration from The Ballard Bunch

Need more craft ideas? Try: My Pinterest Christmas Joy Board.

12 Days of DIY Christmas: Three

Yarn Christmas Trees from Living Locurto

Need more craft ideas? Try: My Pinterest Christmas Joy Board.

12 Days of DIY Christmas: Four

Honeycomb Ornament from Amazing Paper Grace

Need more craft ideas? Try: My Pinterest Christmas Joy Board.

12 Days of DIY Christmas: Five

Polka Dot Wreath from The Paper Mama

Need more craft ideas? Try: My Pinterest Christmas Joy Board.

Friday Find: Velvet Stocking

Velvet Stocking (personalization available for charge), Pottery Barn, $19.50

12 Days of DIY Christmas: Six

Christmas Origami (Doves, Stars, Trees and lots more) from Origami-Fun!

Need more craft ideas? Try: My Pinterest Christmas Joy Board.

12 Days of DIY Christmas: Seven

Felt Garland from Small Bird Blog

Need more craft ideas? Try: My Pinterest Christmas Joy Board.

12 Days of DIY Christmas: Eight

Perforated Table Top Christmas Trees from Curbly

Need more craft ideas? Try: My Pinterest Christmas Joy Board.

12 Days of DIY Christmas: Ten

Ring of Roses Wreath from Women's Day Magazine

Need more craft ideas? Try: My Pinterest Christmas Joy Board.

12 Days of DIY Christmas: Eleven

Map Kissing Ornament Ball from Mary Janes & Galoshes

Need more craft ideas? Try: My Pinterest Christmas Joy Board.

12 Days of DIY Christmas: Twelve

It's the most wonderful time of the year! This year for my annual twelve, I am featuring twelve tutorials for Christmas related projects. Happy crafting!

DIY Ruffle Tree Skirt from A Painted Nest

See past Christmas gift ideas here.

Need more craft ideas? Try: My Pinterest Christmas Joy Board, Everything Etsy and Creative Juice.

Friday Find: Omni Throw

Omni Throw, Z Gallerie, $59.95

Inspiration: 2014 - The Year of Orchid

Pantone announced last week that Radiant Orchid(18-3224) will be the color of the year for 2014:

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Pantone describes that Radiant Orchid "blooms with confidence and magical warmth that intrigues the eye and sparks the imagination. It is an expressive, creative and embracing purple—one that draws you in with its beguiling charm. A captivating harmony of fuchsia, purple and pink undertones, Radiant Orchid emanates great joy, love and health."

Flickr Roundup:

Valeria Baldino

MSKaveneyPhoto

Amanda Slater

Janna78

Valentin Berner

Ivy Hutchison

KreinikGirl

Let It Go

Let It Go, from Frozen, performed by Idina Menzel:

Friday Find: Yule Town Platter

Yule Town Platter (15"x7.75"), Crate & Barrel, $14.95

Book Releases: December 2013

Releasing this month:

• Clancy, Tom - Command Authority (Jack Ryan Jr., #5). (12/3)
• Connelly, Michael - The Gods of Guilt (Mickey Haller, #5). (12/2)
• Griffin, WEB - Hazardous Duty (Presidential Agent, #8). (12/31)
• Higgins, Jack - The Death Trade. (12/31)
• Koontz, Dean - Innocence. (12/10)
• Martin, George RR (editor) - Dangerous Women (Compilation). (12/3)
• Rollins, James - Innocent Blood (The Order of the Sanguine, #2). (12/10)
• Shepard, Sara - Deadly (Pretty Little Liars, #14). (12/3)
• Van Lustbader, Eric - Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Retribution (Bourne, #11).(12/3)

Friday Find: Italian Onda Baker

Italian Onda Earthenware Baker (8" x 6"), Sur La Table, $14.99

Friday Find: LACK Side Table

LACK Side Table, Ikea, $9.99

Friday Find: Creature Comfort Food Measuring Spoons

Creature Comfort Food Measuring Spoons, ModCloth, $17.99

Worn

Tenth Avenue North peforming Worn:

And I know that you can give me rest 
So I cry out with all that I have left

Friday Find: Sakura Bath Bomb

Sakura Bath Bomb, Lush, $6.45

Friday Find: Baroque Dinnerware

Baroque Dinnerware, Anthropologie, $12-$24

Book Releases: November 2013

Releasing this month:

• Applegate, Katherine - The One & Only Ivan (Children). (11/5)
• Baldacci, David - King and Maxwell (King & Maxwell, #6). (11/19)
• Cornwell, Patricia - Dust (Scarpetta, #21). (11/12)
• Evanovich, Janet - Takedown Twenty (Stephanie Plum, #20). (11/19)
• Finch, Charles - An Old Betrayal (Charles Lenox, #7). (11/11)
• Hooper, Kay - Hostage (Bishop/SCU, #15). (11/26)
• Patterson, James - Cross My Heart (Alex Cross, #21). (11/25)
• Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child - White Fire (Pendergast, #13). (11/12)
• Smith, Alexander McCall - The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #14). (11/5)
• Smith, Martin Cruz - Tatiana (Arkady Renko, #8). (11/12)
• Tan, Amy - The Valley of Amazement. (11/5)

Radioactive on the Piano

William Joseph performing Radioactive (Imagine Dragons cover):

Friday Find: Halloween Mickey Mouse Candelabra

Halloween Mickey Mouse Candelabra, Disney Store, $39.95

Friday Find: Mickey Mouse Bamboo Bowl

Mickey Mouse Bamboo Bowl, Disney Store, $19.95

Fare Thee Well

Fare Three Well (Dink's Song) performed by Marcus Mumford & Oscar Isaac:
 

Friday Find: Geo Metal Cage Shade

Geo Metal Cage Shade, West Elm, $19

Friday Find: Ming Boxes

Ming Boxes, Z Gallerie, $49.95 (set of 2)

Book Releases: October 2013

Releasing this month:

• Abrams, JJ - S. (10/29)
• Andrews, Mary Kay - Christmas Bliss. (10/15)
• Dashner, James - The Eye of Minds (The Mortality Doctrine, #1). (10/7)
• Drummond, Ree - The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays: 140 Step-by-Step Recipes for Simple, Scrumptious Celebrations (Cookbook). (10/29)
• Eggers, Dave - The Circle. (10/8)
• George, Elizabeth - Just One Evil Act (Inspector Lynley, #18). (10/15)
• Gilbert, Elizabeth - The Signature of All Things. (10/1)
• Grisham, John - Sycamore Row. (10/22)
• Harris, Charlaine - After Dead (Southern Vampire Mysteries, #14). (10/29)
• Johansen, Iris - Silencing Eve (Eve Duncan, #18). (10/1)
• Kirkman, Robert - The Fall of the Governor (The Walking Dead, 3). (10/8)
• Lamb, Wally - We are Water. (10/22)
• Martin, George RR - The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister (A Song of Fire & Ice). (10/29)
• Nesbo, Jo - Police (Harry Hole, #10). (10/15)
• Parker, Robert B - Silent Night (Spenser, #43). (10/22)
• Patterson, James - Confessions: The Private School Murders. (10/7)
• Riordan, Rick - The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus, #4). (10/8)
• Roth, Veronica - Allegiant (Divergent, #3). (10/22)
• Sandford, John - Storm Front (Virgil Flowers, #7). (10/8)
• Scottoline, Lisa - Accused (Rosato & Associates, #12). (10/29)
• Smart, Elizabeth - My Story (Biography). (10/7)
• Tartt, Donna - The Goldfinch. (10/22)
• Turow, Scott - Identical. (10/15)
• Willems, Mo - I'm a Frog (Elephant & Piggie) (Children). (10/15)
• Woods, Stuart - Doing Hard Time (Stone Barrington, #27). (10/8)
• Yousafzai, Malala - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Biography). (10/8)

Friday Find: Teal Stripe Boho Lumbar Pillow

Teal Stripe Boho Lumbar Pillow, World Market, $27.99

God Moves in a Mysterious Way

Beautiful version rendition of an old hymn, God Moves in a Mysterious Way, by Jeremy Casella:

Friday Find: Mallorca Oval Platters

Mallorca Oval Platters (from the Paola Navone Collection), Crate & Barrel, $19.95 - $34.95

Friday Find: Soy VegePure Candle in Ambiance

Soy VegePure Travel Tin Candle 

in Ambiance (Orange & Lemongrass), Aroma Naturals, $6

This allergy-friendly candle, made of soy & vegetable oil wax, smells ah-mazing!

Friday Find: HEMNES Shelving Unit

HEMNES Shelving Unit, Ikea, $99