Those of you who know me well, know that I’m a huge sucker for anything packaged as a “kit”. I just can’t resist kits for some reason. That’s why I was excited last year when my friend Kristan shared on her Snapchat story the unboxing of a kit for planner/paper/sticker lovers. The Planner Society Kit monthly subscription from Scarlet Lime was everything I had been looking for to embellish my Bullet Journal.

I’ve subscribed to this monthly kit subscription for most of the year and can’t believe I’ve never shared about it with you! For those of you who love your planner but want a little more of an artistic touch to it (without having to be artistic), this is the best kit out there, in my opinion. …

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Hi all! Welcome back! As promised, today I’m sharing the winner of the Silhouette Cameo giveaway I shared last week! Congrats, Gina K.! Check your email to claim your prize! I can’t wait to see what fun things you do with your new toy!

I also promised that I would share an exclusive BLACK FRIDAY discount code for some really great deals happening over at Silhouette America. If you didn’t win the giveaway and are hoping for a Silhouette Cameo or Portrait of your own, you most likely won’t see deals like this again! You could even buy a Silhouette Cameo for yourself and get a whole big bundle of stuff free, including a Silhouette Portrait! One machine for you, one for gift giving! How great is that? Head over to Silhouette America before December 8th to take advantage of these GREAT deals! Make sure to use coupon code DINE at checkout to receive your discount!

–> Click HERE to take advantage of this great black Friday sale <–

I’m also really proud of this Pottery Barn Inspired Rustic Holiday sign my friend Heatherand I made using the Silhouette Cameo! I did the painting (detailed below) and Heather took care of creating a festive stencil on the Cameo. Head over to Heather’s blog for complete details on how she made the template to use for our sign. I am really proud of how they turned out! And compared to the $129 price tag from Pottery Barn I’ll take our roughly $50 sign any day!

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I “created” the place card’s for our dinner party today. Don’t laugh when you see them, but they are the best I could do since I’ve procrastinated for this long. When I purchased the ornaments for the centerpiece, there was a box of star shaped ornaments that matched the centerpiece ornaments. My little mind started thinking and I decided to scratch my original crafty place cards for these little numbers. Martha would have thought of something fabulous, I’m sure, to write the guests names on. I, however, am not Martha, so I looked through my scrap booking supplies and found these little white circle cutouts. Martha would have used professional calligraphy. I, however, am not Martha so my very best cursive writing will have to do.

They stand up on their own, only on cloth material.  Good thing I’ll have a tablecloth. The picture I took of them makes it look like they are in a lineup at the police station, doesn’t it? “No sir… I don’t think I can recognize the criminal. They all look very similar… except maybe that gold one. That gold one has the same posture as the criminal… and I vaguely remember a small scratch on his arm.”

I’m glad to mark this little project off my list of To Do’s. Remaining on my list is the task of figuring out what appetizer to make. Nick keeps nixing whatever I suggest. That’s the problem with having a husband with opinions 🙂

One week ago today I dined on Pumpkin Pie Dip.
 

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I have a gorgeous Trifle bowl (the picture is the only one of it I could find). I thought that it would be nice if I filled the trifle bowl with some red and silver ornaments. Simple, festive and beautiful. I thought that I might lay some evergreen around the stem of the bowl as well. The DIY website suggested using a pedestal bowl, but don’t you think a Trifle bowl will work just as fine?

We have a nice holiday tablecloth, holiday dishes, holiday napkins, etc. I’m still looking for some holiday stem ware, but I may just use what we have in the interest of space and budget.

As an added special touch, I think I’ll make some holiday related place cards. I was thinking of doing these 3D Holiday Place Cards. They would be so simple to do and would add a festive touch to the table setting.

It’s all coming together! I have a few things left to do, including finding the perfect appetizer recipe to make for the evening.

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