O, Tidings of Comfort and Joy!

I'm not ready to let go of the Christmas season just yet. After all, it just started on Friday! Please enjoy one of my FAVORITE Christmas songs ever:

Sleigh Bells ring, are you listening?

In the lane, snow is....oh, it's not glistening here. Just windy! HAHA! Hello friends! I thought I would put up one last post before CHRISTMAS arrives! HURRAY for the BIRTH of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!!!!! You know what this means, don't you?!?!?! That EASTER, Muffy's FAVORITE holiday is right around the corner!!!!!! HURRAH!!!!!!!!

The post will be a hodge podge of Christmas thoughts! Let's get started!

Holiday decorating idea! I'm keen on the idea of grabbing a few boxes of ornaments (Michael's or Target are great options), piling them up in an old silver vase and placing it on a mantel or on a shelf. My new favorite blog The Party Dress featured this take, ornaments in a tea cup. CHARMING!

Winter skin! I have terribly dry skin. It's downright painful in Winter with the dry air and wind. 60 degrees is COLD, y'all! I can't take it! HAHA! In any case, a few years ago, my dermatologist wrote me a prescription for AmLactin cream. I was not impressed with it. It was VERY liquidy and smelled TERRIBLE! Fast forward to last week. It is now available without a prescription and is SO much better! The alpha hydroxy works as an emollient and also as an EXFOLIANT! Soft Winter skin can finally be yours! HURRAH!

May you all have a wonderfully MERRY CHRISTMAS and may joy and happiness await you in the NEW YEAR! GOD BLESS YOU!

COCOA MIXER!

Last week I had the pleasure of attending a little party at work....with a terrific theme! One of my co-workers threw a COCOA MIXER! Of course, I took a few photos!

The invites were so cute and funny, the location of the party was "Locker #1"! The hostess wrapped her locker door in festive wrapping paper and hung lights from the top. There was even a tree inside the locker as well as a Martha Stewart Christmas CD!

There were dozens of Christmas mugs lined up and PLENTY of hot water. There was a choice of half-dozen different kinds of cocoa. Mint, hazelnut, rich chocolate, milk chocolate, regular....the list goes on! Then she added fun stir-ins like marshmallows and candy canes! Of course there were also cookies and snacks.

It was a great opportunity to hang out with some of my co-workers in a totally stress-free Christmastime moment! Just sipping our cocoa and talking about the Holidays! Our mugs were the take-home favor! How cute is that?!

Of course now I am planning my own cocoa mixer for next year. What a great idea. Not only that, when serving only cocoa, how stress-free to get everything together for the event! Isn't this just the cutest idea ever?!? Hope you are all getting things in order for your own Christmas celebrations!

Muffy-Approved Gift Ideas!

Christmas is coming! Here are more Muffy-approved picks for under your Christmas tree! Anyone I know would be glad to get any of these!

I've had my eye on this Crate and Barrel set for some time. It's so timeless and charming. this would be great for a wife that believes in tea time or a mother that loves to entertain. Not too too expensive either!

Dessert Plates:

Cake Stand:

Last year, one of my co-workers was given a Flowers of the Month subscription for Hanukkah. Every month, she received a different GORGEOUS bouquet of seasonal flowers in a lovely vase. It was really a gift that kept giving. Anyone who loves fresh flowers would absolutely DIE for a gift like that!

My husband LOVES electronics. Loves loves loves them. I'm totally clueless about these things, but sometimes, he leaves his Popular Science out and I learn a thing or two. Have you heard about these FLIP things? Teeny tiny camcorder that you upload footage to your computer directly from! How neat is this? At $200, it would make a great gift for your techie husband or father! (Even your wife, Skipp! Wouldn't this make a lovely gift for your wife?!)

Now, if you've got a crafter in your family or someone who LOVES stationery or other paper products the perfect unexpected gift is a beginners CALLIGRAPHY SET! If I were giving this gift, I would include a gift certificate for Calligraphy classes (offered at the Paper Source as well as tons of shops and schools all over!)

I do hope this post helps you on your last minute journey to find the perfect gifts. Remember, the most important part of gift giving is the thought behind it. Think about the person you are buying for and what they would like more. Have a wonderful weekend all!

Last minute gift ideas!

Yesterday I was emailing back and forth with Kathy from Kathy's Jewelry since I placed a last-minute order for a Nightlife necklace for Mummy and she told me that if you order by NOON Pacific tomorrow (3p EST), she can GUARANTEE Christmas delivery! (Could this be a gigantic hint to a certain orange man in my life? I LOVE the Pink Bliss necklace! Would match my Pink Bliss bracelet!)

This was welcome news to someone like me who wanted to add something special to Mummy's Christmas gift but doesn't have the time (or inclination) to go to the MALL and also doesn't have time to order anything else online! Not only that, there are a TON of options on Kathy's website that don't cost a mint.

Some of my last minute gift picks:

Capivate bracelet ($45)

Pink Bliss necklace ($70)

Nightlife necklace ($60)
Remember, Kathy can get it to you as long as you order by NOON Pacific time tomorrow! I hope this helps some of you with your last-minute shopping!

I got the Nightlife necklace for my mother because not only will it be the PERFECT compliment to a gun-metal Tahari suit she loves to wear, but since Kathy hand crafts each piece individually according to wrist/neck size (Mummy has TEEENY wrists!), you are guaranteed a one-of-a-kind gift. That's not something you can find at the mall. That's why I LOVE Kathy's site. Happy shopping, all!

Lilly Pulitzer Giveaway WINNER!

Goodness gracious! I can't believe it took me SO long to compile all those entries. My goodness! Next time, you get an entry for commenting and that's it! HAHA!

Without further ado, the winner of the Lilly Pulitzer Calling Card (or Stickers) courtesy of The Paper Cottage is:

Powderpuffs N Pearls!

Powderpuffs, please email me no later then Friday with your information. If I don't hear from you by Friday, another winner will be chosen.

Thank you to all who entered and EXTRA SPECIAL thanks to the Paper Cottage for hosting.

We Wish You A WASPy Christmas!

Hopsy and I have a lot planned for WASP Wednesday in 2010! Until then, may all your days be MERRY and BRIGHT!