I always read through Real Simple’s website for fun and innovative ideas for the home. I love some of their new holiday decorating tips they came up with for inexpensive and fun ways to decorate for the holidays! It’s definitely a must read article for those of you wondering what you can do for that ‘wow’ factor with your holiday decor. My favorite idea is grouping vintage ornaments on beautiful ribbon that hang from your ceiling. I also love the retro christmas lights wrapped around a wire wreath form! We’re decorating our home this week and I can’t wait to try some of their tricks of the trade!

xoxo Kristen

Instead of exchanging gifts, every year my friends and I have a desert party before the holidays. It’s not exactly great for our waistlines, but it is so much fun! Today, I was looking up festive treats to bake and I came across a fabulous blog with the most creative recipes called My Baking Addiction. There are so many amazing deserts, I can not choose just one! Take a look at the choices below… what’s a girl to do? Maybe I’ll just have to make all of them… I better start doing some crunches!
Want the recipes? Click on the recipe names below each image!

Mini Pumpkin Tiramisu , Peppermint Brownies

Smores Whoopie Pie , Symphony Brownies

Pecan-Bars , Butter Blondies

xoxo Kristen

I’m always looking for special pieces to give to friends and family, products that are different and something I’m hoping they haven’t received before. Well, I stumbled upon this seriously amazing shop called Herriot Grace and I have fallen in LOVE with everything about them! From their beautiful products, to their images, to the fact they are a father and daughter duo, I really wanted to share this amazing company with the rest of you.

Their products range from beautiful handmade linens for the kitchen, to wood pedestals, to little cake flags; everything is so special and unique in its own way. Thanks Herriot Grace for providing beautiful handmade products, I’m so excited to make my first purchase!

xoxo Jennifer

I’m always crazy about nature and planting, and now I’ve learned about this company that creates really awesome designs as planters for your home. The company is called Boskke, and they have evolved gardening with the beauty and simplicity of natural life combined with a cool contemporary style, and I am in LOVE. Their planters are called the ‘Sky Planters’ as they hang upside down from the ceiling…..perfect for the apartment in the city or that small home office. And don’t worry, all the dirt won’t fall out; there is a locking disc around the stem of the plant that connects to the pot. Take a look at some of their designs!

P.S. How amazing are these photos?

xoxo Jennifer

As many of our readers know, we have an Etsy shop called Lucy + Ellen where we sell vintage pieces from baby scales to beautiful silver. Well now we’re expanding into a new world on Etsy and we’re so excited to announce our new jewelry shop, Lucy + Ellen Jewelry! We’ve always made jewelry for personal use, and we were often asked where we bought our necklaces, etc. So we finally made the jump and started our jewelry shop! We are working on necklaces at this point, many of which include vintage charms with simple yet beautiful designs. Check out some of our pieces…many more to be uploaded to the shop this week!

xoxo Jennifer and Kristen