i’m so impressed by all the gifts y’all are pinning and the gift guides you’re rounding up on pinterest, so it’s kind of hard to choose favorites! it’s all so subjective anyway, right? but i did get really excited by a few of these pinterest gift guides this year. i love the idea of all of us sharing the gift of giving and inspiring each other... 
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so, i am super behind on decorating for the holidays. clearly, i’m too busy blogging about the holidays to get my act together! but, i did make some progress today, all because it took me all of like ten minutes to put my modernica superstar holiday tree together, and light a few votive candles around it to create a nice glow. i love the shadows it creates on the walls!... 
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i love today’s giveaway. ’tis the season to start gift wrapping, and the lovely and talented designer tara hogan of ink + wit is giving away some of her beautiful gift wrap to one very fortunate sfgirlbybay reader. tara designs adorable custom letterpress and offset paper goods, stationary and invitations. to enter to win the ink + wit gift wrap, simply comment... 
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Liqueur is simply sweet, flavored booze. Very sweet and highly flavored booze. If you start now, you can have this homemade coffee vanilla bean liqueur in time to give away (or entertain with) at Christmas. I’m just saying. Are you freaking about Thanksgiving? Just excited to get that menu planned? I’ll be posting all about the big feast next week, but if you... 
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this monday’s mosaic mood is inspired by a very whimsical holiday photo (center) i found via flickr from brocantegirl (via vogue magazine). i’ve never been one for a lot of of red & green decorations, and this image reminded me i really love decorating for the holidays with simple white lights, candles and glittering silver and gold. elegant, and yet homey and... 
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