Happy Monday everyone! Normally I do these link round ups on Fridays, but we had an assembly at my girls’ school and the day got away from me. So I thought I’d save it for Monday instead! Did you have a good weekend? We got our first little snowfall on Saturday afternoon, and my girls were in HEAVEN. There’s a chance we might get a bit more later this week – fingers crossed! But in the meantime…

…a few links for your Monday!

This California ranch is home to over 500 animals, and they just lost their entire ranch to the fires in the area. All the animals and people made it out safely, but you can support their recovery and rebuilding effort here. 

Baby2Baby has also organized an Amazon registry so you can help by purchasing items for families that lost everything in the fires.

This DIY “gingerbread” house idea is absolutely genius

My dream winter coat! It’s pink! There are ruffles on the sleeves! Be still my heart.

Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2018. What are your thoughts?

Can’t stop watching this hilarious video

This dress would be so pretty for New Year’s Eve

Did you catch my little DIY advent calendar on Instagram? All you need is some watercolor paper, paint, and a star craft punch or a pair of scissors!

YOU GUYS. Have you seen this rainbow Christmas tree??? It’s incredible!

MAKE: Creamy sweet potato agnolotti

 

Last week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

New illustrated wallpapers for December!

Vintage-inspired dusty blue wedding invitations

Sweet and simple calligraphy baby announcements by Bourne Paper Co. and Anne Robin!

Winter wedding stationery ideas

Beautiful envelope inspiration

Happy Friday everyone! Did you have a good week? A good Halloween? This was a pretty good week for me, but the last few weeks have been super busy so I’m feeling kinda zonked today. Does that happen to you? Where you’re just going, going, going for weeks and then it all just catches up with you all at once? Yeah, that’s where I am now. Time to take it easy for a few days! But in the meantime…

…a few links for your weekend!

Gold napkin rings cast from natural herb cuttings – wouldn’t they be so lovely on a Thanksgiving table?

The most amazing Stranger Things viewing party

Nordstrom is having a 40% off Fall sale! I’ve been browsing the shoe selection, and my favorites are these velvet slingbacks, these asymmetrical leather flats, and these peep toe booties

Also from Nordstrom: My dream winter coat in the most beautiful shade of lavender (it’s only $150!)

Cute fill-in party invitations!

Totally obsessed with the color of these chairs

Loving the idea of a cocktailgating party

This woven pendant is my everything

Sweet potato crostini – such a great idea!

MAKE: Salted caramel and apple babka

 

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

New illustrated November wallpapers for your phone and desktop

The design inspiration for Common Room Studio! Plus a free Small Business Best Practices Guide from SunTrust in celebration of National Entrepreneurship Month!

The best colorful walls and murals in DC

Introducing your new favorite Fall cocktail: the Stone Fence

Romantic wildflower-inspired wedding invitations

 

That’s it for me this week! I hope you have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo

After a really tough week, I’m looking forward to a long weekend to rest and de-stress a bit. But first, exciting news! We’ve scheduled our first workshops at Common Room Studio! Michele of Meant to Be Calligraphy will be teaching her Introduction to Contemporary Pointed Pen Calligraphy and Introduction to Modern Brush Lettering classes on October 15 and November 19! You can sign up here and here.

Image by Salt & Sundry

Also! A couple of folks have suggested sending thank you cards to the doctors, nurses, and hospital staff in Las Vegas – and I love this idea! If anyone can write a great thank you card, it’s paper people (aka you guys!). If you’re able to take a few minutes to write, here are the addresses:

UMC Hospital Las Vegas
1800 W. Charleston Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89102

Sunrise Hospital Las Vegas
3186 S. Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89019

Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center
2075 E. Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89119

Calliope Paperie being awesome with her thank you cards!

Now for your weekend links!

Zappos is matching donations to Las Vegas victims, up to a million dollars.

Can teaching civics save our democracy? (YES!)

I neeeeeed this pink faux leather moto jacket – and it’s 40% off this weekend with code FALLFEST

Thank you so much to Washingtonian for writing about our vintage glassware – they even mentioned Common Room Studio!

I’m totally crazy for this crazy cat lady Halloween costume

Learn calligraphy and brush lettering with Meant to Be Calligraphy this fall

This embroidered sweater dress is really cute (and only $42!)

Such a cool DIY floral wreath made from plastic bottles!

 

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

Printable postcards for writing to your Senator and Representative

New illustrated desktop and phone wallpaper for October!

Some of my favorite Halloween projects from years past

The oversize floral pattern in these modern Chicago wedding invitations make quite a statement!

Halloween cards!

 

That’s it for me this week! I hope you all have a wonderful long weekend, and I’ll see you back here next week! xoxo