Happy Friday everyone! The snow has finally disappeared in our neighborhood – we even had a couple of really warm days that have me super excited for spring! I know we’ve got many weeks before we get there, but I just keep imagining cherry blossoms, peonies, and all the amazingness that comes with spring in DC. But in the meantime…

Palm print by Eva Black

…a few links for your weekend!

• These garden gift toppers are such a great idea
• I’m convinced that Joni is superwoman. She threw her daughter the most amazing ballerina birthday party – at 38 weeks pregnant!
• 7 Truths for Creative Success from Jessica Hische
• Love the gorgeous painterly floral print on this dress
• These DIY Galentine’s Day balloons are so fun!
• These sneakers miiiiiight actually make me want to go to the gym
• My favorite pin of the week
• MAKE: Sticky Lemon Rolls

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

• Brand new February wallpaper for your phone and computer!
• Gorgeous nature-inspired invitations for a Montana wedding
• One last Valentine’s Day card round up!
• How cute are these Buffalo plaid birthday party invitations??
• Rustic woodland watercolor wedding invitations
• This week’s Well Said Type in the Scrapbooker collage font family
• Modern hand lettered wedding invitations

That’s it for me this week! We’re back to cocktail recipes starting this month – so check back a bit later for this week’s recipe! Although I’m hoping we’ll be able to do mocktails every now and then throughout the year. I really loved our Apricot Tiki Mocktail! I hope you have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo

Happy Friday everyone! This has been such a busy week, and I’m not even exaggerating when I say that I’m looking forward to cleaning my house this weekend! My house is normally pretty crazy thanks to the two little muchkins running around, but we haven’t even had a chance to unpack from going away for Thanksgiving! Yikes. I’m also looking forward to getting our Christmas tree this weekend and pulling all the decorations out of storage! But in the meantime…

A little behind-the-scenes peek at something we worked on this week, via my Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

• Only a couple days left to sign up for the best holiday gift swap EVER
• The prettiest gift boxes
• A stunning paper flower wreath
• YES to all the sparkly, glittery party shoes!
• But I actually need a pair of shoes that I can wear with socks for the winter (brrr!). I’m thinking about these pink brogues.
• There’s a ton of new vintage glassware in the Liquorary shop that would make amazing holiday gifts! I love this cactus glass set and these gold glasses with a matching cocktail shaker
• My favorite pin of the week
• Absolutely gorgeous gilded gift wrap
• Totally made me tear up
• MAKE: Apple Cranberry Cake with Brown Sugar Buttercream

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

• I spray painted some gift wrap for this year’s Home Depot Holiday Style Challenge!
• Sophisticated calligraphy invitations for a black tie garden party wedding
• New illustrated desktop and phone wallpapers for December
• Gorgeous fabric wedding invitations with beautiful brush calligraphy
• Throw a gift wrapping party!
• So in love with these hand lettered and illustrated adventure-driven wedding invitations
• This week’s Well Said Type in the brush script font Sensa
• Annual family photo books for the holidays
• Get ready for holiday guests with this beautiful calligraphy printable for the nightstand!
• A round up of awesome modern perpetual calendars
• How to decorate with evergreens for the holidays

That’s it for me this week! Check back a bit later for this week’s cocktail recipe – and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo