12 Days of Christmas Giveaway with Belle + Union!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED – THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED!

As we enter the season of giving, I’m super excited to team up with Meg from Belle & Union for a special twelve days of Christmas giveaway! Starting today, Meg will run special deals on a different product each day, which she’ll announce on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook – and at the end of the twelve days one lucky OSBP reader will win a package featuring one of each item! I don’t want to spoil Meg’s surprises – so you’ll have to follow along to see each item as it’s revealed – but the final giveaway promises to be a really good one!

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A little background from Meg: As a little girl, my mom wrote a version of the 12 Days of Christmas song for my Dad. It was from the perspective of my sister and myself, promises that we would be making as his children to make his Christmas (and his year) that much better. Things like “(starting at number 5) one bark only, no hands on the walls, good grades at school, two clean rooms, and no running up and down the stairs.” (Sing it to the tune, it’ll get stuck in your head for days, or in my case, over fifteen years running.) I thought it would be fun to piggyback on my mom’s idea and share with my friends and followers a ”Belle & Union 12 Days of Christmas.For the next 12 days, there will be a different deal every day, with each item being available with the ones from the days before it, culminating on the 12th day with the best gift of all!

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To enter, just comment below with your favorite thing about the holidays! You can also share on 1) Instagram, 2) Facebook, 3) Pinterest, or 4) Twitter with the hashtag #BU12days for additional entries! Leave a comment below with links to your Instagram/Twitter/Facebook/Pinterest posts, and don’t forget to tag us – @BelleAndUnionCo and @beautifulpaper – in your posts! Enter and share as many times as you like during the 12 days. We’ll choose a winner at random on December 13th at noon CST. Happy holidays, friends!

Follow along with Meg @BelleAndUnionCo on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook – and Meg will announce each day’s treat at 9am CST, starting today!

Photos by Sarah Best Photography

*Sorry, limited to U.S. readers only. Please do not leave your email or web address in the body of the comment, only in the allotted boxes. $225 approximate total retail value.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful (and restful) holiday weekend with friends and family – and wish those of you traveling for the holiday a safe journey!

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Lettering via Cautiously Obsessed

In lieu of weekly links – a few holiday events and sales from some of my favorite shops and stationers! I may add a few more here between now and Monday if you want to check back!

Silhouette America is offering several options for OSBP readers through Monday 12/8 at 11:59pm MST – just use the code IHEARTPAPER to access all the sales below!

  • Portrait Bundle: Portrait machine & 1 free year to Club Silhouette for $179.99
  • CAMEO Bundle #1: CAMEO machine, Designer Edition software upgrade, Dust Cover, 4 Tools and $25 Download card to the Silhouette Design Store for $269.99
  • CAMEO Bundle #2: CAMEO machine, Design Edition software upgrade and 1 free year to Club Silhouette for $299.99
  • CAMEO & Portrait Bundle (One for you, one for a friend!): CAMEO machine, Portrait machine and 2, $25 Download cards to the Silhouette Design Store for $299.99
  • Already a Silhouette user? Use my code to receive 40% off at SilhouetteAmerica.com (*excluding machines, design downloads, download cards, subscriptions and gift cards) PLUS Free Shipping on orders over $25 for the lower 48 states
  • 50% off all designs at SilhouetteDesignStore.com – no code needed!

Cyber Monday Sales!

  • 9th Letter Press is offering 30% off for Cyber Monday (with code CYBER30)
  • Almanac Industries is offering 25% off through Monday (with code givethanks)
  • AHeirloom is offering 25% off (with code AHcyber25)
  • Angela Liguori is offering 15% off through Monday (with code grazie14)
  • Ban.do is offering 25% off the entire site through Monday – no code needed!
  • Betsywhite Stationery is offering 30% off on Monday
  • Blabla is offering 20% off on Monday (with code wow20)
  • Blackbird Letterpress is offering 20% off Friday through Monday (with code xmas14)
  • Brightroom Studio is offering 20% off through Thursday December 4 (with code SHOPSMALL)
  • Britt Bass is offering 20% off through Monday (with code HOLIDAY HANGOVER)
  • Dinara Mirtalipova is offering 15% off Friday through Monday (with code BLACK15)
  • Egg Press is offering 30% off on Monday (with code cyberfunday)
  • Emily McDowell is offering 20% off everything through Monday (with code IGFOODCOMA)
  • Farewell Paperie is offering 35% off through Monday (with code YAYINTERNET)
  • Fig.2 Design is offering 30% off on Monday (with code CYBERMON14)
  • Forage is offering 35% off the entire site (with code HOLIDAY) and free shipping through December 8!
  • Graceline Illustration + Calligraphy is offering 30% prints and classes on Monday (with code shopsmall)
  • Hammerpress is offering 20% off (with code THANKYOU20)
  • Hello Tosha is offering 20% off on Monday (with code THANKFUL)
  • Honeycomb Studio is offering free shipping through Monday (with code shopsmall14)
  • Idlewild Co is offering 30% off + free shipping (with code BABYITSCOLD)
  • Julie Song Ink is offering 25% off her Etsy shop (code BLACK14)
  • Knot and Bow is offering 25% off through Monday (with code 25PERCENT)
  • Ladyfingers Letterpress is offering 30% off plus a free letterpress surprise through Friday December 5! (with code OMGDEALZ)
  • Linda & Harriett is offering 30% off through Monday (with code THANKS)
  • MAIKA is offering 40% off through Monday (with code SOTHANKFUL)
  • Mon Voir is offering 25% off her shop (with code BLACKFRIDAY)
  • One Canoe Two is offering 25% off on Monday (with code CyberMonday25)
  • Our Heiday is offering 30% off (with code CELEBRATE30)
  • Parrott Design Studio is offering 30% off Monday through Thursday (with code HOLIDAYCHEER)
  • Postable is offering 26% off on Monday (with code CYBERMON)
  • Printerette Press is offering 30% off in their Etsy shop (with code MONDAYMONDAY)
  • Rifle Paper Co is offering 30% off site wide through Monday – no code needed!

Favorite Thanksgiving Printables

Looking for menus, place cards, and thankful cards to serve as the finishing touch on your Thanksgiving table? Here are a few quick and easy printables – including a few favorites from right here at OSBP â€“ that you can incorporate into your Thanksgiving celebration!

Thanksgiving Printables via Oh So Beautiful Paper

1. Leftovers Labels

2. Hand Lettered Thankful Cards

3. Printable Take Home Bags

4. Calligraphy Leftovers Labels

5. Calligraphy Thankful Cards (in two different styles!)

6. Printable Menus, Place Cards, and Thankful Cards

Thanksgiving Cocktail Recipes

Thanksgiving is almost here! Whether you’re hosting or contributing to a potluck gathering, we thought we’d round up a few cocktails that would be perfect for Thanksgiving dinner. Pick a couple of cocktail recipes to please multiple palates or make a huge batch of one recipe as your signature cocktail – either way your guests will be thrilled!

Thanksgiving Cocktail Recipes from Oh So Beautiful Paper

1. Winter Cobbler; 2. The Robert Frost; 3. Mezcal Hot Chocolate; 4. Mulled Daiquiri; 5. The Martinez; 6. The Stone Wall

Hot Rum Punch

It’s getting cold outside, fast. Which means it’s time to talk about hot drinks. We’ve featured some great cold punches before, but I don’t think we’ve ever featured a hot punch, and that seems like a big oversight. Many of the best classic punches are piping hot – mixed with boiling water, or sometimes even tea. Sounds pretty good right now. So we’ll sign off for the week with a hot rum punch that should keep the cold at bay. Unless you’re in Buffalo. It’s too late for you. – Andrew

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Illustration by Shauna Lynn for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Hot Rum Punch

1 oz Aged Rum
1 oz Cachaça or Unaged Rhum Agricole
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Lime Juice
1 1/2 tbsp Raw or Demerara Sugar

Combine your ingredients in a heat-proof mug and top with 6 oz of boiling water. Give the drink a stir to dissolve the sugar. Garnish with some freshly grated nutmeg and a cinnamon stick or some whole allspice. Enjoy!

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Smooth, rich aged rum and funky, tangy cachaça match to give this drink a complex flavor. Citrusy sweet, it will warm your bones. Consider replacing that hot water with some herbal or black tea for an even more complex punch, but just remember that tea is astringent, so increase your sugar accordingly. Oh, and that black tea has caffeine. Adding black tea basically turns this into a hot, old-fashioned energy drink.

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Ok, so this is something of a cheat: punch is supposed to made in big batches, be served in a big bowl, and all that jazz. There’s no oleo sacrum here, either. But it’s really good. So let’s just pretend it’s a single-serve punch for now and we’ll come back to a recipe for a true hot rum punch later.

PS – Don’t forget to look for more recipes, techniques, and vintage glassware finds on my Instagram account, @liquorary. This week, we’ve been playing around with rinses.

Photo Credits: Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper